Base Memory; Extended Memory; Reserved Memory; Cpu Speed - Dell OptiPlex Gs Reference And Installation Manual

Base Memory

displays the amount of memory available
BASE MEMORY
to MS-DOS programs that do not use extended or
expanded memory. This category has no user-selectable
options.
The default value for the
which includes 1 kilobyte (KB) reserved for system use.

Extended Memory

, which has no user-selectable
EXTENDED MEMORY
options, indicates the amount of memory available as
extended memory.

Reserved Memory

allows you to designate a region of
RESERVED MEMORY
system board memory that can be supplied by an expan-
sion card. You should not enable the reserved memory
feature unless you are using an expansion card that
requires special addressing.
For example, you may have a memory expansion card
that needs to be addressed starting at 15 MB. Selecting
the option in the
15M - 16M
specifies that only part of the base memory comes from
the single in-line memory modules (SIMMs) on the sys-
tem board, whereas the base memory from 15 MB to
16 MB comes from the memory expansion card.
The
RESERVED MEMORY
•
(the default option)
NONE
•
15M - 16M

CPU Speed

indicates the processor speed at which your
CPU SPEED
system boots.
Press the left- or right-arrow key to toggle the
category between the resident microprocessor's
SPEED
rated speed (the default) and a lower compatibility speed,
which lets you accommodate speed-sensitive application
programs.
You can also toggle between the rated processor speed
and the compatibility speed while the system is running
in real mode by pressing <
boards that do not use American English, press
< >< >< >.)
CTRL ALT #
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category is
BASE MEMORY
category
RESERVED MEMORY
category has the following options:
CPU
>< >< >. (For key-
CTRL ALT \

Num Lock

NUM LOCK
the Num Lock mode activated on 101- or 102-key
keyboards (it does not apply to 84-key keyboards).
When Num Lock mode is activated, the rightmost bank
, of keys on your keyboard provides the mathematical and
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numeric functions shown at the tops of the keys. When
Num Lock mode is turned off, these keys provide cursor-
control functions according to the labels on the bottom of
each key.

Keyboard Errors

KEYBOARD ERRORS
board errors during the power-on self-test (POST), which
is a series of tests that the system performs on the
hardware each time you turn on the system or press the
reset button.
This category is useful when applied to self-starting serv-
ers or host systems that have no permanently attached
keyboard. In these situations, selecting
suppresses all error messages relating to the keyboard
or to the keyboard controller during POST. This
option does not affect the operation of the keyboard
itself, if one is attached to the computer.

System Password

SYSTEM PASSWORD
system's password security feature and allows you to
assign and verify a new password. No one can assign a
new password unless the current status is
which is displayed in bright characters.
The options for the
•
NOT ENABLED
•
ENABLED
•
DISABLED BY JUMPER
NOTE: Read "Using the System Password Feature"
found later in this chapter for detailed instructions on
assigning a system password and using or changing an
existing system password. See "Disabling a Forgotten
Password" found later in this chapter for instructions on
disabling a forgotten system password.
determines whether your system boots with
enables or disables reporting of key-
displays the current status of your
SYSTEM PASSWORD
(the default option)
DO NOT REPORT
,
NOT ENABLED
category are: