Dell Precision T1650 Owner's Manual page 39

Option
Serial Port
SATA Operation
Drives
SMART Reporting
USB Configuration
Description
• Enabled w/PXE
NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in
this section may or may not appear.
Allows you to define the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to:
• Disabled
• COM1 (Default Setting)
• COM2
• COM3
• COM4
NOTE: The operating system may allocate resources even though the setting is
disabled.
Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller.
• Disabled - The SATA controllers are hidden.
• ATA - SATA is configured for ATA mode.
• AHCI (Default Setting) - SATA is configured for AHCI mode.
• RAID ON - SATA is configured to support RAID mode.
Allows you to enable or disable the various on-board drives:
• SATA-0
• SATA-1
• SATA-2
• SATA-3
Default Setting: All drives are enabled.
This field controls if the hard drive errors for the integrated drives are reported during
system startup. This technology is part of the SMART (Self Monitoring Analysis and
Reporting Technology) specification.
• Enable SMART Reporting - This option is disabled by default.
This field configures the integrated USB controller. If Boot Support is enabled, the
system is allowed to boot any type of USB mass storage devices (HDD, memory key,
floppy).
If USB port is enabled, device attached to this port is enabled and available for
operation system.
If USB port is disabled, the operation system cannot see any device attached to this
port.
• Enable Boot Support
• Enable Rear Dual USB Ports
• Enable Front USB Ports
• Enable Rear Quad USB Ports
NOTE: USB keyboard and mouse always work in the BIOS setup irrespective of
these settings.
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