Dell GX280DT - GX280 Desktop Computer User Manual page 8

Drive 0
through
NOTE: These
Drive n
options appear as
Drive 0 through
Drive 3 for the
small form-factor,
small desktop and
desktop computers
and Drive 0 though
Drive 5 for the
small mini-tower
and tower
computers.
Configures the
serial ATA
controller's
operating mode.
Normal enables the
serial ATA controller
to operate in its
Drive
serial ATA native
Controller
mode only.
Compatible enables
the serial ATA
controller to
operate in
serial/parallel ATA
combination mode.
This setting
determines whether
Error hard drive errors
are reported or not
Reporting
during system
setup.
Onboard Devices
Enables or disables
Audio
the onboard audio
Controller
controller
Enables or disables
the serial mouse
port. (This setting
appears only if an
Mouse Port
optional serial port
adapter is
installed.)
You can set the NIC
to On (default), Off,
or On w/ PXE.
When the On w/
PXE setting is active
(available only for
the future boot
process), the
computer prompts
the user to press
<Ctrl><Alt><b>.
Pressing this key
NIC
combination causes
Controller
a menu to display
that allows you to
select a method for
booting from a
network server. If a
boot routine is not
available from the
network server, the
system attempts to
boot from the next
device in the boot
sequence list.
This option sets the
operating mode for
the built-in parallel
port. The settings
are Off, AT, PS/2
(default), EPP, and
ECP.
AT - the port
l
is configured
for IBM AT
compatibility
LPT Port PS/2 - the
l
port is
Mode
configured for
IBM PS/2
compatibility
EPP -
l
enhanced
parallel port
protocol
ECP -
l
extended