Dell Dimension 5100 Service Manual page 82

are 1MB and 8MB.
Memory Size
(8 MB
default)
Performance
Determines whether the physical processor appears as one or two logical processors.
HyperThreading
The performance of some applications improve with additional logical processors installed.
On enables hyperthreading.
(On default)
Enables SpeedStep for all supported processors in the computer.
SpeedStep
(On default)
Bypass (default) — Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics
Hard Drive l
mode setting.
Acoustics
Quiet — The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.
l
Suggested — The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive
l
(Bypass default)
manufacturer.
Performance — The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.
l
NOTE: Switching to performance mode will cause the drive heads to move faster, causing
the hard drive to be noisier. However, some drives may not see an increase in data
transfer rates.
NOTE: Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image.
Security
Displays the current status of your System Setup program's password security feature and
Admin
allows you to verify and assign a new admin password.
Password
(Not Set
default)
Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and allows a new system
System
password to be assigned and verified.
Password
(Not Set
default)
Determines the interaction between the System password and the Admin password. Locked
Password
prevents a user without a valid Admin password from being able to modify the System
Changes
password. Unlocked allows a user with a valid Admin password to modify the system
password.
Enables or disables Execute Disable memory protection technology.
Execute
Disable
(On
default)
Power Management
Determines how the system responds when AC power is re-applied after a power loss. Off
AC
commands the system to stay off when the power is re-applied. You must press the front-panel
Recovery
power button before the system turns on. On commands the system to turn on when the power
is re-applied. Last commands the system to return to the last power state the system was in
(Off
just before it was turned off.
default)
Sets the computer to automatically turn on. Off disables this feature. Everyday turns the
Auto
computer on every day at the time set in Auto Power Time. Weekdays turns the computer on
Power On
every day from Monday through Friday at the time set in Auto Power Time.
(Off
default)
NOTE: This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip or surge
protector.
Sets time to automatically turn on the computer.
Auto
Power
Time
Time is kept in the standard 12-hour format (hours:minutes). Change the startup time by
pressing the right- or left-arrow key to increase or decrease the numbers, or type numbers in
both the date and time fields.
Sets the computer's suspend mode. The options are S1, a suspend state where the computer is
Suspend
running in a low-power mode, and S3, a standby state where the power is reduced or turned off
Mode
for most components, however, system memory remains active.
Maintenance
Restores System Setup options to their factory defaults.
Load
Defaults
Allows you to view the Event Log. Entries are marked R for Read and U for Unread. Mark All
Event Log