Sata Settings Screen; Boot Settings Screen - Dell PowerEdge FC430 Owner's Manual

Menu Item
Level 3 Cache
Number of Cores

SATA Settings screen

You can use the SATA Settings screen to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable RAID on
your system.
To view the SATA Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → SATA Settings.
Menu Item
Embedded SATA
Security Freeze Lock
Write Cache
Port A
Model
Drive Type
Capacity
Port B
Model
Drive Type
Capacity

Boot Settings screen

You can use the Boot Settings screen to set the Boot mode to either BIOS or UEFI. It also enables you to
specify the boot order.
To view the Boot Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → Boot Settings.
Menu Item
Boot Mode
22
Description
Displays the total L3 cache.
Displays the number of cores per processor.
Description
Enables the embedded SATA to be set to Off, ATA, AHCI, or RAID modes.
By default, the Embedded SATA option is set to AHCI.
Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the Embedded SATA drives
during POST. This option is applicable only to ATA and AHCI mode.
Enables or disables the command for Embedded SATA drives during
POST.
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded SATA settings
in ATA mode, set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF
to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always enables support.
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined for
removable media devices such as optical drives.
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded SATA settings
in ATA mode, set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF
to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always enables support.
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined for
removable media devices such as optical drives.
Description
Enables you to set the boot mode of the system.
CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from
booting if the operating system is not installed in the same boot
mode.