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Dell OptiPlex GX620 User Manual

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Controller

Off - The USB controller is disabled

On - the USB controller is enabled

No Boot - The USB controller is enabled; however, the BIOS will not recognize USB storage devices.

The factory default setting is On.

Front USB

Ports

Enables and disables the front-panel USB ports.

Off — Disabled

On — Enabled

The factory default setting is On.

LPT Port Mode

Selects the mode of operation for the integrated parallel port.

Off - port is disabled

AT - port is configured for IBM AT compatibility

PS/2 - port is configured for IBM PS/2 compatibility

EPP- enhanced parallel port protocol

ECP- Extended Capability port protocol

The factory default setting is PS/2.

LPT Port

Address

Selects the base IO address for the integrated parallel port. The factory default setting is 378h.

Video

Primary Video

This setting specifies which video controller is primary when two video controllers are present on the computer.

Video Memory

Size

This setting specifies the amount of memory available to video controllers.

Performance

Hyper-

Threading

If your computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading, this option appears in the Options List.

HDD Acoustic

Mode

 

l

 

Quiet (default setting) — The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.

l

 

Performance The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.

l

 

Bypass — Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics mode setting.

l

 

Suggested — The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive manufacturer.

 

NOTE:

Switching to performance mode may cause the drive to be noisier, but its performance is not affected.

Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard-drive image.

Security

This section displays available system security options. See "

Security

" for more information.

Admin

Password

This option provides restricted access to the computer's System Setup program in the same way that access to the system can be restricted
with the System Password option. The settings are Set, Not Set, and Disabled.

If the option is to Set, an administrator password is assigned.

If the option is to Not Set, no administrator password is assigned and the password jumper on the system board is in the enabled position
(the default setting).

If the option is to Disabled, the administrator password is disabled by a jumper setting on the system board.

To disable the administrator password, enter the password at the prompt and hit .

System

Password

Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and allows a new system password to be assigned and verified. The
settings are Set, Not Set, and Disabled.

If the option is Set, a system password is assigned.

If the option is Not Set, no system password is assigned and the password jumper on the system board is in the enabled position (the
default setting).

If the option is Disabled, the system password is disabled by a jumper setting on the system board.

To disable the system password, enter the password at the prompt and hit .

Drive

Password

Set this password to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the hard drive.

 

NOTE:

The option appears for each installed hard drive that supports hard-drive passwords. If no drives support a drive password, this

option will not display.

ModBay

Password

Set this password to prevent unauthorized users from accessing a hard drive installed in the module bay.

 

NOTE:

The option only appears for a hard drive installed in the module bay that supports hard-drive passwords. If no hard drive is installed