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System setup options – Dell Dimension 1100/B110 User Manual

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window. The field is a scrolling list of features that define the configuration

of your computer, including installed hardware, power conservation, and

security features.

Scroll up and down the list by using the up- and down-arrow keys. As an

option is highlighted, the Option Field displays more information about

that option and the option's current and available settings.

Press to expand or contract each of the main option fields.


Key Functions — This field appears below the

Option Field and lists keys and their functions

within the active system setup field.

System Setup Options

NOTE:

Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not appear, or may not

appear exactly as listed.

System

System Time

Lists system time in hours, minutes, and seconds.

System Date

Identifies the date as formatted: Weekday Month

Drive Configuration

Diskette
Drive

Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector on the system board as Off,

USB, Internal, or Read Only.

Primary
Master Drive

Identifies the drive attached to the PRI IDE connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for a

hard drive.

Primary Slave
Drive

Identifies and defines the slave drive to the primary master drive on PRI IDE. Can be turned Off or set to

Auto (to detect the drive) and if present, lists the capacity for the drive.

Secondary
Master Drive

Identifies the drive attached to the SEC IDE connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for a

hard drive (lists n/a for optical devices such as CD/DVD drives).

Secondary
Slave Drive

Identifies and defines the slave drive to the secondary master drive on SEC IDE. Can be turned Off or

set to Auto (to detect the drive) and if present, lists the capacity for the drives (lists n/a for optical

devices such as CD/DVD drives).

IDE Drive
UDMA

Identifies whether or not to enable UDMA (the Ultra Direct Memory Access mass storage interface).

Hard-Disk Drive Sequence

Identifies the device types that are in first and second priority for booting the system.

System BIOS - devices such as hard drives and CD/DVD ROMs as listed in the Boot Sequence

section of this System Setup program

USB device - a device such as an external hard drive or USB memory key

By default, System BIOS boot devices is first (in position 1), followed by USB device. To change the

order, select an option and press the + or - key to move the selection up or down in priority.

NOTE:

If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option appears in the System Setup

menu. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB device and move it so it becomes the first

device in the list.