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Dell Precision T3400 (Late 2007) User Manual

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System Setup

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Memory Info

Identifies the amount of memory installed, the memory speed,
channel mode (dual or single), and type by DIMM slot
location.

PCI Info

Identifies installed expansion cards by type and slot location.

Date/Time

Displays current date and time settings.

Boot Sequence

Specifies the sequence of devices from which the computer
attempts to boot when trying to find an operating system (see
"Boot Sequence" on page 92).

NOTE:

If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, the

option to boot to that device appears in the boot sequence. To
boot from a USB memory device, for example, select the USB
device and move it so that it becomes the first device in the boot
sequence.

Drives

Diskette Drive

(Internal default)

Enables and disables the floppy drive(s) attached to the
computer and sets read permissions for the drive(s).

• Off — All floppy drives are disabled.

• USB — USB floppy drives are enabled.

• Internal — The integrated floppy drive is enabled.

• Read Only — The integrated floppy drive is enabled with

read-only access.

NOTE:

Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB

floppy drives regardless of this setting.

SATA Drives 0
through 5

(On default)

Enables or disables drives attached to the SATA connectors on
the system board.

• Off — The drive attached to the interface is disabled.

• On — The drive attached to the interface is enabled.

SATA Operation

(RAID
Autodetect/
AHCI default)

Specifies the operating mode of the integrated hard drive
controller.

• RAID Autodetect/AHCI — RAID if signed drives, otherwise

AHCI.

• RAID Autodetect/ATA — RAID if signed drives, otherwise

ATA.

• RAID On — SATA is configured for RAID on every boot.