Dell Inspiron 7500 - Manual (Page 142)

Table 1: PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Menu
System Devices Menu
See Figure 2 and Table 2 for an explanation of the options and settings on the System Devices menu.
Figure 2. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility System Devices Menu
Table 2. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility System Devices Menu
Option Function
System Time Resets the time on the computer ’s internal clock.
System Date Resets the date on the computer ’s internal calendar.
Floppy Drive Identifies the type of diskette drive being used by the computer. This option has no user-selectable settings.
Hard Disk Displays the capacity of the computer's internal hard-disk drive. This option does not have any user-
selectable settings.
NOTE: The optional second or third hard-disk drives do not appear in this category, even if installed.
Quiet Boot When set to Enabled (default), prevents the diagnostic POST messages and summary screen from
appearing at system start-up. When set to Disabled, allows POST messages and the summary screen to
appear at system start-up. If Quiet Boot is enabled, you cannot choose a boot device as the system
initializes.
Video Display Device Allows you to specify whether video is visible only on the computer ’s integrated display (LCD Mode), only
on an external monitor or projector (CRT Mode), or on both the display and an external device
simultaneously (Simul Mode, the default).
When you are using the Windows 98 operating system (rather than the Setup program), press to
change the video display device.
Television Port When set to Enabled (default), allows the computer to display the screen image on a TV (if one is attached
to the TV-out connector) and disables the LCD and CRT. When set to Disabled, allows the screen image
to appear on the device specified in the Video Display Device option.
Television Type Allows you to set the the TV-out signal to NTSC (default) or PAL.
Consult your television documentation for information on which setting you should use.
System Memory Displays the base amount of DRAM installed in the computer. Each computer has 640 KB of base memory.
This option has no user-selectable settings.
Extended Memory Displays the total amount of memory above 1 MB. Each computer comes standard with at least 32 MB of
memory installed. If you install or remove memory, the amount of extended memory displayed changes. This
option has no user-selectable settings.
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the system Help.
Option Function
IDE Controller Configures the integrated local-bus IDE adapter. Options are Both (default), Disabled, or Primary. If Both