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Table a-1 – Dell OptiPlex GX1p User Manual

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System Setup Program

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Time

Resets time on computer’s internal clock.

Date

Resets date on computer’s internal calendar.

Diskette Drive A
Diskette Drive B

Identifies type of diskette drives installed.
Option choices always match physical loca-
tions of drives in computer. Tape drives are

not

reflected in these options.

NOTE: For OptiPlex NX1 chassis, a single dis-
kette drive can be used for service purposes
only.

Drives:
Primary
Secondary

Identifies drives attached to the IDE1 and IDE2
connectors on system board. Each EIDE con-
nector supports two EIDE drives (Drive 0 and
Drive 1).

For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system provides
an automatic drive-type detect feature. To use
this feature, highlight the appropriate Drive
option and type

a

(for automatic).

If none of the supported drive types matches
the parameters of the new drive, enter
parameters directly. To do so, highlight the
appropriate Drive

option (Drive 0 or Drive 1)

and type

u

to display

User1

. Press

<

Tab

>

to

highlight each of the parameter fields in suc-
cession, and enter the appropriate number for
each field.

NOTES: For EIDE devices such as EIDE
CD-ROM drives and EIDE tape drives that are
using the built-in EIDE controller, set the
appropriate Drive option to Auto.

NOTE: The OptiPlex NX1 chassis supports
only one hard-disk drive and no CD-ROM drive
or tape drive.

Reserved Memory

Designates a region of system board memory
that can be supplied by an expansion card.

This feature should not be enabled unless an
expansion card that requires special address-
ing is installed.

CPU Speed

Indicates processor speed at which system
boots—the processor’s rated speed or a
slower compatibility speed, which disables
cache.

Num Lock

Determines whether keyboard’s Num Lock
mode is activated.