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Dell OptiPlex 740 User Manual

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Video

(Auto

default)

selection only matters if there are two video controllers present. When Auto is selected, the add-in video controller will be used.

 

NOTE:

A PCI Express graphics card will override the integrated video controller.

Video Memory

Size

(64MB

default)

This setting configures the amount of system memory that is reserved for the integrated video controller. The settings are Auto, 16MB, 32MB,
64MB, 128MB, or Off.

Performance

HDD Acoustic Mode (Bypass default)

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

l

 

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

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

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Performance The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.

 

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

Unlock Setup

When an administrator password is being used, allows the user access to modify system setup settings. Enter the administrator
password at the prompt to unlock system setup. If the correct password is not entered here, the user can view but not modify system
setup fields.

Admin Password

Displays the current status of your system setup program's password security feature and allows you to verify and assign a new admin
password.

System Password

(Not Set

default)

Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and allows a new system password to be assigned and verified.

Drive 0-n

Password

(Not Set

default)

Displays the current status of the hard drive's password security feature and allows a new hard drive password to be assigned and
verified.

Password

Changes

(Unlocked

default)

Determines the interaction between the System password and the Admin password. Locked prevents a user without a valid Admin
password from being able to modify the System password. Unlocked allows a user with a valid System password to modify the system
password.

Chassis

Intrusion

(On-Silent

default)

When enabled and the switch installed, this option alerts the user, during the next computer start-up, that the computer cover has been
opened. The settings are On, On-Silent (default setting), and Off.

Intrusion Alert

Acknowledges and clears a chassis intrusion alert.

TPM Security

(Off default)

Enables or disables the Trusted Platform Module security device.

TPM Activation

(Deactivate

default)

Activates or deactivates the Trusted Platform Module security device. The Clear option clears any data stored by a user that has
previously activated and used TPM.

 

NOTE:

In order to activate Trusted Platform Module, the TPM Security option must be set to On.

Non-Execute

Disable

(On default)

Enables or disables Execute Disable memory protection technology.

Power Management

AC

Recovery

(Off

default)

Determines how the system responds when AC power is re-applied after a power loss. Off commands the system to stay off when the power is
re-applied. You must press the front-panel power button before the system turns on. On commands the system to turn on when the power is
re-applied. Last commands the system to return to the last power state the system was in just before it was turned off.

Auto Power

On

(Off

default)

Sets the computer to automatically turn on. Off disables this feature. Everyday turns the computer on every day at the time set in Auto Power
Time
. Weekdays turns the computer on every day from Monday through Friday at the time set in Auto Power Time.

 

NOTE:

This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using the switch on a power strip or surge protector.

Auto Power

Time

Sets time to automatically turn on the computer.

Time is kept in the standard 12-hour format (hours:minutes). Change the startup time by pressing the right- or left-arrow key to increase or