Dell Dimension 4500 - Manual (Page 44)

Boot Configuration Submenu
Peripheral Configuration Submenu
IDE Configuration Displays the IDE Configuration submenu.
Diskette Configuration Displays the Diskette Configuration submenu.
Event Log Configuration Displays the Event Log Configuration submenu.
Video Configuration Displays the Video Configuration submenu.
Option Function
Plug and
Play OS Determines whether the computer is configured to support Plug and Play devices from the operating system or from the system BIOS. Leave
this option set to Yes so the operating system handles all Plug and Play operation.
Be sure that this option is set to No before running Dell Diagnostics. Otherwise, some diagnostics may incorrectly fail.
The system setup program automatically checks the configuration of a Simple Boot Flag-compatible operating system at POST. Depending on
its configuration, the system setup program may automatically set this option to No or Yes.
Numlock Selects power-on state for Numlock.
Option Function
Serial Port A Configures the serial port. Set this option to Auto (default), Enabled, or Disabled. Depending on the port setting, you can set the
following additional options: