Dell Dimension 8400 - Manual (Page 113)

Appendix
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System Setup Options
NOTE:
Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not
appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.
System
System Info Lists system information such as the computer name, the BIOS version
number and date, system tags, and other system-specific information.
CPU Info Identifies whether the computer’s processor supports Hyper-Threading and
lists the processor bus speed, processor ID, clock speed, and L2 cache.
Memory Info Indicates amount of installed memory, memory speed, channel mode (dual
or single), and type of memory installed.
Date/Time Displays current date and time settings.
Boot Sequence The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in
this list.
NOTE:
If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option appears
in the system setup menu. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB
device and move it so it becomes the first device in the list.
Drives
Diskette Drive Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector
on the system board as Off, USB, Internal, or Read Only.
Drives 0 through
5
Identifies the drives attached to the SATA or PRI IDE connectors on the
system board, and lists the capacity for hard drives.
Drive Controller Identifies and defines the SATA controller settings for RAID. You can set
the SATA controller to RAID Autodetect/AHCI, RAID Autodetect/ATA, or
RAID On.
Onboard Devices
NIC Controller You can set the NIC to On (default), Off, or On w/ PXE. When the On w/
PXE setting is active (available only for the future boot process), the
computer prompts the user to press . Pressing this key
combination causes a menu to display that allows you to select a method for
booting from a network server. If a boot routine is not available from the
network server, the computer attempts to boot from the next device in the
boot sequence list.
Audio Controller Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
USB Set to On (default) so that USB devices will be detected and supported in
the operating system.
Mouse Port Enables or disables the onboard PS/2-compatible mouse controller.