Dell Precision 670 User Manual
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Advanced Features: Dell Precision Workstation 470 and 670 Computers User's Guide
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SCSI
Controller
Available on the Dell Precision 670 computer.This field enables and disables the integrated SCSI controller.
Diskette
Drive
Enables and disables the floppy drives and sets read permission for the internal floppy drive. Off disables all
floppy drives. Internal enables the internal floppy drive. USB disables the internal floppy drive and enables a
USB drive if the USB controller is enabled and a USB drive is connected. Read Only enables the internal drive
controller and allows the internal floppy drive read-only permission.
Drive 0
Identifies the primary hard drive attached to the SATA0 connector on the system board.
Drive 1
Identifies the secondary hard drive attached to the SATA1 connector on the system board.
Drive 2
Identifies the primary hard drive attached to the IDE1 connector on the system board.
Drive 3
Identifies the secondary hard drive attached to the IDE1 connector on the system board.
Drive 4
Identifies the primary hard drive attached to the IDE2 connector on the system board.
Drive 5
Identifies the secondary hard drive attached to the IDE2 connector on the system board.
SATA
Operation
Configures the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller.
SMART
Reporting
Control whether hard driver errors for internal SATA and IDE drives are reported during system start-up.
Onboard Devices
Integrated
NIC
(On
default)
You can set the NIC to On (default), Off, On w/ PXE, or On w/ RPL. When the On w/ PXE or On w/ RPL
setting is active (available only for the future boot process), the computer attempts to boot 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.
Integrated
Audio
(On
default)
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
USB
Controller
(On
default)
Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. Off disables the controller. On enables the controller. No
Boot enables the controller, but the BIOS will not recognize USB storage devices.
1394
Controller
(On
default)
Enables or disables onboard IEEE 1394a controller (for the Dell Precision 670 computer only).
LPT Port
Mode
(PS/2
default)
Determines the mode of operating of the internal parallel port. Off disables the port. AT configures the port
for IBM AT compatibility. PS/2 configures the port for IBM PS/2 compatibility. EPP configures the port for the
EPP bidirectional protocol. ECP configures the port for the ECP bidirectional protocol.
NOTE:
If you set the LPT Port Mode to ECP, the LPT Port DMA appears in the option menu.
LPT Port
Address
(378H
default)
Determines the address that the built-in parallel port uses.
Serial
Port #1
(Auto
default)
Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM1 or COM3).
Serial
Port #2
(Auto
default)
Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM2 or COM4).
PS/2 Mouse
Port
(On
default)
Enables or disables the integrated legacy PS/2-compatible mouse controller.
Video
Primary
Determines which video controller will become the primary video controller when 2 controllers are available in