System setup options – Dell XPS/Dimension XPS Gen 5 User Manual
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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.
PCI Info
Indicates the expansion card type by slot location.
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 DSKT 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.
SATA Operation
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.
Smart Reporting
Determines whether hard-drive errors for internal drives are reported during
system startup. Off does not report errors. On reports errors.
Onboard Devices
Integrated NIC
Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller. Off disables the controller.
On enables the controller.
NOTE:
PXE and RPL is required only if you are booting to an operating system
on another system; not if you are booting to an operating system on a hard
drive in this system.
USB Controller
(Default On) Enables or disables the internal USB controller. Off disables
the controller. On enables the controller. No Boot enables the controller but
disables the ability to boot from a USB device.
1394 Controller
Enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller.
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