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System setup options – Dell Precision 370 User Manual

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Key Functions — This field appears below the

Option Field and lists keys and their functions

within the active system setup field.

System Setup Options

NOTE:

Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.

Info

System Info

Lists the computer name, version number of the BIOS, date of the BIOS, Asset Tag, Service Tag, and

Ownership tag.

CPU Info

Identifies whether the computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading. IA-32e, and identifies the CPU speed,

bus speed, clock speed, and L2 cache.

Memory Info

Indicates amount of installed memory, computer memory speed, amount of video memory, size of the

display cache, and channel mode (dual or single).

Date/Time

Displays current date and time settings. You can modify these settings.

Boot
Sequence

The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list.

Drives

Diskette
Drive

Enables and disables the diskette drives and sets read permission for the internal diskette drive. Off disables

all diskette drives. Internal enables the internal diskette drive. USB disables the internal diskette 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 diskette drive read-only permission.

Drive 0

Identifies the primary serial hard drive attached to the SATA0 connector on the system board.

Drive 1

Identifies the secondary serial 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 primary hard drive attached to the IDE1 connector on the system board.

Drive 4

Identifies the secondary 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.

Error
Reporting

Control whether hard driver errors for internal IDE drives (Drive 0-6) are reported during system startup.

Onboard Devices

Audio
Controller

Enables or disables the onboard audio controller

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 system attempts to boot

from the next device in the boot sequence list.

LPT Port
Mode

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.