Dell Dimension 3000 - Manual (Page 35)

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 3
Identifies the drives attached to the PRI IDE connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for hard drives.
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.
The No Boot option restricts external access to drive data. Use this option to prohibit users from booting the computer using an external
USB device.
Mouse Port Enables or disables the onboard PS/2-compatible mouse controller.
LPT Port Mode Identifies and defines the parallel port settings. You can set the parallel port to Off, AT, PS/2, EPP, or ECP.
LTP Port
Address
Identifies the address for the parallel port.
LPT Port DMA Identifies and defines the parallel port DMA settings. You can set the parallel port DMA to Off, DMA1, or DMA3.
Serial Port #1
Identifies and defines the serial port settings. Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation
(COM1 or COM3).
Video
Primary Video Specifies which video controller is primary when two video controllers are present on the computer.
Video Memory
Size
Sets the amount of system memory to be reserved for the onboard video controller.
Performance
Hyperthreading If your computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading, these options appear in the Options List.
Performance
l Bypass — Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics mode setting.
l Quiet (default) — The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.
l Suggested — The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive manufacturer.
l Performance — The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.
NOTE: Switching to performance mode may cause the drive to be noisier, but its performance may not be affected.
NOTE: Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image.
Security Displays available system security options.
Admin Password
Provides restricted access to the computer's system setup program in the same way that access to the system can be restricted with the
System Password option.
System Password Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and allows a new system password to be assigned and verified.
Password Status
Locks the system password field with the setup password. When the field is locked, the option to disable password security by pressing
when the computer starts is no longer available.
Power Management
AC Recovery Determines what happens when AC power is restored to the computer.
Auto Power On
Sets the computer to automatically turn on. Choices are every day or weekdays (every Monday through Friday).
The default setting is Off.
This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip or surge protector.
Auto Power Time
Sets time to automatically turn on the computer.
Time is kept in a 24-hour format (hours:minutes). Change the start-up time by pressing the right- or left-arrow key to increase or decrease
the numbers, or type numbers in both the date and time fields.
This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip or surge protector.
Low Power Mode When Low Power Mode is selected, remote wakeup events no longer power up from Hibernate or Off.
Remote Wake Up
Allows the computer to power up when a NIC or Remote Wakeup-capable modem receives a wake up signal.
On is the default setting. On w/ Boot to NIC allows the computer to attempt to boot from a network prior to using the boot sequence.
NOTE: Normally, the computer can be powered up remotely from suspend mode, hibernate mode, or when powered off. When Low
Power Mode (in the Power Management menu) is enabled, the computer can only be powered up remotely from Suspend.
Suspend Mode
The options are S1, a suspend state where the computer is running in a low-power mode, and S3, a standby state where the power is
reduced or turned off for most components, however, system memory remains active.