Dell XPS 700 Jet Black - Manual (Page 133)

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Integrated Audio
(On default)
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
• Off — Integrated audio is disabled.
• On — Integrated audio is enabled.
USB Controller
(On default)
Enables or disables the internal USB controller.
• Off — The USB controller is disabled.
• On — The USB controller is enabled.
• No Boot — The USB controller is enabled; however, the BIOS will not
recognize USB storage devices.
NOTE:
Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB storage devices
regardless of the
No Boot setting.
1394 Controller
(On default)
Enables or disables the integrated IEEE 1394 controller.
• Off — The 1394 controller is disabled.
• On — The 1394 controller is enabled.
Serial Port #1
(Auto default)
Disables or selects the address for the integrated serial port and determines
how the serial port operates.
• Off — The serial port is disabled.
• Auto — The BIOS selects between COM1 and COM3; if both resources are
in use the port is disabled.
• COM1 — The port is configured at 3F8h with IRQ 4.
• COM3 — The port is configured at 3E8h with IRQ 4.
PS/2 Mouse Port
(On default)
Enables or disables the onboard PS/2-compatible mouse controller.
• Off — The PS/2 legacy mouse port is disabled.
• On — The PS/2 legacy mouse port is enabled.
LED color Adjusts the color of the front and back LEDs (see "Front and Back View of the
Computer" on page 13).
Performance
Hyper-Threading
(On default)
Specifies whether each physical processor appears as one or two logical
processors.
• Off — Hyper-Threading technology is disabled.
• On — Hyper-Threading technology is enabled.
NOTE:
If your processor does not supports Hyper-Threading, this option does not
appear in the
Options List.
Multiple CPU Core
(On default)
Specifies whether the processor has more than one core enabled.
• Off — Multiple CPU core technology is disabled.
• On — Multiple CPU core technology is enabled.
NOTE: The performance of some applications may improve with an additional
core enabled.
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