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System Setup Options
NOTE:
Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
System
Lists the computer name, BIOS version, and service tag.
System Info
Identifies whether the computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading and identifies the CPU speed, bus speed, clock speed, and L2 cache.
CPU Info
Indicates amount of installed memory, computer memory speed, amount of video memory, size of the display cache, and channel mode (dual
Memory Info
or single).
Displays current date and time settings.
Date/Time
The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list.
Boot Sequence
Drives
This option enables or disables the floppy drive. The options are Off, Internal, USB, and Read Only.
Diskette
Drive
Identifies and enables and disables the drives attached to the SATA or IDE connectors on the system board and lists the capacities for the
Drive 0
hard drives.
through Drive
n
NOTE:
These options appear as Drive 0 through Drive 3.
Enables or disables devices in the module bay. The options are On or Off. The default setting is On.
Module Bay
NOTE:
The USB Controller and Diskette Drive setup option affect operation of the optional floppy drive in the module bay.
Configures the serial ATA controller's operating mode. Normal enables the serial ATA controller to operate in its serial ATA native mode only.
Drive
Compatible enables the serial ATA controller to operate in serial/parallel ATA combination mode.
Controller
This setting determines whether hard drive errors are reported or not during system setup.
Error
Reporting
Configures the operation mode of the integrated hard-drive controller.
SATA
Operation
Normal — The hard-drive controller is configured for native mode. This mode provides the highest drive performance and most flexibility.
Combination — The hard-drive controller is configured for combination mode. This mode enables compatibility with some older operating
systems that do not support SATA drives.
The factory default setting is Normal.
NOTE:
Changing this setting affects the order in which drives are listed. However, system setup does not reflect these changes until after a
reboot.
Controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are reported during system status. This technology is part of the SMART (Self-
SATA
Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) specification.
Reporting
The options are On or Off. The default setting is Off.
Onboard Devices
You can set the NIC to On (default setting), Off, or On w/ PXE. When the On w/ PXE setting is active (available only for the future boot
Integrated
process), the computer prompts the user to press <Ctrl><Alt><b>. Pressing this key combination causes a menu to display that allows you
NIC
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.
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller
Integrated
Audio
This option sets the operating mode for the built-in parallel port. The settings are Off, AT, PS/2 (default setting), EPP, and ECP.
LPT Port Mode
AT — The port is configured for IBM® AT compatibility.
l
PS/2 — The port is configured for IBM PS/2 compatibility.
l
EPP — The port is set for enhanced parallel port protocol.
l
ECP — The port is set for extended capability port protocol.
l
This option sets the address that the built-in parallel port uses. The settings are 378h (default setting), 278h, and 3BCh.
LPT Port
Address
Enables or disables the PCI slots.
PCI Slots
Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM1 or COM3).
Serial Port
#1
Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM1 or COM3). (This setting appears only if an
Serial Port
optional serial port adapter is installed.)
#2
USB devices are detected and supported in the operating system when this option is set to On.
USB
Key Functions — This field appears below the Option Field
and lists keys and their functions within the active system
setup field.
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