Dell OptiPlex 745 - Manual (Page 9)

Onboard Devices
Integrated NIC
(On default)
Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller. Settings are On, Off, On w/RPL, or On w/ PXE. When the On w/ PXE or the On w/RPL
setting is active, 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.
Integrated
Audio
(On default)
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
USB Controller
(On default)
Enables or disables the internal USB controller. No Boot enables the controller but disables the ability to boot from a USB device.
NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives regardless of the No Boot setting.
Front USB
(On default)
Enables or disables the front USB ports.
Rear
Quad/Triad USB
(On default)
Enables or disables the upper USB ports on the back of the computer.
Rear Dual USB
(On default)
Enables or disables the lower USB ports on the back of the computer.
PCI Slots
(On default)
Enables or disables all PCI and PCI Express slots.
LPT Port Mode
(PS/2 default)
Determines the mode of operation of the internal parallel port. Off disables the port. AT configures the port for AT compatibility. PS/2
configures the port for 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.
LPT Port
Address
Determines the address that the built-in parallel port uses.
Serial Port #1
(Auto default)
Determines how the serial port operates.
Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM1 or COM3).
Serial Port #2
(Auto default)
Determines how the serial port operates.
Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM2 or COM4).
Video
Primary Video
(Auto
default)
This setting specifies which video controller is primary, Auto or Onboard/Card. When Auto is selected, the add-in video controller will be
used.
NOTE: A PCI Express graphics card will override the integrated video controller.
Performance
HyperThreading
(On default)
Determines whether the physical processor appears as one or two logical processors. The performance of some applications
improves with additional logical processors. On enables hyperthreading.
Multiple CPU Core
(On default)
Determines whether the processor will have one or two cores enabled. On enables the second core.
Virtualization
(Off default)
Specifies whether a virtual machine monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel
Virtualization technology.
SpeedStep
(Off default)
Enables Intel® SpeedStep® for all supported processors in the computer. This setting changes the processor power
consumption and frequency.
NOTE: This option may not be available on your computer.
Limit CPUID Value
(Off default)
Limits the max value the processor standard CPUID function will support. Some operating systems won't complete installation
when the max CPUID function supported is greater than 3.
HDD Acoustic Mode (Bypass
default)
l Quiet — The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.
l Performance — The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.
l Bypass — Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics mode setting.
l Suggested — The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive manufacturer.