System setup options – Dell Dimension 5100C User Manual

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Appendix

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System Setup Options

NOTE:

Depending on your computer, BIOS version, and installed devices, the items listed in this section

may not appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.

System

System Info

Lists system information such as the computer name, the BIOS version
number and date, system tags, and other system-specific information.

CPU Info

Identifies whether the computer’s processor supports Hyper-Threading and
lists the processor bus speed, processor ID, clock speed, and L2 cache.

Memory Info

Indicates amount of installed memory, memory speed, channel mode (dual
or single), and type of memory installed.

Date/Time

Displays current date and time settings.

Boot Sequence

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

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 1

Identifies the drives attached to the SATA or PRI IDE connectors on the
system board, and lists the capacity for hard drives.

SATA Operation

Identifies and defines the SATA modes. You can set the SATA controller to
Normal or Combo mode.

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 <Ctrl><Alt><b>. 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.

1394 Controller

Enables of disables the IEEE 1394 connections.

Card Reader

Enables or disables the optional media card reader.

Audio Controller

Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.

USB Controller

Set to On (default) so that USB devices will be detected and supported in
the operating system. The No Boot option enables a USB controller, but it
does not recognize a USB storage device.

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