Dell Inspiron 2000 - Manual (Page 51)

Table 1. Main Screen Options
Advanced Screen
Option Function
System Time Resets the time on the computer ’s internal clock.
System Date Resets the date on the computer ’s internal calendar.
Diskette A, Diskette B Identifies the type of diskette drive being used by the computer. Diskette Drive B identifies a second diskette
drive, if installed.
IDE Adapter 0 Master Displays the capacity of the computer's internal hard-disk drive. This option does not have any user-selectable
settings.
IDE Adapter 1 Master Identifies an IDE device (such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive) attached to the media bay connector through the
media bay cable.
PS/2 Pointing Device Auto Detect (the default) allows the BIOS to detect and enable an external PS/2 mouse (if attached) or enable the
touch pad. Enabled
enables the touch pad only. Disabled allows the use of a serial mouse.
Summary Screen When Summary Screen is Enabled (the default), a Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility summary screen appears
during system boot after the power-on self-test (POST). The summary screen lists many of the system setup
settings. When this option is set to Disabled, the summary screen does not appear.
Quiet Boot When set to Enabled (default), prevents the diagnostic POST messages and summary screen from appearing at
system start-up. When set to Disabled, allows POST messages and the summary screen to appear at system
start-up. If Quiet Boot is enabled, you cannot choose a boot device as the system initializes.
System Memory Displays the base amount of DRAM installed in the computer. Each computer has 640 KB of base memory. This
option has no user-selectable settings.
Extended Memory Displays the total amount of memory above 1 MB. Each computer comes with at least 64 MB of memory installed.
If you install or remove memory, the amount of extended memory displayed changes. This option has no user-
selectable settings.
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the system Help.