Dell PowerEdge 2600 - Manual (Page 58)

This screen is used to configure the following devices:
l Embedded RAID Controller — Toggles between RAID, SCSI, or Off. The configurable options will vary, depending on whether the optional ROMB key
and memory are installed.
¡ With the optional ROMB key and memory installed — To turn on the RAID functionality of the optional ROMB key and memory, select RAID
Enabled. Select Off to turn off RAID functionality.
¡ Without the optional ROMB key and memory installed — To turn on the SCSI controller, select SCSI. To turn off the SCSI controller and mask the
presence of the device, select Off.
l IDE CD-ROM Controller — Configures the integrated IDE controller. When set to Auto, each channel of the integrated IDE controller is enabled if IDE
devices are attached to the channel and no external IDE controller is detected. Otherwise, the channel is disabled.
l Diskette Controller — Enables or disables the system's diskette drive controller. When Auto (default) is selected, the system turns off the controller
when necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion slot. You can also set up the drive to be read-only. Using the read-only
setting, the drive cannot be used to write to a disk.
l USB Controller — Allows you to enable the USB ports with BIOS support, enable the USB ports without BIOS support or disable the system's USB ports.
Disabling the USB ports makes system resources available for other devices.
l Embedded 10/100/1000 NIC — Enables or disables the system's integrated NIC. Options are Enabled without PXE, Enabled with PXE, and Disabled.
PXE support allows the system to boot from the network. Changes take effect after the system reboots.
l MAC Address — Displays the address of the MAC address for the 10/100/1000 NIC that is used by the corresponding integrated NIC. This field has no
user-selectable settings.
l Mouse Controller — Toggles the built-in PS/2-compatible mouse On (default) or Off.
l Serial Port (1 and 2) — Configures the system's integrated serial ports. When set to Auto, the integrated port automatically maps to the next available
port. Serial Port 1 tries to use COM1, then COM3. Serial Port 2 tries to use COM2, then COM4. If both addresses are in use for a specific port, the port is
disabled.
If you set the serial port to Auto and add an expansion card with a port configured to the same designation, the system automatically remaps the
integrated port to the next available port designation that shares the same IRQ setting.
l Parallel Port — Allows you to select the address for the parallel port. The default address is 378h.
The system automatically disables the built-in parallel port if an expansion card containing a parallel port at the same address is detected.
l Parallel Port Mode — Toggles the parallel port mode of operation between AT mode and PS/2 mode. In AT mode, the integrated parallel port can only
output data to an attached device. In PS/2 mode, the built-in parallel port can both input and output data.
l Speaker — Toggles the integrated speaker On (default) or Off. A change to this option takes effect immediately (rebooting the system is not required).
System Security Screen
You can set the following security features through the System Security screen:
l Password Status — When Setup Password is set to Enabled, this feature allows you to prevent the system password from being changed or disabled
at system start-up.
To lock the system password, you must first assign a setup password in the Setup Password option and then change the Password Status option to
Locked. In this state, the system password cannot be changed through the System Password option and cannot be disabled at system start-up by
pressing <Ctrl><Enter>.
To unlock the system password, you must enter the setup password in the Setup Password option and then change the Password Status option to
Unlocked. In this state, the system password can be disabled at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter> and then changed through the System
Password option.
l Setup Password — Allows you to restrict access to the System Setup program in the same way that you restrict access to your system with the system
password feature.
l System Password — Displays the current status of your system's password security feature and allows you to assign and verify a new system
password.
l Front-Bezel Chassis Intrusion — Selecting this field allows you to enable or disable the chassis-intrusion detection feature.
l Power Button — When this option is set to Enabled, you can use the power button to turn the system off or shut down the system if you are running
an operating system that is compliant with the ACPI specification. If the system is not running an ACPI-compliant operating system, power is turned off
immediately after the power button is pressed. When this option is set to Disabled, you cannot use the power button to turn off the system or perform
other system events.
l NMI Button — Toggles the NMI feature On or Off.
NOTE: If you have an optional RAID controller card, you may need to turn on the SCSI controller.
NOTE: See " Using the Setup Password " for instructions on assigning a setup password and using or changing an existing setup password. See
" Disabling a Forgotten Password " for instructions on disabling a forgotten setup password.
NOTE: See " System and Setup Password Features " for instructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an existing system
password. See " Disabling a Forgotten Password " for instructions on disabling a forgotten system password.
NOTE: You can still turn a system on using the power button, even if the Power Button option is set to Disabled.
NOTICE: Use the NMI button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's documentation. Pressing this button
halts the operating system and displays a diagnostic screen.