Dell PowerEdge SC 420 - Manual (Page 13)

Table 3-3. Drive Options
Table 3-4. Onboard Devices Options
Table 3-5. Video Options
Option Description
Diskette Drive
(Internal default)
Enables and disables the diskette drives and sets read permission for the internal diskette drive. Off disables all diskette drives. USB
disables the internal diskette drive and enables a USB drive if the USB controller is enabled and a USB drive is connected. Internal
enables the internal diskette drive. Read Only enables the internal drive controller and allows the internal diskette drive read-only
permission.
NOTE: Diskette drives are optional and may not be part of your system.
Drive (0-3)
(On default)
Enables or disables an ATA or SATA device (such as hard-drive, CD drive, or DVD drive). Off disables the interface so that the device
cannot be used. On enables the interface so that the device can be used.
Displays the Controller type (ATA or SATA), Port number the drive is using, Drive ID number, Capacity, and whether the drive is
controlled by the BIOS.
NOTE: Drive 0 and drive 1 are reserved for SATA drives and drive 2 and drive 3 are reserved for ATA or IDE drives.
SATA Operation
(RAID
Autodetect/ATA
default)
Determines the integrated SATA controller's operating mode. RAID Autodetect/ATA enables RAID support if the drives are signed,
otherwise enables ATA drives. RAID On enables RAID every time the system is restarted and locks the settings for drive 0 and drive
1. RAID Off disables RAID and causes the SATA drives to operate in an ATA mode.
NOTICE: When using a SCSI RAID add-in controller card, set the integrated SATA controller's operating mode to RAID
Autodetect/ATA.
SMART Reporting
(Off default)
Determines whether hard-drive errors for internal drives are reported during system startup. Off does not report errors. On reports
errors.
Option Description
Integrated
NIC
(On default)
Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller. Off disables the controller. On enables the controller.
NOTE: PXE and RPL is required only if you are booting to an operating system on another system; not if you are booting to an operating
system on a hard drive in this system.
USB
(On default)
Enables or disables the internal USB controller. Off disables the controller. On enables the controller. No Boot enables the controller but
disables the ability to boot from a USB device.
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 IBM AT compatibility. PS/2
configures the port for IBM PS/2 compatibility. EPP configures the port for the EPP bidirectional protocol. ECP configures the port for the ECP
bidirectional protocol.
If you set the LPT Port Mode to ECP, the LPT Port DMA option appears in the option menu.
LPT Port
Address
(378 default)
Determines the address that the built-in parallel port uses.
LPT Port
DMA
(Off default)
Determines the DMA channel that the parallel port will use when it is in ECP mode. Off disables the DMA channel. DMA 1 selects the DMA 1
channel. DMA 3 selects the DMA 3 channel.
Serial Port
#1
(Auto default)
Serial Port 1 options are COM1, COM3, Auto, and Off.
When serial port 1 is set to Auto, the integrated port automatically maps to the next available port. Serial port 1 attempts to use COM1 first
and then COM3. 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.
PS/2 Mouse
Port
(On default)
Enables or disables the integrated PS/2-compatible mouse controller. Off disables the controller. On enables the controller.
Option Description
Primary
Video Enables or disables the add-in video controller or the embedded video controller. Auto enables the add-in video controller. Onboard enables
the embedded video controller.