Dell Vostro 1088 (Mid 2009) - Manual (Page 58)

Battery
Information
Indicates the primary battery and the media bay battery status. Also displays the type of AC adapter connected to the computer.
Boot
Sequence
The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list:
l Diskette drive
l USB Storage Device
l CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
l Internal HDD (IRRT)
l Cardbus NIC
l Onboard NIC
This list specifies the order that the BIOS searches devices when trying to find an operating system to boot. To change the boot order,
select the device to be changed in the list then click the up/down arrows or use the keyboard PgUp/PgDn keys to change the boot order of
the device. The boot devices can also be de-selected from the list using the check boxes.
Date/Time Displays current date and time settings.
System Configuration
Option Description
NOTE:
The System Configuration group contains options an settings relater to integrated system devices. (Depending on your computer and
installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.)
Integrated NIC
Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller.
Default setting: Enabled w/PXE
SATA Operation
This option configures the operating mode of the internal SATA hard drive controller. The settings are Disabled, ATA, and AHCI.
Default setting: AHCI
Miscellaneous
Devices
Use the check boxes to enable/disable the following devices:
l Internal Modem
l Microphone
l Camera
l Media Card, PC Card and 1394
l External USB Port
l ExpressCard
Default setting: All enabled
Video
Option Description
LCD Brightness This option (represented by a slider bar for On Battery and On AC) sets the panel brightness when the ambient light sensor is off.
Security
Option Description
Admin
Password
This field lets you set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password (sometimes called the "setup" password). The admin
password enables several security features when set including:
l Restricts changes to the settings in Setup.
l Restricts the boot devices listed in the <F12> Boot Menu to those enabled in the "Boot Sequence" field.
l Prohibits changes to the owner and asset tags.
l Substitutes for the system password if the system prompts for a password during power on.
Successful changes to this password take effect immediately.
If you delete the admin password, the system password is also deleted. Also, the admin password can be used to delete the HDD
password. For this reason, you cannot set an admin password if a system password or HDD is already set. The admin password must be
set first if used in conjunction with a system and/or HDD password.
System
Password
This field lets you set, change, or delete the system password (previously called the "Primary" password).
Internal HDD
PW
This field lets you set, change, or delete the password on the system's internal hard disk drive (HDD). Successful changes take place
immediately and require a system restart. The HDD password travels with the hard drive, so the HDD is protected even when installed in
another system.
Password
Bypass
This option lets you bypass the system and internal HDD password prompts during a system restart or when resuming from a standby
state. Settings are Disabled, Reboot Bypass, Resume Bypass, and Reboot & Resume Bypass.
The system will always prompt for the set system and internal HDD password when powered on from an off state (cold boot).
Default setting: Disabled
Password
Change
This option lets you determine whether changes to the System and HDD passwords are permitted when an Admin password is set. Use the
check box to allow or disallow changes.
Default setting: Allow Non-Admin Password Changes
Computrace®
This field lets you activate or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace software. The settings are Deactivate, Disable,
and Activate.
The Activate and Disable options will permanently activate or disable the feature and no further changes will be allowed.
Performance