Dell PowerEdge 1600SC - Manual (Page 20)

l Integrated Devices — Displays a screen that allows you to configure devices on the system board. See " Integrated Devices Screen ."
l PCI IRQ Assignment — Displays a screen that allows you to change the IRQ allocated to each of the integrated devices on the PCI bus or any installed
expansion card requiring an IRQ.
l System Security — Displays a screen that allows you to configure the system password and setup password features, chassis intrusion, and the
power button. See " Using the System Password Feature " and " Using the Setup Password Feature ."
l Console Redirection — Displays a screen that allows you to configure console redirection. The submenu allows you to turn the feature on or off, select
the remote terminal type, and enable or disable redirection after booting. For more information, see " Using Console Redirection ."
l PCIX Slot Information — Displays information about the system's PCI-X slots. This information can be used to determine the most appropriate slot to
add a card for optimal performance.
l Keyboard Numlock — Determines whether your system boots with the Num Lock mode activated on 101- or 102-key keyboards (this option does not
apply to 84-key keyboards).
l Report Keyboard Errors — Enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the POST. This option is useful when applied to self-starting servers
or host systems that have no permanently attached keyboard. In these situations, selecting Do Not Report suppresses all error messages relating to
the keyboard or to the keyboard controller during POST. This setting does not affect the operation of the keyboard itself if a keyboard is attached.
l Asset Tag — Displays the customer-programmable asset tag number for the system if an asset tag number has been assigned. To enter an asset tag
number of up to 10 characters into NVRAM, see " Asset Tag Utility ."
Integrated Devices Screen
The following devices on the system board are configured through this screen:
l SCSI Controller — Enables or disables the SCSI subsystem. The default is On.
l Diskette Controller — Enables or disables the system's diskette drive controller. With Auto (default) selected, the system turns off the controller when
necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion slot. With Read Only selected, diskettes can be read, but cannot be written to.
l IDE Controller — Enables or disables the IDE controllers.
l USB Controller — Sets the USB controller status to On with BIOS Support (default), On Without BIOS Support, or Off. If you have a PS/2 keyboard
attached, On Without BIOS Support disables BIOS USB support. If you do not have a PS/2 keyboard attached and select On Without BIOS Support,
USB mice and keyboards function only during the boot process. When set to On With BIOS Support, USB mice and keyboards are controlled by the
BIOS until an operating system driver is loaded.
l Network Interface Controller — Determines whether the PXE system boot option is enabled. The available options are Enabled with PXE and Enabled
without PXE (default).
l NIC MAC Address — Displays the MAC address used by the integrated NIC. This field has no user-selectable settings.
l Serial Port 1 — Configures the system's integrated serial port; the options can be set to Auto (the default) to automatically configure a port, to a
particular COM designation, or to Off to disable the port.
If you set a 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 — Configures the system's integrated parallel port.
l Speaker — Enables or disables the system speaker.
l Parallel Port Mode — Controls whether the system's integrated parallel port acts as an AT-compatible (unidirectional) or PS/2-compatible (bidirectional)
port; to determine the correct mode to use, see the documentation that came with the peripheral device connected to the port.
System Security Screen
You can set the following security features through the System Security screen:
l System Password — Displays the current status of your system's password security feature and allows you to assign and verify a new password.
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 Password Status — When Setup Password is set to Enabled, this option prevents 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
NOTE: See " Using the System Password Feature " for instructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an existing system
password. For more information on disabling a forgotten password, see your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
NOTE: See " Using the Setup Password Feature " for instructions on assigning a setup password and using or changing an existing setup
password. For more information on disabling a forgotten password, see your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.