Dell Vostro 230s (Early 2010) - Manual (Page 3)

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System Time System Time allows you to set the desired time (usually the current time) in the <hour><minute><second> format.
System Date System Date allows you to set the desired date (usually the current day) in the <day><month><date><year> format.
l Day — Choose the day of the week, defined by BIOS (read-only)
l Month — Choose the month
l Date — Choose the date, which you can change using the keyboard.
l Year — Set the year.
SATA The computer only supports two hard drives, however the system setup can support up to four SATA hard drives. When you enter System
Setup it detects the presence of SATA devices. Pressing <Enter> displays the SATA 0 - 3 sub-menus. These sub-menus displays the status of
the auto detection. The following information is displayed:
l Device
l Vendor
l Size (only displayed when the Hard Drive is detected)
S.M.A.R.T.
Reporting This field controls whether errors for integrated drives are reported while booting the computer. This technology is part of the SMART (Self
Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) specification.
l Auto (default)
l Off
Halt On Error During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer stops if the system setup detects a hardware error. You can configure the system setup to
ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process. Available settings are:
l Disabled
l Enabled (default)
Keyboard
Errors During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer detects keyboard error. You can configure the BIOS to enable or disable error reporting
during POST. Available settings are:
l Report (default)
l Do not report
Fan Errors During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer detects fan error. You can configure the BIOS to enable or disable error reporting during
POST. Available settings are:
l Report (default)
l Do not report
Advanced
CPU Information Max CPUID Value Limit — The maximum CPUID input value determines the values that the operating system can write to the CPUID's
EAX register to obtain information about the processor. Available Settings are:
l Enable
l Disable (default)
Intel® Virtualization Tech — Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) is comprised of a set of processor enhancements that improve
traditional software-based virtualization solutions. Allows a computer to run multiple operating systems and applications as independent
virtual machines. Using virtualization capabilities, one computer can function as multiple "virtual" computers. Available Settings are:
l Enable (default)
l Disable
Execute Disable Bit — Execute Disable Bit (EDB) is an Intel hardware-based security feature that can help reduce your computers
exposure to viruses and malicious code. This feature allows the processors to specify areas on the memory where application codes can
or cannot execute. When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables the code's execution, preventing
damage and worm propagation. Available Settings are:
l Enable (default)
l Disable
Integrated
Graphics
Configuration
Initiate Graphic Adapter — Allows you to enable or disable the VGA controller. Available Settings are:
l PEG/PCI (default)
l PEG
l PCI
Video Memory Size — Allows you to set the size of the Video Memory. Available Settings are:
l 32 MB (default)
l 64 MB
l 128 MB
DVMT Model Select — Intel's Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) allows the computer to dynamically allocate memory resources
according to the demands of the computer at any point in time. The DVMT improves the efficiency of the memory allocated to either
computer's or graphic's processor. Available Settings are: