Dell PowerVault DP100 - Manual (Page 67)

Figure 2-1. Main System Setup Program Screen
Table 2 -2 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the main System Setup program screen.
Table 2-2. System Setup Program Options
NOTE: The options for the System Setup program change based on the system configuration.
NOTE: The System Setup program defaults are listed under their respective options, where applicable.
Option Description
System Time Resets the time on the system's internal clock.
System Date Resets the date on the system's internal calendar.
System Memory Displays information related to installed system, video, and redundant memory, including size, type, and speed of memory modules,
system video memory size, system memory test option, and redundant memory status.
Video Memory Displays the amount of video memory. This option does not have user-selectable settings.
System Memory
Testing Determines if memory is being tested during POST.
OS Install Mode
(Off default) Determines the maximum amount of memory available to the operating system. On sets the maximum memory to 256 MB. Off makes all
of the system memory available to the operating system. Some operating systems cannot install with more than 2 GB of system memory.
Enable this option (On) during operating system installation and disable (Off) after installation.
CPU Information Displays information related to microprocessors (speed, cache size, and so on). Enable or disable Hyper-Threading technology by
changing the setting of the Logical Processor option. See
Table 2 -3 .
Primary IDE 0 Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the IDE device in Drive 0 (optical drive).
Primary IDE 1 Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the IDE device in Drive 1 (tape backup unit).
SATA Port 0 Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 0.
SATA Port 1 Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 1.
SATA Port 2 Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 2.
SATA Port 3 Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 3.
Boot Sequence Determines the order in which the system searches for boot devices during system startup. Available options can include the diskette
drive, CD drive, hard drives, and network.
NOTE: System boot is not supported from an external device attached to a SAS or SCSI adapter. See support.dell.com for the latest
support information about booting from external devices.
Hard-Disk Drive
Sequence Determines the order in which the system searches the hard drives during system startup. The selections depend on the hard drives
installed in your system.
USB Flash Drive
Emulation Type
(Auto default) Determines the emulation type for a USB flash drive. Hard disk allows the USB flash drive to act as a hard drive. Floppy allows the USB
flash drive to act as a removal diskette drive. Auto automatically chooses an emulation type.
Integrated
Devices See Integrated Devices Screen .
PCI IRQ
Assignment Displays a screen to change the IRQ assigned to each of the integrated devices on the PCI bus, and any installed expansion cards that
require an IRQ.
Console
Redirection Displays a screen to configure serial communication, external serial connector, fail-safe baud rate, remote terminal type, and redirection
after boot.
System Security Displays a screen to configure the system password and setup password features. See Using the System Password and Using the Setup
Password for more information.