Dell PowerEdge 1750 - Manual (Page 47)

Table 6 -2 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the main System Setup program screen.
Table 6-2. System Setup Program Options
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.
Diskette Drive A: Displays a screen that allows you to select the type of diskette drive for your system.
System Memory Displays the amount of system memory. This option has does not have user-selectable settings.
Video Memory Displays the amount of video memory. This option does not have user-selectable settings.
Redundant Memory Enables or disables the redundant memory feature. When enabled, all memory banks except for the last one are reported back to the
operating system. The last bank is reserved for failover conditions. When disabled, all of the available system memory is reported to the
operating system.
NOTE: This feature can be enabled only if all memory banks are populated with memory modules of the same type.
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
(Logical Processor
Enabled default) 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. Enable or disable memory pre-fetch by changing the setting of the Sequential
Memory Access option. Default is Enabled on C1-, D1-, and M0-stepped processors.
Virtual Media
(Disabled default) Enables or disables the virtual media feature (when available). Options are Enabled and Disabled. The default is Disabled until the
option becomes available.
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.
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.
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.
PCI Slot
Information Displays a menu of selectable fields. Selecting any of the fields displays the following information for the PCI bus you selected:
l Occupied or unoccupied
l For occupied slots, the operating frequency and mode of the slots (PCI or PCI-X)
l For unoccupied slots, the maximum operating frequency and the capable operating mode of the slots
Console
Redirection See " Console Redirection Screen ."
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.
Keyboard NumLock Determines whether your system starts up with the NumLock mode activated on 101- or 102-key keyboards (does not apply to 84-key
keyboards).
Report Keyboard
Errors Enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the POST. Enable this option for host systems that have keyboards attached.
Select Do Not Report to suppress all error messages relating to the keyboard or keyboard controller during POST. This setting does not
affect the operation of the keyboard itself if a keyboard is attached to the system.