Dell PowerEdge 600SC - Manual (Page 18)

l Console Redirection — Not supported on this system.
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 Speaker — Enables or disables the system speaker.
l OS Install Mode — Determines the maximum amount of memory available to the operating system. Some operating systems will not install with more
than 2 GB of system memory. When set to On, the maximum memory available is 256 MB. When set to Off (default), all system memory is available to
the operating system. Turn this option On during operating system installation and Off after installation.
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 " in "Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD."
Boot Sequence Screen
The Boot Sequence screen options determine the order in which the system looks for the files that it needs to load during system startup. Available options
include the diskette drive, CD drive or DVD drive, hard drive, or NIC (allowing PXE boot from the network). You can enable or disable a device by selecting it
and pressing the spacebar. To change the order in which devices are searched, use the <+> and <–> keys.
Hard-Disk Drive Sequence Screen
The Hard-Disk Drive Sequence screen options determine the order in which the system searches hard drives for the files that it needs to load during system
startup. The choices depend on the particular hard drives installed in your system. You can enable or disable a device by selecting it and pressing the
spacebar. To change the order in which devices are searched, use the <+> and <–> keys.
Integrated Devices Screen
The following devices on the system board are configured through this screen:
l IDE Controller — Enables or disables the IDE controllers. Changes take effect after reboot.
l Network Interface Controller — Determines whether the PXE system boot option is enabled. The available options are On with PXE and On without
PXE. Changes take effect after reboot.
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 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 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.
l USB Controller — Sets the USB controller status to On with BIOS Support, 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 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 Write Protect selected, diskettes can be read, but cannot be written to.
System Security Screen
You can set the following security features through the System Security screen:
l Password Status — When Setup Password is set to Enabled, this option allows you to prevent 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
Locked. In this state, the system password cannot be changed through the System Password option and cannot be disabled at system start-up by
pressing <Ctrl><Enter>.
To unlock the system password, you must enter the setup password in the Setup Password option and then change the Password Status option to
Unlocked. In this state, the system password can be disabled at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter> and then changed through the System
Password option.
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 Power Button — When this option is set to Enabled, you can use the power button to turn the system off (or shut down the system if you are using an
operating system such as Microsoft® Windows® 2000 that is compliant with the ACPI specification). If this option is set to Disabled, you cannot use the
power button to turn off the system.
NOTE: See " Using the System Password Feature " for instructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an existing system
password. See " Disabling a Forgotten Password " for instructions on disabling a forgotten system password.
NOTE: See " Using the Setup Password Feature " for instructions on assigning a setup password and using or changing an existing setup
password. See " Disabling a Forgotten Password " for instructions on disabling a forgotten setup password.