Dell PowerEdge 1400SC - Manual (Page 55)

support.dell.com Using the System Setup Program 4-5
diskette drive, CD-ROM drive, and hard-disk drive. 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.
     
The Boot Sequence screen options determine the order in which the system searches hard-
disk drives for the files that it needs to load during system startup. The choices depend on
the particular hard-disk 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.
 
    
The following devices on the system board are configured through this screen:


SCSI Controller — determines whether the system's integrated small computer sys-
tem interface (SCSI) controller is enabled. Changes take effect after reboot.


Network Interface Controller — determines whether the system's integrated network
interface controller (NIC) is enabled. Changes take effect after reboot.


NIC MAC Address — displays the address of the media access control (MAC) address
used by the integrated NIC. This field has no user-selectable settings.


Mouse Controller — enables or disables the system's mouse controller. Disabling the
mouse controller allows an expansion card to use IRQ12.


Serial Port 1, Serial Port 2 — configure the system's integrated serial ports. These
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 containing a port configured to
the same designation, the system automatically remaps the integrated port to the next
available port designation that shares the same interrupt request (IRQ) setting


Parallel Port— configures the system's integrated parallel port.


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 con-
nected to the serial port.


USB Controller — enables or disables the system's Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.
Disabling the USB ports makes system resources available for other devices.


IDE CD-ROM Interface — enables or disables the system's IDE CD-ROM interface.


Diskette Controller — enables or disables the system's diskette drive controller. With
Auto (default) selected, the system turns off the controller when necessary to accom-
modate a controller card installed in an expansion slot.


Speaker — determines whether the integrated speaker is On (the default) or Off. A
change to this option takes effect immediately (rebooting the system is not required).