Dell Precision T1500 (Late 2009) - Manual (Page 3)

SATA-0–SATA-3 Displays the auto-detection status of SATA devices.
SATA Mode
(Default: AHCI)
Determines the integrated SATA controller's operating
mode.
l AHCI
l ATA
l RAID
Halt On
(Default: All, But Keyboard)
Selects the power-on-self-test (POST) errors at which the
computer must stop.
l All Errors
l All, But Keyboard
Advanced BIOS Configuration
CPU Information Enables or disables the following features:
l Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT)
l Intel Hyper-threading
l Intel SpeedStep™
l Execute Disable Bit
l Intel Turbo Mode
l Intel C-State tech
The default setting is Enabled.
Quick Boot
(Default: Enabled)
Enables or disables the normal POST messages.
Boot Up Num-Lock
(Default: Enabled)
When Enabled, the <Num Lock> key automatically turns on when
the computer boots.
Hard Disk Protection
(Default: Enabled)
Enables or disables hard drive protection.
Boot Device Configuration
Hard Disk Boot Priority Sets the hard drive boot priority. The items displayed are dynamically updated
according to the hard drives detected.
CD/DVD Drives Sets the boot priority among the attached removable devices.
1st Boot Device through
3rd Boot Device
Sets the boot device sequence. Only the bootable devices that are connected to
the computer are listed as options.
Boot Menu Security
(Default: Enabled)
Password protects the Boot Menu if a supervisor password is set.
Advanced Chipset Features
Initiate Graphics
Adapter
(Default: PCIE/PCI)
Sets the primary video controller when there are more than one video
controllers in the computer.
l PCI/PCIE
l PCIE/PCI
Integrated Peripherals
USB Controller
(Default: Enabled)
Enables or disables the internal USB controller. No Boot enables the controller but disables the ability to boot from a USB device.
USB Storage
Function
(Default: Enabled )
Enables or disables support for USB mass storage devices.
Onboard Audio
Controller
(Default: Enabled)
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
Onboard LAN
Controller
(Default: Enabled)
Enables or disables the integrated network controller.
Onboard LAN Boot
ROM
Enables or disables the boot ROM of the onboard network controller.