Dell XPS 730 (Late 2008) User Manual
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System Setup
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Power
ACPI Suspend
Type
Specifies the ACPI suspend type. The default is S3.
Auto Power On
Allows you to enable or disable an alarm to turn on the
computer automatically.
AC Recovery
Specifies the behaviour of the system after recovering from a
power loss.
• Power on — The computer turns on after it recovers from a
power failure.
• Power off — The computer remains powered off.
• Last state— The computer returns the power state it was in
before the power failure.
HDD Acoustic
Mode
Determines the acoustic mode at which the hard drive
operates.
Bypass — Do nothing (needed for older drives).
Quiet — The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.
Performance — The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.
NOTE:
Switching to performance mode may cause an increase in
noise produced by the drive, but does not affect the drive's
performance.
Boot
Boot Device
Priority
Sets the boot priority among the available devices.
Hard Disk Boot
Priority
Sets the hard drive boot priority. The items displayed are
dynamically updated according to the hard drives detected.
CD/DVD Boot
Priority
Sets the optical drive boot priority. The items displayed are
dynamically updated according to the optical drives detected.
Boot Settings
Configuration
Allows the BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This
decreases the time needed to boot the system.
Security
Allows you to set or change the supervisor password.