Dell PowerEdge 1800 - Manual (Page 18)

When you enter the System Setup program, the main System Setup program screen appears (see Figure 3 -1 ).
Figure 3-1. Main System Setup Program Screen
Table 3 -2 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the main System Setup program screen.
Table 3-2. System Setup Program Options
NOTE: The options for the System Setup program change based on the system configuration.
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 does not have user-selectable settings.
Video Memory Displays the amount of video memory. This option does not have user-selectable settings.
System Memory
Testing
(Enabled
default) Determines if memory is being tested during POST.
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 See " CPU Information Screen ."
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.
USB Flash Drive
Type
(Auto default) Determines the emulation type for a USB flash drive. Hard disk allows the USB flash drive to act as a hard drive. Floppy allows the USB
flash drive to act as a removal diskette drive. Auto automatically chooses an emulation type.
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.
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
(On default) 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
(Report default) Enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the POST. Select Report 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.
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 "
Assigning or Deleting an Asset Tag Number "