Dell Precision 420 User Manual
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System Setup Options: Dell Precision™ WorkStation 420 Systems User's Guide
AC Power Recovery
AC Power Recovery determines what happens when AC power is restored to the system. When Off is selected, the system remains off when
AC power is restored. When On is selected, the system starts up when AC power is restored. When Last (the default) is selected, the system
returns to the power state (on or off) that it was in when AC power was removed.
Asset Tag
Asset Tag displays the customer-programmable asset tag number for the system if an asset tag number is assigned. You can use the Asset Tag
utility, which is included with your software support utilities, to enter an asset tag number up to ten characters long into nonvolatile random-access
memory (NVRAM).
Auto Power On
Auto Power On allows you to set the time and days of the week to turn on the computer system automatically. You can set Auto Power On to turn
on the system either every day or every Monday through Friday.
Time is kept in a 24-hour format (hours:minutes). To change the start-up time, press the right-arrow key to increase the number in the highlighted
field or press the left-arrow key to decrease the number. If you prefer, you can type numbers in both fields.
The default for Auto Power On is Disabled.
Boot Sequence
Boot Sequence enables you to set the order of the devices from which the system attempts to boot.
The term boot refers to the system's start-up procedure. When turned on, the system "bootstraps" itself into an operational state by loading into
memory a small program, which in turn loads the necessary operating system. Boot Sequence tells the system where to look for the files that it
needs to load.
To set the boot device order, press <Enter> to access the field's pop-up options menu. Press the up- and down-arrow keys to move through the list
of devices. Press the spacebar to enable or disable a device (enabled devices appear with a check mark). Press plus (+) or minus (
–) to move a
selected device up or down the list. The following subsections describe typical boot devices.
Diskette Drive
Selecting Diskette Drive as the first device causes the system to try booting from the diskette drive first. If the system finds a diskette that is not
bootable in the drive or finds a problem with the drive itself, it displays an error message. If it does not find a diskette in the drive, the system tries
Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B
Primary Drive n and Secondary Drive n
NOTE: This feature does not work if you turn off your system using a power strip or surge protector.