Dell Studio Hybrid D140G (Mid 2008) User Manual

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System Date

Displays current date in the mm:dd:yy format.

System Time

Displays the time in the hh:mm:ss format.

SATA 0

Displays the SATA 0 drive integrated in the system.

SATA 1

Displays the SATA 1 drive integrated in the system.

System Info

Displays the BIOS version number and date, system
model name and the service tag of the computer.

Memory Info

Indicates amount of installed memory, usable
memory, memory speed, memory channel mode (dual
or single), and the type of memory technology used.

 

Advanced

CPU Type

Displays the processor type.

CPU Speed

Displays the processor speed.

Cache L2

Displays the processor L2 cache size.

Advanced Chipset Features

Displays the video memory size.

Integrated Peripherals

Allows you to enable or disable these integrated
devices: HD Audio, Onboard LAN connector,
Onboard LAN Boot ROM, and Side logo. Serial ATA
Configuration
can be set to IDE or AHCI mode.

CPU Configuration

Allows you to enable or disable the CPU features that
enhance the performance of the system.

USB Configuration

Allows you to enable or disable the USB controller.

 

Power

Power Management Setup

 

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.

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Power on — The computer turns on

after it recovers from a power failure.

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Power off — The computer remains

powered off.

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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.

 

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