Dell XPS 210 User Manual

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Specifications

USB Controller

Set to On (default) so that USB devices will be detected and supported in the
operating system. The No Boot option enables a USB controller, but it does
not recognize a USB storage device.

Video

Primary Video

This setting specifies which video controller is primary when two video
controllers are present on the computer.

Video Memory Size

Use this option to select 8 MB (default) or 1 MB of system memory for an
integrated video controller.

Performance

HyperThreading

If your computer’s processor supports Hyper-Threading, this option appears in
the Options List.

SpeedStep

This field specifies whether Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

®

Technology will be

enabled for any supported processor in the computer.

HDD Acoustic Mode

• Bypass — Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics mode

setting.

• Quiet (default) — The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.
• Suggested — The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive

manufacturer.

• Performance — The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.

NOTE:

Switching to performance mode may cause the drive to be noisier, but the

drive’s performance is not affected.

NOTE:

Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image.

Security

DEP (Execute

Disable)

• Opt-In (default) — DEP is enabled by default on computers with

NX-capable processors. Only Windows system binaries are covered by DEP
with this option. Applications may enable DEP protection through creating
an application compatibility shim and installing that shim with the
application.

• Opt-Out — DEP is enabled for all processes. Users can manually create

exceptions for specific applications in System Properties, or IT Pros and ISVs
can use the Application Compatibility Toolkit to opt-out.

• Always On — Full DEP coverage with no exceptions.
• Always Off — No user-mode DEP coverage. Drivers and the Widows core

kernel binaries are covered by DEP, but no other binaries are included in the
set of covered applications.

Unlock Setup

Use this option with an Admin Password to unlock setup options.

NOTE:

This option appears only when the

Admin Password option is enabled.

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