Dell PowerEdge 1850 - Manual (Page 18)

CPU Information Screen
Table 3 -3 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the CPU Information screen.
Table 3-3. CPU Information Screen
Integrated Devices Screen
Table 3 -4 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the Integrated Devices screen.
Table 3-4. Integrated Devices Screen Options
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 removable 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 ."
Option Description
Bus Speed Displays the bus speed of the processors.
Logical Processor
(Enabled default)
Displays when the processors support HyperThreading. Enabled permits all logical processors to be used by the operating system. If
Disabled is selected, only the first logical processor for each processor installed in the system is used by the operating system.
Sequential
Memory Access
(Enabled default)
Displays when the processor supports sequential memory access. Enabled optimizes the system for applications that require
sequential memory access. Disabled is used for applications with random memory access.
Processor X ID Displays the family and model number of each processor.
Core Speed Displays the clock speed of the processor(s).
Level X Cache Displays the amount of cache memory for the processor.
Option Description
SCSI Controller
(SCSI default)
Enables the integrated SCSI subsystem. This field displays only when RAID is not detected in the system. Off disables the SCSI
subsystem.
Embedded RAID
Controller
Selects between RAID Enabled, SCSI Enabled, or Off. The configurable options vary, depending on whether the optional ROMB key
and memory are installed.
l With the ROMB key and memory module installed — Select either RAID Enabled or Off.
l Without the ROMB key and memory module installed — Select either SCSI Enabled or Off.
IDE CD-ROM
Controller
(Auto default)
Enables the integrated IDE controller. When set to Auto, each channel of the integrated IDE controller is enabled if IDE devices are
attached to the channel and the external IDE controller is not detected.
Diskette Controller
(Auto default)
Enables or disables the system's diskette drive controller. When Auto is selected, the system turns off the controller when necessary
to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion slot. You can also configure the drive as read-only. When using the read-