Dell POWEREDGE 840 User Manual

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Using the System Setup Program

Table 2-2.

System Setup Program Options

Option

Description

System Time

Resets the time on the system's internal clock.

System Date

Resets the date on the system's internal calendar.

System Memory

Displays information related to installed system, video, and redundant memory,
including size, type, and speed of memory modules, system video memory size,
system memory test option, and redundant memory status.

Video Memory

Displays the amount of video memory. This option does not have user-selectable
settings.

System Memory Testing

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

Displays information related to microprocessors (speed, cache size, and so on).
Enable or disable Hyper-Threading technology by changing the setting of the
Logical Processor option. See Table 2-3.

Primary IDE 0

Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the IDE device in Drive 0 (optical drive).

Primary IDE 1

Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the IDE device in Drive 1 (tape backup unit).

SATA Port 0

Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 0.

SATA Port 1

Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 1.

SATA Port 2

Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 2.

SATA Port 3

Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 3.

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.

NOTE:

System boot is not supported from an external device attached to a SAS or

SCSI adapter. See

support.dell.com for the latest support information about booting

from external devices.

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
Emulation 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" on page 34.

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