Dell PowerEdge 350 - Manual (Page 26)

3-6 User’s Guide
Advanced Menu
Selecting the Advanced option on the menu bar allows you to configure the following
advanced system features:
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Boot Configuration — Configures the following functions on your system’s next
reboot:
— Plug & Play O/S — Specifies if a Plug and Play operating system is being
used. The default, No, configures all the devices in the system. Yes allows
the system to configure Plug and Play devices not required for boot (assum-
ing your system has a Plug and Play operating system).
— Reset Config Data — Clears the peripheral component interconnect/Plug
and Play (PCI/Plug and Play) configuration (stored in flash memory) on the
next boot.
— NumLock — Selects whether the <NumLock> key is off or on at system
power on.
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Peripheral Configuration — Configures the following peripheral ports and
devices.
— Serial Port A — Enables (the default) or disables your system’s serial port 1.
— Serial Port B — Enables (the default) or disables serial port 2.
— Legacy USB Support — Enables or disables (the default) support for your
system’s legacy USB.
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IDE Configuration — Configures the following IDE devices:
— IDE Controller — Disabled disables your system’s integrated IDE controller.
Primary enables only your system’s primary IDE controller. Secondary
enables your system’s secondary IDE controller. Both (the default) enables
both of your system’s IDE controllers.
— Hard-Disk Predelay — Selects your system’s hard-disk drive predelay:
3 seconds, 6 seconds, 9 seconds, 12 seconds, 15 seconds, 21 seconds,
or 30 seconds. This option also configures your system’s primary and sec-
ondary IDE devices either as the name of the drive found, or as Not
Enabled.
— Primary IDE Master — Displays the name of your system’s installed device,
or displays Not Installed. If an IDE device is detected, you can configure the
following options: Type (Auto is the default), LBA Mode Control (Enabled is
the default), Multi-Sector Transfers (16 sectors is the default), PIO Mode
(Auto is the default), Ultra MDA (Disabled is the default).
— Primary IDE Slave — Displays the name of your system’s installed device,
or displays Not Installed. If an IDE device is detected, you can configure the
following options: Type (Auto is the default), LBA Mode Control (Enabled is
the default), Multi-Sector Transfers (16 sectors is the default), PIO Mode
(Auto is the default), Ultra MDA (Disabled is the default).