Dell Alienware M15x Manual - Page 36

Wireless, Network, Bluetooth, Receiver, Sound, USB Emulation, SATA Operation, Firewire, Express Slot

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Advanced Menu Wireless Network Bluetooth Receiver High Definition Sound USB Emulation Allows you to enable or disable the internal wireless device. • Disabled: The internal wireless device is off and is not visible to the operating system. • Enabled: The internal wireless device is enabled. Allows you to enable or disable the internal Bluetooth device. • Disabled: The internal Bluetooth device is off and is not visible to the operating system. • Enabled: The internal Bluetooth device is enabled. Allows you to enable or disable the internal high definition audio device. • Disabled: The internal audio device is off and is not visible to the operating system. • Enabled: The internal audio device is enabled. Allows you to enable or disable the USB emulation feature. This feature defines how the BIOS, in the absence of a USB-aware operating system, handles USB devices. USB emulation is always enabled during POST (Power On Self Test). NOTE: You cannot boot any type of USB device (floppy, hard drive, or memory key) when this option is off. Advanced Menu SATA Operation Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated SATA hard drive controller. • ATA: SATA is configured for ATA mode. • AHCI: SATA is configured for AHCI mode. Firewire/ Express Slot eSATA SATA Hard Drive SATA Optical Drive Allows you to enable or disable the IEEE 1394 A connector and Express Card slot. • Disabled: The IEEE 1394 A connector and Express Card slot are off and are not visible to the operating system. • Enabled: The IEEE 1394 A connector and Express Card slot are enabled. Allows you to enable or disable the eSATA connector. • Disabled: The eSATA connector is off and is not visible to the operating system. • Enabled: The eSATA connector is enabled. Displays the installed SATA hard drive model. Displays the installed SATA optical drive model. Performance Options Sub-Menu CPU Speed Displays the speed of the processor. 36 CHAPTER 4: USING YOUR LAPTOP

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CHAPTER 4: USING YOUR LAPTOP
Advanced Menu
Wireless
Network
Allows you to enable or disable the internal wireless
device.
Disabled: °e internal wireless device is off and is
•
not visible to the operating system.
Enabled: °e internal wireless device is enabled.
•
Bluetooth
Receiver
Allows you to enable or disable the internal Bluetooth
device.
Disabled: °e internal Bluetooth device is off and is
•
not visible to the operating system.
Enabled: °e internal Bluetooth device is enabled.
•
High Definition
Sound
Allows you to enable or disable the internal high
definition audio device.
Disabled: °e internal audio device is off and is not
•
visible to the operating system.
Enabled: °e internal audio device is enabled.
•
USB Emulation
Allows you to enable or disable the USB emulation
feature. °is feature defines how the BIOS, in the
absence of a USB-aware operating system, handles USB
devices. USB emulation is always enabled during POST
(Power On Self Test).
NOTE:
You cannot boot any type of USB device (floppy,
hard drive, or memory key) when this option is off.
Advanced Menu
SATA Operation
Allows you to configure the operating mode of the
integrated SATA hard drive controller.
ATA: SATA is configured for ATA mode.
•
AHCI: SATA is configured for AHCI mode.
•
Firewire/
Express Slot
Allows you to enable or disable the IEEE 1394 A
connector and Express Card slot.
Disabled: °e IEEE 1394 A connector and Express
•
Card slot are off and are not visible to the operating
system.
Enabled: °e IEEE 1394 A connector and Express
•
Card slot are enabled.
eSATA
Allows you to enable or disable the eSATA connector.
Disabled: °e eSATA connector is off and is not
•
visible to the operating system.
Enabled: °e eSATA connector is enabled.
•
SATA Hard Drive
Displays the installed SATA hard drive model.
SATA Optical
Drive
Displays the installed SATA optical drive model.
Performance Options Sub-Menu
CPU Speed
Displays the speed of the processor.