Dell Dimension 5150 Owner's Manual - Page 110

Onboard Devices, Video, Drives 0 through 3, SATA Operation, Integrated NIC, Controller - activation raid

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Drives 0 through 3 (On default) SATA Operation (RAID Autodetect/ATA default) Enables or disables an ATA or SATA device (such as hard-drive, CD drive, or DVD drive). On enables the interface so that the device can be used. Displays the Controller type (ATA or SATA), Port number the drive is using, Drive ID number, Capacity, and whether the drive is controlled by the BIOS. Identifies and defines the SATA controller settings for RAID. You can set the SATA controller to RAID Autodetect/ATA or RAID On. Onboard Devices Integrated NIC (On default) Integrated Audio Controller USB for Flexbay (On default) Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller. Settings are On, Off, or On w/PXE. When the On w/PXE setting is active (available only for setting up a future boot process), the computer prompts you to press . Pressing this key combination causes a menu to display that allows you to select a method for booting from a network server. If a boot routine is not available from the network server, the computer attempts to boot from the next device in the boot sequence list. Enables or disables the onboard audio controller. Enables or disables internal USB for FlexBay. NOTE: This USB option appears only if a FlexBay device is installed. Video Primary Video (Auto default) Video Memory Size (8 MB default) Specifies which video controller is primary when two video controllers are present on the computer. Auto enables the add-in video controller. Onboard enables the integrated video controller. Configures the system memory allocation reserved for the integrated video controller. Settings are 1MB and 8MB. 110 Appendix

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Appendix
Drives 0 through 3
(
On
default)
Enables or disables an ATA or SATA device (such as hard-drive, CD drive,
or DVD drive).
On
enables the interface so that the device can be used.
Displays the
Controller
type (
ATA
or
SATA
),
Port
number the drive is
using,
Drive ID
number, Capacity, and whether the drive is controlled by
the
BIOS
.
SATA Operation
(
RAID Autodetect/ATA
default)
Identifies and defines the SATA controller settings for RAID. You can set
the SATA controller to
RAID Autodetect/ATA
or
RAID On
.
Onboard Devices
Integrated NIC
(
On
default)
Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller.
Settings are
On
,
Off
, or
On w/PXE
. When the
On w/PXE setting is active
(available only for
setting up a future boot process), the computer prompts you to press
<Ctrl><Alt><b>.
Pressing this key combination causes a menu to display that allows you to
select a method for booting from a network server. If a boot routine is not
available from the network server, the computer attempts to boot from the
next device in the boot sequence list.
Integrated Audio
Controller
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
USB for Flexbay
(
On
default)
Enables or disables internal USB for FlexBay.
NOTE:
This USB option appears only if a FlexBay device is installed.
Video
Primary Video
(
Auto
default)
Specifies which video controller is primary when two video controllers are
present on the computer.
Auto
enables the add-in video controller.
Onboard
enables the integrated video controller.
Video Memory Size
(
8 MB
default)
Configures the system memory allocation reserved for the integrated video
controller. Settings are 1MB and 8MB.