Dell Dimension E520 Owner's Manual - Page 115

Drives, Onboard Devices, Memory Info, PCI Info, Date/Time, Boot Sequence, Diskette Drive - internal hard drive

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Memory Info PCI Info Date/Time Boot Sequence (Diskette drive default) Displays the amount of Installed Memory, Memory Speed, Memory Channel Mode, and a description of the Memory Technology. This option also displays a table that describes the memory size, whether the memory module is ECC capable, single or dual rank, type, and organization. Displays the contents of each PCI slot. Controls the system's internal calendar and clock. Determines the order in which the system searches for boot devices during system startup. NOTE: If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option appears in the system setup menu. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB device and move it so it becomes the first device in the list. Drives Diskette Drive (Internal default) Enables and disables the floppy drives and sets read permission for the internal floppy drive. • Off - disables all floppy drives • USB - enables the USB floppy drive • Internal - enables the internal floppy drive • Read Only - enables the internal drive controller and allows the internal floppy drive read-only permission NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives regardless of this setting. 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 . 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. Appendix 115

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Memory Info
Displays the amount of
Installed Memory
,
Memory Speed
,
Memory Channel
Mode
, and a description of the
Memory Technology
. This option also displays
a table that describes the memory size, whether the memory module is ECC
capable, single or dual rank, type, and organization.
PCI Info
Displays the contents of each PCI slot.
Date/Time
Controls the system’s internal calendar and clock.
Boot Sequence
(
Diskette drive
default)
Determines the order in which the system searches for boot devices during
system startup.
NOTE:
If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option appears in
the system setup menu. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB
device and move it so it becomes the first device in the list.
Drives
Diskette Drive
(
Internal
default)
Enables and disables the floppy drives and sets read permission for the
internal floppy drive.
•
Off
— disables all floppy drives
•
USB
— enables the USB floppy drive
•
Internal —
enables the internal floppy drive
•
Read Only —
enables the internal drive controller and allows the internal
floppy drive read-only permission
NOTE:
Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives
regardless of this setting.
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.