Dell E521 Owner's Manual - Page 113

Video, Onboard Devices - boot usb

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SATA Operation (Off default) SMART Reporting (Off default) The field configures the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller. • RAID Off - No RAID support • RAID On - SATA is configured for RAID on every boot. This setting determines whether integrated drive errors are reported or not during system startup. Onboard Devices Integrated NIC (On default) Integrated Audio (On default) USB Controller (On default) Rear Dual USB0 (On default) Rear Dual USB1 (On default) Front USB (On default) Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller. Settings are Off, On, On w/ PXE, or On w/RPL. When the On w/ PXE or the On w/RPL setting is active, 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 the internal USB controller. No Boot enables the controller but disables the ability to boot from a USB device. NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives regardless of the No Boot setting. Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on the back of the computer. Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on the back of the computer. Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on the front of the computer. Video Primary Video (Auto default) Video Memory Size (64MB 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. This setting configures the amount of system memory that is reserved for the integrated video controller. The settings are Auto, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, or Off. Appendix 113

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Appendix
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SATA Operation
(Off
default)
The field configures the operating mode of the integrated hard drive
controller.
RAID Off
— No RAID support
RAID On
— SATA is configured for RAID on every boot.
SMART Reporting
(
Off
default)
This setting determines whether integrated drive errors are reported or not
during system startup.
Onboard Devices
Integrated NIC
(
On
default)
Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller.
Settings are
Off
,
On
,
On w/
PXE, or On w/RPL
. When the
On w/ PXE
or the
On w/RPL
setting is active,
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
(
On
default)
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
USB Controller
(
On
default)
Enables or disables the internal USB controller.
No Boot
enables the controller
but disables the ability to boot from a USB device.
NOTE:
Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives
regardless of the
No Boot
setting.
Rear Dual USB0
(
On
default)
Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on the back of the
computer.
Rear Dual USB1
(
On
default)
Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on the back of the
computer.
Front USB
(
On
default)
Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on the front of the
computer.
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
(
64MB
default)
This setting configures the amount of system memory that is reserved for the
integrated video controller. The settings are Auto, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB,
128MB, or Off.