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Table 2-3. CPU Information Screen (continued) Option Demand-Based Power Management (Disabled default) Processor 1 ID Description Enables or disables demand-based power management. When enabled, the CPU Performance State tables will be reported to the operating system; when disabled, the CPU Performance State tables will not be reported to the operating system. If any of the CPUs do not support demand-based power management, the field will become read-only, and automatically set to Disabled. Displays the family, model number, and details for each processor. A submenu displays: - Core Speed - Level 2 Cache - Number of Cores - 64-bit Technology Integrated Devices Screen Table 2-4 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the Integrated Devices screen. Table 2-4. Integrated Devices Screen Options Option IDE Controller (Auto default) SATA Controller (ATA default) USB Controller (On with BIOS support default) Embedded Gb NIC (Enabled with PXE default) MAC Address Diskette Controller Description Enables the integrated IDE controller. When set to Auto, each channel of the integrated IDE controller is enabled if IDE devices are attached to the channel and the external IDE controller is not detected. Allows the integrated SATA controller to be set to Off or ATA Mode. Off disables the SATA subsystem. ATA Mode sets the SATA subsystem to Native IDE mode. Enables or disables the system's USB ports. Options are On with BIOS support, On without BIOS support, or Off. Disabling the USB ports makes system resources available for other devices. Enables or disables the system's integrated NIC. Options are Enabled with PXE and Disabled. PXE support allows the system to boot from the network. Changes take effect after the system reboots. Displays the MAC address for the integrated 10/100/1000 NIC. This field does not have user-selectable settings. Enables or disables the system's diskette drive controller. When Auto is selected, the system turns off the controller when necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion slot. You can also configure the drive as Read-Only, or Off. When using the Read-Only setting, the drive cannot be used to write to a disk. 34 Using the System Setup Program

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34
Using the System Setup Program
Integrated Devices Screen
Table 2-4 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the
Integrated
Devices
screen.
Demand-Based Power
Management
(
Disabled
default)
Enables or disables demand-based power management. When
enabled, the CPU Performance State tables will be reported to the
operating system; when disabled, the CPU Performance State
tables will not be reported to the operating system. If any of the
CPUs do not support demand-based power management, the field
will become read-only, and automatically set to
Disabled
.
Processor 1
ID
Displays the family, model number, and details for each processor. A
submenu displays:
– Core Speed
– Level 2 Cache
– Number of Cores
– 64-bit Technology
Table 2-4.
Integrated Devices Screen Options
Option
Description
IDE Controller
(
Auto
default)
Enables the integrated IDE controller. When set to
Auto
, each channel of the
integrated IDE controller is enabled if IDE devices are attached to the channel and
the external IDE controller is not detected.
SATA Controller
(
ATA
default)
Allows the integrated SATA controller to be set to
Off
or
ATA Mode
.
Off
disables
the SATA subsystem.
ATA Mode
sets the SATA subsystem to
Native IDE
mode.
USB Controller
(
On with BIOS support
default)
Enables or disables the system's USB ports. Options are
On with BIOS support
,
On without BIOS support
, or
Off
. Disabling the USB ports makes system
resources available for other devices.
Embedded Gb NIC
(
Enabled with PXE
default)
Enables or disables the system's integrated NIC. Options are
Enabled with PXE
and
Disabled
. PXE support allows the system to boot from the network. Changes
take effect after the system reboots.
MAC Address
Displays the MAC address for the integrated 10/100/1000 NIC. This field does not
have user-selectable settings.
Diskette Controller
Enables or disables the system’s diskette drive controller. When
Auto
is selected,
the system turns off the controller when necessary to accommodate a controller
card installed in an expansion slot. You can also configure the drive as
Read-Only
,
or
Off
. When using the
Read-Only
setting, the drive cannot be used to write to a
disk.
Table 2-3.
CPU Information Screen
(continued)
Option
Description