Dell Dimension 5000 Owner's Manual - Page 108
System Setup Options, System, Drives, Onboard Devices - bios
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com System Setup Options NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as listed. System System Info CPU Info Memory Info Date/Time Boot Sequence Drives Diskette Drive Drives 0 through 3 SATA Operation Onboard Devices Integrated NIC Controller Integrated Audio Controller USB Controller Lists system information such as the computer name, the BIOS version number and date, system tags, and other system-specific information. Identifies whether the computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading and lists the processor bus speed, processor ID, clock speed, and L2 cache. Indicates amount of installed memory, memory speed, channel mode (dual or single), and type of memory installed. Displays current date and time settings. The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list. 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. Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector on the system board as Off, USB, Internal, or Read Only. Identifies the drives attached to the SATA connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for hard drives. Hard-drive controller feature that provides two configuration settings: Normal - native mode, which provides the highest drive performance and optimal flexibility. Combination - combination mode, which offers compatibility with versions of the operating system that do not support SATA drives. You can set the NIC to On (default), Off, or On w/ PXE. When the On w/ PXE setting is active (available only for the 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. Set to On (default) so that USB devices will be detected and supported in the operating system. 108 Appendix