Dell Inspiron 3000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 32

System Memory, Extended Memory, System Devices Menu Options

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and an external device simultaneously (Simul Mode, the default). When you are using Windows 95 (rather than the Setup program), press to change the video display device. System Memory System Memory displays the base amount of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) installed in the computer. Each computer has 640 KB of base memory. This option has no user-selectable settings. Extended Memory Extended Memory displays the total amount of memory above 1 MB. Each computer comes standard with at least 16 MB of memory on the system board. If you install or remove memory, the amount of extended memory displayed changes. This option has no user-selectable settings. System Devices Menu Options The following subsections explain each option in the System Devices menu of the Setup program (see Figure 2-2). The same information is also available in the topic titled "System Devices Menu" in the online System User's Guide. Setup Utility Main System Devices Security Power Boot Exit P/S 2 Mouse IDE Controller FDD Controller CD-ROM Drive Speed Plug & Play O/S Serial Port Infrared Port Parallel Port: Mode DMA Channel Audio: 1st DMA channel 2nd DMA channel [Enabled] [Both] [Enabled] [High Performance] [Yes] [PnP OS] [Disabled] [PnP OS] [ECP] [DMA 3] [PnP OS] [DMA 1] [DMA 0] Item Specific Help F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu F5/F6 Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 2-2. System Devices Menu of Setup Program F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit 2-4 Dell Inspiron 3000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide

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Dell Inspiron 3000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
and an external device simultaneously (Simul Mode, the
default).
When you are using Windows 95 (rather than the Setup
program), press <Fn><F8> to change the video display
device.
System Memory
System Memory displays the base amount of dynamic
random-access memory (DRAM) installed in the com-
puter. Each computer has 640 KB of base memory. This
option has no user-selectable settings.
Extended Memory
Extended Memory displays the total amount of memory
above 1 MB. Each computer comes standard with at least
16 MB of memory on the system board. If you install or
remove memory, the amount of extended memory dis-
played changes. This option has no user-selectable
settings.
System Devices Menu Options
The following subsections explain each option in the
System Devices menu of the Setup program (see Fig-
ure 2-2). The same information is also available in the
topic titled “System Devices Menu” in the online
System
User’s Guide.
Figure 2-2.
System Devices Menu of Setup Program
Main
System Devices
Security
Power
Boot
Exit
F1 Help
Select Item
F5/F6 Change Values
F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit
Select Menu
Enter Select
Sub-Menu
F10 Save and Exit
P/S 2 Mouse
[Enabled]
IDE Controller
[Both]
FDD Controller
[Enabled]
CD-ROM Drive Speed
[High Performance]
Plug & Play O/S
[Yes]
Serial Port
[PnP OS]
Infrared Port
[Disabled]
Parallel Port:
[PnP OS]
Mode
[ECP]
DMA Channel
[DMA 3]
Audio:
[PnP OS]
1st DMA channel
[DMA 1]
2nd DMA channel
[DMA 0]
Setup Utility
Item Specific Help