Dell OptiPlex 740 User's Guide - Page 259
Internal, Read Only, On w/ PXE, or On, w/RPL, On w/RPL, No Boot, Autodetect/AHCI
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Drives Diskette Drive (Internal default) This option enables or disables the floppy drive. The options are Off, USB, Internal, and Read Only. NOTE: If USB is selected, ensure that USB Controller setup option under Onboard Devices is set to On. SATA 0 through SATA n Identifies and enables and disables the drives attached to the SATA connectors on the system board and lists the capacities for the hard drives. NOTE: These options appear as SATA 0 through SATA 3 for the mini tower, SATA 0 through SATA 2 for the desktop, and SATA 0 and SATA1 for the small form factor. External SATA Identifies and enables and disables the drives attached to the eSATA connector on the system board and lists the capacities for the hard drives. SATA Operation Options for mini tower and desktop computers: (RAID • RAID Autodetect/AHCI (RAID if signed drives, otherwise AHCI) Autodetect/AHCI • RAID Autodetect/ATA (RAID if signed drives, otherwise ATA) default for mini tower and • RAID On (SATA is configured for RAID on every boot) desktop computers) NOTE: When in Autodetect mode, the computer configures the drive as RAID if a RAID (AHCI default for small signature is detected on the drive. Otherwise the drive will be configured as AHCI or ATA. form factor computers) Options for small form factor computers: • AHCI • ATA SMART Reporting (Off default) 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) 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. Advanced Features 259