Dell OptiPlex 980 Service Manual - Page 15
Microcode Version, Multi Core Capable - raid
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Microcode Version, Multi Core Capable and HT Capable 64-bit Technology. PCI information: Displays available slots on the system board. Date/Time Displays the system date and time. Changes to the system date and time take effect immediately. Boot Sequence Specifies the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system from the devices specified in this list. Onboard or USB Floppy Onboard SATA Hard Drive Onboard or USB CD-Rom Drive Drives Diskette drive This field determines how the BIOS configures floppy drives, operating systems with USB support will recognize USB Floppy drives regardless of this setting: Disable - All Floppy drive are disable Enable - All floppy drive are enable. SATA Operation The "USB Controller" Setup option will affect floppy operation. configures the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller. RAID Autodetect / AHCI = RAID if signed drives, otherwise AHCI RAID Autodetect / ATA= RAID if signed drives, otherwise ATA RAID On / ATA= SATA is configured for RAID on every boot Legacy = The hard drive controller is configured for legacy mode Legacy mode provides for compatibility with some older operating systems that do not support native resources assigned to the drive controller. S.M.A.R.T. Reporting RAID Mode is incompatible with ImageServer. Please disable RAID mode if enabling Image Server. This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are reported during system startup. This technology is part of the SMART(Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) specification. This option is disabled by default. Drives Enables or disables the SATA or ATA drives connected to the system board. System Configuration Integrated NIC Enables or disables the integrated network card. You can set the integrated NIC to: Disable Enable (default) Enable with PXE> Enable with ImageSever ImageServe is incompatible with RAID mode. Please disable RAID if enabling ImageServer. PXE is needed only if intending to boost to an operating system located on a server, not if you are booting on an OS located on a hard drive in this system. USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. You can set the USB controller to: Enable (default) Disable No boot operating systems with USB support will recognize USB Storage Parallel Port Identifies and defines the parallel port settings. You can set the parallel port to: Disable AT PS/2 (default) EPP ECP No DMA ECP DMA 1 ECP DMA 3 Parallel Port Address Serial Port #1 Miscellaneous Devices Sets the base I/O address of the integrated parallel port. Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to: Disable Auto (default) COM1 COM3 The operating system may allocate resources even though the setting is disabled. Enables or disables the following onboard devices: Front USB PCI slots Audio OptiPlex ON Reader Rear Quad USB WiFi NIC Slot