Dell PowerEdge SC1435 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 26

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Table 2-2. System Setup Program Options (continued) Option Boot Sequence Hard-Disk Drive Sequence USB Flash Drive Emulation Type (Auto default) Boot Sequence Retry Integrated Devices PCI IRQ Assignment Serial Communication (Off default) System Security Keyboard NumLock (On default) Report Keyboard Errors (Report default) Description Determines the order in which the system searches for boot devices during system startup. Available options can include the diskette drive, CD drive, hard drives, and network. NOTE: System boot is not supported from an external device attached to a SAS or SCSI adapter. See support.dell.com for the latest support information about booting from external devices. Determines the order in which the system searches the hard drives during system startup. The selections depend on the hard drives installed in your system. Determines the emulation type for a USB flash drive. Hard disk allows the USB flash drive to act as a hard drive. Floppy allows the USB flash drive to act as a removal diskette drive. Auto automatically chooses an emulation type. If this field is enabled and the system has failed to boot, the system will reattempt to boot after 30 seconds. See "Integrated Devices Screen" on page 28. Displays a screen to change the IRQ assigned to each of the integrated devices on the PCI bus, and any installed expansion card that requires an IRQ. Options are On with Console Redirection via COM2, and Off. Displays a screen to configure the system password and setup password features. See "System Security Screen" on page 29, "Using the System Password" on page 30, and "Using the Setup Password" on page 32 for more information. Determines whether your system starts up with the NumLock mode activated on 101- or 102-key keyboards (does not apply to 84-key keyboards). Enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the POST. Select Report for host systems that have keyboards attached. Select Do Not Report to suppress all error messages relating to the keyboard or keyboard controller during POST. This setting does not affect the operation of the keyboard itself if a keyboard is attached to the system. 26 Using the System Setup Program

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Using the System Setup Program
Boot Sequence
Determines the order in which the system searches for boot devices during system
startup. Available options can include the diskette drive, CD drive, hard drives, and
network.
NOTE:
System boot is not supported from an external device attached to a SAS or
SCSI adapter. See support.dell.com for the latest support information about booting
from external devices.
Hard-Disk Drive
Sequence
Determines the order in which the system searches the hard drives during system
startup. The selections depend on the hard drives installed in your system.
USB Flash Drive
Emulation Type
(
Auto
default)
Determines the emulation type for a USB flash drive.
Hard disk
allows the USB
flash drive to act as a hard drive.
Floppy
allows the USB flash drive to act as a
removal diskette drive.
Auto
automatically chooses an emulation type.
Boot Sequence Retry
If this field is enabled and the system has failed to boot, the system will reattempt
to boot after 30 seconds.
Integrated Devices
See "Integrated Devices Screen" on page 28.
PCI IRQ Assignment
Displays a screen to change the IRQ assigned to each of the integrated devices on
the PCI bus, and any installed expansion card that requires an IRQ.
Serial Communication
(
Off
default)
Options are
On with Console Redirection
via COM2,
and
Off
.
System Security
Displays a screen to configure the system password and setup password features.
See "System Security Screen" on page 29, "Using the System Password" on page 30,
and "Using the Setup Password" on page 32 for more information.
Keyboard NumLock
(
On
default)
Determines whether your system starts up with the NumLock mode activated on
101- or 102-key keyboards (does not apply to 84-key keyboards).
Report Keyboard Errors
(
Report
default)
Enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the POST. Select
Report
for
host systems that have keyboards attached. Select
Do Not Report
to suppress all
error messages relating to the keyboard or keyboard controller during POST. This
setting does not affect the operation of the keyboard itself if a keyboard is attached
to the system.
Table 2-2.
System Setup Program Options
(continued)
Option
Description