Dell Precision 7920 Tower Owners Manual - Page 103

System configuration

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Option UEFI Boot Path Security System configuration Table 6. System Configuration Option Integrated NIC Integrated NIC 2 UEFI Network Stack Serial Port SATA Operation 7920 Tower Drives Description Allows you to control whether the system prompts the user to enter the Admin password when booting to a UEFI boot path. Click one of the following options: • Always, Except Internal HDD-Default • Always • Never Description Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The options are: • Enable UEFI Network Stack • Disabled NOTE: You can use the Disabled option, only if Active Management Technology (AMT) option is disabled. • Enabled • Enabled w/PXE (Default) Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The options are: • Enabled (Default) • Enabled w/PXE NOTE: This feature is supported only on Tower 7920. Allows pre-OS and early OS networking features to use any enabled NICs. • Enabled UEFI Network Stack This option is set by default. Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to: • Disabled • COM1 (Default) • COM2 • COM3 • COM4 NOTE: The operating system may allocate resources even if the setting is disabled. Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are: • Disabled • AHCI • RAID-On (Default) NOTE: SATA is configured to support RAID mode. System Setup 103

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Option
Description
UEFI Boot Path Security
Allows you to control whether the system prompts the user to enter
the Admin password when booting to a UEFI boot path.
Click one of the following options:
Always, Except Internal HDD
—Default
Always
Never
System configuration
Table 6. System Configuration
Option
Description
Integrated NIC
Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The
options are:
Enable UEFI Network Stack
Disabled
NOTE:
You can use the Disabled option, only if Active
Management Technology (AMT) option is disabled.
Enabled
Enabled w/PXE
(Default)
Integrated NIC 2
Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The
options are:
Enabled
(Default)
Enabled w/PXE
NOTE:
This feature is supported only on Tower 7920.
UEFI Network Stack
Allows pre-OS and early OS networking features to use any
enabled NICs.
Enabled UEFI Network Stack
This option is set by default.
Serial Port
Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial
port to:
Disabled
COM1
(Default)
COM2
COM3
COM4
NOTE:
The operating system may allocate resources
even if the setting is disabled.
SATA Operation
7920 Tower
Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller.
The options are:
Disabled
AHCI
RAID-On
(Default)
NOTE:
SATA is configured to support RAID mode.
Drives
System Setup
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