Dell Vostro 230s Service Manual - Slim Tower - Page 3

Main System Time System Time allows you to set the desired time (usually the current time) in the format. System Date System Date allows you to set the desired date (usually the current day) in the format. l Day - Choose the day of the week, defined by BIOS (read-only) l Month - Choose the month l Date - Choose the date, which you can change using the keyboard. l Year - Set the year. SATA The computer only supports two hard drives, however the system setup can support up to four SATA hard drives. When you enter System Setup it detects the presence of SATA devices. Pressing displays the SATA 0 - 3 sub-menus. These sub-menus displays the status of the auto detection. The following information is displayed: l Device l Vendor l Size (only displayed when the Hard Drive is detected) S.M.A.R.T. Reporting This field controls whether errors for integrated drives are reported while booting the computer. This technology is part of the SMART (Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) specification. l Auto (default) l Off Halt On Error During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer stops if the system setup detects a hardware error. You can configure the system setup to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process. Available settings are: l Disabled l Enabled (default) Keyboard Errors During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer detects keyboard error. You can configure the BIOS to enable or disable error reporting during POST. Available settings are: l Report (default) l Do not report Fan Errors During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer detects fan error. You can configure the BIOS to enable or disable error reporting during POST. Available settings are: l Report (default) l Do not report Advanced CPU Information Max CPUID Value Limit - The maximum CPUID input value determines the values that the operating system can write to the CPUID's EAX register to obtain information about the processor. Available Settings are: l Enable l Disable (default) Intel® Virtualization Tech - Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) is comprised of a set of processor enhancements that improve traditional software-based virtualization solutions. Allows a computer to run multiple operating systems and applications as independent virtual machines. Using virtualization capabilities, one computer can function as multiple "virtual" computers. Available Settings are: l Enable (default) l Disable Execute Disable Bit - Execute Disable Bit (EDB) is an Intel hardware-based security feature that can help reduce your computers exposure to viruses and malicious code. This feature allows the processors to specify areas on the memory where application codes can or cannot execute. When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables the code's execution, preventing damage and worm propagation. Available Settings are: l Enable (default) l Disable Integrated Graphics Configuration Initiate Graphic Adapter - Allows you to enable or disable the VGA controller. Available Settings are: l PEG/PCI (default) l PEG l PCI Video Memory Size - Allows you to set the size of the Video Memory. Available Settings are: l 32 MB (default) l 64 MB l 128 MB DVMT Model Select - Intel's Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) allows the computer to dynamically allocate memory resources according to the demands of the computer at any point in time. The DVMT improves the efficiency of the memory allocated to either computer's or graphic's processor. Available Settings are: