Dell XPS Owners Manual - Page 104

Video, Performance, USB Controller, Primary Video, Video Memory Size, HyperThreading, SpeedStep

Get Dell XPS PDF manuals and user guides View all Dell XPS manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 104 highlights

USB Controller Video Primary Video Video Memory Size Performance HyperThreading SpeedStep HDD Acoustic Mode Security DEP (Execute Disable) Unlock Setup Set to On (default) so that USB devices will be detected and supported in the operating system. The No Boot option enables a USB controller, but it does not recognize a USB storage device. This setting specifies which video controller is primary when two video controllers are present on the computer. Use this option to select 8 MB (default) or 1 MB of system memory for an integrated video controller. If your computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading, this option appears in the Options List. This field specifies whether Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology will be enabled for any supported processor in the computer. • Bypass - Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics mode setting. • Quiet (default) - The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting. • Suggested - The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive manufacturer. • Performance - The hard drive operates at its maximum speed. NOTE: Switching to performance mode may cause the drive to be noisier, but the drive's performance is not affected. NOTE: Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image. • Opt-In (default) - DEP is enabled by default on computers with NX-capable processors. Only Windows system binaries are covered by DEP with this option. Applications may enable DEP protection through creating an application compatibility shim and installing that shim with the application. • Opt-Out - DEP is enabled for all processes. Users can manually create exceptions for specific applications in System Properties, or IT Pros and ISVs can use the Application Compatibility Toolkit to opt-out. • Always On - Full DEP coverage with no exceptions. • Always Off - No user-mode DEP coverage. Drivers and the Widows core kernel binaries are covered by DEP, but no other binaries are included in the set of covered applications. Use this option with an Admin Password to unlock setup options. NOTE: This option appears only when the Admin Password option is enabled. 104 Specifications

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
104
Specifications
USB Controller
Set to
On
(default) so that USB devices will be detected and supported in the
operating system. The
No Boot
option enables a USB controller, but it does
not recognize a USB storage device.
Video
Primary Video
This setting specifies which video controller is primary when two video
controllers are present on the computer.
Video Memory Size
Use this option to select 8 MB (default) or 1 MB of system memory for an
integrated video controller.
Performance
HyperThreading
If your computer’s processor supports Hyper-Threading, this option appears in
the
Options List
.
SpeedStep
This field specifies whether Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology will be
enabled for any supported processor in the computer.
HDD Acoustic Mode
•
Bypass
— Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics mode
setting.
•
Quiet
(default) — The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.
•
Suggested
— The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive
manufacturer.
•
Performance
—
The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.
NOTE:
Switching to performance mode may cause the drive to be noisier, but the
drive’s performance is not affected.
NOTE:
Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image.
Security
DEP (Execute
Disable)
•
Opt-In
(default) — DEP is enabled by default on computers with
NX-capable processors. Only Windows system binaries are covered by DEP
with this option. Applications may enable DEP protection through creating
an application compatibility shim and installing that shim with the
application.
•
Opt-Out
— DEP is enabled for all processes. Users can manually create
exceptions for specific applications in System Properties, or IT Pros and ISVs
can use the Application Compatibility Toolkit to opt-out.
•
Always On
— Full DEP coverage with no exceptions.
•
Always Off
—
No user-mode DEP coverage. Drivers and the Widows core
kernel binaries are covered by DEP, but no other binaries are included in the
set of covered applications.
Unlock Setup
Use this option with an
Admin Password
to unlock setup options.
NOTE:
This option appears only when the
Admin Password
option is enabled.