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Table 3-1 Computer Setup (F10) Utility menu descriptions (continued) Heading Option Description Restore Factory Settings as Default Restores the factory settings as the default settings for the next operation. Apply Defaults Restores factory default settings. and Exit Ignore Changes Exits the computer setup without applying or saving any changes. and Exit Save Changes Saves changes to system configuration and exits the computer setup. and Exit Storage Device Configuration Lists all installed non-SCSI storage devices and provides options for getting specific information about each device. Hard Disk Provides information about the hard disk drives in the system. CD-ROM Provides information about the optical drives in the workstation. Diskette Type (for legacy diskette drives only) identifies the highest capacity media type accepted by the diskette drive. Options are 3.5" 1.44 MB, 5.25" 1.2 MB, and Not Installed. SATA defaults Restores or resets SATA defaults Default Values Resets devices to their SATA default configuration. Multisector Transfers options are 8, 16, and Disable; 16 is default. Transfer Mode specifies the active data transfer mode. Options (subject to device capabilities) are Max UDMA, PIO 0, Max PIO, Enhanced DMA, and Ultra DMA0; Max UDMA is default. Translation Mode enables BIOS to automatically determine the translation mode used to configure a previously formatted SATA or USB mass storage device. This prevents you from having to know how the mass storage device was previously formatted. Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS should not be changed. If the selected translation mode is not compatible with the translation mode that was active when the disk was partitioned and formatted, the data on the disk will be inaccessible. Translation Mode Options are Automatic, Bit Shift, LBA Assisted, Use (Cylinders, Heads, Sectors), and Off; Automatic is default. Storage Options Removable Media Boot Enables/disables ability to boot the system from removable media. Legacy Diskette Write Enables/disables ability to write data to removable media. SATA Emulation Sets the SATA emulation mode with the following options: ● RAID-RAID OPROM executes. This emulation mode offers the best performance and most functionality. ● LEGACY MODE IDE - Offers standard SATA support (four ports only). ● NATIVE MODE IDE - Offers full SATA and SATA-II functionality with no support for RAID. DPS Self-test Enables you to select a drive test for a SATA drive. It is not available for RAID configurations. 28 Chapter 3 System management ENWW

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Heading
Option
Description
Restore Factory Settings as Default
Restores the factory settings as the default settings for the next operation.
Apply Defaults
and Exit
Restores factory default settings.
Ignore Changes
and Exit
Exits the computer setup without applying or saving any changes.
Save Changes
and Exit
Saves changes to system configuration and exits the computer setup.
Storage
Device
Configuration
Lists all installed non-SCSI storage devices and provides options for getting specific information
about each device.
Hard Disk
Provides information about the hard disk drives in the system.
CD-ROM
Provides information about the optical drives in the workstation.
Diskette Type (for legacy diskette drives only) identifies the highest capacity media type accepted
by the diskette drive. Options are 3.5" 1.44 MB, 5.25" 1.2 MB, and Not Installed.
SATA defaults
Restores or
resets SATA
defaults
Default Values
Resets devices to their SATA default configuration.
Multisector Transfers options are 8, 16, and Disable; 16 is default.
Transfer Mode specifies the active data transfer mode. Options (subject to device capabilities) are
Max UDMA, PIO 0, Max PIO, Enhanced DMA, and Ultra DMA0; Max UDMA is default.
Translation Mode enables BIOS to automatically determine the translation mode used to configure
a previously formatted SATA or USB mass storage device. This prevents you from having to know
how the mass storage device was previously formatted.
Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS should not be changed. If the
selected translation mode is not compatible with the translation mode that was active when the
disk was partitioned and formatted, the data on the disk will be inaccessible.
Translation Mode Options are Automatic, Bit Shift, LBA Assisted, Use (Cylinders, Heads, Sectors),
and Off; Automatic is default.
Storage Options
Removable Media Boot
Enables/disables ability to boot the system from removable media.
Legacy Diskette Write
Enables/disables ability to write data to removable media.
SATA Emulation
Sets the SATA emulation mode with the following options:
●
RAID–RAID OPROM executes. This emulation mode offers the best performance and most
functionality.
●
LEGACY MODE IDE – Offers standard SATA support (four ports only).
●
NATIVE MODE IDE – Offers full SATA and SATA-II functionality with no support for RAID.
DPS Self-test
Enables you to select a drive test for a SATA drive. It is not available for RAID configurations.
Table 3-1
Computer Setup (F10) Utility menu descriptions (continued)
28
Chapter 3
System management
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