Dell 1900 System Setup Program Options Description Memory Information, CPU Information, Sata Port

Table 2-2. System Setup Program Options (continued)

Option	Description
Memory Information	Displays information related to installed system, video, and redundant memory,
	including size, type, and speed of memory modules, system video memory size,
	system memory test option, and redundant memory status, and snoop filter.
	NOTE: The Snoop Filter option may optimize or degrade the performance of some
	applications when enabled. Disabled is the default.
CPU Information	Displays information related to microprocessors (speed, cache size, and so on).
	Enable or disable Hyper-Threading technology by changing the setting of the
	Logical Processor option. See Table 2-3.
SATA Port X	Displays type and capacity of SATA drive attached to Port X on the system board.
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 Specifies the order in which hard-disk drives are configured in the system. The first hard drive in the system will be the bootable C: drive in DOS or DOS-like operating systems.

USB Flash Drive Type	Determines the emulation type for a USB flash drive. Hard disk allows the USB
(Auto default)	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.
Integrated Devices	See "Integrated Devices Screen" on page 38.
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 cards that require an IRQ.
Serial Communication	Displays a screen to configure serial communication, external serial connector, fail-
	safe baud rate, remote terminal type, and redirection after boot.
Embedded Server	Displays a screen to configure the front-panel LCD options and to set a user-
Management	defined LCD string.
System Security	Displays a screen to configure the system password and setup password features.
	See "Using the System Password" on page 41 and "Using the Setup Password" on
	page 43 for more information.
Keyboard NumLock	Determines whether your system starts up with the NumLock mode activated on
(On default)	101- or 102-key keyboards (does not apply to 84-key keyboards).
Report Keyboard Errors	Enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the POST. Select Report for
(Report default)	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.

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Using the System Setup Program