Dell 230S specifications Main, Advanced

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System Time

System Time allows you to set the desired time (usually the current time) in the <hour><minute><second> format.

 

 

 

System Date

System Date allows you to set the desired date (usually the current day) in the <day><month><date><year> format.

 

Day — Choose the day of the week, defined by BIOS (read-only)

 

Month — Choose the month

 

Date — Choose the date, which you can change using the keyboard.

 

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 <Enter> displays the SATA 0 - 3 sub-menus. These sub-menus displays the status of

 

the auto detection. The following information is displayed:

 

Device

 

Vendor

 

Size (only displayed when the Hard Drive is detected)

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T.

This field controls whether errors for integrated drives are reported while booting the computer. This technology is part of the SMART (Self

Reporting

Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) specification.

 

Auto (default)

 

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:

 

Disabled

 

Enabled (default)

 

 

 

Keyboard

During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer detects keyboard error. You can configure the BIOS to enable or disable error reporting

Errors

during POST. Available settings are:

 

Report (default)

 

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:

 

Report (default)

 

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:

 

 

Enable

 

 

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:

 

 

Enable (default)

 

 

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:

 

 

Enable (default)

 

 

Disable

 

 

 

 

 

Initiate Graphic Adapter — Allows you to enable or disable the VGA controller. Available Settings are:

 

 

PEG/PCI (default)

 

 

PEG

 

 

PCI

 

 

Video Memory Size — Allows you to set the size of the Video Memory. Available Settings are:

 

 

32 MB (default)

 

 

64 MB

 

 

128 MB

Integrated

 

 

 

Graphics

 

DVMT Model Select — Intel's Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) allows the computer to dynamically allocate memory resources

Configuration

 

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:

 

 

 

 

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