Dell Disable Enable with PXE, Disable No boot, Front USB, PCI slots Audio WiFi NIC slot

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System information: Displays BIOS Info, System Info, and the Service Tag.

Memory information: Displays Installed Memory, Usable Memory, Memory Speed, Memory Channel Mode, and Memory

Technology.

Processor information: Displays the Processor Type, Processor Speed, Processor Bus Speed, Processor L2 cache, Processor ID.

PCI information: Displays available slots on the system board.

Date/Time

Displays the system date and time. Changes to the system date and time take effect immediately.

Boot Sequence

Specifies the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system from the devices specified in this list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette drive

 

 

Enables or disables the floppy drive connector on the system board.

 

 

 

 

 

Disable

 

 

 

 

 

Enable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA Operation

 

 

Configures the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller to:

 

 

 

 

 

RAID Autodetect/AHCI (default)

 

 

 

 

 

RAID Autodetect/ATA

 

 

 

 

 

RAID On/ATA

 

 

 

 

 

Legacy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Reporting

 

Enables or disables integrated drive errors to be reported during system startup.

 

 

 

 

 

This option is disabled by default.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drives

 

 

Enables or disables the SATA or ATA drives connected to the system board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated NIC

 

 

Enables or disables the integrated network card. You can set the integrated NIC to:

 

Integrated NIC 2

Enable (default)

 

 

 

 

Disable

 

 

 

 

Enable with PXE

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB Controller

 

 

Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. You can set the USB controller to:

 

 

 

 

Enable (default)

 

 

 

 

Disable

 

 

 

 

No boot

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial Port #1

 

 

Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to:

 

Serial Port #2

 

 

Disable

 

 

 

 

Auto (default)

 

 

 

 

COM1

 

 

 

 

COM3

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM1 or COM3).

 

Miscellaneous Devices

Enables or disables the following onboard devices:

 

 

 

 

Front USB

 

 

 

 

Rear Dual USB (under NIC1 and powered USB)

 

 

 

 

Rear Dual USB (under NIC2 and powered USB)

 

 

 

 

PCI slots

 

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

WiFi NIC slot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

Primary Video

Specifies which video controller is primary when two video controllers are present on the computer.

Auto (default)

Onboard/PEG

Performance

Multi Core Support

Specifies whether one or all the cores of the processor will be enabled.

 

NOTE: The performance of some applications improve with additional cores.

 

 

Intel® SpeedStep™

Enables or disables the Intel SpeedStep mode.

 

This option is disabled by default.

 

 

C States Control

Enables or disables additional processor sleep states.

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Contents Page System Setup Screen System SetupEntering System Setup System Setup OptionsDisable Disable EnableDisable Enable with PXE Disable No bootPower On is set to disabled Deactivate defaultPower Off default Power OnEnable F12 = Boot menu enabled by default Boot SequenceOption Settings Changing the Boot Sequence for the Current BootPassword Protection Booting to a USB DeviceIf Password Status is set to Locked Assigning a System PasswordDisabling a Forgotten Password and Setting a New Password Administrator PasswordJumper Settings Clearing Forgotten PasswordsJumper Setting Description Clearing Cmos Settings Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive DiagnosticsDell Diagnostics When to Use the Dell DiagnosticsBeep Codes Power Button Light CodesLight Pattern Problem Description Suggested Resolution Diagnostic LightsBack to Contents Removing and Replacing Parts Video SpecificationsProcessor MemoryCards NetworkSystem Information Expansion BusExternal Connectors System Board ConnectorsControls and Lights Power PhysicalEnvironmental Back to Contents System Board Layout Expansion Card Removing the Expansion CardReplacing the Expansion Card Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Cover Removing the CoverReplacing the Cover Fan Removing the FanReplacing the Fan Front Panel Removing the Front PanelReplacing the Front Panel Hard Drive Removing the Hard DriveReplacing the Hard Drive Heat Sink and Processor Removing the Heat Sink and ProcessorReplacing the Heat Sink and Processor Chassis Intrusion Switch Removing the Chassis Intrusion SwitchReplacing the Chassis Intrusion Switch Internal Speaker Removing the Internal SpeakerReplacing the Internal Speaker Panel Removing the I/O PanelReplacing the I/O Panel Memory Removing the MemoryReplacing the Memory Optical Drive Removing the Optical DriveReplacing the Optical Drive Power Supply Removing the Power SupplyReplacing the Power Supply System Board Removing the System BoardReplacing the System Board Removing the Back Thermal Sensor Thermal SensorRemoving the Front Thermal Sensor Replacing the Front Thermal SensorReplacing the Back Thermal Sensor Recommended Tools Working on Your ComputerBefore Working Inside Your Computer Turning Off Your ComputerClick Start→ Turn Off Computer→ Turn Off After Working Inside Your Computer