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

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Dell 1900 System Setup Program Options Description Memory Information, Applications when enabled. Disabled is the default