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

Option

Description

 

 

Boot Sequence

Determines the order in which the system searches for boot devices

 

during system startup. Available options can include the USB diskette

 

drive, USB CD drive, hard drives, and USB flash drive.

 

NOTE: A USB device will be displayed in the boot order screen only if it is

 

attached to the system before the system enters BIOS.

 

 

Hard-Disk Drive

Determines the order in which the system searches the hard drives during

Sequence

system startup. The selections depend on the hard drives installed in your

 

system.

 

 

USB Flash Drive

Determines the emulation type for a USB flash drive. Hard disk allows

Emulation Type

the USB flash drive to act as a hard drive. Floppy allows the USB flash

(Auto default)

drive to act as a removable diskette drive. Auto automatically chooses an

 

emulation type.

 

 

Integrated Devices

See "Integrated Devices Screen" on page 48.

 

 

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

See "Serial Communication Screen" on page 49.

 

 

System Security

Displays a screen to configure the system password and setup password

 

features. See "Using the System Password" on page 51 and "Using the

 

Setup Password" on page 53 for more information.

 

 

Keyboard NumLock

Determines whether your system starts up with the NumLock mode

(On default)

activated on 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 default)

Report for 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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Dell 1955 System Setup Program Options Description Boot Sequence, Drive, USB CD drive, hard drives, and USB flash drive