System Setup Options
NOTE: Depending on your computer, BIOS version, and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.
System
System Info | Lists system information such as the computer name, the BIOS version |
| number and date, system tags, and other |
| NOTE: The system name listed in the BIOS may not appear exactly as the name |
| that appears on the computer or in the computer’s documentation. |
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CPU Info | Identifies whether the computer’s processor supports |
| lists the processor bus speed, processor ID, clock speed, and L2 cache. |
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Memory Info | Indicates the amount of installed memory, memory speed, channel mode |
| (dual or single), and type of memory installed. |
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Date/Time | Displays current date and time settings. |
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Boot Sequence | The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this |
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| NOTE: If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, the device appears in |
| the system setup menu. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB |
| device and move it so that it becomes the first device in the list. |
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Drives |
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Diskette Drive | Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector on |
| the system board as Off, USB, Internal, or Read Only. |
Drives 0 through 1 Identifies the drives attached to the SATA connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for the drives.
SATA Operation Identifies and defines the SATA modes. You can set the SATA controller to AHCI or ATA mode.
Onboard Devices
NIC Controller You can set the NIC to On (default), Off, or On w/PXE. When the On w/PXE setting is active (available only for the future boot process), the computer prompts the user to press <Ctrl><Alt><b>. Pressing this key combination causes a menu to display that allows you to select a method for booting from a network server. If a boot routine is not available from the network server, the computer attempts to boot from the next device in the boot sequence list.
1394 Controller Enables or disables the IEEE 1394 connections.
Card Reader | Enables or disables the optional Media Card Reader. |
Audio Controller Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
