Dell 3000 manual System Memory, Extended Memory, System Devices Menu Options

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and an external device simultaneously (Simul Mode, the default).

When you are using Windows 95 (rather than the Setup program), press <Fn><F8> to change the video display device.

System Memory

System Memory displays the base amount of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) installed in the com- puter. Each computer has 640 KB of base memory. This option has no user-selectable settings.

Extended Memory

Extended Memory displays the total amount of memory above 1 MB. Each computer comes standard with at least 16 MB of memory on the system board. If you install or remove memory, the amount of extended memory dis- played changes. This option has no user-selectable settings.

System Devices Menu Options

The following subsections explain each option in the System Devices menu of the Setup program (see Fig- ure 2-2). The same information is also available in the topic titled “System Devices Menu” in the online System User’s Guide.

Main System Devices

Setup Utility

Security Power Boot Exit

P/S 2 Mouse

[Enabled]

Item Specific Help

 

IDE Controller

[Both]

 

FDD Controller

[Enabled]

 

CD-ROM

Drive Speed

[High Performance]

 

Plug &

Play O/S

[Yes]

 

Serial

Port

[PnP OS]

 

Infrared Port

[Disabled]

 

Parallel Port:

[PnP OS]

 

Mode

 

[ECP]

 

DMA Channel

[DMA 3]

 

Audio:

 

[PnP OS]

 

1st DMA channel

[DMA 1]

 

2nd DMA channel

[DMA 0]

 

 

 

 

 

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select

Item

F5/F6

Change

Values

F9 Setup

Defaults

Select

Menu

Enter

Select

Sub-Menu

F10 Save

and Exit

Figure 2-2. System Devices Menu of Setup Program

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Dell 3000 manual System Memory, Extended Memory, System Devices Menu Options, 2. System Devices Menu of Setup Program