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Drives

Diskette Drive

Enables and disables the floppy drives and sets read permission for the

(Internal default)

internal floppy drive. Off disables all floppy drives. USB enables the USB

floppy drive. Internal enables the internal floppy drive. Read Only enables

 

 

the internal drive controller and allows the internal floppy drive read-only

 

permission.

 

NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives

 

regardless of this setting.

 

 

Drives 0 through 3

Enables or disables an ATA or SATA device (such as hard-drive, CD drive, or

(On default)

DVD drive). On enables the interface so that the device can be used.

 

 

Displays the Controller type (ATA or SATA), Port number the drive is

 

using, Drive ID number, Capacity, and whether the drive is controlled by

 

the BIOS.

Drives 4 through 5

(On default)

Enables or disables an ATA or SATA device (such as hard-drive, CD drive, or DVD drive). On enables the interface so that the device can be used.

Displays the Controller type (ATA or SATA), Port number the drive is using, Drive ID number, Capacity, and whether the drive is controlled by the BIOS.

SATA Operation

Determines the integrated SATA controller’s operating mode:

(Normal default)

Normal – native mode, which provides the highest drive performance and

 

optimal flexibility.

 

Combination – combination mode, which offers compatibility with versions

 

of the operating system that do not support SATA drives.

 

 

Onboard Devices

Integrated NIC

(On default)

Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller. Settings are On, Off, or On w/ PXE. When the On w/ PXE setting is active (available only for setting up a future boot process), the computer prompts you 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.

Integrated Audio

Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.

Controller

 

 

 

USB Controller

Enables or disables the internal USB controller. No Boot enables the

(On default)

controller but disables the ability to boot from a USB device.

NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives

 

 

regardless of the No Boot setting.

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Dell 5100 manual 108, Regardless of this setting, Determines the integrated Sata controller’s operating mode

5100 specifications

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