Table 3. System Configuration
Option | Description | |
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Integrated NIC | Allows you to enable or disable the integrated network card. You can set the | |
| integrated NIC to: | |
| • | Disabled |
| • | Enabled |
| • | Enabled w/PXE |
| • | Enabled w/ImageServer |
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| NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in |
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| this section may or may not appear. |
Serial Port | Allows you to define the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to: | |
| • | Disabled |
| • | COM1 |
| • | COM2 |
| • | COM3 |
| • | COM4 |
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| NOTE: The operating system may allocate resources even though the setting is |
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| disabled. |
SATA Operation | Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller. | |
| • Disabled - The SATA controllers are hidden. | |
| • ATA - SATA is configured for ATA mode. | |
| • AHCI - SATA is configured for AHCI mode. | |
| • RAID ON - SATA is configured to support RAID mode. | |
Drives | Allows you to enable or disable the various | |
| • | |
| • | |
| • | |
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SMART Reporting | This field controls if the hard drive errors for the integrated drives are reported during | |
| system startup. This technology is part of the SMART (Self Monitoring Analysis and | |
| Reporting Technology) specification. | |
| • Enable SMART Reporting - This option is disabled by default. | |
USB Configuration | This field configures the integrated USB controller. If Boot Support is enabled, the | |
| system is allowed to boot any type of USB mass storage devices (HDD, memory key, | |
| floppy). | |
If USB port is enabled, device attached to this port is enabled and available for operation system.
If USB port is disabled, the operation system cannot see any device attached to this port.
The options for USB configuration differ based on the form factors:
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