Table 3. System Configuration
Option Description
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
NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in
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
NOTE: The operating system may allocate resources even though the setting is
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 on-board drives:
• SATA-0
• SATA-1
• SATA-2
• SATA-3
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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