NOTE: Depending on your computer 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, the system

 

service tag, express service code and asset tag, and

 

other system-specific information.

 

 

Processor Info

Identifies the processor type, clock speed, bus

 

speed, L2 cache, L3 cache, ID, and whether the

 

processor is multiple core capable, supports Hyper-

 

Threading and supports 64-bit technology.

Memory Info

Identifies the memory type, speed, and channel

 

mode (dual or single) by DIMM slot location.

 

 

PCI Info

Indicates the expansion card type by slot location.

 

 

Date/Time

Displays current date and time settings.

 

 

Boot Sequence

The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of

 

devices specified in this list.

 

NOTE: If you insert a boot device and restart the

 

computer, this option appears in the system setup

 

menu. To boot from a USB memory device, for

 

example, select the USB device and move it so that it

 

becomes the first device in the boot sequence.

 

 

Drives

 

 

 

Diskette Drive

Enables and disables the floppy drive attached to the

 

DSKT connector on the system board and sets read

(Internal default)

permissions for the drive.

 

 

Off — All floppy drives are disabled.

 

USB — USB floppy drives are enabled

 

Internal — The integrated floppy drive is

 

enabled.

 

Read Only — The integrated floppy drive is

 

enabled with read-only access.

 

NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will

 

recognize USB floppy drives regardless of this setting.

 

 

SATA Drives 0 through 5

Enables or disables drives attached to the SATA

 

connectors on the system board.

(On default)

Off — A device attached to the interface is not

 

 

usable.

 

On — A device attached to the interface is

 

usable.

 

RAID On - A device attached to the interface

 

is configured for RAID (see About Your RAID

 

Configuration).

 

 

PATA Drives 0 through 1

Enables or disables drives attached to the ATA

 

connectors on the system board, and lists the

(On default)

controller details.

 

 

Off — A device attached to the interface is not

 

usable.

 

On — A device attached to the interface is

 

usable.

 

 

SMART Reporting

Determines whether hard-drive errors for internal

 

drives are reported during system startup.

(Off default)

Off — Errors are not reported.

 

 

On — Errors are reported.

 

 

 

 

Onboard Devices

 

 

 

Integrated NIC

Enables or disables the integrated network interface

 

controller (NIC).

(On default)

Off — The integrated NIC is disabled.

On — The integrated NIC is enabled.

On w/PXE — The integrated NIC is on (with PXE enabled).

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