Table 2-2. System Setup Program Options (continued)

Option

Description

 

 

Video Memory

Displays the amount of video memory. This option does not have user-

 

selectable settings.

 

 

System Memory Testing

Determines if memory is being tested during POST.

(Enabled default)

 

 

 

OS Install Mode

Determines the maximum amount of memory available to the operating

(Off default)

system. On sets the maximum memory to 256 MB. Off makes all of the

 

system memory available to the operating system. Some operating

 

systems cannot install with more than 2 GB of system memory. Enable

 

this option (On) during operating system installation and disable (Off)

 

after installation.

 

 

CPU Information

See "CPU Information Screen" on page 33.

 

 

IDE Primary Drive 0

Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the IDE device in Drive 0 (optical drive).

(Auto)

 

 

 

SATA Port (0 1)

Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 0.

(Auto)

 

 

 

Boot Sequence

Determines the order in which the system searches for boot devices

 

during system startup. Available options can include the diskette drive,

 

CD drive, hard drives, and network.

 

 

Hard-Disk Drive

Determines the order in which the system searches the hard drives during

Sequence

system startup. The selections depend on the hard drives installed in your

 

system.

 

 

USB Flash Drive

Determines the emulation type for a USB flash drive. Hard disk allows

Emulation Type

the USB flash drive to act as a hard drive. Auto automatically chooses an

(Auto default)

emulation type.

 

 

Integrated Devices

See "Integrated Devices Screen" on page 34.

 

 

PCI IRQ Assignment

Displays a screen to change the IRQ assigned to each of the integrated

 

devices on the PCI bus, and any installed expansion cards that require an

 

IRQ.

 

 

Console Redirection

See "Console Redirection Screen" on page 35.

 

 

System Security

Displays a screen to configure the system password and setup password

 

features. See "Using the System Password" on page 37 and "Using the

 

Setup Password" on page 39 for more information.

 

 

Keyboard NumLock

Determines whether your system starts up with the NumLock mode

(On default)

activated on 101– or 102–key keyboards (does not apply to 84-key

 

keyboards).

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Dell 860 System Setup Program Options Description Video Memory, OS Install Mode, Off default, After installation, Sequence