Option

Description

 

 

 

• View - Enables you to view the current boot option in the computer.

 

• Load Defaults - Restores the default settings of the computer.

 

• Apply - Enables you to apply the settings.

 

• Exit - Exits and starts the computer.

Advanced Boot Options

The Enable Legacy Option ROMs option will allow the legacy option ROMs to load,

 

when in UEFI boot mode. Without this option, only UEFI option ROMs will load. This

 

option is required for Legacy boot mode. This Legacy boot mode is not allowed when

 

you enable the Secure Boot. By default, the Enable Legacy Option ROMs check-box is

 

not selected. The other options are:

 

• Load Defaults - Restores the default settings of the computer.

 

• Apply - Enables you to apply the settings.

 

• Exit - Exits and starts the computer.

Date/Time

Allows you to set the date and time. The changes to the system date and time takes

 

effect immediately.

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/Cloud Desktop

 

 

NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in

 

 

this section may or may not appear.

SATA Operation

Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated SATA 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-4

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.

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Dell 9020 AIO Load Defaults Restores the default settings of the computer, Apply Enables you to apply the settings

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