Super IO Configuration

Option

Description

 

 

Serial Port1 Address

Assigns the I/O address and IRQ for the first onboard

(3F8/IRQ4 default)

serial port.

Serial Port2 Address

Assigns the I/O address and IRQ for the second onboard

(3F8/IRQ4 default)

serial port.

 

 

USB Configuration

 

Option

Description

 

 

USB Devices Enabled

Displays USB devices currently detected.

 

 

Legacy USB Support

Enables support for legacy USB devices. Select Auto to

(Auto default)

disable legacy support if no USB devices are connected.

 

 

USB 2.0 Controller

Configures the USB 2.0 controller in HiSpeed

 

(480 Mbps) or FullSpeed (12 Mbps).

 

 

USB Mass Storage Reset

Sets the number of seconds that the POST waits for the

Delay (20 Sec default)

USB mass storage device after the start unit command is

 

issued.

 

 

Device#

USB device model name.

 

 

Emulation Type (Auto

If the type is set to Auto, USB devices which are

default)

less than 530 MB are emulated as floppies and the

 

others are emulated as hard drives. Forced FDD option

 

can be used to force a formatted hard drive to boot

 

as FDD (e.g. ZIP drive).

 

 

PCI Configuration

 

 

 

Option

Description

 

 

NIC1 KAWELA

Enables or disables onboard 82576 NIC1 PXE

(Enable with PXE

option ROM.

default)

 

 

 

NIC2 KAWELA

Enables or disables onboard 82576 NIC2 PXE

(Enable with PXE

option ROM.

default)

 

Using the System Setup Program

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Dell C2100 owner manual Super IO Configuration, USB Configuration, PCI Configuration

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