Dell E26S Series owner manual Sata Settings screen, Post

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Menu Item

Description

 

 

Processor 1

NOTE: Depending on the number of installed CPUs, there may be

 

 

up to four processor listings. The following settings are displayed for

 

each processor installed in the system.

Family-Model-Stepping

Displays the family, model and stepping of the processor as defined by

 

Intel.

Brand

Displays the brand name reported by the processor.

Level 2 Cache

Displays the total L2 cache.

Level 3 Cache

Displays the total L3 cache.

Number of Cores

Displays the number of cores per processor.

SATA Settings screen

You can use the SATA Settings screen to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable RAID on your system.

To view the SATA Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu System BIOS SATA Settings.

The SATA Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Menu Item

Description

 

 

Embedded SATA

Enables the embedded SATA option to be set to Off, ATA, AHCI, or RAID

 

modes. By default, the Embedded SATA option is set to AHCI.

Security Freeze Lock

Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the Embedded SATA drives

 

during POST. This option is applicable only to ATA and AHCI modes.

Write Cache

Enables or disables the command for Embedded SATA drives during

 

POST.

Port A

Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded SATA settings

 

in ATA mode, set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF

 

to turn off BIOS support.

 

For AHCI or RAID mode, BIOS support is always enabled.

Model

Displays the drive model of the selected device.

Drive Type

Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.

Capacity

Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. This field is undefined for

 

removable media devices such as optical drives.

Port B

Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded SATA settings

 

in ATA mode, set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF

 

to turn off BIOS support.

 

For AHCI or RAID mode, BIOS support is always enabled.

Model

Displays the drive model of the selected device.

Drive Type

Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.

Capacity

Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. This field is undefined for

 

removable media devices such as optical drives.

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