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

 

Lists system information such as the computer name, the BIOS version number and date,

 

system tags, and other system-specific information.

System Info

 

 

NOTE: The system name listed in the BIOS may not appear exactly as the name that

 

appears on the computer or in the computer's documentation.

 

 

Processor Info

Identifies whether the computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading and lists the

processor bus speed, processor ID, clock speed, and L2 cache.

 

 

 

Memory Info

Indicates amount of installed memory, memory speed, channel mode (dual or single), and

type of memory installed.

 

 

 

Date/Time

Displays current date and time settings.

 

The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list.

Boot Sequence

 

 

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, select the USB device and move

 

it so it becomes the first device in the list.

Drives

 

 

 

Diskette Drive

Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector on the system

board as Off, USB, Internal, or Read Only.

 

 

 

Drives 0 through

Identifies the drives attached to the SATA connectors on the system board, and lists the

1capacity for hard drives.

Drives 2 through

Enables or disables an ATA device (such as a CD or DVD drive).

3

 

SATA Operation

Identifies and defines the SATA controller settings for RAID. You can set the SATA

controller to RAID Autodetect/AHCI, RAID Autodetect/ATA, or RAID On.

 

 

 

Onboard Devices

 

 

 

 

You can set the NIC to On (default), Off, or On w/ PXE. When the On w/ PXE setting is

 

active (available only for the future boot process), the computer prompts you to press

Integrated NIC

<Ctrl><Alt><b>. Pressing this key combination causes a menu to display that allows you

Controller

to select a method for booting from a network server. If a boot routine is not available

 

from the network server, the computer attempts to boot from the next device in the boot

 

sequence list.

 

 

Integrated Audio

Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.

Controller

 

USB Controller

Set to On (default) so that USB devices will be detected and supported in the operating

system.

 

 

 

 

This field enables and disables the Media Card Reader.

 

Off = Media Card Reader is disabled.

Card Reader

On = Media Card Reader is enabled.

The factory default setting is On.

 

This option appears only if a Media Card Reader is installed.

 

 

Video

 

 

 

Primary Video

This setting specifies which video controller is primary when two video controllers are

present on the computer.

 

Video Memory

Offering selectable options of 1MB and 8MB, this field configures the system memory

Size

allocation reserved for the integrated video controller.

 

 

Performance

 

 

 

HyperThreading

If your computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading, this option appears in the

Options List.

 

 

 

 

Bypass (default) — Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics

 

mode setting.

 

Quiet — The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.

 

Suggested — The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive

 

manufacturer.

 

Performance — The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.

HDD Acoustic

 

Mode

NOTE: Switching to performance mode will cause the drive heads to move faster, causing

 

 

the hard drive to be noisier. However, some drives may not see an increase in data

 

transfer rates.

 

NOTE: Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image.

 

 

Security

This section displays available system security options.

 

 

Admin Password

This option provides restricted access to the computer's system setup program in the

same way that access to the system can be restricted with the System Password option.

 

 

 

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Dell E310, 3100 specifications System, Board as Off, USB, Internal, or Read Only

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