Dell E521 specifications System Setup Options, Onboard Devices

System Setup Options

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

	Displays the System name, BIOS Version, Service Tag, Express Service Code, and Asset Tag.
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	Displays the following information for the processor installed in the system: Processor Type, Processor Clock Speed, Processor Bus
	Speed, Processor L2 Cache, Processor ID, and if the processor has 64-bit technology.
Memory Info	Displays the amount of Installed Memory, Memory Speed, Memory Channel Mode, and a description of the Memory Technology.
PCI Info	Displays the contents of each PCI slot.
Date/Time	Controls the system's internal calendar and clock.
	Determines the order in which the system searches for boot devices during system startup.
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.
HDD Boot	Lists the order that the BIOS will search the available hard drives in the system.
Sequence
Drives
		Enables and disables the floppy drives and sets read permission for the internal floppy drive.
		• Off — disables all floppy drives
Diskette Drive		• USB — enables the USB floppy drive
		• Internal — enables the internal floppy drive
(Internal default)		• Read Only — enables the internal drive controller and allows the internal floppy drive read-only permission
		NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives regardless of this setting.
Drives 0 through		Enables or disables an ATA or SATA device (such as hard-drive, CD drive, or DVD drive). On enables the interface so that the device can
		be used.
3
(On default)		Displays the Controller type (ATA or SATA), Port number the drive is using, Drive ID number, Capacity, and whether the drive is
		controlled by the BIOS.

The field configures the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller.

SATA Operation
	•	RAID Off — No RAID support
(Off default)	•	RAID On — SATA is configured for RAID on every boot.
SMART Reporting

This setting determines whether integrated drive errors are reported or not during system startup.

(Off default)

Onboard Devices

Integrated	Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller. Settings are Off, On, On w/ PXE, or On w/RPL. When the On w/ PXE or the On w/RPL
NIC	setting is active, 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.
(On default)
Integrated	Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
Audio
(On default)
USB	Enables or disables the internal USB controller. No Boot enables the controller but disables the ability to boot from a USB device.
Controller
(On default)
	NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives regardless of the No Boot setting.
Rear Dual	Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on the back of the computer.
USB0
(On default)
Rear Dual	Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on the back of the computer.
USB1
(On default)
Front USB	Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on the front of the computer.