Option

Description

 

 

 

 

Enabled

 

Enabled w/PXE (Default Setting)

Parallel Port

Allows you to define and set how the parallel

 

port on the docking station operates. You can

 

set the parallel port to:

 

Disabled

 

AT

 

PS2

 

ECP

Serial Port

Identifies and defines the serial port settings.

 

You can set the serial port to:

 

Disabled

 

COM1 (Default Setting)

 

COM2

 

COM3

 

COM4

 

 

NOTE: The operating system may

 

 

allocate resources even if the setting is

 

 

disabled.

SATA Operation

Allows you to configure the internal SATA

 

hard-drive controller. The options are:

 

Disabled

 

ATA

 

AHCI

 

RAID On (Default Setting)

 

 

NOTE: SATA is configured to support

 

 

RAID mode.

Drives

Allows you to configure the SATA drives on

 

board. The options are:

 

SATA-0

 

SATA-1

 

SATA-4

 

SATA-5

 

Default Setting: All drives are enabled.

SMART Reporting

This field controls whether hard drive errors

 

for integrated drives are reported during

 

system startup. This technology is part of the

SMART (Self Monitoring Analysis and

Reporting Technology) specification.

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Dell E6430 owner manual Option Description, Parallel Port, Serial Port, Sata Operation, Drives, Smart Reporting

E6430 specifications

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