Memory Info | Indicates amount of installed memory, memory speed, channel mode, and type of memory installed. |
Boot Sequence | Specifies the boot sequence for device types. |
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Drives |
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| Displays the SATA drives in the system (SATA |
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Onboard Devices
Displays the enable status of system board components.
Performance
Displays the enable status of the hyperthreading feature, CPUID value, and HDD acoustic mode.
Security
Displays the enable status of passwords controlling access to BIOS setup and hard disk drive.
Power Management
AC Recovery | Specifies how the system reacts after a power loss (Off, On, Last (previous state)) |
Auto Power On | Specifies when to use the Auto Power Time setting (Off, Everyday, Weekdays) |
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Auto Power | Specifies a time to turn the system on. |
Time |
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Low Power | Allows the NIC to be disabled when the system is in hibernate mode or off. |
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Remote Wake | Allows the system to wake from suspend state. This option is dependent on the setting of other options. |
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Suspend Mode | Selects the power management suspend mode. |
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Maintenance |
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| Displays the service tag, ASF power management, and Event log. |
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ImageServer |
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| Specifies network location for an ImageServer and enables |
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POST Behavior |
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| Specifies options for the Fast Boot, Numlock key, POST hotkeys and keyboard error reporting during startup. |
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Setup Lock
NOTE: The Setup Lock feature is available on the OptiPlex FX160 system only.
Setup lock (SETUP_LOCK, see System Board Connectors) is a hardware feature that interacts with the settings of the BIOS Admin Password option, the BIOS Password Changes option, and the hardware Password jumper (PSWD) to produce a specific behavior of the Setup screens. The most common settings are listed in the table below.
Admin | Password Changes | Password Jumper | Setup Lock Jumper | Setup Behavior |
Password | setting | Installed | Installed |
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No | N/A | No | Yes | • User: view Setup options only |
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Yes | Unlocked | Yes | N/A | • User: can view, and can only set/change the System and |
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| HDD passwords |
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Yes | Locked | Yes | N/A | • User: view Setup options only |
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Boot Sequence
Your computer can boot from any of the following device types:
•Removable Drives — The computer attempts to boot from an external device such as a floppy drive.
•Hard Disk Drive — The computer attempts to boot from an internal drive such as the NVRAM module
•CD/DVD Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the CD or DVD drive. CD and DVD drives are external devices.
•USB Drive — The computer attempts to boot from a bootable USB drive. Insert the memory device into a USB port and restart the computer.
•Network Drive — The computer may receive its operating system from a network drive, such as an ImageServer.
