Dell GX240 manual 3.5 Inch, 1.44 MB –Not Installed, Advanced Features

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–Clock Speed indicates the core speed at which the microprocessor(s) operates.

–Cache Size displays the size of the microprocessor's level 2 (L2) cache.

•Diskette Drive A identifies the type of floppy drives installed in your computer. With the standard cabling configuration, Diskette Drive A (the boot floppy drive) is the 3.5-inch floppy drive installed in the top externally accessible drive bay.

The Diskette Drive A option has the following possible settings:

–3.5 Inch, 1.44 MB

–Not Installed

NOTE: Tape drives are not reflected in the Diskette Drive A option. For example, if you have a single floppy drive and a tape drive attached to the floppy drive interface cable, set Diskette Drive A to match the characteristics of the floppy drive.

•Fastboot allows your computer to boot in 10 seconds or less. The default setting is On. If you do not want your computer to skip certain configurations and tests during boot, you may set this option to Off.

•Integrated Devices. This option configures the following devices integrated with the system board:

Press <Enter> to configure these options as explained in the following subsections.

–Sound determines whether the integrated audio controller is On or Off. The default is On.

–USB Controller enables or disables the onboard USB controller. The onboard USB controller is always enabled during the BIOS boot process. When set to On, the onboard USB controller remains enabled when control is passed to the operating system. When set to Off, the USB controller is disabled when control is passed to the operating system.

–Network Interface Controller determines whether the integrated network adapter is On, Off, or On w/ MBA. The default is On. If you select On w/ MBA, you are prompted to press <Ctrl><Alt><b> at the Dell logo screen during computer boot. A menu then appears that allows you to select PXE, RPL, BootP, or NetWare as the active boot mode.

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