
Table 2-4. Onboard Devices Options
Option | Description | |
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Integrated NIC | Enables or disables the integrated Network Interface Controller (NIC). Off | |
(On default) | disables the controller. On enables the controller. On w/PXE enables the | |
controller with PXE. On w/RPL enables the controller with RPL. | ||
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| NOTE: PXE or RPL is required only if you are booting to an operating system | |
| on another system, not if you are booting to an operating system on a hard | |
| drive in this system. | |
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USB Controller | Enables or disables the internal USB controller. Off disables the | |
(On default) | controller. On enables the controller. No Boot enables the controller, but | |
disables the ability to boot from a USB device. | ||
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| NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB storage | |
| devices regardless of the No Boot setting. | |
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Front USB Ports | Enables or disables the front USB ports independently of the rear ports. Off | |
(On default) | disables the controller. On enables the controller. No Boot enables the | |
controller, but disables the ability to boot from a USB device. | ||
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| NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB storage | |
| devices regardless of the No Boot setting. | |
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Serial Port #1 | Serial Port 1 options are COM1, COM3, Auto, and Off. | |
(Auto default) | When serial port 1 is set to Auto, the integrated port automatically maps | |
| to the next available port. Serial port 1 attempts to use COM1 first and | |
| then COM3. If both addresses are in use for a specific port, the port is | |
| disabled. When serial port is set to COM1, the integrated port is | |
| configured at 3F8h with IRQ4. When the serial port is set to COM3, the | |
| integrated port is configured at 3E8h with IRQ4. | |
| If you set the serial port to Auto and add an expansion card with a port | |
| configured to the same designation, the system automatically remaps the | |
| integrated port to the next available port designation that shares the | |
| same IRQ setting. | |
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Option | Description | |
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| Determines whether the physical processor appears as one or two logical | |
(On default) | processors. The performance of some applications improve with | |
additional logical processors installed. On enables hyperthreading. Off | ||
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disables hyperthreading.
Multiple CPU Core
(On default)
If the processor has multiple cores, specifies whether the processor will have one or two cores enabled. The performance of some applications will improve with the additional core. Off disables Multiple CPU Core Technology. On enables Multiple CPU Core Technology.
Using the System Setup Program
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