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PCI Info Identifies any installed PCI or PCI Express cards. None of these fields can be modified.
Date/Time Displays current date and time settings.
Boot Sequence The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list.
This option allows you to control/modify the boot sequence (see "Boot Sequence" on
page 287).
Drives
Diskette Drive
(
Internal
default)
This option enables or disables the floppy drive. The options are Off, Internal, USB,
and Read Only.
NOTE: If USB is selected, ensure that USB Controller setup option under Onboard
Devices is set to On.
SATA 0 through
SATA n
Identifies and enables and disables the drives attached to the SATA connectors on the
system board and lists the capacities for the hard drives.
NOTE: These options appear as SATA 0 through SATA 3 for the mini tower, SATA 0 through
SATA 2 for the desktop, SATA 0 and SATA1 for the small form factor and ultra small form
factor computers.
External SATA Identifies and enables and disables the drives attached to the eSATA connector on the
system board and lists the capacities for the hard drives.
NOTE: This option is not available on the ultra small form factor computer.
SATA Operation
(
RAID
Autodetect/AHCI
default for mini-tower and
desktop)
(
AHCI default for small
form factor and ultra small
form factor)
Options for Mini Tower and Desktop:
• RAID Autodetect/AHCI (RAID if signed drives, otherwise AHCI)
• RAID Autodetect/ATA (RAID if signed drives, otherwise ATA)
• RAID On (SATA is configured for RAID on every boot)
NOTE: When in Autodetect mode, the computer configures the drive as RAID if a RAID
signature is detected on the drive. Otherwise the drive will be configured as AHCI or ATA.
Options for Small Form Factor and Ultra Small Form Factor:
•AHCI
•ATA
SMART Reporting
(Off default)
This setting determines whether integrated drive errors are reported or not during
computer start-up.
Onboard Devices
Integrated NIC
(On default)
Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller.
Settings are
On, Off, or On w/ PXE.
When the On w/ PXE 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.
Integrated Audio
(On default)
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.