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32 Using the System Setup Program
Table 2-2. System Setup Program Options
Option Description
System Time Resets the time on the system's internal clock.
System Date Resets the date on the system's internal calendar.
System Memory Displays information related to installed system, video, and redundant memory,
including size, type, and speed of memory modules, system video memory size,
system memory test option, and redundant memory status.
Video Memory Displays the amount of video memory. This option does not have user-selectable
settings.
System Memory Testing Determines if memory is being tested during POST.
OS Install Mode
(Off default)
Determines the maximum amount of memory available to the operating system.
On sets the maximum memory to 256 MB. Off makes all of the system memory
available to the operating system. Some operating systems cannot install with more
than 2 GB of system memory. Enable this option (On) during operating system
installation and disable (Off) after installation.
CPU Information Displays information related to microprocessors (speed, cache size, and so on).
Enable or disable Hyper-Threading technology by changing the setting of the
Logical Processor option. See Table 2-3.
Primary IDE 0 Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the IDE device in Drive 0 (optical drive).
Primary IDE 1 Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the IDE device in Drive 1 (tape backup unit).
SATA Port 0 Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 0.
SATA Port 1 Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 1.
SATA Port 2 Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 2.
SATA Port 3 Enables (Auto) or disables (Off) the SATA hard drive in Port 3.
Boot Sequence Determines the order in which the system searches for boot devices during system
startup. Available options can include the diskette drive, CD drive, hard drives, and
network.
NOTE: System boot is not supported from an external device attached to a SAS or
SCSI adapter. See support.dell.com for the latest support information about booting
from external devices.
Hard-Disk Drive
Sequence
Determines the order in which the system searches the hard drives during system
startup. The selections depend on the hard drives installed in your system.
USB Flash Drive
Emulation Type
(
Auto
default)
Determines the emulation type for a USB flash drive. Hard disk allows the USB
flash drive to act as a hard drive. Floppy allows the USB flash drive to act as a
removal diskette drive. Auto automatically chooses an emulation type.
Integrated Devices See "Integrated Devices Screen" on page 34.