Dell dell dimension Personal Computer User Manual


 
(Diskette
drive
default)
NOTE: If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option
appears in the system setup menu. To boot from a USB memory device,
select the USB device and move it so it becomes the first device in the
list.
Drives
Diskette
Drive
(Internal
default)
Enables and disables the floppy drives and sets read permission for
the internal floppy drive.
Off — disables all floppy drives
USB — enables the USB floppy drive
Internal — enables the internal floppy drive
Read Only — enables the internal drive controller and allows
the internal floppy drive read-only permission
NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB
floppy drives regardless of this setting.
Drives 0
through 3
(On default)
Enables or disables an ATA or SATA device (such as hard-drive, CD
drive, or DVD drive). On enables the interface so that the device
can be used.
Displays the Controller type (ATA or SATA), Port number the
drive is using, Drive ID number, Capacity, and whether the drive is
controlled by the BIOS.
SATA Operation
(RAID
Autodetect/ATA
default)
Identifies and defines the SATA controller settings for RAID. You
can set the SATA controller to RAID Autodetect/ATA or RAID
On.
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 (available only
for setting up a future boot process), the computer prompts you to
press <Ctrl><Alt><b>.
Pressing this key combination causes a menu to display that allows you
to select a method for booting from a network server. 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
Controller
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
USB for
Flexbay
(On
default)
Enables or disables internal USB for FlexBay.
NOTE: This USB option appears only if a FlexBay device is
installed.
Video
Primary
Video
(Auto
default)
Specifies which video controller is primary when two video controllers are
present on the computer. Auto enables the add-in video controller.
Onboard enables the integrated video controller.
Video
Memory
Size
(8 MB
default)
Configures the system memory allocation reserved for the integrated video
controller. Settings are 1MB and 8MB.
Performance
Hyper-
Threading
Determines whether the physical processor appears as one or two logical