Dell Precision 370 DHM, User'S & Service Manual

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LPT Port
Address
Determines the address that the built-in parallel port uses.
LPT Port
DMA
Determines the address that the parallel port uses when it is in ECP mode. Off disables the DMA channel.
DMA 1 selects the DMA 1 channel. DMA 3 selects the DMA 3 channel.
SATA2
Controller
Serial Port
#1
Serial Port 1 appears as an option if you have a serial port card installed.
Auto , the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation ( COM1 or COM3 ).
USB
Enables or disables the internal USB controller. Off disables controller. On enables the controller.
Performance
Hyper -
Threading
Determines whether each physical processor appears as one or two logical processors. The performance of
some applications improves with additional logical processors. On enables Hyper-Threading. Off disables
Hyper-Threading.
IDE
Performance
Quiet (default) - the hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.
Performance - the hard drive operates at its maximum speed.
Bypass - your computer does not test or change the current acoustics mode setting.
Suggested - the hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive manufacturer.
NOTE: Switching to performance mode may cause the drive to be noisier, but its performance is not
affected.
NOTE: Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image.
Security
Admin
Password
This option provides restricted access to the computer's System Setup program in the same way that access
to the system can be restricted with the System Password option.
System
Password
Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and allows a new system password to
be assigned and verified.
Drive
Password
Password
Status
This option locks the system password field with the admin password. When the field is locked, the option to
disable password security by pressing <CTRL-ENTER> when the computer starts is no longer available.
Chassis
Intrusion
When enabled, this option alerts the user, during the next computer start-up, that the computer cover has
been opened.
Power Management
AC Power
Recovery
Determines what happens when AC power is restored to the computer.
Auto Power
On
Sets time and days of week to automatically turn on the computer. Choices are every day or every Monday
through Friday.
Time is kept in a 24-hour format ( hours:minutes ). Change the start-up time by pressing the right- or left-
arrow key to increase or decrease the numbers, or type numbers in both the date and time fields.
The default setting is Disabled .
This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip or surge protector.
Auto Power
Time
Low Power
When Low Power Mode is selected, remote wakeup events will no longer power up from Hibernate or Off
from onboard network controller.