Primary Video Controller
Primary Video Controller
determines whether the system looks for a video card in a PCI slot during the boot routine. When
Auto
is selected, the
system uses any PCI video card it finds during the boot routine. If no PCI video card is found, the system uses the video card in the Accelerated
Graphics Port (AGP) slot. When
AGP
is selected, the system uses the video card in the AGP slot as the primary video controller. If you have both a
PCI and an AGP card, setting this option to
Auto
designates the PCI card as primary video; setting it to
AGP
designates the AGP card as primary
video.
Remote Wake Up
Remote Wake Up
enables you to turn the Wakeup On LAN feature
On
or
Off
. You must reboot your system before a change takes effect.
Report Keyboard Errors
Report Keyboard Errors
enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the power-on self-test (POST), which is a series of tests that
the system performs on the hardware each time you turn on the system or press the reset button.
This option is useful when applied to self-starting servers or host systems that have no permanently attached keyboard. In these situations,
selecting
Do Not Report
suppresses all error messages relating to the keyboard or to the keyboard controller during POST. This setting does not
affect the operation of the keyboard itself if a keyboard is attached to the computer.
Second Processor
Second Processor
enables or disables a second microprocessor for troubleshooting purposes. If the system is having microprocessor-related
problems, you can disable the second microprocessor to see if the problem is isolated to this microprocessor. This option appears only if the
system has two microprocessors.
System Data
The following information about the system is displayed in the system data area of the System Setup screen:
l
The microprocessor type and BIOS level.
l
The size of the integrated level 2 (L2) cache.
l
The system's five-character service tag number, which was programmed into NVRAM by Dell during the manufacturing process. Refer to this
number during technical assistance or service calls. The service tag number is also accessed by certain Dell support software, including the
diagnostics software.
System Date
System Date
enables the date on the computer's internal calendar to be reset.
Your system automatically displays the day of the week corresponding to the settings in the
month
,
day-of-month
, and
year
fields.
To change the date, press the left- or right-arrow key to select a field, and then press plus (+) or minus (
–
) to increase or decrease the number. If
you prefer, you can type numbers in the
month
,
day-of-month
,
and
year
fields.
System Memory
System Memory
indicates the entire amount of installed memory detected in your system. After you add memory, check this option to confirm that
the new memory is installed correctly and is recognized by the system. Select this option and press <Enter> to view the capacity and configuration
of the memory in each RIMM slot.
System Security
NOTE:
You can use the
User 1
and
User 2
drive types for both the
Primary
and
Secondary Drive 0
and
Drive 1
options. However, if
you select the
User 1
or
User 2
drive type, you may not obtain optimum hard-disk drive performance. Also, you cannot use the
User 1
and
User 2
drive types for hard-disk drives with a storage capacity that is greater than 528 megabytes (MB).
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