Boot
Sequence
The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list.
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
.
Drive 0 through
Drive n
Identifies and enables and disables the drives attached to the SATA or IDE connectors on the system board and lists the capacities
for the hard drives.
NOTE:
These options appear as
Drive 0
through
Drive 3
for the mini tower.
SATA Operation
(
Normal
default)
When this option is set to
Normal
, the SATA controller is configured for native mode. The
Legacy
option provides compatibility with
older operating systems.
SMART Reporting
(
Off
default)
This setting determines whether integrated drive errors are reported or not during system startup.
Onboard Devices
Integrated NIC
(
On
default)
Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller. Settings are
On
,
On w/RPL
, or
On w/ PXE
. When the
On w/ PXE
or the
On w/RPL
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.
USB Controller
(
On
default)
Enables or disables the internal USB controller.
No Boot
enables the controller but disables the ability to boot from a USB device.
NOTE:
Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives regardless of the
No Boot
setting.
Front USB
(
On
default)
Enables or disables the front USB ports.
Rear
Quad/Triad USB
(
On
default)
Enables or disables the upper USB ports on the back of the computer.
Rear Dual USB
(
On
default)
Enables or disables the lower USB ports on the back of the computer.
PCI Slots
(
On
default)
Enables or disables all PCI and PCI Express slots.
LPT Port Mode
(
PS/2
default)
Determines the mode of operation of the internal parallel port.
Off
disables the port.
AT
configures the port for AT compatibility.
PS/2
configures the port for PS/2 compatibility.
EPP
configures the port for the EPP bidirectional protocol.
ECP
configures the port for the ECP
bidirectional protocol.
NOTE:
If you set the
LPT Port Mode
to
ECP
, the
LPT Port DMA
appears in the option menu.
LPT Port
Address
Determines the address that the built-in parallel port uses.
Serial Port #1
(
Auto
default)
Determines how the serial port operates.
Auto
, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (
COM1
or
COM3
).
Serial Port #2
(
Auto
default)
Determines how the serial port operates.
Auto
, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (
COM2
or
COM4
).
Video
Primary Video
(
Auto
default)
This setting specifies which video controller is primary,
Auto
or
Onboard/Card
. When Auto is selected, the add-in video controller will be
used.
NOTE:
A PCI Express graphics card will override the integrated video controller.
Performance
HyperThreading
Determines whether the physical processor appears as one or two logical processors. The performance of some applications
