System Setup: Dell Dimension� XPS 4100V & XPS 466V
System Setup: Dell Dimension XPS 4100V & XPS 466V
Setup Screen 1 | Setup Screen 2 | Time
| Date | Diskette Drive A
and Diskette Drive B | Hard-Disk Drives:
Drive 1 and Drive 2 | Board Memory
| Extended Memory | Fast System BIOS and
Fast Video BIOS | Cache | System Speed | Microprocessor Type | Keyboard Errors | System Password | On Board Floppy | Primary IDE | Master Speed and Slave Speed
| Serial Port 1 | Serial Port 2 | Parallel Port | Parallel Port Mode | Non-Cacheable Area | System Setup Commands
In the MS-DOS� operating system, enter the System Setup
program from the MS-DOS prompt by pressing
<Ctrl><Alt><Enter>.
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NOTE: The OS/2� and UNIX�
operating systems do not recognize this key combination.
To enter the System Setup program under those operating
systems, reboot the system, and press
<Ctrl><Alt><Enter> immediately after it
beeps. Or, reboot the system from an MS-DOS diskette. |
Time resets the time on the computer's internal clock. Time is
kept in a 24-hour format (Hours:Minutes:Seconds). A change to the
Time category becomes effective immediately. Rebooting the system
is not required.
Date resets the date on the computer's internal calendar. Date
is displayed in the Month, Day of the Month, Year format. A
change to the Date category becomes effective immediately.
Rebooting the system is not required.
Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B identify the type of
diskette drives installed.
The options are as follows:
- 5.25 Inch, 360 KB
- 5.25 Inch, 1.2 MB
- 3.5 Inch, 720 KB
- 3.5 Inch, 1.44 MB
- 3.5 Inch, 2.88 MB
- Not Installed
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NOTE: Tape drives are not reflected
in the Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B categories.
Set the category for a tape drive to Not Installed. |
Hard-Disk Drive 1 and Hard-Disk Drive 2 identify the non-SCSI
hard-disk drives installed in the computer.
The options are as follows:
- Auto Config � Automatically determines the
type of IDE drive installed. Some drives may not work
with Auto Config. If a drive is having problems,
highlight the drive type numbers, and choose one that
matches the drive.
- User Config � Used if there is no drive
type number that matches exactly.
- Not Installed.
SCSI Drives
The drive type information in the Hard-Disk Drive 1 and
Hard-Disk Drive 2 categories does not apply to SCSI drives. When
choosing settings for the Hard-Disk Drive 1 and Hard-Disk Drive 2
categories, consider only the non-SCSI hard-disk drives in the
computer.
However, if either Hard-Disk Drive 1 and Hard-Disk Drive 2 is
available (that is, not already assigned to a non-SCSI drive),
this category must be set to Not Installed if there are SCSI
drives in the computer.
For example, if the computer has one IDE drive and one or more
SCSI drives, set the Hard-Disk Drive 1 category according to the
characteristics of the IDE drive and set the Hard-Disk Drive 2
category to Not Installed. If the computer has only SCSI
hard-disk drives, set both the Hard-Disk Drive 1 and Hard-Disk
Drive 2 categories to Not Installed.
Board Memory displays the amount of memory available to MS-DOS
programs that do not use expanded or extended memory.
640 KB is the only setting for this category.
Extended Memory displays the amount of memory available (in
kilobytes) as extended memory. This category has no selectable
options.
Fast System BIOS and Fast Video BIOS offer the option of
shadowing and/or caching the system and video BIOS for improved
performance.
These are separate categories; however, each offers the
following set of options:
- On and Cached (default) �
BIOS is copied into RAM. Caching is allowed. Uses 32 KB
of RAM.
- On � BIOS is copied into RAM
only. No caching of this memory block is done. Uses 32 KB
of RAM.
- Off � No shadowing or caching of
BIOS. 32 KB of RAM free for other uses.
Cache can be set to Enabled or Disabled. The microprocessor
contains 8 KB (IntelDX2�) or 16 KB (Intel DX4�) of internal cache memory, which decreases the
average memory cycle time to boost system performance. Setting
Cache to Disabled may help in troubleshooting software problems.
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NOTE: This category turns all cache
memory in the system (both internal to and external to
the microprocessor) on or off at the same time. |
System Speed specifies the processor speed at which the system
boots and runs.
The options are as follows:
- Normal (default) � Full rated system speed.
- Slow � Slower capability speed for
speed-sensitive application programs.
Microprocessor Type displays the type of processor installed
in the computer: DX2-66 or DX4-100. This category has no
selectable options.
Keyboard Errors enables or disables reporting of keyboard
errors during the POST.
The options are as follows:
- Report (default) � Any keyboard errors are
reported.
- Do Not Report � Useful for self-starting
servers or hosts with no keyboards attached. Suppresses
keyboard-related error messages during POST. An attached
keyboard will still operate normally.
System Password displays the current status of the system's
password security feature.
The options are as follows:
- Disabled (default) � No password used.
- Enabled � A password is assigned at
the next boot, and will be used from then on until
changed or disabled.
For more information, see Using the
System Password.
The On Board Floppy category enables and disables the built-in
diskette/tape drive controller.
The options are as follows:
- Enabled (default) � Built-in controller is used.
- Disabled � Built-in controller is not
used.
Primary IDE enables, disables, or selects the fast mode for
the primary IDE port (connector IDE1 on the system board).
The options are as follows:
- Enabled (default) � IDE1 enabled.
- Disabled � IDE1 disabled.
- Fast � Enables a read-ahead
function for new IDE drives, which increases throughout.
Refer to the documentaion for the drive to see if this
function is supported.
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NOTE: There are no provisions to
enable, disable, or control the speed of the secondary
IDE port (IDE2). |
Master Speed and Slave Speed set the bus access speed of the
master (first) and slave (second) IDE drives attached to the
primary port, IDE1.
Check the documentation for the drive to determine the proper
setting for this category.
The options are as follows:
- Fast (default) � Default for newer drives;
uses the local bus controller
- Normal � For older drives; uses the
ISA bus speed
Serial Port 1 configures serial port 1. Always uses IRQ4.
The options are as follows:
- COM1 (default)
- COM3
- Disabled
Serial Port 2 configures serial port 2. Always uses IRQ3.
The options are as follows:
- COM2 (default)
- COM4
- Disabled
Parallel Port configures the system's built-in parallel port.
Uses IRQ7.
The options are as follows:
- LPT1 (default) � Standard parallel port
output.
- LPT2 � Alternate designation to
avoid conflict with other peripherals.
- Disabled � If parallel port is not
used, disabling it can avoid conflicts.
Parallel Port Mode controls whether the system's built-in
parallel port acts as an AT-compatible (unidirectional) or
PS/2-compatible (bidirectional) port.
The options are as follows:
- AT (default) � Unidirectional (output)
- PS/2 � Bidirectional
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NOTE: EPP and ECP parallel port
modes are enabled by software, which is provided with
devices that use one of these modes. In ECP mode, the
parallel port controller uses DMA channel 3 by default.
DMA channel 1 can be selected instead with jumpers W37
and W38. |
Non-Cacheable Area specifies an area of memory that should not
be cached.
The options are as follows:
- Size Field Settings �
Undefined (default), 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, 1 MB,
2 MB, 4 MB.
- Address Field Settings �
000000h (default); any address from 000000h to 3FF000h.
Only the first 3 numbers in the address can be changed.
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Caution: Normally this category
should remain set to Undefined. It should only be needed
if you are installing an expansion card that contains
memory and the card doesn't work properly (indicating
that the card's memory is being cached along with, and
confused with, system memory). Refer to the OEM
instructions for the card to find and change its memory
addresses. |
| Keys |
Action |
| Up arrow, down arrow |
Move between categories |
| <PgUp>,<PgDn> |
Switch between Page 1 and Page 2 |
| <+>, <-> |
Change the setting for a category |
| <F1> |
Help |
| <F2> |
Displays current settings |
| <Esc> |
Displays the Exit
Menu |
Exit Menu Commands
| Keys |
Action |
| <Esc> |
Saves settings, exits System
Setup program, and reboots system |
| <F4> |
Loads default values for all
categories |
| <F5> |
Exits System Setup program
with no changes |
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