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System Setup Options: Dell OptiPlex GC System User's Guide
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System Setup Options: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GC System User's
Guide
The main screen provides the following options:
The System Information screen displays a
compilation of the current settings of the basic system configuration. No user-selectable
options are available on this screen.
The Product Information screen displays product
version numbers and codes. No user-selectable options are available on this screen.
Selects the type of diskette drive. Valid selections are 1.44MB
3.5-inch (default), 2.88MB 3.5-inch, 720KB 3.5-inch, or None.
Because the OptiPlex GC chassis supports only one diskette drive,
this option should be set to None.
Identifies the first drive attached to the primary enhanced
integrated drive electronics (EIDE) interface, usually the boot hard-disk drive. When this
option is selected and you press <Enter>, the IDE Primary Channel Master
submenu is displayed with the following options:
- Device Detection Mode — Specifies the mode of
device detection on the channel. Selections are Auto (default), User, and None.
- Device Type — Specifies the type of
device. Valid selections are Hard Disk, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and None.
- Cylinder — Determines the number of
cylinders on the hard-disk drive if you set Device Detection Mode to User.
- Head — Determines the number of
heads on the hard-disk drive if you set Device Detection Mode to User.
- Sector — Determines the number of
sectors on the hard-disk drive if you set Device Detection Mode to User.
- Size — Displays the size of the
drive.
- Hard Disk 32 Bit Access — Enhances
the hard-disk drive access-rate performance. Options are Enabled
(default) or Disabled.
- Advanced PIO Mode — Sets the PIO
mode to Auto (default), Mode 0, Mode 1,
Mode 2, Mode 3, or Mode 4. Set to Auto
to optimize the hard-disk drive timing.
- DMA Transfer Mode — Sets the DMA
transfer mode to Auto (default), Multiword 0, Multiword
1, Multiword 2, Ultra Mode 0, Ultra
Mode 1, Ultra Mode 2, Ultra Mode 3, Ultra
Mode 4, or Disabled.
Because the OptiPlex GC chassis supports only one hard-disk drive,
this option should be set to None.
Identifies the first drive attached to the secondary EIDE interface,
usually an optical drive (such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive). When this option is selected
and you press <Enter>, the options described under "IDE Primary Channel Master"
are displayed.
Because the OptiPlex GC chassis supports only one optical drive,
this option should be set to None.
Configures the serial port. Set this option to Enabled
(default) or Disabled. If set to Enabled, you can set the following
additional options:
- Base Address — Available input/output (I/O)
addresses are 3F8h (default), 3E8h, 2F8h,
and 2E8h.
- IRQ — Available interrupts are 4
(default) and 3.
Configures the parallel port. Set this option to Enabled
(default) or Disabled. Depending on the port setting, you can set the following
additional options:
- Base Address — If port is set to Enabled,
available base I/O addresses are 378h (default) and 278h.
- IRQ — If port is set to Enabled,
available interrupts are 7 (default) and 5.
- Operation Mode — Sets the port to EPP
(default), ECP, Standard, or Bi-Directional.
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NOTE: Refer to the device
manufacturer's documentation for information on which mode to use before you change this
setting. |
- ECP DMA Channel — If Operation Mode
is set to ECP, sets the direct memory access (DMA) channel for Enhanced
Capabilities Port (ECP) operations to 1 or 3.
Determines if the diskette-drive controller is Enabled
(default) or Disabled.
Determines the EIDE controller mode. Selections are Both
(default), Primary, or Disabled.
Determines if the mouse controller is Enabled
(default) or Disabled.
Determines if the Universal Serial Bus (USB) host controller is Enabled
(default) or Disabled. If set to Enabled, you can set the
following additional option:
USB Legacy Mode — Set to Disabled
(default) if legacy USB support is not desired. Enabled allows support
for legacy USB devices.
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NOTE: USB Legacy Mode
automatically sets to Disabled if a PS/2 keyboard is detected by the
system during power-on self-test (POST). |
Determines the sequence of the first, second, and third boot device.
The selections are Floppy Disk A:, Hard Disk C:, and IDE
CD-ROM. If a network interface controller (NIC) card is installed, a fourth boot
device option appears.
Configures the primary display device. Select Auto
(default) to have the system first check for a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
video card and, if one is found, initialize it as the primary display device. Select Onboard
to initialize the integrated video controller as the primary display device, regardless of
the presence of a PCI video card.
Configures power-on self-test (POST) speed. Select Auto
(default) to bypass some test procedures during POST. Select Disabled to allow full
POST test procedures.
Configures the Dell logo screen at boot. The selections are Enabled
(default) and Disabled.
Determines whether the keyboard's Num Lock mode remains on after the
system boots. The selections are Disabled (default) and Enabled.
Configures memory testing during boot. If Fast Boot is Disabled,
boot memory testing can be Disabled (default) or Enabled.
NOTICE: Do not change this option from Disabled (default).
If set to Enabled, you cannot restart your system without technical assistance.
Resets the date on the system’s internal calendar.
Resets the time on the system’s internal clock.
Sets, changes, or cancels a supervisor password.
Sets, changes, or cancels a user password.
Provides security for the diskette drive. Selections are Normal
(default), Write Protect All Sectors, and Write Protect Boot Sector.
Provides security for the hard-disk drive. Selections are Normal
(default), Write Protect All Sectors, and Write Protect Boot Sector.
When you select this option and press <Enter>, the Memory/Cache
Options submenu is displayed with the following options:
- Level 1 Cache — Sets level 1 cache to Enabled
(default) or Disabled
- Level 2 Cache — Sets level 2 cache to Enabled
(default) or Disabled
- Memory at 15MB - 16MB Reserved for — Reserves
system memory at 15 MB to 16 MB for use by System (default) or Add-on
Card
- CPU Frequency Multiplier — The CPU
Frequency Multiplier option is set at 3X (default). This option
can be changed to 3.5X, 4X, 4.5X, 5X,
5.5X, 6X, 6.5X, 7X, 7.5X,
or 8X on the screen, but does not change the CPU frequency. The CPU is
locked.
When you select this option and press <Enter>, the PnP/PCI
Options submenu is displayed with the following options:
- PCI IRQ Setting — Allows the PCI interrupt
request (IRQ) settings to be assigned automatically if set to Auto
(default) or manually if set to Manual.
- PCI IRQ Sharing — Allows different PCI devices
to use the same interrupt assignment. The options are Yes (default) and No.
- VGA Palette Snoop — Deactivates the palette
snoop function for PCI video graphics array (VGA) devices if set to Disabled
(default). Set to Enable to activate the function.
- Graphics Aperture Size — Sets the graphics
aperture size to 4, 8, 16, 32,
64, 128, or 256 MB.
- Plug and Play OS — Set to Yes
(default) to allow the operating system to handle all Plug and Play operation. Set to No
to allow the basic input/output system (BIOS) to handle the Plug and Play operation.
- Reset Resource Assignments — Set to No
(default) to retain extended system configuration data (ESCD). Set to Yes
to clear ESCD.
- Restore On AC/Power Loss — Determines the
system mode of operation after an AC power failure. The selections are Power On,
(default), Stays Off, and Last State.
- Remote Wake Up — Set to Enabled
(default) to activate remote Wakeup On LAN mode. Set to Disabled to
deactivate it.
- RTC Alarm — Determines the time and date for
the real-time clock (RTC) alarm function to resume. The selections are Time,
Date, Time/Date, and Disabled
(default).
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