System Setup: Dell Dimension 1100/B110 Systems Service Manual

Before you use system setup, it is recommended that you write down the system setup screen information for future reference.

Entering System Setup

If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again.

System Setup Screens

The system setup screen displays current or changeable configuration information for your computer. Information on the screen is divided into three areas: the options list, active options field, and key functions.

Options List — This field appears on the left side of the system setup window. The field is a scrolling list of features that define the configuration of your computer, including installed hardware, power conservation, and security features. Scroll up and down the list by using the up- and down-arrow keys. As an option is highlighted, the Option Field displays more information about that option and the option's current and available settings. Press <Enter> to expand or contract each of the main option fields.	Option Field — This field contains information about each option. In this field you can view your current settings and make changes to your settings. Use the right- and left-arrow keys to highlight an option. Press <Enter> to make that selection active.
Key Functions — This field appears below the Option Field and lists keys and their functions within the active system setup field.

System Setup Options


System
System Time	Lists system time in hours, minutes, and seconds.
System Date	Identifies the date as formatted: Weekday Month
Drive Configuration
Diskette Drive	Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector on the system board as Off, USB, Internal, or Read Only.
Primary Master Drive	Identifies the drive attached to the PRI IDE connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for a hard drive.
Primary Slave Drive	Identifies and defines the slave drive to the primary master drive on PRI IDE. Can be turned Off or set to Auto (to detect the drive) and if present, lists the capacity for the drive.
Secondary Master Drive	Identifies the drive attached to the SEC IDE connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for a hard drive (lists n/a for optical devices such as CD/DVD drives).
Secondary Slave Drive	Identifies and defines the slave drive to the secondary master drive on SEC IDE. Can be turned Off or set to Auto (to detect the drive) and if present, lists the capacity for the drives (lists n/a for optical devices such as CD/DVD drives).
IDE Drive UDMA	Identifies whether or not to enable UDMA (the Ultra Direct Memory Access mass storage interface).
Hard-Disk Drive Sequence
	Identifies the device types that are in first and second priority for booting the system. System BIOS - devices such as hard drives and CD/DVD ROMs as listed in the Boot Sequence section of this System Setup program USB device - a device such as an external hard drive or USB memory key By default, System BIOS boot devices is first (in position 1), followed by USB device. To change the order, select an option and press the + or - key to move the selection up or down in priority. NOTE: If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option appears in the System Setup menu. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB device and move it so it becomes the first device in the list.
Boot Sequence
	Lists the drives in the order by which they boot. Floppy device - Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector on the system board. If there is no installed drive, it appears as Floppy device (not installed). Hard-Disk Drive - Identifies the hard drive. The drive is listed by its drive letter (such as Hard Disk Drive C:). IDE - Identifies and defines the optical drive attached to the IDE connector on the system board. If there is no installed drive, it appears as IDE CD-ROM Device (not installed). An included device displays with a checkmark next to its listing. To remove the device from the boot sequence, use the spacebar to clear the checkmark. To change the boot order, use + or - to move the listing up or down.
Memory Information
Installed System Memory	Identifies and lists the amount of detected memory.
System Memory Speed	Identifies and lists the speed of the detected memory in megahertz (MHz). For information on supported memory see Memory.
System Channel Mode	Identifies and lists the installed memory as either Dual or Single channel. For information on supported memory see Memory.
AGP Aperture	Identifies and lists the amount of memory dedicated for graphics. The values vary depending on the capacity of installed memory.
CPU Information
Hyperthreading	If your computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading, this section displays the following options: Disabled - Hyper-Threading is Off. Enabled - Hyper-Threading is On.
CPU Speed	Lists the options for setting the processor speed as Normal or Compatible. NOTICE: Changing the CPU Speed is not recommended, this may shorten the life of the processor and void the warranty.
Bus Speed	Lists the speed that the processor runs in megaherz (MHz).
Processor ID	Lists the processor Clock Speed, and L2 Cache Size.
Integrated Devices
Sound	Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
Network Interface Controller	You can set the NIC to On (default), Off, or On w/ PXE. When the On w/ PXE setting is active (available only for the future boot process), the computer prompts the user to press <Ctrl><Alt><b>. Pressing this key combination displays a menu that allows you to select a method for booting from a network server. 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.
Mouse Port	Enables or disables the onboard PS/2-compatible mouse controller.
USB Emulation	Set to On (default) so that USB devices will be detected and supported in the operating system. The No Boot option restricts external access to drive data. Use this option to prohibit users from booting the computer using an external USB device.
USB Controller	Set to On (default) so that multiple USB devices can be connected to a system without compromising data speed. When set to Off, all connected ports share a set data speed that is equivalent to one port.
Serial Port #1	Identifies and defines the serial port settings. Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM1 or COM3).
Parallel Port Mode	Identifies and defines the parallel port settings. You can set the parallel port to Off, AT, PS/2, EPP, or ECP.
Parallel Port I/O Address	Identifies the address for the parallel port.
Diskette Interface	Identifies and defines the floppy drive interface. You can set the interface to Auto, Read Only, or Off.
Primary Video Controller	This setting specifies which video controller is primary when two video controllers are present on the computer.
Onboard Video Controller	Sets the amount of system memory to be reserved for the onboard video controller.
Power Management
Suspend Mode	The options are S1, a suspend state, where the computer is running in a low-power mode, and S3, a standby state, where the power is reduced or turned off for most components, however, system memory remains active.
AC Power Recovery	Determines what happens when AC power is restored to the computer.
Low Power Mode	When Low Power Mode is selected, remote wakeup events no longer power up from Hibernate or Off.
System Security
Password Status	This option locks the system password field with the setup password. When the field is locked, the option to disable password security by pressing <Ctrl><Enter> when the computer starts is no longer available.
System Password	Displays the current status of the system's password security feature as Enabled or Disabled.
Setup Password	Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and allows a new system password to be assigned and verified.
PXE BIS Default Policy	Used to set the NIC On w/PCE feature policy to Deny, Accept, or Reset. See Network Interface Controller.

Boot Sequence

Option Settings

Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot

You can use this feature, for example, to restart your computer to a USB device such as a floppy drive, memory key, or CD-RW drive.

If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again.

The Boot Device Menu appears, listing all available boot devices. Each device has a number next to it.

For example, if you are booting to a USB memory key, highlight USB Flash Device and press <Enter>.

System Setup

Overview