Dell OPTIPLEX E1 Reference And Installation Manual

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Using the System Setup Program 2-11As part of the boot routine, the system first checks for a primary hard-disk drive con-troller card installed in an expansion slot. If no card is found, the system enables thebuilt-in EIDE interface to use IRQ14 and IRQ15.If a primary controller is detected on the expansion bus, the built-in EIDE interface isdisabled.Selecting Off disables the built-in EIDE interface.'LVNHWWH ,QWHUIDFHDiskette Interface controls the operation of the system’s built-in diskette drivecontroller.With Auto (the default option) selected, the system turns off the built-in diskette drivecontroller when necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansionslot.With Write Protect selected, nothing can be written to diskette drives and tape drivesusing the system’s built-in diskette drive controller. (The system can still read from thedrives.) When this option is selected, the Auto option (whereby the system turns offthe built-in diskette drive controller as necessary) is also in effect.Selecting Off turns off the built-in diskette/tape drive controller; this option is used pri-marily for troubleshooting purposes.3& 6SHDNHUPC Speaker determines whether the on-board speaker is On (the default) or Off. Achange to this option takes effect immediately (rebooting the system is not required).9LGHR '$& 6QRRSVideo DAC Snoop lets you correct video problems that may occur when certain videoexpansion cards are used. The default is Off. If you are using a video card and prob-lems such as incorrect colors or blank windows occur, set Video DAC Snoop to On.6\VWHP6HFXULW\System Security configures the password and chassis intrusion options. Press to configure these options.3DVVZRUG 6WDWXVWhen Setup Password is set to Enabled, Password Status allows you to prevent thesystem password from being changed or disabled at system start-up.To lock the system password, you must first assign a setup password in the SetupPassword option and then change the Password Status option to Locked. WhenSetup Password has a password assigned and Password Status is Locked, the sys-tem password cannot be changed through the System Password option and cannotbe disabled at system start-up by pressing .