Dell OptiPlex 980 Service Manual

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Microcode Version, Multi Core Capable and HT Capable 64-bit Technology.PCI information: Displays available slots on the system board.Date/Time Displays the system date and time. Changes to the system date and time take effect immediately.BootSequenceSpecifies the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system from the devices specified in this list.Onboard or USB FloppyOnboard SATA Hard DriveOnboard or USB CD-Rom DriveDrivesDiskette drive This field determines how the BIOS configures floppy drives, operating systems with USB support will recognize USB Floppy drives regardless of thissetting:Disable - All Floppy drive are disableEnable - All floppy drive are enable.The "USB Controller" Setup option will affect floppy operation.SATAOperationconfigures the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller.RAID Autodetect / AHCI = RAID if signed drives, otherwise AHCIRAID Autodetect / ATA= RAID if signed drives, otherwise ATARAID On / ATA= SATA is configured for RAID on every bootLegacy = The hard drive controller is configured for legacy modeLegacy mode provides for compatibility with some older operating systems that do not support native resources assigned to the drive controller.RAID Mode is incompatible with ImageServer. Please disable RAID mode if enabling Image Server.S.M.A.R.T.ReportingThis field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are reported during system startup. This technology is part of the SMART(SelfMonitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) specification.This option is disabled by default.Drives Enables or disables the SATA or ATA drives connected to the system board.System ConfigurationIntegrated NIC Enables or disables the integrated network card. You can set the integrated NIC to:DisableEnable (default)Enable with PXE>Enable with ImageSeverImageServe is incompatible with RAID mode. Please disable RAID if enabling ImageServer.PXE is needed only if intending to boost to an operating system located on a server, not if you are booting on an OS located on a hard drive inthis system.USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. You can set the USB controller to:Enable (default)DisableNo bootoperating systems with USB support will recognize USB StorageParallel Port Identifies and defines the parallel port settings. You can set the parallel port to:DisableATPS/2 (default)EPPECP No DMAECP DMA 1ECP DMA 3Parallel PortAddressSets the base I/O address of the integrated parallel port.Serial Port #1 Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to:DisableAuto (default)COM1COM3The operating system may allocate resources even though the setting is disabled.MiscellaneousDevicesEnables or disables the following onboard devices:Front USBPCI slotsAudioOptiPlex ON ReaderRear Quad USBWiFi NIC Slot