Dell PowerEdge 2600 Service Manual

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The following options and information fields appear on the main System Setup screen:l System Time — Resets the time on the system's internal clock.l System Date — Resets the date on the system's internal calendar.l Diskette Drive A: — Displays a screen that allows you to select the type of diskette drive for your system.l System Memory — Displays the amount of system memory. This option has no user-selectable settings.l Video Memory — Displays the amount of video memory. This option has no user-selectable settings.l OS Install Mode — Determines the maximum amount of memory available to the operating system. On sets the maximum memory available to theoperating system to 256 MB. Off (default) makes all of the system memory available to the operating system. Some operating systems will not installwith more than 2 GB of system memory. Turn this option On during operating system installation and Off after installation.l CPU Information — Displays information related to the microprocessor bus and microprocessors. Enables or disables the logical processor.l Boot Sequence — Displays the Boot Sequence screen, discussed later in this section.l Hard-Disk Drive Sequence — Displays the Hard-Disk Drive Sequence screen, discussed later in this section.l Integrated Devices — Displays the Integrated Devices screen, discussed later in this section.l PCI IRQ Assignment — Displays a screen that allows you to change the IRQ assigned to each of the integrated devices on the PCI bus, and anyinstalled expansion cards that require an IRQ.l PCI-X Slot Information — Displays a menu of the four selectable fields: PCIX Bus 1 PCIX Bus 2, PCIX Bus 3, and PCIX Bus 4. Selecting any one ofthese fields displays the following information for the PCI-X bus you selected:¡ Whether or not the PCI-X slot(s) for the bus are occupied.¡ For occupied PCI-X slots, the operating frequency of the slot. For unoccupied slots, the maximum operating frequency of the slot.¡ For occupied PCI-X slots, the operating mode of the slot (PCI or PCI-X). For unoccupied slots, the capable operating mode of the slot.l Console Redirection — Displays a screen that allows you to configure console redirection, discussed later in this section. For more information on usingconsole redirection, see your User's Guide.l System Security — Displays a screen that allows you to configure the system password and setup password features. See "System and SetupPassword Features" and "Using the Setup Password" for more information.l Keyboard NumLock — Determines whether your system starts up with the NumLock mode activated on 101- or 102-key keyboards (does not apply to84-key keyboards).l Report Keyboard Errors — Enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the POST. This option is useful when applied to self-starting or hostsystems that have no permanently attached keyboard. In these situations, selecting Do Not Report suppresses all error messages relating to thekeyboard or keyboard controller during POST. This setting does not affect the operation of the keyboard itself if a keyboard is attached to the system.l Asset Tag — Displays the customer-programmable asset tag number for the system if an asset tag number has been assigned. To enter an asset tagnumber of up to 10 characters into NVRAM, see "Using the Asset Tag Utility."Boot Sequence ScreenThe Boot Sequence screen options determine the order in which the system looks for boot devices that it needs to load during system startup. Availableoptions include the diskette drive, CD drive, network, and hard drives. You can enable or disable a device by selecting it and pressing the spacebar. To changethe order in which devices are searched, use the <+> and <–> keys.Hard-Disk Drive Sequence ScreenThe Hard-Disk Drive Sequence screen options determine the order in which the system searches the hard drives for the files that it needs to load duringsystem startup. The choices depend on the particular hard drives installed in your system. To change the order in which devices are searched, use the <+>and <–> keys. Press to confirm your selection.Integrated Devices Screen