BIOS Setup Project English explanation

Time/system Time/System time

Date/system Date/System date

Level 2 Cache two caches

System memory

Video Controller

Panel type LCD Screen model

Audio Controller

Modem Controller Modems

Primary HDD Main Drive

Modular Bay Module Bay

Service Tag Services Tag

Asset Tag Asset Tag

BIOS Version BIOS versions

Boot order/boot Sequence Boot sequence (the system searches the order of operating system files)

Diskette Drive Floppy

Internal HDD Internal Hard drive

Floppy Device Floppy drive devices

Hard-disk Drive

USB Storage Device USB storage devices

CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive

CD-ROM device optical drive

Modular Bay HDD Modular hard Drive

Cardbus Nic Cardbus bus nic

Onboard NIC onboard NIC

Boot POST

The level of the hardware check at post (POST): Set to "MINIMAL" (the default setting) The post is checked only if the BIOS upgrade, the memory module changes, or the previous post has not completed. Set to "thorough" to perform a full hardware check at post.

Config Warnings

Warning Settings: This option is used to set whether the system uses a lower voltage power adapter or other unsupported configuration when the alarm is set to "DISABLED" Disable the alarm, set to "enabled" to enable the alarm

Internal Modem

Built-in modem: Use this option to enable or disable the built-in modem. The modem is not visible in the operating system after disabling (disabled).

LAN Controller

Network controller: Use this option to enable or disable the PCI Ethernet controller. When disabled, the device is not visible in the operating system.

PXE bis Policy/pxe bis Default Policy

PXE BIS Policy: This option controls how the system handles (initiates the overall service boot Integrity Services (BIS)) Authorization request when there is no authentication. The system can accept or reject the BIS request. When set to "Reset", the BIS is reinitialized and set to "Deny" the next time the computer is started.

Onboard Bluetooth onboard bluetooth® device

MiniPCI Device Mini PCI devices

MiniPCI Status Mini PCI device state: Use this option to enable or disable onboard PCI devices when installing a mini PCI device

Wireless Control

Wireless control: Use this option to set the control mode for MINIPCI and Bluetooth wireless devices. When set to "Application", the wireless device can be enabled or disabled by an application such as "Quickset" and the hotkey is not available. When set to "/application", wireless devices can be enabled or disabled via applications such as "Quickset" or hotkeys. When set to always OFF, the wireless device is disabled and cannot be enabled in the operating system.

Wireless

Wireless devices: Use this option to enable or disable a wireless device. This setting can be changed in the operating system via the "Quickset" or "" hotkey. Whether this setting is available depends on the setting of "Wireless Control".

Serial Port serial port: This option can avoid device resource conflicts by Reassigning port addresses or disabling ports.

Infrared data port infrared. Use this setting to avoid device resource conflicts by Reassigning port addresses or disabling ports.

Parallel Mode

The same port pattern. The control computer parallel port works as "normal" (at-compatible), "Bi-directional" (PS/2 compatible) (bidirectional mode, allows both host and peripheral bidirectional communication) or "ECP" (Extended capabilities Ports, extended feature port) (default).

Num Lock

Digital lock. Sets whether the digital light (numlock LED) is lit when the system starts. Set to "DISABLE" the digital lights remain off, set to "ENABLE" when the system starts to light the digital light.

Keyboard NumLock Keypad Digital Lock: This option sets whether to prompt for keyboard-related error messages when the system starts.

Enable Keypad

Enable keypad: Set to "by NumLock" to enable the numeric keypad when the NumLock light is on and no external keyboard is connected. Set to "only by key" to keep the embedded key area disabled when the NumLock light is lit.

External Hot Key

External hotkey: This setting allows you to use the keys in the same way that you use the keys on your laptop on the PS/2 keyboard. If you are using an ACPI operating system, such as Win2000 or WinXP, the USB keyboard cannot use keys. The keys are available only in pure DOS mode for USB keyboards. Set to "SCROLL LOCK" (the default option) to enable this feature, set to "not installed" to disable this feature.

USB Emulation

USB emulation: Use this option to use a USB keyboard, USB mouse, and USB floppy drive in an operating system that does not directly support USB. This setting is automatically enabled during the BIOS boot process. When this feature is enabled, emulation continues to work when control is transferred to the operating system. When this feature is disabled, emulation is turned off when control is transferred to the operating system.

Pointing Device

Pointing device: When set to "SERIAL MOUSE" The external serial mouse is enabled and the integrated touchpad is disabled. When set to "Ps/2 MOUSE", the integrated Touchpad is disabled if the external PS/2 mouse. When set to "Touch Pad-ps/2 MOUSE" (the default setting), if the external PS/2 mouse, you can switch between the mouse and the touchpad. The changes take effect after the computer restarts.

Video Expansion

Video extensions: Use this option to enable or disable video extensions, and to adjust the lower resolution to a higher, normal LCD resolution.

Battery Battery

Battery Status Battery State

Power Management Management

Suspend mode hangs

AC power Recovery: This option can be reflected by the computer when the AC power adapter is re-plugged into the system.

Low power mode: This option sets the amount of power used when the system sleeps or shuts down.

Brightness

Brightness: This option sets the brightness of the display when the computer starts. When the computer is operating in a power supply state, it is set to half by default. The computer works when the AC power adapter is powered, the default setting is maximum.

Wakeup on LAN

Wake on LAN: This option setting allows the computer to wake up from hibernation when the network signal is connected. This setting is not valid for machine status (Standby state). The standby state can only be awakened in the operating system. This setting is only valid when the AC power adapter is connected.

Auto on Mod

Automatic boot mode: Note If the AC power adapter is not connected, this setting will not take effect. This option sets the computer's auto-on time, which can be set to automatically turn on the computer every day or only on weekdays. The settings take effect after the computer restarts.

Auto on time

Automatic boot time: This option sets the time for the system to start automatically, and the time format is 24-hour. Type a value or use the left and RIGHT arrow keys to set the value. The settings take effect after the computer restarts.

Dock Configuration Docking Station

Docking Status Docking station

Universal Connect

Universal interface: This setting is invalid if the operating system is WinNT4.0 or earlier. If more than one Dell docking device is used frequently, and you want to minimize the initial time when the docking station is docked, set to "ENABLED" (the default setting). If you want the operating system to generate a new system settings file for each new docking device to which the computer is connected, set to "DISABLED".

System security

Primary Password Master Password

Admin Password Admin Password

Hard-disk Drive password (s) hard drive password

Password Status

Password Status: This option is used to lock the system password when the setup password is enabled. Set this option to "Locked" and enable the setup password to place the system password to be changed. This option can also be used to place passwords that are disabled by the user when the system starts.

System Password Password

Setup Password Setup Password

Post hotkeys self-Test hotkey: This option is used to specify the hotkey (F2 or F12) that appears on the screen when the Power On Self Test (POST).

Chassis intrusion

Chassis intrusion: This option is used to enable or disable the chassis intrusion detection feature. When set to "Enable-silent", if a chassis intrusion is detected at startup, no warning message is sent. When this option is enabled and the chassis cover is open, the field displays "detected".

Drive Configuration Driver settings

Diskette drive A: Disk drives A: Use this option to enable or disable floppy drives if the floppy drive is installed in the system

Primary Master Drive First master drives

Primary Slave Drive First Slave

Secondary Master Drive Second host

Secondary Slave drive second slave driver

IDE Drive UDMA supports UDMA IDE drives: Use this option to enable or disable DMA transfers through the internal IDE hard drive interface.

Hard-disk drive Sequence Hard drive sequence

System BIOS boot devices BIOS boot sequence

USB Device USB Devices

Memory Information RAM Information

Installed system memory: This option shows the size and model of the memory installed in the system

System Memory Speed: This option shows the rate of memory installed

System Memory Channel mode: This option displays the memory slot settings.

AGP Aperture AGP Area memory capacity: This option specifies the memory value assigned to the video adapter. Some video adapters may require more than the default amount of memory.

CPU Information CPU Information

CPU Speed CPU Rate: This option shows the operating rate of the central processing unit after startup

Bus speed: Show processor bus rate

Processor 0 ID Processor ID: Displays the type and model number of the processor

Clock speed frequency

Cache Size Cached Value: Displays the processor's level two cache value

Integrated Devices (legacyselect Options) Integrated equipment

Sound sounds settings: Use this option to enable or disable the audio controller

Network Interface Controller: Enable or disable the Integrated network interface card

Mouse Port Mouse Port: Use this option to enable or disable the built-in PS/2 compatible mouse controller

USB Controller USB Controllers: Use this option to enable or disable the onboard USB controller.

PCI Slots PCI Slots: Use this option to enable or disable the onboard PCI card slots. When disabled, all PCI cards are unavailable and cannot be detected by the operating system.

Serial Port 1

Serial 1: Use this option to control the operation of the internal serial port. When set to "Auto", if two devices are used on the same port address via the serial expansion card, the internal serial port automatically reassign the available port address. The serial port uses the COM1 first, then uses the COM2, if the two addresses are already assigned to a port, the ports will be disabled.

Parallel Port: The domain can be configured with the internal port

Mode

Mode: The built-in port can only output data to connected devices when set to "at". When set to PS/2, EPP, or ECP mode, the data can be entered and output by the same port. The protocols used in these three modes are different from the maximum data transfer rate. Maximum transfer rate PS/2