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System Setup Options — Dell Vostro A180

Halt On

All Error; All, But Keyboard (All, But Keyboard by default)

Advanced BIOS Features

CPU Configuration

l Execute-Disable Bit — Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)

l Hyper Threading Technology — Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)

Quick Boot

Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting

Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)

Boot Up NumLock

Off; On (On by default)

Boot Device Configuration

Hard Disk Drives

Specifies the boot device priority sequence from available hard drives

Removable Drives

Specifies the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives

CD/DVD Drives

Specifies the boot device priority sequence from available CD/DVD drives

First Boot Device

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices

Removable; CD/DVD; Hard Disk; Disabled (Removable by default)

Second Boot Device

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices

Removable, CD/DVD, Hard Disk, Disabled (Hard Disk by default)

Third Boot Device

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices

Removable; CD/DVD; Hard Disk; Disabled (CD/DVD by default)

Boot Other Device

Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)

Boot Menu Security

Disabled; Enabled (Disabled by default)

Advanced Chipset Features

Initiate Graphic Adapter

Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device

IGD; PCI/IGD (PCI/IGD Slot by default)

DVMT Mode Select

Fixed Mode; DVMT Mode; Combo Mode (DVMT Mode by default)

DVMT/FIXED Memory

64 MB; 128 MB; Maximum DVMT (128 MB by default)

Integrated Peripherals

IDE Configuration

SATA Controller — Disabled; Compatible; Enhanced (Enhanced by default)

Onboard Configuration

l Onboard Audio Controller — Enabled; Disabled (Enabled by default)

l Onboard LAN Controller — Enabled; Disabled (Enabled by default)

l Onboard LAN Boot ROM — Enabled; Disabled (Enabled by default)

SuperIO Configuration

Serial Port1 Address — Disabled; 3F8/IRQ4; 2F8/IRQ3; 3E8/IRQ4; 2E8/IRQ3 (Disable by default)

USB Configuration

l USB Controller — Enabled; Disabled (Enabled by default)

l USB 2.0 Controller — Enabled; Disabled (Enabled by default)

l Legacy USB support — Enabled; Disabled (Enabled by default)

l USB Storage Device Support — Enabled; Disabled (Enabled by default)

USB Controller

Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)

Onboard Audio Controller

Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)

Onboard LAN Controller

Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)

Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type

S1(POS); S3(STR) (S3(STR) by default)

Restore on AC Power Loss

Power Off; Power On; Last State (Power Off by default)

Resume by LAN

Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)

Resume by RTC

Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)

Set Supervisor Password

Allows you to set the supervisor password

Set User Password

Allows you to set user passwords when the supervisor password has been set

NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.

System Info

BIOS Info

Shows the BIOS version number and date information

Service Tag

Shows the service tag of the computer

Processor Type

Shows the processor type

Processor L2 Cache

Shows the processor L2 cache size

Memory Installed

Indicates amount of installed memory, available memory, memory speed, channel mode (dual or single), and type of memory