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Drives
Diskette Drive
(Internal default)
Enables and disables the floppy drives and sets read permission for the internal
floppy drive. Off disables all floppy drives. USB enables the USB floppy drive.
Internal enables the internal floppy drive. Read Only enables the internal drive
controller and allows the internal floppy drive read-only permission.
NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives
regardless of this setting.
Drives 0 through 3
(On default)
Enables or disables an ATA or SATA device (such as hard-drive, CD drive, or DVD
drive). On enables the interface so that the device can be used.
Displays the Controller type (ATA or SATA), Port number the drive is using, Drive
ID number, Capacity, and whether the drive is controlled by the BIOS.
Drives 4 through 5
(On default)
Enables or disables an ATA or SATA device (such as hard-drive, CD drive, or
DVD drive). On enables the interface so that the device can be used.
Displays the Controller type (ATA or SATA), Port number the drive is using,
Drive ID number, Capacity, and whether the drive is controlled by the BIOS.
SATA Operation
(Normal default)
Determines the integrated SATA controller’s operating mode
:
Normal – native mode, which provides the highest drive performance and
optimal flexibility.
Combination – combination mode, which offers compatibility with versions of the
operating system that do not support SATA drives.
Onboard Devices
Integrated NIC
(On default)
Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller.
Settings are
On, Off, or On w/ PXE.
When the On w/ PXE setting is active (available only for setting up a future boot
process), the computer prompts you to press <Ctrl><Alt><b>.
Pressing this key combination causes a menu to display that allows you to select a method
for booting from a network server. If a boot routine is not available from the network server,
the computer attempts to boot from the next device in the boot sequence list.
Integrated Audio
Controller
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
USB Controller
(On default)
Enables or disables the internal USB controller. No Boot enables the controller but
disables the ability to boot from a USB device.
NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives
regardless of the No Boot setting.
Front USB Ports
(On default)
Enables or disables the front USB ports.
USB for Flexbay
(On default)
On enables internal USB for FlexBay.
NOTE: This USB option appears only if a FlexBay device is installed.