Dell Precision Workstation T5610 Owner's Manual

System Setup Options

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

Table 1. General
Option			Description
System Board			This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer. System Information Memory Configuration PCI Information Processor Information Device Information
Boot Sequence			Allows you to change the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system. Diskette Drive Internal HDD USB Storage Device CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive Onboard NIC SATA
Boot List Option			Allows you to change the boot list option. Legacy UEFI
Advanced Boot Options			Allows you to Enable Legacy Option ROMs Disabled Enabled (Default)
Date/Time			Allows you to set the date and time. The changes to the system date and time takes effect immediately.

Table 2. System Configuration
Option			Description
Integrated NIC			Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The options are: Disabled NOTE: You can use the Disabled option, only if Active Management Technology (AMT) option is disabled. Enable UEFI Network Stack Enabled (Default) Enabled w/PXE
Integrated NIC 2			Allows you to control on-board LAN controller. The options are: Enable (Default) Enable w/PXE NOTE: This feature is supported only on T7610
Serial Port			Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to: Disabled COM1 (Default) COM2 COM3 COM4 NOTE: The operating system may allocate resources even if the setting is disabled.
SATA Operation
T3610 and T5610			Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are: Disabled ATA AHCI (Default) RAID On NOTE: SATA is configured to support RAID mode. No SATA operation support in T7610.
T3610 and T5610
Drives
T3610 and T5610			Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board. The options are: SATA3–HDD0 SATA2–HDD2 SATA2–ODD0 SATA3–HDD1 SATA2–HDD3 SATA2–ODD1 Default Setting: All drives are enabled. NOTE: If the hard drives are connected to a RAID controller card, the hard drives will display {none} in all the fields. The hard drives can be seen in the RAID controller card BIOS.
T7610			SATA2–ODD0 SATA2–ODD1 Default Setting: All drives are enabled. NOTE: If the hard drives are connected to a RAID controller card, the hard drives will display {none} in all the fields. The hard drives can be seen in the RAID controller card BIOS.
SMART Reporting			This field controls if the hard drive errors for the integrated drives are reported during system startup. This technology is part of the SMART (Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) specification. Enable SMART Reporting - This option is disabled by default.
USB Configuration			Allows you to enable or disable the internal USB configuration. The options are: Enable Boot Support Front USB Ports Back Quad USB Ports Enable internal USB ports USB3 Ports
PCI Bus Configuration			Allows you to configure the PCI buses. The options are: 256 PCI Buses (Default) 128 PCI Buses 64 PCI Buses
Memory Map IO above 4GB			Allows you enable or disable Memory Map IO above 4GB. Memory Map IO above 4GB - This option is disabled by default.
Optional HDD Fans			Allows you to control the HDD fans. Default Setting: depends on the system configuration
Audio			Allows you enable or disable the audio feature. Default Setting: Audio is enabled
SAS RAID Controller (T7610 only)			Allows you to control the operation of the integrated SAS RAID HDD controller. Enabled (Default) Disabled

Table 3. Video
Option			Description
Primary Video Slot			Allows you to configure primary boot video device. The options are: Auto (Default) SLOT 1 SLOT 2: VGA Compatible SLOT 3 SLOT 4 SLOT 5 SLOT 6

Table 4. Security
Option	Description
Internal HDD-0 Password	This option lets you set, change, or delete the password on the system's internal hard disk drive (HDD).
Strong Password	Allows you to enforce the option to always set strong passwords. Default Setting: Enable Strong Password is not selected.
Password Configuration	You can define the length of your password. Min = 4 , Max = 32
Password Bypass	Allows you to enable or disable the permission to bypass the System password, when it is set. The options are: Disabled (Default) Reboot bypass
Password Change	Allows you to enable the disable permission to the System passwords when the administrator password is set. Default Setting: Allow Non-Admin Password Changes is selected
TPM Security	Allows you to enable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) during POST. Default Setting: The option is disabled.
Computrace	Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software. The options are: On-Silent (Default) Disable Enable
Chassis Intrusion	Allows you to control chassis intrusion feature. The options are: Enable (Default) One Time Enable Disable
CPU XD Support	Allows you to enable the Execute Disable mode of the processor. Default Setting: Enable CPU XD Support
OROM Keyboard Access	Allows you to determine whether users are able to enter Option ROM Configuration screens via hotkeys during boot. The options are: Enable (Default) One Time Enable Disable
Admin Setup Lockout	Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when an administrator password is set. Default Setting: Disabled

Table 5. Secure Boot
Option			Description
Secure Boot Enable			Allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot Feature. The options are: Disabled (Default) Enabled
Expert Key Management			Allows you to enable or disable Custom Mode Key Management. Disabled (Default)

Table 6. Performance
Option			Description
Multi Core Support			This field specifies whether the processor will have one or all cores enabled. The performance of some applications will improve with the additional cores. This option is enabled by default. Allows you to enable or disable multi-core support for the processor. The options are: All (Default) 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 NOTE: The options displayed could be different depending on the installed processor(s). The options depend on the number of cores supported by the installed processor (All, 1, 2, N-1 for N-Core Processors)
Intel SpeedStep			Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep feature. Default Setting: Enable Intel SpeedStep
C States Control			Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states. Default Setting:Enabled
Intel TurboBoost			Allows you to enable or disable the Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor. Default Setting: Enable Intel TurboBoost
Hyper-Thread Control			Allows you to enable or disable the HyperThreading in the processor. Default Setting: Enabled
Cache Prefetch			Default Setting: Enable Hardware Prefetch and Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
Dell Reliable Memory Technology (RMT)			Allows you to identify and isolate memory errors in system RAM.. Default Setting: Enable Dell Reliable Memory Technology (RMT) NOTE: This feature is supported in T3610 only when ECC memory modules are installed.

Table 7. Power Management
Option	Description
AC Recovery	Specifies how the computer will respond when AC power is applied after a AC power loss. You can set the AC Recovery to: Power Off (Default) Power On Last Power State
Auto On Time	Allows you to set the time at which the computer must turn on automatically. The options are: Disabled (Default) Every Day Weekdays Select Days
Deep Sleep Control	Allows you to define the controls when Deep Sleep is enabled. Disabled (Default) Enabled in S5 only Enabled in S4 and S5
Fan Speed Control	Allows you to control the speed of the system fan. The options are: Auto (Default) High Medium Low
USB Wake Support	Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the system from standby. Default Setting: Disabled
Wake on LAN	This option allows the computer to power up from the off state when triggered by a special LAN signal. Wake-up from the Standby state is unaffected by this setting and must be enabled in the operating system. This feature only works when the computer is connected to AC power supply. Disabled - Does not allow the system to power on by special LAN signals when it receives a wake-up signal from the LAN or wireless LAN. LAN Only - Allows the system to be powered on by special LAN signals. This option is Disabled by default.
Block Sleep	Allows you to block entering to sleep (S3 state) in OS Environment. Default Setting: Disabled

Table 8. POST Behavior
Option	Description
Numlock LED	Specifies if the NumLock function can be enabled when the system boots. This option is enabled by default.
Keyboard Errors	Specifies whether keyboard related errors are reported when it boots. This option is enabled by default.
Fastboot	Allows you to speed up the boot process by bypassing some compatibility steps. The options are: Thorough - This option is enabled by default. Minimal Auto

Table 9. Virtualization Support
Option	Description
Virtualization	This option specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization technology. Enable Intel Virtualization Technology - This option is enabled by default.
VT for Direct I/O	Enables or disables the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) from utilizing the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization technology for direct I/O. Enable Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O - This option is enabled by default.
Trusted Execution	Allows you to specify whether a Measured Virtual Machine Monitor (MVMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Trusted Execution Program. Trusted Execution - This option is disabled by default.

Table 10. Maintenance
Option	Description
Service Tag	Displays the service tag of your computer.
Asset Tag	Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not already set. This option is not set by default.
SERR Messages	Controls the SERR message mechanism. This option is not set by default. Some graphics cards require that the SERR message mechanism be disabled.

Table 11. System Logs
Option	Description
BIOS events	Displays the system event log and allows you to clear the log. Clear Log