Dell Precision Tower 7910 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. The table describes the general system setup options.
Option			Description
System Information			This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer. System Information Memory Configuration Processor Information Device Information PCI Information
Boot Sequence			Allows you to change the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system. Diskette Drive USB Storage Device CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive Onboard NIC Internal HDD
Boot List Option			Allows you to change the boot list option. Legacy UEFI
Advanced Boot Options			Allows you to Enable Legacy Option ROMs Enable Legacy Option ROMs (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. The table describes the system configuration options.
Option			Description
Integrated NIC			Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The options are: Enable UEFI Network Stack Disabled NOTE: You can use the Disabled option, only if Active Management Technology (AMT) option is disabled. Enabled Enabled w/PXE (Default)
Integrated NIC 2			Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The options are: Enabled (Default) Enabled w/PXE NOTE: This feature is supported only on Tower 7910.
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
Tower 7910			Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are: Disabled ATA AHCI (Default) NOTE: SATA is configured to support RAID mode. No SATA operation support in Tower 7910.
Tower 7910
Drives
Tower 7910			SATA–0 SATA–1 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 Enable Front USB Ports Enable internal USB ports Enable rear USB Ports
SAS RAID Controller (Tower 7910 only)			Allows you to control the operation of the integrated SAS RAID HDD controller. Enabled (Default) Disabled.
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. Enable Audio (Default)
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.
Thunderbolt			Allows you to enable or disable Thunderbolt device support capability. Enabled Disabled (Default)
Miscellaneous devices			Allows you to enable or disable various on board devices. Enable PCI Slot
PCI MMIO Space Size			This field controls the balance of 32-bit memory available between PCI (memory-mapped IO) and the operating system. Small (Default) Large

Table 3. Video. The table describes the video configuration options.
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 ( Tower 5810 and Tower 7810 only) SLOT1_CPU2: VGA Compatible (Tower 7910 only) SLOT2_CPU2 (Tower 7910 only)

Table 4. Security. The table describes the security configuration information.
Option	Description
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 (R)	Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software. The options are: Deactivate (Default) Disable Activate
CPU XD Support	Allows you to enable the Execute Disable mode of the processor. Enable CPU XD Support (Default)
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. Enable Admin Setup Lockout Default Setting: The option is disabled.

Table 5. Secure Boot. The table describes the secure boot options.
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. The table describes the performance options.
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			Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states. Default Setting: Enabled
Limit CPUID Value			This field limits the maximum value the processor Standard CPUID Function will support. Enable CPUID Limit Default Setting: The option is disabled.
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)

Table 7. Power Management. The table describes the power management options.
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) Medium low Medium high Medium High Low
USB Wake Support	Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the system from standby. Enable USB Wake Support Default Setting: The option is 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. LAN with PXE Boot - Allows the system to power on and immediately boot to PXE when it receives a wake-up packet sent to the system in either the S4 or S5 state. 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. The table describes the POST behavior options.
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: Minimal Thorough - This option is enabled by default. Auto

Table 9. Virtualization Support . The table describes the virtualization support options.
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 VT 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 . The table describes the maintenance options.
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. The table describes the system logs.
Option	Description
BIOS events	Displays the system event log and allows you to clear the log. Clear Log

Table 12. Engineering Configurations . The table describes the engineering configurations.
Option	Description
ASPM	Auto (Default) L1 Only Disabled L0s and L1 L0s Only
Pcie LinkSpeed	Auto (Default) Gen1 Gen2 Gen3