Administrator Guide

Option Description
• Disabled: The internal LAN is disabled and is not visible to the
operating system if it does not have an IP address.
• Enabled: The internal LAN is enabled.
• Enabled w/PXE: The internal LAN is enabled with PXE boot.
NOTE: Dell recommends not to disable the integrated NIC
and integrated NIC 2.
Parallel Port From the drop-down list, select the option to determine how the
parallel port on the docking station operates.
• Disabled: Port is disabled.
• AT: Port is congured for IBM AT compatibility.
• PS2: Port is congured for IBM PS2 compatibility.
• ECP: Port is congured for extended capability port protocol.
NOTE: This option is available for extended chassis when
the add-on card is installed.
Serial Port 1 From the drop-down list, select the option to determine how the
serial port on the docking station operates. This option enables you
to avoid resource conicts between devices by disabling or
remapping the address of the port.
• Disabled: Port is disabled.
• COM1: Port is congured at 3F8h with IRQ 4.
• COM2: Port is congured at 2F8h with IRQ 3.
• COM3: Port is congured at 3F8h with IRQ 4.
• COM4: Port is congured at 2F8h with IRQ 3.
Table 216. Congure USB settings
Option Description
Enable USB Boot Support Select this check box to enable the USB boot setup. Allows you to
boot any type of USB Mass Storage Devices.
Enable Front USB Ports Select this check box to enable the device attached to the front
USB port. If you select this check box, the device is detected by
the operating system. However, if the USB port is disabled, the
operating system cannot detect the device attached to the front
USB port.
NOTE: The USB keyboard and the mouse always work in
the BIOS setup irrespective of this setting.
Enable Rear USB Ports Select this check box to enable the device attached to this back
USB port. If you select this check box, the device is detected by
the operating system. However, if the USB port is disabled, the
operating system cannot detect the device attached to the back
USB port.
NOTE: The USB keyboard and the mouse always work in
the BIOS setup irrespective of this setting.
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