Dell Precision 3431 Small Form Factor Setup And Specifications Guide

Option Description
NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section
may or may not appear.
Serial Port Determines how the built-in serial port operates.
Choose any one option:
• Disabled
• COM1 (selected by default)
• COM2
• COM3
• COM4
SATA Operation Allows you to congure the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller.
• Disabled = The SATA controllers are hidden
• AHCI = SATA is congured for AHCI mode
• RAID ON = SATA is congured to support RAID mode (selected by default)
Drives Allows you to enable or disable the various drives on-board:
• SATA-0 (enabled by default)
• SATA-2 (enabled by default)
• SATA-3 (enabled by default)
• SATA-4 (enabled by default)
• M.2 PCIe SSD-0 (enabled by default)
Smart Reporting This eld controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are reported during system startup.
The Enable Smart Reporting option is disabled by default.
USB Conguration Allows you to enable or disable the integrated USB controller for:
• Enable USB Boot Support
• Enable Front USB Ports
• Enable Rear USB Ports
All the options are enabled by default.
Front USB Conguration Allows you to enable or disable the front USB ports. All the ports are enabled by default.
Rear USB Conguration Allows you to enable or disable the back USB ports. All the ports are enabled by default.
USB PowerShare This option allows you to charge the external devices, such as mobile phones, music player. This
option is disabled by default.
Audio Allows you to enable or disable the integrated audio controller. The option Enable Audio is selected by
default.
• Enable Microphone
• Enable Internal Speaker
Both the options are selected by default.
Dust Filter Maintenance Allows you to enable or disable BIOS messages for maintaining the optional dust lter installed in your
computer. BIOS will generate a pre-boot reminder to clean or replace the dust lter based on the
interval set. The option Disabled is selected by default.
• Disabled
• 15 days
• 30 days
20 System setup

Dell Precision 3431 Small Form Factor Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	Precision 3431 Small Form Factor
Category	Desktop
Language	English