Can't change boot order and boot/system password

Question

Hello!

I'm trying to set up an environment for a OSD installation and I encountered two problems:
- I can't change the boot order: The popup shows up just well but I can't change the order of the devices. Furthermore if I try to save the new boot order configuration by clicking the OK button on the popup window the whole page refreshes and I lose all my configurations
- All of our laptops have a boot/system password the user has to enter everytime he starts up his computer. In order to ensure a successful OSD installation I have to get rid / disable this boot/system password. Where can I change this setting inside the DCCU?

My system information:
DCCU version: 3.0.1213
Browser version: IE 8 (8.0.6001)
OS version: Windows XP SP3

Thank you in advance!

M. Feltscher

DELL-Warren B · Answer

Are you trying to create a manual process or scripted process? Lots of people are using CCTK with in a script to disable passwords, then make changes to BIOS settings and then re-enable the password or set the system to boot to PXE.

mfeltscher · Answer

'Are you trying to create a manual process or scripted process? Lots of people are using CCTK with in a script to disable passwords, then make changes to BIOS settings and then re-enable the password or set the system to boot to PXE.' I'm trying to create a manual process (if that means I'm trying to create a executable file inside DCCU). As it seams there's no option to change the boot password using DCCU I will check out CCTK to do so. But I still have problems changing the boot order - is there a solution for that?

DELL-Warren B · Answer

Which models are you trying to change the boot order?

CornelGhisoiu · Answer

Hello , I also want to change on a latitude d6520 and it's not working ..
I have dell configuration utility .1.1230, A00, which i know it does not support this type of laptop (only latitude e6510 ).
At first I thought it can be done because it could't be souch a big difference from e6510 to e6520, but it is not working ...or perhaps I am doing something wrong...the other changes work like bios administration password, except this boot devices and order...What I am trying to do is to set to boot only from cd/dvd and hdd , and disable the NIC..
Does anyone know if there is another version of the client configuration utility that supports latitude e6520 laptops ..
Any help will be apreciated.

Thanks.

DELL-Warren B · Answer

You will have to move to the Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) for new models (like the E6520) as DCCU is no longer getting updates.

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