Precision 3630 Tower Setup and Specifications Guide

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. GeneralThis section allows you the general system information settings.
Option			Description
System Information			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. Windows Boot Manager Onboard NIC Onboard NIC
Boot List Options			Allows you to change the boot list option. Legacy UEFI (default)
Advanced Boot Options			Allows you to Enable Legacy Option ROMs Enable Legacy Option ROMs (Default: not enabled)
UEFI Boot Path Security			Always, Except Internal HDD (default) Always Never
Date/Time			Allows you to set the date and time. The changes to the system date and time takes effect immediately.

Table 2. System configurationThis section allows you System Configuration settings.
Option			Description
Integrated NIC			Allows you to configure the on-board LAN controller. The options are: Disabled Enabled Enabled w/PXE (Default)
Serial Port			Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to: Disabled COM1 (Default) COM2 COM3 COM4
SATA Operation			Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are: Disabled AHCI RAID On (Default)
Drives			Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board. The options are: SATA-0 SATA-1 SATA-2 SATA-3 SATA-4 M.2 PCIe SSD-0 Default Setting: All drives are enabled.
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 USB configuration. The options are: Enable Boot Support (default) Enable Front USB Ports (default) Enable rear USB Ports (default)
Front USB Configuration			Allows you to enable or disable the Front USB configuration. The options are: Front Port 1 (Left) Front Port 2 (Center) Front Port 3 (Right)* Front Port 4 (Type C)* *Denotes a USB 3.0–capable port
Rear USB Configuration			Allows you to enable or disable the rear USB configuration. The options are: Rear Port 1 (Upper Left) Rear Port 2 (Upper Right) Rear Port 3 (Left)* Rear Port 4 (Center Left)* Rear Port 5 (Center Right)* Rear Port 6 (Right)* *Denotes a USB 3.1 Gen 1–capable port
Memory Map IO above 4 GB			The option is enabled by default.
USB PowerShare			Allows you to enable or disable USB PowerShare. Enable USB PowerShare -This option is disabled by default.
Audio			Allows you enable or disable the audio feature. Enable Audio (Default) Enable Microphone (Default) Enable Internal Speaker (Default)
Miscellaneous devices			Allows you to enable or disable various on board devices. Enable PCI Slot (Default) Enable Secure Digital (SD) card (Default) Secure Digital (SD) Card Boot (Default)

Table 3. VideoThis section allows you to configure video settings.
Option			Description
Multi-Display			The option is selected by default.
Primary Display			Allows you to configure primary video controller when there are multiple controllers available. The options are: Auto (Default) Intel HD Graphics NVIDIA HD Graphics

Table 4. SecurityThe following table describes the information about the computer’s security:
Option	Description
Strong Password	This option lets you enable or disable strong passwords for the system. The option is disabled by default.
Password Configuration	Allows you to control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for a administrative password and the system password. The range of characters is between 4 and 32.
Password Bypass	This option lets you bypass the System (Boot) Password and the internal HDD password prompts during a system restart. Disabled — Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when they are set. This option is enabled by default. Reboot Bypass — Bypass the password prompts on Restarts (warm boots). NOTE:The system will always prompt for the system and internal HDD passwords when powered on from the off state (a cold boot). Also, the system will always prompt for passwords on any module bay HDDs that may be present.
Password Change	This option lets you determine whether changes to the System and Hard Disk passwords are permitted when an administrator password is set. Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled by default.
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates	This option controls whether this system allows BIOS updates via UEFI capsule update packages. This option is selected by default. Disabling this option will block BIOS updates from services such as Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS)
TPM 2.0 Security	Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is visible to the operating system. TPM On (default) Clear PPI Bypass for Enable Commands (default) PPI Bypass for Disable Commands PPI Bypass for Clear Commands Attestation Enable (default) Key Storage Enable (default) SHA-256 (default) Choose any one option: Disabled Enabled (default)
Computrace	This field lets you Activate or Disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software. Enables or disables the optional Computrace service designed for asset management. Deactivate Disable Activate (default)
Chassis Intrusion	This field controls the chassis intrusion feature. Choose any one of the option: Disabled Enabled On-Silent (default)
OROM Keyboard Access	Disabled Enabled (default) One Time Enable
Admin Setup Lockout	Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when Admin password is set. This option is not set by default.
SMM Security Mitigation	Allows you to enable or disable additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections. This option is not set by default.

Table 5. Secure BootThis section allows you to configure secure boot settings.
Option			Description
Secure Boot Enable			The option is enabled by default.
Secure Boot Mode			Deployed Mode (default) Audit Mode
Expert Key Management			Allows you to enable or disable Custom Mode Key Management. Enable Custom Mode (This option is not enabled by default) If Enabled, the options are: PK (default) KEK db dbx

Table 6. Intel Software Guard ExtensionsThis section allows you to configure Intel Software Guard Extensions.
Option	Description
Intel SGX Enable	Allows you to enable or disable Intel Software Guard Extensions. The options are: Disabled Enabled Software controlled (Default)
Enclave Memory Size	Allows you to change the Intel Software Guard Extensions Enclave Reserve Memory size. The options are: 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB

Table 7. PerformanceThis section allows you to configure performance settings.
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 3 NOTE: The options displayed could be different depending on the installed processor. 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. C states (This option is selected by default)
Cache Prefetcher			Hardware Prefetcher (default) Adjacent Cache Prefetch (default) When Hardware Prefetcher is enabled, the processor’s hardware prefetcher will automatically prefetch data and code for the processor When Adjacent Cache is enabled, the process will retrieve the currently requested cache line, as well as subsequent cache line.
Intel TurboBoost			Allows you to enable or disable the Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor. The option Intel TurboBoost is set by default.
Hyper-Thread Control			Allows you to enable or disable the HyperThreading in the processor. Disabled Enabled—Default

Table 8. Power managementThis section allows you to configure power management settings.
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
Enable Intel Speed Shift Technology	Allows you to enable or disable Intel Speed Shift Technology support. The option Enable Intel Speed Shift Technology is set by default.
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 Enabled in S5 only Enabled in S4 and S5 (Default)
Fan Control Override	Allows you to control the speed of the system fan. The options are: The option Fan Control Override is not enabled by default.
Wake on LAN/WLAN	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 (Default) LAN Only WLAN Only LAN or WLAN LAN with PXE Boot
Block Sleep	Allows you to block entering to sleep (S3 state) in OS Environment. The option Block Sleep is disabled by default.

Table 9. POST behaviorThis section allows you to configure POST Behavior settings.
Option	Description
Numlock LED	Allows you to specify if the NumLock function is 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.
Extend BIOS POST Time	This option creates an additional pre-boot delay. 0 seconds (default) 5 seconds 10 seconds
Full Screen Logo	This option will display full screen logo if your image match screen resolution. The option Enable Full Screen Logo is not set by default.
Warnings and Errors	This option causes the boot process to only pause when warning or errors are detected. Choose any one of the option: Prompt on Warnings and Errors (default) Continue on Warnings Continue on Warnings and Errors

Table 10. ManageabilityThe following table describes the Manageability options:
Option	Description
USB provision	This option is not selected by default.
MEBx Hotkey	This option is selected by default.

Table 11. Virtualization supportThis section allows you to configure virtualization support settings.
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 12. Maintenance This section allows you to configure maintenance settings.
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	Allows you to control the SERR message mechanism. This option is not set by default. Some graphics cards require that the SERR message mechanism be disabled.
BIOS Downgrade	Allows you to control the flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions. This option is enabled by default.
Data Wipe	Allows you to securely erase data from all internal storage devices. The option is disabled by default.
BIOS Recovery	Allows you to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions using a recovery file. This option is enabled by default.

Table 13. System LogsThis section allows you to configure system logs settings.
Option	Description
BIOS events	Displays the system event log and allows you to clear the log. Clear Log

Table 14. Advanced Configurations This section allows you to configure engineering configurations settings.
Option	Description
ASPM	Allows you to set the Active State Power Management level: Auto (Default) Disabled L1 Only
PCIe Linkspeed	Allows you to select the max PCIe link speed attainable by devices within the system. Auto (default) Gen1 Gen2