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Dell Latitude E6430s Owner's Manual

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System Setup Options

  • NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
Table 1. General
Option Description
System Information This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer.
  • System Information
  • Memory Information
  • Processor Information
  • Device Information
Battery Information Displays the charge status of the battery.
Boot Sequence Allows you to change the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system. All the options are selected.
  • Diskette Drive
  • Internal HDD
  • USB Storage Device
  • CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
  • Onboard NIC
You can also choose the Boot List option. The options are:
  • Legacy (Default Setting)
  • UEFI
Date/Time Allows you to set the date and time.
Table 2. System Configuration
Option Description
Integrated NIC Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The options are:
  • Disabled
  • Enabled
  • Enabled w/PXE (Default Setting)
Parallel Port Allows you to define and set how the parallel port on the docking station operates. You can set the parallel port to:
  • Disabled
  • AT
  • PS2
  • ECP
Serial Port Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to:
  • Disabled
  • COM1 (Default Setting)
  • COM2
  • COM3
  • COM4
  • NOTE: The operating system may allocate resources even if the setting is disabled.
SATA Operation Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are:
  • Disabled
  • ATA
  • AHCI
  • RAID On (Default Setting)
  • NOTE: SATA is configured to support RAID mode.
Drives Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board. The options are:
  • SATA-0
  • SATA-1
  • SATA-4
  • SATA-5

Default Setting: All drives are enabled.
SMART Reporting This field controls whether hard drive errors for 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 define the USB configuration. The options are:
  • Enable Boot Support
  • Enable External USB Port

Default Setting: both the options are enabled.
USB PowerShare Allows you to configure the behavior of the USB PowerShare feature. This option is disabled by default.
  • Enable USB PowerShare
Keyboard Illumination Allows you to choose the operating mode of the keyboard illumination feature. The options are:
  • Disabled (Default Setting)
  • Level is 25%
  • Level is 50%
  • Level is 75%
  • Level is 100%
Stealth Mode Control Allows you to set the mode that turns off all light and sound emissions from the system. This option is disabled by default.
  • Enable Stealth Mode
Miscellaneous Devices Allows you enable or disable the various on board devices. The options are:
  • Enable Internal Modem
  • Enable Microphone
  • Enable eSATA Ports
  • Enable Hard Drive Free Fall Protection
  • Enable Module Bay
  • Enable ExpressCard
  • Enable Camera
  • Enable Media Card
  • Disable Media Card

Default Setting: All devices are enabled
Table 3. Video
Option Description
LCD Brightness Allows you to set the panel brightness when the ambient sensor is Off.
Optimus Allows you to enable or disable the NVIDIA Optimus technology.
  • Enable Optimus — Default Setting.
Table 4. Security
Option Description
Intel TXT (LT-SX) Configuration This option is disabled by default.
Admin Password Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password.
  • NOTE: You must set the admin password before you set the system or hard drive password.
  • NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.
  • NOTE: Deleting the admin password automatically deletes the system password and the hard drive password.
  • NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.

Default Setting: Not set

System Password Allows you to set, change or delete the system password.
  • NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.

Default Setting: Not set

Internal HDD-0 Password Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password.

Default Setting: Not set

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 and the Internal HDD password, when they are set. The options are:
  • Disabled (Default Setting)
  • Reboot bypass
Password Change Allows you to enable the disable permission to the System and Hard Drive passwords when the admin password is set.

Default Setting: Allow Non-Admin Password Changes is not selected

Non-Admin Setup Changes This option lets you determine whether changes to the setup option are permitted when an administrator password is set. The option is disabled.
  • Allows Wireless Switch Changes
TPM Security Allows you to enable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) during POST.

Default Setting: The option is disabled.
CPU XD Support Allows you to enable the Execute Disable mode of the processor.

Default Setting: Enable CPU XD Support

Computrace Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software The options are:
  • Deactivate (Default Setting)
  • Disable
  • Activate
  • NOTE: The Activate and Disable options will permanently activate or disable the feature and no further changes will be allowed
CPU XD Support Allows you to enable the Execute Disable mode of the processor.

Default Setting: Enable CPU XD Support

OROM Keyboard Access Allows you to set an option to enter the Option ROM Configuration screens using hotkeys during boot. The options are:
  • Enable (Default Setting)
  • One Time Enable
  • Disable
Admin Setup Lockout Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when an Administrator password is set.

Default Setting: Disabled

Table 5. Performance
Option Description
Multi Core Support This field specifies whether the process 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 Setting)
  • 1
  • 2
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.

Default Setting: The options C states, C3, C6, Enhanced C-states, and C7 options are enabled.

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

Table 6. Power Management
Option Description
AC Behavior Allows the computer to power on automatically, when AC adapter is plugged. The option is disabled.
  • Wake on AC
Auto On Time Allows you to set the time at which the computer must turn on automatically. The options are:
  • Disabled (Default Setting)
  • Every Day
  • Weekdays
USB Wake Support Allows you to enable the USB devices to wake the computer from standby mode. The option is disabled
  • Enable USB Wake Support
Wireless Radio Control Allows you to control the WLAN and WWAN radio. The options are:
  • Control WLAN radio
  • Control WWAN radio

Default Setting: both the options are disabled.
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 - 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. (Default Setting)
  • LAN Only - Allows the system to be powered on by special LAN signals.
  • WLAN Only
  • LAN or WLAN
Block Sleep Allows you to block the computer from entering into the sleep state. This option is disabled by default.
  • Block Sleep (S3)
Primary Battery Configuration Allows you to define how to use the battery charge, when AC is plugged in. The options are:
  • Adaptive (Default Setting)
  • Standard Charge
  • Express Charge
  • Primarily AC use
  • Custom Charge — you can set the percentage to which the battery must charge.
  • NOTE: All charging modes may not be available for all the batteries.
Battery Slice Configuration Allows you to define the how to charge the battery. The options are:
  • Standard Charge
  • Express Charge (Default Setting)
Table 7. POST Behavior
Option Description
Adapter Warnings Allows you to activate the adapter warning messages when certain power adapters are used. This option is enabled by default.
  • Enable Adapter Warnings
Mouse/Touchpad Allows you to define how the computer handles the mouse and touchpad input. The options are:
  • Serial Mouse
  • PS2 Mouse
  • Touchpad/PS-2 Mouse (Default Setting)
Numlock Enable Specifies if the NumLock function can be enabled when the computer boots. This option is enabled by default.
  • Enable Numlock
Fn Key Emulation Allows you to match the <Scroll Lock> key feature of PS-2 keyboard with the <Fn> key feature in an internal keyboard. The option is enabled by default.
  • Enable Fn Key Emulation
Keyboard Errors Specifies whether keyboard-related errors are reported when it boots. This option is enabled by default.
  • Enable Keyboard Error Detection
POST Hotkeys Specifies whether the sign-on screen displays a message, that displays the keystroke sequence required to enter the BIOS Boot Option Menu.
  • Enable F12 Boot Option menu - This option is enabled by default.
Fastboot Allows you to speed up the boot processes. The options are:
  • Minimal
  • Thorough (Default Setting)
  • Auto
Table 8. Virtualization Support
Option Description
Virtualization Specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization Technology.
  • Enable Intel Virtualization Technology - Default Setting.
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 Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O — Default Setting.
Table 9. Wireless
Option Description
Wireless Switch Allows you to determine which wireless device can be controlled by the wireless switch. The options are:
  • WWAN
  • Bluetooth
  • WLAN

All options are enabled by default.
Wireless Device Enable Allows you to enable or disable the wireless devices. The options are:
  • WWAN
  • Bluetooth
  • WLAN

All options are enabled by default.
Table 10. Maintenance
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.
Table 11. System Logs
Option Description
BIOS events Displays the system event log and allows you to clear the log.
  • Clear Log
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