Option
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Description
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Integrated NIC
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Allows you to configure the integrated network controller.
The options are:
- Disabled
- Enabled
- Enabled w/PXE: This option is enabled by default.
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Parallel Port
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Allows you to configure the parallel port on the docking
station. The options are:
- Disabled
- AT: This option is enabled by default.
- PS2
- ECP
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Serial Port
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Allows you to configure the integrated serial port.
The options are:
- Disabled
- COM1: This option is enabled by default.
- COM2
- COM3
- COM4
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SATA Operation
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Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive
controller. The options are:
- Disabled
- AHCI
- RAID On: This option is enabled by default.
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Drives
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Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board.
All drives are enabled by default. The options are:
- SATA-0
- SATA-1
- SATA-2
- M.2 PCIe SSD-0
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SMART Reporting
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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. This option is disabled by default.
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USB/Thunderbolt Configuration
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This is an optional feature.
This
field configures the integrated USB controller. If Boot Support is
enabled, the system is allowed to boot any type of USB Mass Storage
Devices (HDD, memory key, floppy).
If USB port is enabled,
device attached to this port is enabled and available for OS.
If USB port is disabled, the OS cannot see any device
attached to this port.
The options are:
- Enable USB Boot Support (by default enable)
- Enable External USB Port (by default enable)
- Enable Thunderbolt Port (by default enable).
- Enable Thunderbolt Boot Support. This is an optional
feature.
- Always Allows Dell Docks. This is an optional feature.
- Enables Thunderbolt (and PCIe behind TBT) Pre-boot
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NOTE: USB keyboard
and mouse always work in the BIOS setup irrespective of these settings.
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USB PowerShare
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This field configures the USB PowerShare feature
behavior. This option allows you to charge external devices using
the stored system battery power through the USB PowerShare port.
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Audio
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This field enables or disables the integrated audio
controller. By default, the
Enable Audio option is selected.
The options are:
- Enable Microphone (by default enable)
- Enable Internal Speaker (by default enable)
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Keyboard Illumination
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This field lets you choose the operating mode of the
keyboard illumination feature. The keyboard brightness level can be
set from 0% to 100%. The options are:
- Disabled
- Dim
- Bright (enabled by default)
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Keyboard Backlight with AC
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The Keyboard Backlight with AC option does not affect
the main keyboard illumination feature. Keyboard Illumination will
continue to support the various illumination levels. This field has
an effect when the backlight is enabled.
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Touchscreen
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This option controls to enabled or disabled the touchscreen. |
Unobtrusive Mode
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This option, when enabled, pressing Fn+F7 turns off
all light and sound emissions in the system. To resume normal operation,
press Fn+F7 again. This option is disabled by default.
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Miscellaneous Devices
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Allows you to enable or disable the following devices:
- Enable Camera (enabled by default)
- SD Card Read Only
- Enable Hard Drive Free Fall Protection (enabled by
default)
- Enable Media Card
- Disable Media Card
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