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Dell Precision 5510 Owner's Manual

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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. MainThis table describes the main system setup options.
Option			Description
System Time/Date			Allows you to set the date and time.
BIOS Version			Displays the BIOS version.
Product Name			Displays the product name. Dell Precision M3800 (Default Setting)
Service Tag			Displays the service tag.
Asset Tag			Displays the asset tag. None (Default Setting)
CPU Type			Displays the CPU type.
CPU Speed			Displays the CPU speed.
CPU ID			Displays the CPU ID.
CPU Cache			Displays the sizes of the CPU caches.
Fixed HDD			Displays the type and size of the HDD. WDC WD10SPCX-75HWSTO (1000 GB) (Default Setting)
mSATA Device			Displays the type and size of the mSATA device.
AC Adapter Type			Displays the type of the AC adapter. None (Default Setting)
System Memory			Displays the size of the system memory.
Extended Memory			Displays the size of the extended memory.
Memory Speed			Displays the speed of the memory.
Keyboard Type			Displays the type of keyboard. Backlite (Default Setting)

Table 2. AdvancedThis table describes the advanced system setup options.
Option			Description
Intel (R) SpeedStep (TM)			Allows you to enable or disable the Intel (R) SpeedStep (TM) feature. Enabled (Default Setting)
Virtualization			This option specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization technology. Allows you to enable or disable the Virtualization feature. Enabled (Default Setting)
USB Emulation			Allows you to enable or disable the USB Emulation feature. Enabled (Default Setting)
USB PowerShare			Allows you to enable or disable the USB PowerShare feature. Enabled (Default Setting)
USB Wake Support			This option allows you to enable USB devices to wake the system from Standby. Disable(Default Setting)
SATA Operation			Displays the SATA Operation information.
Adapter Warnings			Allows you to enable or disable the adapter warnings feature.
Multimedia Key Behaviour			Function Key (Default Setting)
Battery Health			Displays the battery health information.
Battery Charge Configuration			Adaptive (Default Setting)
Miscellaneous Devices			Allows you enable or disable the various on board devices. The options are: External USB Ports - Enabled (Default Setting) USB Debug - Disabled (Default Setting)

Table 3. SecurityThis table describes the security setup options.
Option	Description
Unlock Setup Status	Unlocked (Default Setting)
Admin Password Status	Displays the status of the admin password. Default Setting: Not set
System Password Status	Displays the status of the system password. Default Setting: Not set
HDD Password Status	Displays the status of the system password. Default Setting: Not set
Asset Tag	Allows you to set the asset tag.
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.
System Password	Allows you to set, change or delete the system password. NOTE Successful password changes take effect immediately.
HDD Password	Allows you to set, change or delete the administrator password.
Password Change	Allows you to enable or disable permissions to set a System password and a Hard Drive password when the admin password is set. Default Setting: Permitted
Computrace	Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software The options are: Deactivate (Default Setting) Activate NOTE The Activate and Disable options will permanently activate or disable the feature and no further changes will be allowed.
TPM Security	This option lets you control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in the system is enabled and visible to the operating system. When disabled the BIOS will not turn On the TPM During POST. The TPM will be non-functional and invisible to the operating system. When enabled, the BIOS will turn On the TPM during POST so that it can be used by the operating system. This option is Enable by default. NOTE Disabling this option does not change any settings you may have made to the TPM, nor does it delete or change any information or keys you may have stored there. It simply turns Off the TPM so that it cannot be used. When you re-enable this option, the TPM will function exactly as it did before it was disabled. NOTE Changes to this option take effect immediately.

Table 4. BootThis table describes the boot setup options.
Option			Description
Boot List Option			Default Setting: Legacy
Secure Boot			This option enables or disables the Secure Boot feature. Disabled (Default Setting) - Windows 7 Enabled - Windows 8.1
Load Legacy Option ROM			This option enables or disables the Load Legacy Option ROM feature. Enabled (Default Setting) - Windows 7 Disabled - Windows 8.1
Set Boot Priority			Allows you to change the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system: 1 st Boot Priority [ CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive] 2nd Boot Priority [Network] 3rd Boot Priority [mini SSD] 4th Boot Priority [USB Storage Device 5th Boot Priority [Hard Drive] 6th Boot Priority [Diskette Drive]

Table 5. ExitThis table describes the exit options.
Option	Description
Save Changes and Reset	Allows you to save the changes you made.
Discard Changes and Reset	Allows you to discard the changes you made.
Restore Defaults	Allows you to restore the default options.
Discard Changes	Allows you to discard the changes you made.
Save Changes	Allows you to save the changes you made.