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Dell Command | Configure Version 3.1.2 Release Notes

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Known Issues: Command Line Interface

Issue: Options: --enabledevice and --disabledevice don’t work

Description: The --enabledevice and --disabledevice options may not work in UEFI-enabled systems.
Resolution: No resolution.
  • NOTE: This issue is addressed in the upcoming BIOS versions.

Issue: Windows 7 does not recognize the digital signature validity

Description: If the system is not connected to internet, Windows 7 does not recognize the digital signature validity of Dell Command | Configure installation file.

Resolution: Connect the system to internet and validate the digital signature.

Issue description: Unable to upgrade from CCTK 1.0

Resolution: Uninstall CCTK 1.0 and install the latest version.

Issue: BIOS interface not found

Description: While running Dell Command | Configure, the following error message might be displayed: BIOS Interface not found.

Resolution: Uninstall HAPI using the hapiuninstall.bat script available in the HAPI folder, and install it again using the hapiinstall.bat script available in the same folder.

Issue description: Do not use the infile or outfile options in the .ini file.

Issue description: Dell Command | Configure supports only single byte characters for asset set operation.

Resolution: If the user has a different locale, change the keyboard layout to English before using the asset option.

Issue: Issues on OptiPlex 740

Description: Following are the known issues on OptiPlex 740:
  • Floppy option does not work.
  • Usbemu option does not work.
  • Asset, minsizeofcontigmem, bioscharacteristics, and completioncode options may not work.

Issue: Incorrect value displayed for turbomode option for Dell Precision workstation T3500

Description: On Dell Precision workstation T3500, Dell Command | Configure does not display the correct value of the turbomode option. Though the option is set to Enable, Dell Command | Configure displays it as Disable.

Issue: Unable to set the argument to max for the busratio option on Latitude XT2

Description: On Latitude XT2, for the busratio option you cannot set the argument to max.

Issue: Number of password characters allowed inOptiPlex 760

Description: On OptiPlex 760, Dell Command | Configure allows to set setup and system passwords with number of characters less than what is mentioned in the BIOS screen.

Issue: Incorrect boot device count

Description: On Dell Precision workstation M4400, the bootorder option may not display the correct number of boot devices.

Issue: On OptiPlex 760, if a system password is set, BIOS does not allow to set a setup password

  • NOTE: Dell Command | Configure does not provide an error message in such scenario. This issue will be addressed in the upcoming BIOS versions.

Issue: Upgrade from CCTK 1.1 to 1.2.1, retains the older User guide

Description: When you upgrade CCTK 1.1 to 1.2.1, CCTK contains the previous version of User's guide along with the link to 1.2.1 User's Guide.

Issue: TPM related tokens can be modified independently

Description: Dell Command | Configure does not control the dependencies among the various TPM PPI option. For example, it is possible to change the TPM PPI ACPI option through Dell Command | Configure even when TPM is not On.
  • NOTE: There is no negative impact due to this on the BIOS.

Issue: Dependent options are not working as configured in UEFI mode for for Legacy Option ROM and Secure Boot

Description:
  • Dell Command | Configure allows enabling Legacy Option ROM when Secure Boot is On.
  • Dell Command | Configure allows disabling Legacy Option ROM when Boot mode is Legacy.
  • Dell Command | Configure allows enabling Secure Boot when Legacy option ROM is enabled and boot mode is UEFI.
  • Dell Command | Configure does not allow enumerating Secure Boot when it is disabled.
  • NOTE: There is no negative impact due to this on the BIOS. This issue will be addressed in the upcoming BIOS versions.

Issue: OROM UI protection also configures OROM keyboard access

Description: OROM UI protection configures OROM keyboard access on the following Dell platforms:
  • Latitude E6x30, E5x30
  • Dell Precision mobile M4700, M4500
  • Dell Precision workstation T1650
  • Optiplex 9010, 7010
  • NOTE: The BIOS configuration on this option works with previous generation of platforms. This issue will be addressed in the upcoming BIOS versions.

Issue: Blinkpsu1led and Blinkpsu2led missing in the .ini file or SCE

Description: Blinkpsu1led and Blinkpsu2led will not be present in the .ini file or SCE as they are enable-only tokens and they are active only for few seconds. These tokens cannot be modified using GUI.

Issue: advsm option displays the status as Other

Description: If any of the fans is not working, the advsm option displays the status as Other.

Issue: Advance Battery Charge and Peak Shift Charge options display Disable

Description: Platforms that do not support Advance Battery Charge option, when advbatterychargecfg option is enumerated, the system displays the option as Disable.

Platforms that do not support Peak Shift Charge option, when peakshiftcfg option is enumerated, the system displays the option as Disable.

Issue: Temperature probe in Advanced System Management option displays as Unknown

Description: On some platforms that support Advanced System Management option, temperature probe of all the sensors displays as Unknown.
  • NOTE: This issue will be addressed in the upcoming BIOS versions.

Issue: On some of the platforms that support Advanced System Management option, temperature probe of Memory sensor 2 displays the current status as Non-Critical instead of Normal.

  • NOTE: This issue is addressed in the upcoming BIOS versions.

Issue: On some of the platforms that support Advanced System Management option, when you set non-critical upper threshold values for cooling device, the CLI indicates that the action failed; however, setting the same is successful.

Issue: Autoon minutes (autoonmn) is listed in the ‘do not edit’ section in the .ini file

Description: The .ini file exported from the CLI contains autoonmn option in do not edit section; however, this option can be configured when such .ini files are imported.

Issue: Not able to configure ASM (advsm) BIOS options in .ini file/SCE

Description: While configuring ASM (advsm) option using .ini file, or SCE, Setup password or System password should not be set or modified.

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