Dell Command | Configure Version 3.1.2 User's Guide

Perform the following steps to export the BIOS configuration:

1. Click the EXPORT.EXE option to export the BIOS configuration as a .exe file.
2. The Setup, System or Hard Disk Drive Password screen is displayed prompting you to type a password.
3. Depending on the type of password set on the target system, determine which password to provide based on the table below:
   Figure 1. Password Reference Table

   For example,

   • If the setup password is set in the system, and you want to configure BIOS tokens/features, you need to provide setup password.
   • If the setup and system passwords are set in the system, and you want to configure BIOS tokens/features, you need to provide setup password.
   • If the setup and system passwords are set in the system, and if you want to configure BIOS tokens/features as well as change system password, you need to provide both system and setup passwords.
   • If the setup, system and hard disk drive passwords are set in the system, and if you want to configure BIOS tokens/features as well as change hard disk drive password, you need to provide both setup and hard disk drive passwords.
4. Provide appropriate password(s) in order to be able to configure the desired settings.
   • To provide a setup password, click Setup Password , then select the Use the password information below option, and then type the setup password.
   • To provide a system password, click System Password , then select the Use the password information below option and type the system password.
   • To provide a hard disk drive password, click Hard Disk Drive Password, then select the Use the password information below option and type the hard disk drive password.
5. If the target system does not have a setup, system, or hard disk drive password, then select No password is required .
6. Click OK.