- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Main | ||
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System Time | Displays the current time in hh:mm:ss format. | |
System Date | Displays the current date in mm/dd/yyyy format. | |
BIOS Version | Displays the BIOS version. | |
Product Name | Displays the model number of your computer. | |
Service Tag | Displays the service tag of your computer. | |
Asset Tag | Displays the asset tag of your computer. | |
CPU Type | Displays the processor type. | |
CPU Speed | Displays the processor speed. | |
CPU ID | Displays the processor identification code. | |
CPU Cache | ||
L1 Cache | Displays the processor L1 cache size. | |
L2 Cache | Displays the processor L2 cache size. | |
L3 Cache | Displays the processor L3 cache size. | |
M.2 PCIe SSD | Display the M.2 PCIe SSD device information of the computer. | |
AC Adapter Type | Displays the type of AC adapter. | |
System Memory | Displays the size of memory installed. | |
Memory Speed | Displays the speed of memory. | |
Keyboard Type | Displays the type of keyboard installed on the computer. |
Advanced | ||
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PowerNow! Enable |
Enables or disables the dynamic frequency scaling and power-saving technology for the AMD processor. Default: Enabled |
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Virtualization | Enables or disables the Virtualization technology.
Default: Enabled |
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Integrated NIC | Enables or disables the on-board LAN controller.
Default: Enabled |
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USB Emulation | Enables or disables the USB emulation feature. This feature defines how the BIOS, in the absence of a USB-aware operating system, handles USB devices. USB emulation is always enabled during POST.
NOTE You cannot boot any type of USB device (floppy, hard drive, or memory key) when this option is off.
Default: Enabled |
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USB Wake Support | Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the computer from standby or to disable the USB wake support feature.
NOTE If USB PowerShare is enabled, a device connected to the USB PowerShare connector may not wake the computer.
Default: Disabled |
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SATA Operation | Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated SATA hard drive controller.
Default: AHCI |
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Adapter Warnings | Allows you to choose if the computer should display warning messages when you use AC adapters that are not supported by your computer.
Default: Enabled |
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Function Key Behavior | Allows you to set function key or multimedia key as the default function key behavior.
Default: Multimedia key |
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Keyboard Illumination | Selects the operating mode of the keyboard illumination feature.
Default: Bright |
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Keyboard Backlight with AC | Selects the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when an AC adapter is plugged into the computer.
Default: 1 minute |
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Keyboard Backlight with Battery | Selects the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when the computer is running on battery power.
Default: 1 minute |
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Battery Health | Displays the battery health. | |
Camera | Enables or disables the camera.
Default: Disabled |
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Battery Charge Configuration | Set the battery charge settings with a preselected custom charge start and stop.
Default: Adaptive |
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Advanced Battery Charge Configuration | Enable Advanced Battery Charge Configuration from the beginning of the day to a specified work period.
Default: Disabled |
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dGPU Support | Enable the discrete graphics of the computer.
Default: Enabled |
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SmartShift | Enable or disable the Smartshift.
Default: Enabled |
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Maintenance | ||
Data Wipe on next boot | Enables or disables data wipe on the next boot.
Default: Disabled |
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BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive | Enables the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from a recovery file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key. | |
BIOS Auto-Recovery | Enables BIOS to automatically recover BIOS without user actions.
Default: Disabled |
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SupportAssist System Resolution | ||
Auto OS Recovery Threshold | Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for the Dell OS Recovery tool.
Default: 2 |
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SupportAssist OS Recovery | Enables or disables the boot flow for the SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the even of certain system errors.
Default: Disabled |
Security | |||
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Admin Password Status | Displays if the administrator password is clear or set. | ||
System Password Status | Displays if the system password is clear or set.
Default: Not Set |
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Asset Tag | Set your system’s Asset Tag. | ||
Admin Password | Allows you to set the administrator password. The administrator password controls access to the system setup utility. | ||
System Password | Allows you to set the system password. The system password controls access to the computer at boot. | ||
Password Change | Allows you to permit or deny system password or HDD password changes.
Default: Permitted |
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Computrace | Enables or disables the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software.
Default: Deactivate |
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SED Block SID Authentication | Enables or disables SED Block SID Authentication.
Default: Disabled |
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PPI Bypass for SED Block SID Command | When there is no drive ownership and the ppibypassforblocksid is enabled, BIOS requires user input while sending the Block SID authentication command to SED drives. When ppibypassforblocksid is disabled, BIOS does not require user input while sending the Block SID command.
Default: Disabled |
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Firmware TPM | Enable or disable the firmware TPM.
Default: Enabled |
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PPI Bypass for Clear Command | Allows you to control the TPM Physical Presence Interface (PPI). When enabled, this setting will allow the OS to skip BIOS PPI user prompts when issuing the Clear command. Changes to this setting take effect immediately.
Default: Disabled |
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UEFI Firmware Capsule Updates | Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages.
Default: Enabled |
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WINDOWS SMM SECURITY MITIGATIONS TABLE (WSMT) | Enables or disables configuration of platform features on Dell Client Systems with WSMT-enabled BIOS.
Default: Enabled |
Boot | |||
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Fast Boot | Enables or disables the fast boot option.
Default: Minimal |
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Secure Boot | Enables or disables the secure boot feature.
Default: Disabled |
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Load Legacy Option ROMs | Enables or disables the Load Legacy Option ROMs.
Default: Disabled |
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Boot List Option | Displays the available boot options.
Default: UEFI |
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Attempt Legacy Boot | Enables or disables legacy boot.
Default: Disabled |
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File Browser Add Boot Option | Allows you to add the boot options. |
Exit | |||
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Exit Saving Changes | Allows you to exit system setup and save your changes. | ||
Save Change Without Exit | Allows you to save your changes without exiting the BIOS setup. | ||
Exit Discarding Changes | Allows you to exit the BIOS setup without saving the changes. | ||
Load Optimal Defaults | Allows you to restore default values for all system setup options. | ||
Discard Changes | Allows you to load previous values for all system setup options. |