Latitude 5290 2-in-1 Owner's Manual

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System Configuration screen options

Option
Description
SMART Reporting
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.
  • Enable SMART Reporting
USB Configuration

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—enabled by default
  • Enable External USB Port—enabled by default
  • Always Allow dell docks—enabled by default

NOTE: : USB keyboard and mouse always work in the BIOS setup irrespective of these settings.

USB PowerShare
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. This option is disabled by default
Audio
This field enables or disables the integrated audio controller. By default, the Enable Audio option is selected. The options are:
  • Enable Microphone—enabled by default
  • Enable Internal Speaker—enabled by default
Keyboard Illumination
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—enabled by default
  • Dim (50%)
  • Bright
Keyboard Backlight Timeout on Battery
The Keyboard Backlight Timeout dims out with the Battery option. The main keyboard illumination feature is not affected. Keyboard Illumination will continue to support the various illumination levels. This field has an effect when the backlight is enabled. The options are:
  • 5 sec
  • 10 sec—enabled by default
  • 15 sec
  • 30 sec
  • 1 min
  • 5 min
  • 15 min
  • Never
Keyboard Backlight with AC
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. This option is enabled by default.
Keyboard Backlight Timeout on AC
The Keyboard Backlight Timeout dims out with AC option. The main keyboard illumination feature is not affected. Keyboard Illumination will continue to support the various illumination levels. This field has an effect when the backlight is enabled. The options are:
  • 5 sec
  • 10 sec—enabled by default
  • 15 sec
  • 30 sec
  • 1 min
  • 5 min
  • 15 min
  • Never
Unobtrusive Mode
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.
Miscellaneous Devices
Allows you to enable or disable the following devices:
  • Enable Front Camera—enabled by default
  • Enable Back Camera—enabled by default
  • Secure Digital (SD) card—enabled by default
  • Secure Digital (SD) card boot
  • Secure Digital (SD) card read-only-mode

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