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Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged Setup and Specifications

Post behavior

Table 1. POST BehaviorThe table describes the POST behavior options.
Option Description
Adapter Warnings

Allows you to enable or disable the system setup (BIOS) warning messages when you use certain power adapters.

  • Enable Adapter Warnings—Default
Keypad (Embedded)

Allows you to one of the two methods to enable the keypad that is embedded in the internal keyboard.

  • Fn Key Only : The keypad is only enabled when you hold down the Fn key (Default)
  • By Num Lock : The keypad is enabled only when the NumLock LED is on.
Numlock Enable

Allows you to enable or disable the Numlock function when the system boots.

  • Enable Numlock—Default
Fn Lock Options

Allows you to let hot key combinations Fn + Esc toggle the primary behavior of F1–F12, between their standard and secondary functions. If you disable this option, you cannot toggle dynamically the primary behavior of these keys.

  • Fn Lock—Default
Click one of the following options:
  • Lock Mode Disable/Standard
  • Lock Mode Enable/Secondary—Default
Fastboot

Allows you to speed up the boot process by bypassing some of the compatibility steps.

Click one of the following options:
  • Minimal—Default
  • Thorough
  • Auto
Extended BIOS POST Time

Allows you to create an additional preboot delay.

Click one of the following options:
  • 0 seconds—Default
  • 5 seconds
  • 10 seconds
Full Screen Logo

Allows you to display full screen logo, if your image matches screen resolution.

  • Enable Full Screen Logo

This option is not set by default.

Warnings and Errors

Allows you to select different options to either stop, prompt and wait for user input, continue when warnings are detected but pause on errors, or continue when either warnings or errors are detected during the POST process.

Click one of the following options:

  • Prompt on Warnings and Errors—Default
  • Continue on Warnings
  • Continue on Warnings and Errors
MAC Address Pass- Through

This feature replaces the external NIC MAC address (in a supported dock or dongle) with selected MAC address from the system.

Click one of the following options:

  • Passthrough MAC Address—Default
  • Integrated NIC 1 MAC Address
  • Disabled

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