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Inspiron 22-3280 Service Manual

System Setup Options

NOTE: Depending on your computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.

Table 1. System setup options—Main menu

The following table describes the Main menu options in the System setup program.

Main
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 number.
Product Name Displays the product name.
Service Tag Allows you to enter the service tag of your computer.
Asset Tag Displays the asset tag of your computer.
CPU Type Displays the CPU type.
CPU Speed Displays the speed of the CPU.
CPU ID Displays the CPU identification code.
Cache L1 Displays the processor L1 cache size.
Cache L2 Displays the processor L2 cache size.
Cache L3 Displays the processor L3 cache size.
First HDD Displays the primary hard disk.
AC Adapter Type Displays the power adapter type.
System Memory Displays the total computer memory installed.
Memory Speed Displays the memory speed.
Table 2. System setup options—Advanced menu

The following table describes the Advanced menu options in the System setup program.

Advanced
Advanced BIOS Features
Intel(R)SpeedStep(TM) Enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep feature.

Default: Enabled.

Integrated NIC Enable or disable the on-board LAN controller.

Default: Enabled

Intel Speed Shift Technology Enable/disable Intel Speed Shift Technology support .  Setting this option to enable to allows the operating system to select the appropriate processor performance automatically. 

Default: Enabled

SATA Option

This option configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA hard drive controller.

Default: AHCI

Adapter Warnings

Enables or disables the power adapter warnings.

Default: Enabled

Intel Software Guard Extensions

Enable/Disable/Software Controlled Intel® Software Guard Extensions (SGX).

Default: Software controlled

Intel Software Guard Extensions allocated memory size

Setting memory allocation for Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX). The support would be 128MB allocation by default. When SGX is set to Software Controlled this setting is not available and has no effect.

BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive

Enable or disable BIOS recovery from hard drive.

Default: Enabled

BIOS Auto-Recovery Enable or disable BIOS Auto-Recovery.

Default :Disabled

Integrity Check When enabled, BIOS checks the BIOS image integrity on every boot. When Disabled, BIOS checks the image integrity only if the previous boot did not complete.

Default :Disabled

Intel BIOS Guard Support

Enable or disable the Intel BIOS Guard Support.

Default: Enabled

USB Configuration
Rear USB Ports Allows you to enable or disable the rear USB ports.
Power Options
Wake Up by Integrated LAN Enable or disable the computer to be powered on by special LAN signals.

Default: Disabled

AC Recovery Sets what action the computer takes when power is restored.
Deep Sleep Control Enable or disable the Deep Sleep mode support.

Default: Enabled

USB Wake support Enable or disable USB devices to wake the system from Standby.

Default: Enabled

USB Powershare Support State

Enable or disable charging USB devices.

Default: Disabled

Auto Power On

This option sets the time of day when you would like the system to turn on automatically.

Auto Power On Mode

System turns on automatically.

Auto Power On Date

Auto power on date.

Auto Power On Time

Auto power on time.

Numlock Key Allows you to set the status of the Numlock key during boot to On or Off.
SupportAssist System Resolution
Auto OS Recovery Threshold Control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for Dell OS Recovery tool.
SupportAssist OS Recovery

The SupportAssist OS Recovery option will enable or disable the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the event of certain system errors. If the SupportAssist OS Recovery setup option is set to disabled then all automatic boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool will be disabled.

Default: Disabled

Table 3. System setup options—Security menu

The following table describes the Security menu options in the System setup program.

Security
Unlock Setup Status Displays the Unlock Setup status.
Admin Password Status Displays the administrative password status.
System Password Status Displays the system password status.
HDD Password Status Displays the hard-drive password status.
Asset Tag Displays the asset tag of your computer.
Admin Password Allows you to set the admin password.
System Password Allows you to set the system password.
HDD Password Allows you to set the hard drive password.
Password change Allows you determine whether changes to the System and Hard Disk passwords are permitted when an administrator password is set.
Computrance Allows you to help track assets and provide recovery services in the event the computer is lost or stolen.
Firmware TPM Allows you to enable or disable the firmware TPM function.
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..
UEFI Firmware Capsule Updates Allows you to enable or disable the UEFI Firmware Capsule Updates function.

Default: Enabled

Table 4. System setup options—Boot menu

The following table describes the Boot menu options in the System setup program.

Boot
Boot List Option Allows you to select system boot from Legacy or UEFI.
File Browser Add Boot Option Allows you to browse into the file system of devices to select the bootloader.
File Browser Del Boot Option Allows you to delete the boot menu.
Secure Boot Allows you to enable or disable the secure boot control.

Default: Disabled

Legacy option ROMs Enable or disable the Legacy Option ROMs.
Attempt Legacy Boot Allows the system to immediately boot the Legacy Boot List if system fails to boot the UEFI Boot List.
Boot Option Priorities Displays the boot option priorities.
Boot Option #1 Displays the first boot option.
Boot Option #2 Displays the second boot option.
Boot Option #3 Displays the third boot option.
Table 5. System setup options—Exit menu

The following table describes the Exit menu options in the System setup program.

Exit
Save Changes and Reset Allows you to reset the system after saving the changes.
Discard Changes and Reset Allows you to reset the system without saving any changes.
Restore defaults Allows you to restore defaults.
Discard Changes Allows you to discard your changes.
Save Changes Allows you to save your changes.

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