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Alienware m15 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.
  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 L1 Cache Displays the processor L1 cache size.
  CPU L2 Cache Displays the processor L2 cache size.
  CPU L3 Cache Displays the processor L3 cache size.
  Integrated Graphics Displays the integrated graphics.
  Discrete Graphics 1 Displays the first discrete graphics installed on your computer.
  Discrete Graphics 1 Displays the second discrete graphics installed on your computer.
  First HDD Displays the type of hard drive installed.
  M.2 PCIe SSD-1 Displays the type of primary SSD installed.
  AC Adapter Type Displays the AC adapter type.
  System Memory Displays the system memory information.
  Memory Speed Displays the memory speed information.
Table 2. System setup options—Advanced menu .

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

Advanced
  Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Enables you to enable or disable Intel Speedstep Technology.

Default: Enabled

  • NOTE: If enabled, the processor clock speed and core voltage are adjusted dynamically based on the processor load.
  Integrated NIC Enables you to enable or disable the on-board LAN controller.

Default: Enabled

  USB Emulation Enables you to enable or disable 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.

Default: Enabled

  • NOTE: You cannot boot any type of USB device (floppy, hard drive, or memory key) when this option is off.
  USB Powershare Enables you to charge USB devices when the computer is turned off or in standby mode.

Default: Enabled

  USB Wake Support Enables you to enable the USB devices to wake the computer from Standby.

Default: Disabled

  • NOTE: If USB PowerShare is enabled, a device connected to the USB PowerShare connector may not wake the computer.
  Sleep Mode Enable or disable sleep mode.
  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 Operation Enables you to configure the operating mode of the integrated SATA hard drive controller.

Default: AHCI

  Adapter Warnings Ebales you to choose if the computer should display warning messages when you use AC adapters that are not supported by your computer.

Default: Enabled

  Function Key Behavior Enables you to set function key or multimedia key as the default function key behavior.

Default: Function key

  Express Charge Enables you to charge your computer battery using Standard Charge or Express Charge mode.

Default: Express Charge

  Battery Health Displays the battery health.
  Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions Enable or disable Intel Software Guard Extensions.

Default: Software Controlled

  Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions allocated memory size Displays the allocated memory size for Intel Software Guard Extensions.
  BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive Enable the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from a recovery file on the user primary hard drive

Default: Enabled

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

Default: Disabled

  SupportAssist System Resolution
  Auto OS Recovery Threshold Control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for Dell OS Recovery tool.

Default: 2

  SupportAssist OS Recovery Enable or disable SupportAssist OS recovery.

Default: Enabled

  Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology
  Non-RAID Physical Disks Displays the disk using the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology.
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 if the setup status is unlocked.
  Admin Password Status Displays if the administrator password is clear or set.

Default: Not set

  System Password Status Displays if the system password is clear or set.

Default: Not set

  HDD Password Status Displays if the HDD password is clear or set.

Default: Not set

  Admin Password Enables you to set the administrator password. The administrator password controls access to the system setup utility.
  System Password Enables you to set the system password. The system password controls access to the computer at boot.
  HDD password Enables you to set, change or delete the hard-disk drive password.
  Password Change Enables you to permit or deny system password or HDD password changes.

Default: Permitted

  Computrace Enable or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software.

Default: Activate

  Firmware TPM Enables you to enable or disable the firmware TPM function.

Default: Enabled

  PPI Bypass for Clear Command Enables 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: Enabled

  UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Enable or disable BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages.

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 Displays the available boot options.

Default: UEFI

  File Browser Add Boot Option Enables you to add the boot options.
  File Browser Del Boot Option Enables you to delete the boot options
  Secure Boot Enable or disable the secure boot feature.

Default: Disabled

  Legacy Option ROMs Enable or disable the Legacy Option ROMs.

Default: Disabled

  Attempt Legacy Boot Enable or disable Attempt Legacy Boot.

Default: Disabled

  Boot Option Priorities Displays the boot sequence.
  Boot Option #1 Displays the available first boot option.
  Boot Option #2 Displays the available second boot option.
  Boot Option #3 Displays the available 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 exit system setup and save your changes.
  Discard Changes and Reset Allows you to exit system setup and load previous values for all system setup options.
  Restore 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.
  Save Changes Allows you to save the changes for all system setup options.

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