Dell Command | Configure Version 3.1.
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Contents 1 Introduction......................................................................................................... 13 What’s new in this release................................................................................................................... 13 Supported systems and operating systems........................................................................................14 Other documents you may need.............................................................................
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--optionalhddfan...........................................................................................................................65 --oromkeyboardaccess................................................................................................................ 65 --oromuiprotection...................................................................................................................... 66 --osmode......................................................................................
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Introduction 1 Dell Command | Configure is a packaged software application that provides configuration capability to business client platforms. This product consists of a Command Line Interface (CLI) and Graphical User Interface (GUI) to configure various BIOS features. You can use Dell Command | Configure on Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 operating systems, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.
• Configuring the system to continue to boot, or to pause when warnings or errors are detected. See -warningsanderrors option. • Configuring the WLAN code for specific region. See --wlanregioncode option. Supported systems and operating systems For the list of business client systems and operating systems supported, see the Release Notes available in the Dell Command | Configure installation files or at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals .
Command line interface 2 This chapter provides a general overview of the Command Line Interface (CLI) utility. It explains how to run the commands and the syntax details of the command line options used to configure BIOS settings for client systems. Running Dell Command | Configure commands You can run the Dell Command | Configure commands in two ways: • Using the command prompt. For more information, see Using the command prompt. • Using a bootable image.
Command syntax overview Syntax refers to the way a command and its parameters are entered. Command Line Interface (CLI) commands can be arranged in any order in a command line instance as long as they conform to the basic command line syntax. Command line syntax The general usage models of the Dell Command | Configure utilities are as follows: CCTK --option1=[arg1] or cctk --option1=[arg1]...--optionX=[argX] NOTE: Some of the options in Dell Command | Configure are followed by an asterisk.
Case sensitivity Command line options, pre-defined and user-defined arguments, and filenames given as arguments are all case-sensitive. Unless specified otherwise, enter all commands, options, arguments, and command line switches in lowercase letters. Command line option delimiters The following table lists some examples of valid and invalid Dell Command | Configure command line options. Table 2.
Valid or Invalid Example NOTE: You have to provide the setup password, if it is already set on the system. invalid cctk --option1=arg --option2 File input and output commands Specify the input file using the -i= command, where is the name of the input file. Specify the output file input using the – o= command, where is the name of the output file.
Dell Command | Configure options 3 This chapter provides an overview of the Dell Command | Configure options. It describes the general and BIOS options to configure settings for the client systems. Dell Command | Configure options can be divided into: • General options — Applicable to all systems. • BIOS options — Applicable only if the BIOS of the system supports.
-i or --infile Valid Argument Description Directs the Command Configure utility to take input from an INI file. The utility searches the file for a Command Configure heading identical to the utility name. An error is returned if the file or section is not found. If the section is found, each name/value pair is applied to the system. The names must match a valid option, and the arguments must be in the proper format for the option.
information. Users should use this option instead of redirection for task diagnosis. Example C:\>cctk -l /logfile No option Valid Argument NA Description If an option is not given, the Dell Command | Configure utility outputs usage information. The usage information is displayed in the format shown below. Example C:\>cctk Usage error. cctk Version 3.1.0 258 (Windows - Feb 25 2015,14:38:43) Copyright (c) 2014 Dell Inc.
--propowntag Valid Argument NA Description Sets the Dell property ownership tag. If an option is not given, Dell Command | Configure reports the current property ownership tag. NOTE: The maximum length of property ownership tag is 80 characters for desktops and 48 characters for laptop. Example C:\>cctk --propowntag --version Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the version information, current time, and date for the utility. This is a read-only option. Example C:\>cctk --version Dell Co
--activityled Valid Argument actled, wlan, disable Description Sets the Network Activity Light Emitting Diode (LED) to any of the following: • actled — Sets the Activity LED controlled by an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) operating system and driver. • wlan — Sets the Activity LED as a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) radio on/off indicator. • disable — Sets the Activity LED to off. Example C:\>cctk --activityled=actled activityled=actled --adddevice Valid Argument usb Descriptio
• Example disable — User can view the Setup screens without entering administrator password even if the administrator password is set in the system. C:\>cctk --admsetuplockout=enable admsetuplockout=enable --advbatterychargecfg Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Advanced Battery charge mode. Advanced Battery charge mode uses standard charging algorithm and other methods during non-working hours to maximize battery health.
Example C:\>cctk --agpslot=enable agpslot=enable --alarmresume Valid Argument enable, disable Description Allows or prevents the system to resume from the suspended mode. • enable — System alarm resumes the system from the suspended mode. • disable — System alarm prevents the system to resume from the suspend mode. Example C:\>cctk --alarmresume=enable alarmresume=enable --alwaysallowdelldocks Valid Argument enable, disable Description Allows or restricts the Dell Type-C Thunderbolt docks to func
--asset Valid Argument Description Displays or sets the customer-programmable asset tag number for a system. The maximum length of an asset tag is 10 characters. Asset tag values should not contain any spaces. Example C:\>cctk --asset=ASSETTAG --assignintr Valid Argument standard, distributed Description This option controls the interrupted assignment of PCI devices in the system.
• • • • Example disable — Disables the auto on function on the system. everyday — Enables the auto on function on every day of the week. weekdays — Enables the auto on function on week days. selectdays — Enables the auto on function on selected days of the week. The system disables the auto on function on the days that are not selected. C:\>cctk --autoon=disable autoon=disable --autoonhr Valid Argument integers ranging from 0 to 23 Description Sets the auto on configuration in hours. Example C:\>cc
--bezelir Valid Argument enable, disable Description Sets the Embedded Server Management (ESM) configuration. Example C:\>cctk --bezelir=enable bezelir=enable --bioscharacteristics Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the features supported by the specific version of the BIOS. This contains bit-flags which define support attributes for the BIOS and the system. The first 32-bits are from the reference specification available on the Distributed Management Task Force at dmtf.org .
--biosrecovery Valid Argument enable. disable Description Enables or disables the system BIOS Recovery option. This feature saves a recovery image to a primary hard disk drive storage, or to an external USB, and uses this recovery image to recover BIOS image when system BIOS fails. • • Example enable — BIOS stores the recovery image on a primary hard disk drive storage. So BIOS recovery image is available both from the primary hard disk drive permanent storage as well as via an external USB.
--blinkpsu1led Valid Argument enable Description Sets the first Power Supply (PSU 1) status LED to blink. Enabling the LED to blink helps to recognize the power supply probe in use, while using ASM feature. For more details, see Advanced System Management. NOTE: This option is supported only on systems that support ASM. Example C:\>cctk --blinkpsu1led=enable blinkpsu1led=enable --blinkpsu2led Valid Argument enable Description Sets the second Power Supply (PSU 2) status LED to blink.
--bltinpntdevice Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables built-in pointing device. Example C:\>cctk --bltinpntdevice=disable bltinpntdevice=disable --bluetoothdevice Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables bluetooth device. Example C:\>cctk --bluetoothdevice=disable bluetoothdevice=disable --bluetoothstealthmode Valid Argument unchanged, turnoff Description Configures the state of bluetooth radio depending on the Stealth mode is enabled or disable
bootorder Valid Argument None Description Displays or sets the boot order sequence, activates boot list, and enables or disables the supported devices for legacy boot list and for UEFI boot list. When you run the bootorder option, the following information is displayed: • device status — The current device status. It may be enabled or disabled. • device number — A unique number to identify the device on the system. • device type — The device type. • short form — Short form of the device.
--activebootlist Description Activates the boot list to UEFI or Legacy. On reboot, the system boots based on the boot list specified. NOTE: With --activebootlist, do not specify any other sub options, such as --sequence, --enabledevice, and --disabledevice. Example C:\>cctk bootorder --activebootlist=uefi --bootlisttype Description Specifies the boot list as UEFI or Legacy.
--sequence Description Sets the bootorder based on the arguments provided. Use the device number or device short form as the argument. Example C:\>cctk bootorder --sequence=embnic,hdd.1 or C:\>cctk bootorder --sequence=1,3 Example for Unknown Devices C:\>cctk bootorder --sequence=x01.1,x01.2 --bootseqset Valid Argument diskettefirst, harddiskonly, devlist, cdromfirst Description Sets the Initial Program Load (IPL) device sequence for the next system boot.
Example C:\>cctk --boottimevideo=onboard boottimevideo=onboard --busratio Valid Argument max, 6.0x, 7.0x, 7.5x, 8.0x, 8.5x, 9.0x, 9.5x Description Sets the bus ratio in CPU. Example C:\>cctk --busratio=max busratio=max --camera Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables camera. Example C:\>cctk --camera=disable camera=disable --canbus Valid Argument enable. disable Description Enables or disables the Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus. Example C:\>cctk --canbus=enable c
--chasintrusion Valid Argument enable, disable, silentenable Description Enables or disables the system to detect and report chassis intrusion events to the system display on boot-up. Example C:\>cctk --chasintrusion=enable chasintrusion=enable --chassisintrustatus Valid Argument dooropen, tripped, doorclosed, tripreset Description Displays the status of chassis intrusion. All the values are read-only except tripreset. • dooropen — Indicates chassis door is opened.
--completioncode Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the completion code of an update operation performed by BIOS in the recent shutdown or reboot operation. For more information, see Completion Code. Example C:\>cctk --completioncode completioncode=FFFF --controlwlanradio Valid Argument enable, disable Description When enabled, this feature disables the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) radio if the system is connected to a wired network and vice-versa. Example C:\>cctk --controlwlanr
--cpucount Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the number of processors in the system. Example C:\>cctk --cpucount cpucount=1 --cpuspeed Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the current speed of the processor. Example C:\>cctk --cpuspeed cpuspeed=2800MHz --cpuxdsupport Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the CPU eXecute Disable (XD) feature support. Example C:\>cctk --cpuxdsupport=enable cpuxdsupport=enable --cstatesctrl Valid Argument enable,
--dbs Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables demand-based power management. Example C:\>cctk --dbs=enable dbs=enable --deepsleepctrl Valid Argument s5only, s4ands5, disable Description Configures the system power mode when the system is in s4 and s5 state. If set to s5only, the system moves to the lowest-power off mode when in s5 state. If set to s4 and s5 state, the system moves to the lowest-power off mode when in s4 and s5 states.
--dockdisplayport1vs Valid Argument integrated, external Description Configures the source for the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and display port 1 on the dock. • integrated— Uses the integrated video controller as video source. • external — Uses the external video controller as video source. Example C:\>cctk --dockdisplayport1vs=integrated dockdisplayport1vs=integrated --dramprefetch Valid Argument enable, disable Description Sets the Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) to the follow
Example C:\>cctk --embideraid2=on embideraid2=on --embnic1 Valid Argument off, on, onnopxe, onwithiscsi, onwithrplboot, onwithimageserverboot Description Defines the state of the built-in NIC. NOTE: Onwithimageserverboot is used in the deployment of Dell SmartClient products. Example C:\>cctk --embnic1=off embnic1=off --embnic2 Valid Argument on, off, onnopxe, onwithiscsi, onwithrplboot, onwithimageserverboot Description Enables or disables the second embedded NIC. Example C:\>cctk --embnic2=on
--embsdcard Valid Argument off, on Description Enables or disables the embedded Secure Digital (SD) card. Example C:\>cctk --embsdcard=off embsdcard=off --embvideoctrl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the embedded video controller. Example C:\>cctk --embvideoctrl=enable embvideoctrl=enable --encalvememorysize Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the memory allocation size for the Intel Software Guard Extension (SGX) processor reserved memory.
--esataports Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables all e-sata ports. If the system supports a dock, this status is also applicable to all e-sata ports on the dock. Example C:\>cctk --esataports=enable esataports=enable --expresscard Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the express card port that allows the user to insert an express card to configure it. Example C:\>cctk --expresscard=enable expresscard=enable --expresscharge Valid Argument enab
Example C:\>cctk --extendposttime=5 extendposttime=5 --extwlanled Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the external (lid-mounted) WLAN indicator LED. • enable—The LED displays the state of the WLAN source activity. • disable—The LED does not display the state of the WLAN source activity. Example C:\>cctk --extwlanled=enable extwlanled=enable --fanctrlovrd Valid Argument enable, disable Description Controls the speed of the fan. Example C:\>cctk --fanctrlovrd=disable fa
• • Example minimal — Sets POST to perform minimal hardware testing. automatic — Allows the BIOS to decide what level of POST test is used. C:\>cctk --fastboot=thorough fastboot=thorough --firstpowerondate Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the date on which the system was first turned on. Example C:\>cctk --firstpowerondate firstpowerondate=20100317 --flashcachemodule Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Ready Boost and Ready Cache functionality.
--fnlockmode Valid Argument enable. disable Description Controls the behavior of the dual-function keys ( — ), when key is pressed and when it is not. • enable — Press the function keys to use the primary function of the key. • disable — Press the function keys to use the secondary function of the key. Example C:\>cctk --fnlockmode=enable fnlockmode=enable --forcepxe Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) as the first boot de
Example C:\>cctk --frontpanelerrdisplaymode=aller frontpanelerrdisplaymode=aller --fsbr Valid Argument 115200, 57600, 19200, 9600 Description Console redirection fail safe baud rate (in bps). Example C:\>cctk --fsbr=115200 fsbr=115200 --fsboptimize Valid Argument off, on Description Enables or disables high bandwidth Front Side Bus (FSB) application optimizations. Example C:\>cctk --fsboptimize=off fsboptimize=off --genencryption Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disable
Example C:\>cctk --gpsstealthmode=turnoff gpsstealthmode=turnoff --hdd1fanenable Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the error checking on the FAN_HDD1 fan controller. Example C:\>cctk --hdd1fanenable=enable hdd1fanenable=enable --hdd2fanenable Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the error checking on the FAN_HDD2 fan controller. Example C:\>cctk --hdd2fanenable=enable hdd2fanenable=enable --hdd3fanenable Valid Argument enable, disable De
Example C:\>cctk --hddfailover=on hddfailover=on --hddinfo Valid Argument Read-only Description The option displays the details of the HDD. The information displays the name of the HDD (HDD Name), whether the HDD is physically present (Present), whether a password exists for the HDD (Pwd-Protected), whether a reboot is required to set the password (Pending-Restart), and whether the changes to the password can be made only by an administrator (Adminonly-change). Example C:\>cctk --hddinfo HDD Informat
To remove the password: C:\>cctk --hddpwd= --valhddpwd= --hdfreefallprotect Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables hard drive free fall protection. Example C:\>cctk --hdfreefallprotect=enable hdfreefallprotect=enable --hotdock Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables hot docking or undocking. Example C:\>cctk --hotdock=enable hotdock=enable --htassist Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Probe Filter ch
--hwswprefetch Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables hardware prefetcher from considering software prefetches when detecting strides for prefetch requests. Example C:\>cctk --hwswprefetch=enable hwswprefetch=enable --idecdrom Valid Argument auto, off Description Turns the CD drive on or off. • • Example auto — Enables the auto-configuration of the system built-in IDE controller. Off — Disable the system built-in IDE controller, making IRQ14 and IRQ15 resources available.
--integratedaudio Valid Argument enable, disable, auto Description Sets the status of the integrated sound device of the system. Example C:\>cctk --integratedaudio=enable integratedaudio=enable --integratedraid Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the integrated RAID. Example C:\>cctk --integratedraid=enable integratedraid=enable --integratedsas Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the integrated Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller.
Example C:\>cctk --internalminipci=enable internalminipci=enable --internalusb Valid Argument on, off Description Turns the internal USB ports on or off. Example C:\>cctk --internalusb=on internalusb=on --interrupt13hdma Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the interrupt 13h Direct Memory Access (DMA) on boot. Example C:\>cctk --interrupt13hdma=enable interrupt13hdma=enable --interwirelessuwb Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables Ultra Wide
Example C:\>cctk --iomodule=enable iomodule=enable --ioat Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the IO Acceleration Technology (IOAT) DMA Engine option. This feature should be enabled if the hardware and software support IOAT. Example C:\>cctk --iot=enable iot=enable --iptt Valid Argument show, hide Description Displays or hides the Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT) device from the operating system on the next reboot.
keyboardbacklightcolor Description Enables and configures supported colors on the keyboard backlight for the rugged systems. Also, displays the active color and sets the color (RGB value) for customcolor1 and customcolor2. Valid Argument None Suboptions enablecolor, activecolor, customcolor1, customcolor2 Sub Options The following are the sub options of keyboardbacklightcolor. --enablecolor Valid Argument white, red, green, blue, customcolor1 customcolor2, and none.
--customcolor2 Valid Argument value range from 0 to 255 in an ‘R,G,B’ format Description Displays and configures the customcolor2 by specifying the Red, Green and Blue (RGB) values. The color can be selected using RGB components by mentioning it in ‘R,G,B’ format. Each color component value ranges from 0 to 255.
Example C:\>cctk --keyboardillumination=on keyboardillumination=on --keypad Valid Argument enabledbynumlock, enabledbyfnkey Description Enables the keypad in two different ways — numlock and function key. Example C:\>cctk --keypad=enabledbynumlock keypad=enabledbynumlock --lastbiosupdate Valid Argument Read-only Description Identifies the major release of the system BIOS. Example C:\>cctk --lastbiosupdate lastbiosupdate=10/30/2009 --latitudeon Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enab
--ledstealthmode Valid Argument unchanged, turnoff Description Configures the state of the LEDs depending on the Stealth mode is enabled or disabled. • unchanged— Retains the current state of the system LEDs. • turnoff— Turns off the system LEDs if the stealth mode is enabled. Example C:\>cctk --ledstealthmode=turnoff ledstealthmode=turnoff --legacyorom Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the BIOS detection and the usage of Legacy expansion ROMs.
--lpt Valid Argument lpt1, lpt2, lpt3 Description Defines the parallel port configuration. lpt1 enables the built-in parallel port of the system to operate in LPT1 mode, using Input/Output (I/O) address 378. lpt2 enables the system’s built-in parallel port to operate in LPT2 mode, using I/O address 278. lpt3 enables the built-in parallel port to operate in LPT3 mode, using I/O address 3BC. Example C:\>cctk --lpt=lpt1 lpt=lpt1 --lptmode Valid Argument disable, at, ps2, ecp, epp, ecpdma1, ecpdma3 Desc
--mem Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the amount of system memory physically installed in the system, not the amount of memory available to an operating system. The last two characters of the memory value indicate the order of magnitude used (Kilo Byte (KB) or Mega Byte (MB)). Example C:\>cctk --mem mem=4096 MB --memdiagnostic Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the memory diagnostic. Example C:\>cctk --memdiagnostic=enable memdiagnostic=enable --memintle
--mfgdate Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the manufacturing date of the system. Example C:\>cctk --mfgdate mfgdate=20100213 --microphone Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the internal or external microphone. Example C:\>cctk --microphone=enable microphone=enable --minicardssd Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables mini card Solid State Drive (SSD) module. Example C:\>cctk --minicardssd=enable minicardssd=enable --minsizeofc
Example C:\>cctk --minsizeofcontigmem minsizeofcontigmem=0401 --mmioabove4gb Valid Argument enable, disable Description Configures the memory mapped IO above 4GB. Example C:\>cctk --mmioabove4gb=enable mmioabove4gb=enable --mobilepowermgmt Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the mobile system power management. Example C:\>cctk --mobilepowermgmt=enable mobilepowermgmt=enable --modulebaybatterycfg Valid Argument Description standard, express Configures the module bay
--mouse Valid Argument off, on Description Turns the mouse controller on or off. Example C:\>cctk --mouse=off mouse=off --multicpucore Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables multiple CPU cores if needed. If disabled, the operating system is prevented from accessing additional cores present on a single CPU package. Example C:\>cctk --multicpucore=enable multicpucore=enable --multidisplay Valid Argument enable, disable Description Allows the users to enable or disable th
--numlock Valid Argument on, off Description Enables or disables the keyboard number lock. Example C:\>cctk --numlock=on numlock=on --onboard1394 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables onboard 1394 controller on the next boot. Example C:\>cctk --onboard1394=enable onboard1394=enable --onboardmodem Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the onboard modem. Example C:\>cctk --onboardmodem=enable onboardmodem=enable --onboardsounddevice Valid Arg
--opticaldrivectrl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the optical Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CDROM) controller. Example C:\>cctk --opticaldrivectrl=enable opticaldrivectrl=enable --optimus Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Optimus feature. If enabled, the feature automatically turns off the power of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) when not required and turns it on when required. Example C:\>cctk --optimus=enable optimus=enable -
--oromuiprotection Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Administrator password prompt required to access the OptionROM user interface in the BIOS setup screen. Example C:\>cctk --oromuiprotection=enable oromuiprotection=enable --osmode Valid Argument enable, disable Description Turns operating system installation mode on or off. Example C:\>cctk --osmode=enable osmode=enable oswatchdogtimer Valid Argument enable, disable Description The watchdog-timer aids in the
Example NOTE: Password containing special characters must be provided in double inverted commas (“”). To set the password: C:\>cctk --ownerpwd= You can set the owner password if the lower priority passwords (administrator, system, or hard drive passwords) are not set. NOTE: If owner password is set on a system, set the system or administrator password for configuring the BIOS options on the system. To change the password: C:\>cctk --ownerpwd= --valownerpwd= To remov
in the current working directory, the directory containing the CCTK executable is searched. If the -n option is used to specify a filename, this filename is used for resolution. If a specific filename is not given and the pci.ids file cannot be found, Unknown is printed for all vendor and device codes. For more information, see Completion Code. NOTE: You can download the latest pci.ids file from pciids.sourceforge.net. Example (the pci.ids filename is specified in the command line instance) C:\>cctk --pci
--pciresallocationratio Valid Argument allocateevenly, allocatemoretocpu1 Description Allocates PCI resources, buses, memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) space, and I/O space. If set to allocateevenly, equal amount of memory is allocated to all the resources when two CPUs are installed. When set to allocatemoretocpu1, larger amount of device-specific memory is allocated, which in turn reduces the usable memory on a system with a 32-bit operating system. Example C:\>cctk --pciresallocationratio=allocateevenly pcir
--peakshiftcfg Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Peak Shift battery configuration. Using Peak Shift configuration, you can minimize the consumption of AC power during the peak power usage period of the day using the enable and disable options. You can set a start and end time for the Peak Shift period. During this period, the system runs on battery if the battery charge is above the set battery threshold value.
--pntdevice Valid Argument externalserialonly, externalps2only, switchtotouchpad, switchtoexternalps2 Description Sets the pointing device. • • • • Example externalserialonly — Sets the pointing device to external serial only. externalps2only — Sets the pointing device to external ps2 only. switchtotouchpad — Sets the pointing device to switch to touch pad. switchtoexternalps2 — Sets the pointing device to switch to external ps2. C:\>cctk --pntdevice=externalserialonly pntdevice=externalserialonly --
--powerbutton Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the power button. Example C:\>cctk --powerbutton=enable powerbutton=enable --powermgmt Valid Argument disable, minimum, regular, maximum Description Sets the power management settings. Example C:\>cctk --powermgmt=disable powermgmt=disable --powerwarn Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables performance limitation messages based on power supply capacity. Example C:\>cctk --powerwarn=enable pow
--primaryvideodeviceslot Valid Argument 0, 1-15, 255 Description Configuring the slot for Primary video display. • • • 0 — Sets the onboard video device slot as primary video device slot. . 1-15 — Sets the specified slot number as a primary video device slot. 255 —Scans PCI buses and uses the first video device slot, found with video card as a primary video device slot.
Example C:\>cctk --promptonerr=enable promptonerr=enable --pwdlock Valid Argument lock, unlock Description Controls the ability to set the system password. If the password is locked, it cannot be changed. The lock argument locks the current state of the system password. If a system password has been set, it cannot be removed. If a system password has not been set, it cannot be set. On specific BIOS settings, this feature does not work. For more information, see the BIOS documentation. Example C:\>cct
--rearusb Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables configuring the USB ports available at the back of the system. • enable — Enables the USB ports available at the back of the system. • disable — Disables the USB ports available at the back of the system. Example C:\>cctk --rearusb=enable rearusb=enable --remotebiosupdate Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the remote BIOS update. Example C:\>cctk --remotebiosupdate=enable remotebiosupdate=enable
--sata0 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 0 to off or auto. Example C:\>cctk --sata0=auto sata0=auto --sata1 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 1 to off or auto. Example C:\>cctk --sata1=auto sata1=auto --sata2 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 2 to off or auto. Example C:\>cctk --sata2=auto sata2=auto --sata3 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 3 to off or auto. Example C:\>cctk --sata3=auto sata3=au
--sata6 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 6 to off or auto. Example C:\>cctk --sata6=auto sata6=auto --sata7 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 7 to off or auto. Example C:\>cctk --sata7=auto sata7=auto --satactrl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables all the SATA controllers. The option applies to all SATA controllers. Example C:\>cctk --satactrl=enable satactrl=enable --satadipm Valid Argument enable, disable Descripti
Example C:\>cctk --scndideslave=auto scndideslave=auto --scsi3 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the third built-in SCSI controller. Example C:\>cctk --scsi3=enable scsi3=enable --secureboot Valid Argument enable Description Enables secure boot authentication. If enabled, BIOS should only perform Secure Boot authentication and boot in UEFI mode without loading Compatibility Support Module (CSM). BIOS refers to this setting to decide on the POST behavior.
Example C:\>cctk --serial3=disable serial3=disable --serial4 Valid Argument disable, auto, RS232, RS422, RS485 Description Configures the 4th serial port of the system Example C:\>cctk --serial4=disable serial4=disable --serial5 Valid Argument disable, auto Description Configures the 5th serial port of the system. Example C:\>cctk --serial5=disable serial5=disable --serial6 Valid Argument disable, auto Description Configures the 6th serial port of the system. Example C:\>cctk --serial6=di
Example C:\>cctk --serrdmimsg=on serrdmimsg=on --setuppwd Valid Argument Description Sets the setup password. An argument is required. The password cannot be displayed. Initially you can set the password. If you want to remove the password, provide one blank space and the old password. Example NOTE: Password containing special characters must be provided in double inverted commas (“”). To set the password: C:\>cctk --setuppwd= To change the password: C:\>cctk --setuppwd=
--sideusb Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB ports available on the side. • enable — Enables the USB ports available on the side. • disable — Disables the USB ports available on the side. Example C:\>cctk --sideusb=enable sideusb=enable --sma Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the processor sequential memory access. Example C:\>cctk --sma=disable sma=disable --smartcardreader Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disa
Example C:\>cctk --snoopfilter=enable snoopfilter=enable --speaker Valid Argument on, off Description Turns the built-in speakers on or off. Example C:\>cctk --speaker=enable speaker=enable --speakersstealthmode Valid Argument unchanged, turnoff Description Configures the state of the onboard speakers depending on the Stealth mode is enabled or disabled. • • Example turnoff — Turns off the onboard speakers if the stealth mode is enabled.
--splashscreen Valid Argument enable or disable Description Enables or disables the display of the splash or summary screen, rather than the detail of the POST flow. Example C:\>cctk --splashscreen=enable splashscreen=enable --sriov Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables BIOS support for Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) devices. Example C:\>cctk --sriov=enable sriov=enable --standbystate Valid Argument s1, s3 Description Sets the system to ACPI S1 or S3 sleeping
• • • Example --wigigradiostealthmode --wlanstealthmode --wwanstealthmode C:\>cctk --stealthmode=enable stealthmode=enable --strongpwd Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables to enforce a strong password. Example C:\>cctk --strongpwd=enable strongpwd=enable --surroundview Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables SurroundView to use an additional AMD PCIE video card in conjunction with the onboard graphics card that allows to use multiple monitors concurrently.
Example C:\>cctk --sysbatcharger=enable sysbatcharger=enable --sysdefaults Valid Argument reset Description Restores the BIOS configuration to factory settings. NOTE: Reboot the system on setting the value. Example C:\>cctk --sysdefaults=reset sysdefaults=reset --sysfanspeed Valid Argument fullspeed, noisereduce Description Sets the system fan speed. • fullspeed — Sets the speed for normal cooling. • noisereduce — Sets the speed to slow to reduce noise. Example C:\>cctk --sysfanspeed=fullspeed
--sysname Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays name of the system. Example C:\>cctk --sysname sysname=Latitude E6400 --syspwd Valid Argument Description Sets the system password. An argument is required. The password cannot be reported. Initially you can set the password using CCTK. If you want to remove the password, provide one blank space and the old password. Example NOTE: Password containing special characters must be provided in double inverted commas (“”).
Example C:\>cctk --tertidemast=off tertidemast=off tertideslav Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the tertiary IDE slave to off or auto. Example C:\>cctk --tertideslav=off tertideslav=off --thunderboltbootsupport Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables booting from the Thunderbolt device. Example C:\>cctk --thunderboltbootsupport=enable thunderboltbootsupport=enable --thunderboltprebootmodule Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables OROMs
--tpmactivation Valid Argument activate, deactivated Description Remotely activates the TPM depending on certain security criteria. The deactivated option is a read-only argument for reporting the current activation state of the TPM. To activate TPM, • • • Password must be set TPM must not be owned TPM must be deactivated For more information, see Dell Command | Configure User’s Guide at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals. Example C:\>cctk --tpmactivation=activate tpmactivation=activate --tpmhash
Example C:\>cctk --tpmppidpo=enable tpmppidpo=enable --tpmppipo Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables physical presence for the TPM ACPI PPI provision operations. Example C:\>cctk --tpmppipo=enable tpmppipo=enable --trustexecution Valid Argument on, off Description Sets the Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Example C:\>cctk --trustexecution=off trustexecution=off --turbomode Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables single core-based turbo mod
Example C:\>cctk --ueficapsule=enable ueficapsule=enable --uefinwstack Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the UEFI network protocols that allow the usage of network card in a preinstallation environment. Example C:\>cctk --uefinwstack=enable uefinwstack=enable --universalconnect Valid Argument enable, disable Description Allows or denies Windows 95 from re-enumerating when a new dock device is attached to the system.
usb Valid Argument on, off, legacy Description Turns the USB ports on or off. Example C:\>cctk --usb=on usb=on --usb30 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB 3.0. Example C:\>cctk --usb30=enable usb30=enable --usbctl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the USB controllers. Example C:\>cctk --usbctl=enable usbctl=enable --usbemu Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables emulation of USB devices. Example C:\>cct
Example C:\>cctk --usbflash=auto usbflash=auto --usbport00 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 00. Example C:\>cctk --usbport00=enable usbport00=enable --usbport01 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 01. Example C:\>cctk --usbport01=enable usbport01=enable --usbport02 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 02. Example C:\>cctk --usbport02=enable usbport02=enable --usbport03 Valid Argu
Example C:\>cctk --usbport05=enable usbport05=enable --usbport06 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 06. Example C:\>cctk --usbport06=enable usbport06=enable --usbport07 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 07. Example C:\>cctk --usbport07=enable usbport07=enable --usbport08 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 08. Example C:\>cctk --usbport08=enable usbport08=enable --usbport09 Vali
Example C:\>cctk --usbport11=enable usbport11=enable --usbport12 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 12. Example C:\>cctk --usbport12=enable usbport12=enable --usbport13 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 13. Example C:\>cctk --usbport13=enable usbport13=enable --usbport14 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 14. Example C:\>cctk --usbport14=enable usbport14=enable --usbport15 Vali
--usbport21 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 21. Example C:\>cctk --usbport21=enable usbport21=enable --usbport22 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 22. Example C:\>cctk --usbport22=enable usbport22=enable --usbport23 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 23. Example C:\>cctk --usbport23=enable usbport23=enable --usbports Valid Argument enable, disable, enablebackonly Description
--usbportsfront Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the USB ports on the front of the chassis. Example C:\>cctk --usbportsfront=disable usbportsfront=disable --usbpowershare Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the USB PowerShare. Example C:\>cctk --usbpowershare=enable usbpowershare=enable --usbreardual Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the rear dual stack of USB ports if there is only one rear dual stack.
--usbwake Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB wake setting in the next boot. Any USB input device can generate a wake event. Example C:\>cctk --usbwake=enable usbwake=enable --uuid Valid Argument Read-only Description Reports the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) for a system. The UUID is a unique system identifier used in PXE requests. Example C:\>cctk --uuid uuid=4C4C4544-004B-3910-804C-CEC04F463944 --vaconfiglock Valid Argument unlock, lock Description Set
--vaphysicalpresenceconfirm Valid Argument on, off Description Sets the VA Physical Presence Confirmation. If set to off, it will allow VA install application to make virtual appliance configuration changes without rebooting. If set to on, it forces VA install application to reboot the system to make virtual appliance configuration. Example C:\>cctk --vaphysicalpresenceconfirm=off vaphysicalpresenceconfirm=off --vgadacsnoop Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Video Gr
--virtualization Valid Argument disable, enable Description Enables or disables the virtualization in CPU. • enable — Enables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology in applicable CPUs. • disable — Disables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology. Example C:\>cctk --virtualization=on virtualization=on --vtfordirectio Valid Argument on, off Description Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O (VT-d), a ne
• • • Example sfp — Allows the system to wake-up by special SFP signals. lanorsfp — Allows the system to wake-up either by LAN, or by SFP signals. sfpwithpxeboot — Allows the system to wake-up by SFP singnals, and immediately boot to PXE. C:\>cctk --wakeonlan=lanwithpxeboot wakeonlan=lanwithpxeboot --wakeonlanbootovrd Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the wake on LAN boot override feature.
--wificatcherchanges Valid Argument permit, deny Description Permits or denies Wi-Fi catcher changes. If the administrator password is not set, this setting will have no effect. Example C:\>cctk --wificatcherchanges=permit wificatcherchanges=permit --wifilocator Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Wi-Fi locator. When enabled, the locator feature can be activated during S3 to indicate the presence and intensity of wireless network(s), without fully waking the system.
• Example enablectrlhotkeyapp — Enables controlling by the hotkey or by an application such as QuickSet. C:\>cctk --wirelessdevice=disable wirelessdevice=disable --wirelesslan Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the wireless LAN module. Example C:\>cctk --wirelesslan=enable wirelesslan=enable --wirelessuwb Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Wireless On/Off switch for Ultra Wide Band (UWB) radio. Example C:\>cctk --wirelessuwb=enable wi
--wirelesswitchchanges Valid Argument permit, deny Description Permits or denies wireless switch changes. If the administrator password is not set, this setting has no effect. Example C:\>cctk --wirelesswitchchanges=permit wirelesswitchchanges=permit --wirelesswitchnlanctrl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the wireless switch for the wireless LAN control. • enable — Switch turns the wireless LAN radio on and off..
• Example idn — (Indonesia) Sets the WLAN region code for Indonesia only. C:\>cctk --wlanregioncode=eur wlanregioncode=eur --wlanstealthmode Valid Argument unchanged, turnoff Description Configures the state of the WLAN (WiGig) radio depending on the Stealth mode is enabled or disabled. • unchanged— Retains the current state of the WLAN (and WiGig) radio. • turnoff— Turns off the WLAN (and WiGig) radio if the stealth mode is enabled. Example C:\>cctk --wlanstealthmode=turnoff wlanstealthmode=turnoff
--wwanstealthmode Valid Argument unchanged, turnoff Description Configures the state of the WWAN (and WiGig) radio depending on the Stealth mode is enabled or disabled. • unchanged— Retains the current state of the of the WWAN (and WiGig) radio. • turnoff— Turns off the WWAN (and WiGig) radio if the Stealth mode is enabled. Example C:\>cctk --wwanstealthmode=turnoff wwanstealthmode=turnoff --wxanradio Valid Argument disable, wlanon, wwanon Description Sets the WLAN and WWAN options.
Table 4. ASM probes and options ASM Probes Options Voltage v Current c Temperature t Power supply p Cooling device f All probes all Displaying the probe details You can display the details of power supply, voltage, current, temperature, and cooling device probes. To display the probe details, type: cctk advsm --report=
If the system has a setup password, while setting the non-critical threshold values specify the setup password and set the non-critical threshold values as: cctk advsm --set=
Sub Device:1017 - EtherExpress PRO/100+ Dual Port Server Adapter Slot: 01 Class: 02 - Network SubClass: 00 - Ethernet If the file for vendor resolution is not present, the utility will print Unknown next to a vendor name. If the file for environment variable names is not present, the utility will fail the environment variable operation. The pci.ids file is located at : • Systems running on supported Windows operating system: – For 32-bit systems; C:\Program Files\Dell\Command Configure\X86 – For 64-bit sys
Sample file formats 4 This appendix lists the sample Dell Command | Configure utility.ini file. Sample Dell Command | Configure utility.
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Messages and codes 5 This section documents the error messages and codes used in Dell Command | Configure . Dell Command | Configure error codes and messages The Dell Command | Configure utility checks your commands for correct syntax and valid input. When you enter a command, a message is displayed stating the results of the command. On Windows operating systems, the error code file (cctkerrorcodes.txt) is provided in the installation directory.