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Dell Command | Configure Version 4.3 Command Line Interface Reference Guide
Introduction to Dell Command | Configure 4.3
Using command-line interface for Dell Command | Configure 4.3
- Running Dell Command | Configure commands
  - Using the command prompt
  - Using a bootable image
- Command syntax overview
  - Command line syntax
Options for Dell Command | Configure 4.3
Sample file formats for Dell Command | Configure 4.3
- Sample Dell Command | Configure utility.ini file format
Error codes and messages for Dell Command | Configure 4.3
- Dell Command | Configure error codes and messages

Dell Command | Configure

Version 4.3 Command Line Interface Reference Guide

April 2020

Rev. A00

Summary of content (149 pages)

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Dell Command | Configure Version 4.3 Command Line Interface Reference Guide April 2020 Rev.
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2020 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Dell Command | Configure 4.3............................................................ 15 What’s new in this release............................................................................................................................................... 15 Supported systems and operating systems.................................................................................................................16 Other documents you may need............................
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--AmdCpuCore..............................................................................................................................................................31 --AmdSmartShift..........................................................................................................................................................31 --AmdThreadControl...................................................................................................................................................
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--BusRatio..................................................................................................................................................................... 46 --Camera....................................................................................................................................................................... 46 --Camera2.................................................................................................................................................
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--EmbSataRaid.............................................................................................................................................................56 --EmbScsi1.................................................................................................................................................................... 56 --EmbScsi2.......................................................................................................................................................
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--Hdd3FanEnable........................................................................................................................................................ 66 --HddAcousticMode................................................................................................................................................... 66 --HddFailOver...............................................................................................................................................................
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--LatitudeOnFlash....................................................................................................................................................... 78 --LegacyOrom.............................................................................................................................................................. 78 --LidSwitch...........................................................................................................................................................
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--OneTBSystemMemoryLimitEnable...................................................................................................................... 88 --OnReader................................................................................................................................................................... 88 --DisOsdBtn..................................................................................................................................................................
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--RadioTransmission................................................................................................................................................. 100 --RearSingleUsb.........................................................................................................................................................100 --RecoveryTool..........................................................................................................................................................
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--Sma.............................................................................................................................................................................110 --SmartCardReader................................................................................................................................................... 110 --SmartCpu.......................................................................................................................................................
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--TurboMode............................................................................................................................................................... 121 --TypeCPower.............................................................................................................................................................121 --UartPowerDown.....................................................................................................................................................
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--UsbPortsFront.........................................................................................................................................................130 --UsbPowerShare...................................................................................................................................................... 130 --UsbProvision............................................................................................................................................................
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--WirelessSwitchGps................................................................................................................................................. 141 --WwanAutoSense..................................................................................................................................................... 141 --WWanBusMode.......................................................................................................................................................
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1 Introduction to Dell Command | Configure 4.3 Dell Command | Configure is a software package that provides a simple configuration capability for client systems. You can easily configure client systems using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a Command Line Interface (CLI). Dell Command | Configure supports following Windows and Linux operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.
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Supported systems and operating systems For the list of client systems and operating systems that are supported, see the Release Notes available in the Dell Command | Configure installation files or at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals . For the list of client systems and operating systems that are supported, see the Release Notes available in the Dell Command | Configure installation files. Other documents you may need In addition to this guide, you can access the following documents at dell.
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2 Using command-line interface for Dell Command | Configure 4.3 This section provides a general overview of the Command Line Interface (CLI) utility. It explains how to run the commands and the syntax details of command-line options that are used to configure BIOS settings for client systems. Topics: • • Running Dell Command | Configure commands Command syntax overview Running Dell Command | Configure commands You can run the Dell Command | Configure commands in two ways: ● Using the command prompt.
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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. You can use such options only for reporting purposes and cannot use the reporting options with set options.
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● For 32-bit systems — C:\Programfiles (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86 ● For 64-bit systems — C:\Programfiles (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86_64 Linux path:/opt/dell/dcc/ Table 2.
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Table 4. Read and write options Valid or Invalid valid Example cctk --option1 --option2 valid cctk --option1=arg --option2=arg 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.
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3 Options for Dell Command | Configure 4.3 This section 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.
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Table 5. -H or --Help (continued) Attribute Details Example Description C:\>cctk -H asfmode asfmode: Sets the asf (alert standard format)mode. DASH and ASF 2.0 set enables LOM to have DASH and ASF 2.0 functionality. Arguments: off+ | on+ | alertonly+ -I or --Infile Table 6. -I or --Infile Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Directs the Command Configure utility to take input from an INI file.
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-l or --logfile Table 7. -l or --logfile Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Logs the command line output to a time-stamped file. The utility either appends the information to an existing log file or creates a new file. The log file contains the same information as the standard output, plus timestamp information. Users should use this option instead of redirection for task diagnosis. Example C:\>cctk -l /logfile No Option Table 8.
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Table 9. -O or --Outfile (continued) Attribute Details Description devices that are available in the system. It is recommended that you apply the INI file on a system with the same active boot list as of the system from where the INI file is generated. Example C:\>cctk -o /filename.ini NOTE: For the systems running Ubuntu Core operating system, run dcc.cctk -o /var/ snap/dcc/current/.ini --Propowntag Table 10.
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Table 12. --Absolute (continued) Attribute Details Description Sets the value to the Absolute interface and control the Absolute service using the following options: ● Enabled - If enabled, then the Absolute service is activated or deactivated. ● Disabled - If disabled, then the Absolute service does not run. ● PermanentlyDisabled - If the Absolute interface is permanently disabled, then the Absolute feature can be enabled by using the factory reset feature. --AcPwrRcvry Table 13.
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--AddDevice Table 16. --AddDevice Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Usb Adds the specified device to the boot device list. At present, only the Universal Serial Bus (USB) storage device is supported. This option is not valid on all the systems. The USB storage device is added at the end of the boot order. If the USB storage device is already added in the boot order list, the following message is displayed while executing the option:USB device is already present in this machine.
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Table 19. --AdiModeChannel3 (continued) Attribute Details Description Sets the defined Analog/Digital Interface mode for channel 3. ● ● ● ● Unused - Channel is unused. AdcInput - Sets the channel mode as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) input. DacOutput - Sets the channel mode as Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) output. DacAndAdc - Sets the channel mode as DAC output, but can be monitored through ADC input. ● Gpio - Sets the channel mode as General Purpose Input or Output. --AdiModeChannel4 Table 20.
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Table 22. --AdiModeChannel6 (continued) Attribute Details Description ● Gpio - Sets the channel mode as General Purpose Input or Output. --AdiModeChannel7 Table 23. --AdiModeChannel7 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Unused, AdcInput, DacOutput, DacAndAdc, Gpio Sets the defined Analog/Digital Interface mode for channel 7. ● ● ● ● Unused - Channel is unused. AdcInput - Sets the channel mode as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) input.
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--AdminSetupLockout Table 26. --AdminSetupLockout Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the admin setup lockout. ● Enabled — If administrator password is set for the system, user can view the setup screens only after entering the correct administrator password. If administrator password is not set, user can view the setup screens.
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--AgpSlot Table 29. --AgpSlot Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables on-board AGP slot. --AlarmResume Table 30. --AlarmResume Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Allows the system to, or prevents the system from resuming from the suspended mode. ● Enabled — System alarm resumes the system from the suspended mode. ● Disabled — System alarm prevents the system from resuming from the suspended mode. --AlwaysAllowDellDocks Table 31.
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--AmbLightSen Table 33. --AmbLightSen Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the ambient light sensor. --AmdCpuCore Table 34. --AmdCpuCore Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Coreall, Core1p0, Core1p1, Core2p0, Core3p0, Core2p2, Core4p0, and Core3p3 Specifies whether the processor has one or more cores enabled. --AmdSmartShift Table 35.
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--AmdViEnable Table 38. --AmdViEnable Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled This field specifies whether the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) uses the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD-Vi Technology. --AmdVtEnable Table 39. --AmdVtEnable Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled This field specifies whether the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) uses the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD-V Technology. --AmdTSME Table 40.
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--AntennaSwitch Table 42. --AntennaSwitch Attribute Details Description Valid Argument AllInternal, WlanWwanExt, WlanGpsExt, WwanGpsExt, WlanExt, WwanExt, and GpsExt This setting determines the antenna usage when the system is connected to a docking station. The option designates which wireless radio is connected to which dock antenna. The System Antennas Only option indicates the system antennas that are used, and the dock antennas that are not used, even when the system is docked.
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--AssignIntr Table 46. --AssignIntr Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Standard, Distributed This option controls the interrupted assignment of PCI devices in the system. This option is set to standard by default, causing standard interrupt routing that uses INTA, B, C, D for all PCIe devices. When set to distributed, the interrupt routing is rerouted at the MCH root ports to minimize sharing of interrupts across all PCIe (and PCI-X in PIC mode) devices. --AtgSystem Table 47.
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Table 50. --AutoOn (continued) Attribute Details Description Configures the auto on option for a system. Using this option you can configure the days on which the system has to turn on automatically. ● Disabled — 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.
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--AutoOSRecoveryThreshold Table 54. --AutoOSRecoveryThreshold Attribute Details Description Valid Argument OFF, 1, 2, 3 Sets the threshold value for auto OS recovery. Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution console and for Dell OS Recovery Tool. The system boots to the SupportAssist System Resolution console and for Dell OS Recovery Tool if, ● the primary operating system fails to boot consecutively.
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--BiosCharacteristics Table 58. --BiosCharacteristics Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Read-only 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.
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Table 61. --BiosConnectActivation (continued) Attribute Details Description ● LaunchpadActivation — BIOS setup options are enabled and only launchpad code path is enabled. --BiosCurLang Table 62. --BiosCurLang Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Read-only Displays the selected language for the BIOS. --BiosIntegrityCheck Table 63. --BiosIntegrityCheck Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the BIOS integrity check during the booting process.
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--AdvancedMode Table 66. --AdvancedMode Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enabling BIOS Setup Advanced Mode makes all BIOS settings visible. --BiosRcvrFrmHdd Table 67. --BiosRcvrFrmHdd Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled 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.
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--BitSmart Table 71. --BitSmart Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables BitSmart. --BlinkPsu1Led Table 72. --BlinkPsu1Led Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled 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.
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Table 75. --BltInPntDevice (continued) Attribute Details Description Enables or disables built-in pointing device. --BluetoothDevice Table 76. --BluetoothDevice Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables bluetooth device. BootOrder Table 77. BootOrder Attribute Details Description Valid Argument None 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.
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Table 77.
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Table 79. --BootListType (continued) Attribute Details Example Description C:\>cctk BootOrder --BootListType=uefi C:\>cctk BootOrder --BootListType=legacy Example With Sub Options With the --BootListType=uefi option, you can specify the following sub options: -Sequence , --EnableDevice , and --DisableDevice . C:\>cctk Bootorder --BootListType=uefi --sequence=hdd.1,floppy --enabledevice= cdrom,hdd.2 C:\>cctk Bootorder --BootListType=uefi --Sequence=hdd.1,Floppy --EnableDevice= cdrom,hdd.
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Table 81. --EnableDevice (continued) Attribute Details Description or cctk BootOrder --BootListType=uefi --EnableDevice=4,7,2,1 cctk BootOrder --BootListType=legacy --EnableDevice=4,7,2,1 cctk BootOrder --BootListType=Legacy --EnableDevice=hdd.* - It will Enabled all Hard Disk of Legacy Bootorder --Sequence Table 82. --Sequence Attribute Details Description Gets and Sets the Boot order sequence.
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--BootSpeed Table 84. --BootSpeed Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Default, Compatible Sets microprocessor speed to default or compatible. If set to compatible, the Central Processing Unit (CPU) speed will be significantly slower. This is implementation dependent. There is no specific speed for compatible, except that it is significantly slower than default. --BootTimeVideo Table 85.
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--BusRatio Table 89. --BusRatio Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Max, 6.0x, 7.0x, 7.5x, 8.0x, 8.5x, 9.0x, 9.5x Sets the bus ratio in CPU. --Camera Table 90. --Camera Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the camera. --Camera2 Table 91. --Camera2 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the camera available at the back of the system. ● Enabled — Enables the camera available at the back of the system.
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Table 94. --ChassisIntruStatus (continued) Attribute Details Description Displays the status of chassis intrusion. All the values are read-only except tripreset. ● DoorOpen — Indicates chassis door is opened. ● Tripped — Indicates the chassis door is opened since the last time the sensor detection logic was reset. ● DoorClosed — Indicates chassis door is closed. ● TripReset — Resets the sensor detection logic to detect the next closed-to-open transition on the chassis door. --ClearDellRmtLog Table 95.
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--CoolnQuiet Table 99. --CoolnQuiet Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables AMD cool and quiet processor feature. --CpuCore Table 100.
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--CpuCores Table 101. --CpuCores Attribute Details Description Valid Argument 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, All Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. By default, maximum number of cores per processor are enabled. --CpuCount Table 102. --CpuCount Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Read-only Displays the number of processors in the system. --CpuRSA Table 103.
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--CpuXdSupport Table 106. --CpuXdSupport Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the CPU eXecute Disable (XD) feature support. --CStatesCtrl Table 107. --CStatesCtrl Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the C states. ● Enabled — Processor can operate in all available Power C states. ● Disabled — No C states available for the processor. --DashSupport Table 108.
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--Decrypt Table 111. --Decrypt Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Read-only Allow to Decrypt. --DeepSleepCtrl Table 112. --DeepSleepCtrl Attribute Details Description Valid Argument S5Only, S4AndS5, Disabled 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 S4AndS5 state, the system moves to the lowest-power off mode when in s4 and s5 states.
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Table 115. --DisBluetoothRadio (continued) Attribute Details Description Bluetooth radio stops functioning when stealth mode is enabled. --DisGPSReceiver Table 116. --DisGPSReceiver Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled GPS receiver stops functioning when stealth mode is enabled. --DisOnboardFans Table 117. --DisOnboardFans Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Onboard fans stop functioning when stealth mode is enabled.
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--DisketteReconfig Table 121. --DisketteReconfig Attribute Details Description Valid Argument AnyTime, AtBootOnly Allows the user to hot or warm plug a floppy drive into the system and make it functional. If set to AtBootOnly, the drive will be functional after the system is rebooted. If set to AnyTime, reboot is not required. --DisWLANRadio Table 122. --DisWLANRadio Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled WLAN radio stops functioning when stealth mode is enabled.
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--DockSupportOnBattery Table 126. --DockSupportOnBattery Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enabling this feature allows you to use the docking station when AC power is absent, but only when the battery is preceding a certain charge percentage. The percentage may change per battery and per platform. For example, the dock may only be powered when the battery is at 60 percent charge or higher, and when the battery drops below this level (without AC power) the dock loses power.
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--DustFilter Table 131. --DustFilter Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Disabled, 15days, 30days, 60days, 90days, 120days, 150days, 180days Enables or disables the BIOS messages for maintaining the optional dust filter installed in the computer. BIOS generates a pre-boot reminder to clean or replace the dust filter based on the interval settings. --DynBacklightCtrl Table 132.
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--EmbIdeRaid2 Table 136. --EmbIdeRaid2 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the second embeded IDE RAID controller. --EmbNic1 Table 137. --EmbNic1 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument EnabledPxe, Enabled, Disabled, OnWithIscsi, OnWithRplBoot, OnWithImageServerBoot Defines the state of the built-in NIC. NOTE: Onwithimageserverboot is used in the deployment of Dell SmartClient products. --EmbNic2 Table 138.
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Table 141. --EmbScsi2 (continued) Attribute Details Description Enables or disables the second SCSI controller. --SdCard Table 142. --SdCard Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the embedded Secure Digital (SD) card. --EmbVideoCtrl Table 143. --EmbVideoCtrl Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the embedded video controller. --EMMCDevice Table 144.
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Table 146. --EnergyStarLogo (continued) Attribute Details Description Displays or hides the Energy Star logo during POST. --EsataPort Table 147. --EsataPort Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Off, Auto Sets the external Serial ATA (e-sata) port to auto or off. --EsataPorts Table 148. --EsataPorts Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled 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.
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--ExpressCard Table 152. --ExpressCard Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the express card port that allows the user to insert an express card to configure it. --ExpressCharge Table 153. --ExpressCharge Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled, Once Enables or disables the express charge battery charge algorithm. The once argument enables the system to use express charge algorithm for one charge cycle. --ExternalHotKey Table 154.
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--FanCtrlOvrd Table 157. --FanCtrlOvrd Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Controls the speed of the fan. --FanSpeed Table 158. --FanSpeed Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Auto, High, Medium, MedHigh, MedLow, Low Sets the speed of the fan. If set to auto the system run-time sets the speed of the fan. --FanSpdAutoLvlonCpuZone Table 159. --FanSpdAutoLvlonCpuZone Attribute Details Description Valid Argument 0 to 100 --FanSpdAutoLvlonPsuZone Table 160.
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--FanSpdAutoLvlonFlexBayZone Table 163. --FanSpdAutoLvlonFlexBayZone Attribute Details Description Valid Argument 0 to 100 When the Thermal Mode is set to Auto, Fan Speed Control Auto Level determines the minimum speed of the fans. Zero is the optimal speed level. Higher level improves the cooling factor. --FanSpdAutoLvlonUpperPcieZone Table 164.
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--FingerprintReader Table 168. --FingerprintReader Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the Fingerprint reader device. ● Enabled - Fingerprint reader device is enabled. ● Disabled - Fingerprint reader device is disabled. --FingerprintReaderSingleSignOn Table 169. --FingerprintReaderSingleSignOn Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the FingerprintReaderSingleSignOn.
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Table 172. --FnLock (continued) Attribute Details Description ● Enabled — Press and hold the Fn key to enable the functions of the function keys ( — ). ● Disabled — Press and hold the Fn key to enable the secondary functions associated with the particular key. --FnLockMode Table 173. --FnLockMode Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Controls the behavior of the dual-function keys ( — ), when key is pressed and when it is not.
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Table 176. --FrontPanelErrDisplayMode (continued) Attribute Details Description Configures to report all the errors or only the first error on the front panel Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). ● AllErr — All errors displayed on front panel LCD. ● FirstErr — Only first error displayed on front panel LCD. --FrontBezelLEDIntensity Table 177.
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--Fsbr Table 181. --Fsbr Attribute Details Description Valid Argument 115200, 57600, 19200, 9600 Console redirection fail safe baud rate (in bps). --FullScreenLogo Table 182. --FullScreenLogo Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the full screen logo that appears during BIOS POST. --GenEncryption Table 183. --GenEncryption Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables general purpose encryption.
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Table 186. --GraphicSpecMode (continued) Attribute Details Description Enables or disables the modes. Possible values: ● Enabled — Allows discrete Graphics Processing Unit (dGPU) to enable the platform external displays such as HDMI, NB DP and Type-C, with the purpose of enabling modes graphic features. NOTE: Embedded Display Port (eDP) will be enabled by Integrated Graphics Processing Unit (iGPU). ● Disabled — The normal hybrid graphics mode is enabled.
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--HddFailOver Table 191. --HddFailOver Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Specifies the devices in the hard disk drive sequence menu that are attempted in the boot sequence. If set to off, only the first device is attempted in the boot sequence. If set to on, all devices are attempted as listed in the hard disk drive sequence. --HddInfo Table 192. --HddInfo Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Read-only The option displays the details of the HDD.
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--HotDock Table 195. --HotDock Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables hot docking or undocking. --HdFreeFallProtect Table 196. --HdFreeFallProtect Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables hard drive free fall protection. --HtAssist Table 197. --HtAssist Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the Probe Filter chipset option in the BIOS setup.
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Table 200. --HwSwPrefetch (continued) Attribute Details Description Enables or disables hardware prefetcher from considering software prefetches when detecting strides for prefetch requests. --IdeCdrom Table 201. --IdeCdrom Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Auto, Off Turns the CD drive on or off. ● 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.
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Table 205. --IgnitionSwitchDebounceCycle (continued) Attribute Details Description De-Bounce Ignition Power Switch cycle time is displayed in milli seconds. By default the value is 50ms. --InfraredDevice Table 206. --InfraredDevice Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Disabled, Com1, Com2, Com3, Com4 Sets the infrared port. --InfraredMode Table 207. --InfraredMode Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Fast, Slow Sets the infrared port speed.
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--IntegratedSas Table 211. --IntegratedSas Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the integrated Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller. --IntegratedUsbHub Table 212. --IntegratedUsbHub Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Compatible, HighSpeed Sets the integrated USB hub to compatible or high speed. --IntegratedVideoSize Table 213.
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--InternalMiniPci Table 216. --InternalMiniPci Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the internal mini PCI slot. --UsbPortsInternal Table 217. --UsbPortsInternal Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Turns the internal USB ports on or off. --Interrupt13hDma Table 218. --Interrupt13hDma Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the interrupt 13h Direct Memory Access (DMA) on boot.
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--IoModule2 Table 222. --IoModule2 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the IoModule2. --IoModule3 Table 223. --IoModule3 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the Iomodule3. --IoModule4 Table 224. --IoModule4 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the Iomodule4. --Ioat Table 225.
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Table 227. --IrstTimer (continued) Attribute Details Description Configures the timeout value (in minutes) for Intel Rapid Start Technology (IRST) mode. After the set timeout, the system enters IRST mode from the S3 system sleep mode. The acceptable values are in the range 0-999. --IntelReadyModeEn Table 228. --IntelReadyModeEn Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables Intel Ready Mode Technology (iRMT). --IsochronousMode Table 229.
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Table 231. --KbdBacklightTimeoutBatt (continued) Attribute Details Description Configures the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when the system is running only on battery power. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5s — Keyboard backlight stays on for 5 seconds. 10s — Keyboard backlight stays on for 10 seconds. 15s — Keyboard backlight stays on for 15 seconds. 30s — Keyboard backlight stays on for 30 seconds. 1m — Keyboard backlight stays on for 1 minute. 5m — Keyboard backlight stays on for 5 minutes.
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Table 234. --ActiveColor (continued) Attribute Details Description Example cctk KeyBoardBacklightColor --ActiveColor=Green, White, Red, Blue KeyBoardBacklightColor --ActiveColor=White, Red, Green, Blue --CustomColor1 Table 235. --CustomColor1 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Value range from 0 to 255 in an ‘R,G,B’ format Displays and configures the CustomColor1 by specifying the Red, Green and Blue (RGB) values.
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--KeyboardClick Table 238. --KeyboardClick Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the keyboard click sound. --KeyboardIllumination Table 239. --KeyboardIllumination Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Disabled, Bright, Auto, 25, Dim, 75 Sets the keyboard illumination to the required light intensity. ● Disabled — Sets the illumination to off. ● Bright — Sets the illumination to 100 percent.
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--LatitudeOnFlash Table 243. --LatitudeOnFlash Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the ability to boot to the Latitude ON Flash module. --LegacyOrom Table 244. --LegacyOrom Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the BIOS detection and the usage of Legacy expansion ROMs. NOTE: You cannot enable legacyorom with Secure boot. Table 245.
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Table 248. --LiquidCooler2 (continued) Attribute Details Description Enables or disables the liquid cooler 2. ● Enabled — Enables the liquid cooler 2. ● Disabled — Disables the liquid cooler 2. --LiquidCooler1 Table 249. --LiquidCooler1 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the liquid cooler 1. ● Enabled — Enables the liquid cooler 1. ● Disabled — Disables the liquid cooler 1. --LogicProc Table 250.
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Table 252. --LptMode (continued) Attribute Details Description ● Ecp — Enables the built-in parallel port of the system to operate in Extended Capability Port (ECP) mode, no DMA channel assigned. ● Epp — Enables the built-in parallel port to operate in Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) mode. ● EcpDma1 — Enables the system’s built-in parallel port of the system to operate in ECP mode DMA channel 1. ● EcpDma3 — Enables the built-in parallel port of the system to operate in ECP mode DMA channel 3. Example C:\>cc
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--MacAddrPassThru Table 257. --MacAddrPassThru Attribute Details Description Valid Argument SystemUnique, IntegratedNic1, Disabled This feature replaces the external NIC MAC address (in a supported dock or dongle) with the selected MAC address from the system. The default value is the System Unique MAC Address. --MasterPasswordLockout Table 258. --MasterPasswordLockout Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the master password settings.
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--Mem Table 261. --Mem Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Read-only 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)). --MemDiagnostic Table 262. --MemDiagnostic Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the memory diagnostic. --NodeInterleave Table 263.
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Table 266. --MemRemap (continued) Attribute Details Description Enables or disables memory remapping. --MEMSSensors Table 267. --MEMSSensors Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the Micro Electro Mechanical Sensors. --MemTest Table 268. --MemTest Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables Power-on Self Test (POST) extended memory test. --MfgDate Table 269.
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--MiniCardSsd Table 272. --MiniCardSsd Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables mini card Solid State Drive (SSD) module. --Minisas0 Table 273. --Minisas0 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the Minisas drive 0. --Minisas1 Table 274. --Minisas1 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the Minisas drive 1. --Minisas2 Table 275.
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--MmioAbove4Gb Table 278. --MmioAbove4Gb Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Configures the memory mapped IO above 4GB. --MobilePowerMgmt Table 279. --MobilePowerMgmt Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the mobile system power management. --ModBattChargeCfg Table 280. --ModBattChargeCfg Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Standard, Express Configures the module bay battery charging.
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Table 283. --Mouse (continued) Attribute Details Description Turns the mouse controller on or off. --MpmCfg Table 284. --MpmCfg Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Off, Low, Med, and High This feature controls the level of monitoring of Memory Performance Monitor (MPM). MPM monitors the memory for faults and performs fault recovery when possible. --MultiCpuCore Table 285.
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--NumLock Table 289. --NumLock Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the keyboard number lock. --NumLockLed Table 290. --NumLockLed Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the NumLockLed function when the system boots. --OnBoard1394 Table 291. --OnBoard1394 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables onboard 1394 controller on the next boot. --OnboardModem Table 292.
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--OneTBSystemMemoryLimitEnable Table 294. --OneTBSystemMemoryLimitEnable Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Confines the system memory to less than 1 TB, when more than 1 TB of memory is installed in the computer. --OnReader Table 295. --OnReader Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables onreader. --DisOsdBtn Table 296.
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--OptionalBootSequence Table 299. --OptionalBootSequence Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Allows or prevents the installation of Windows operating system on client systems with more than one operating system. By default, the setting is disabled to maintain compatibility with existing installation tools, but should be changed if more than one operating system is present. --OptionalHddFan Table 300.
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OsWatchdogTimer Table 304. OsWatchdogTimer Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled The watchdog-timer aids in the recovery of the operating system if the system stops responding. --OvrWrt Table 305. --OvrWrt Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Read-only This option is only used with the -o option to cause the output file to be overwritten if a file of the same name already exists. --OwnerPwd Table 306.
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--PasswordBypass Table 307. --PasswordBypass Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Disabled, RebootBypass, ResumeBypass, RebootAndResumeBypass Sets the password bypass feature. --PasswordConfiguration Table 308. --PasswordConfiguration Attribute Details Description Valid Argument This feature displays and configures the password rules those are applicable to set SysPwd, SetupPwd, OwnerPwd, and HddPwd.
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--PcieBusAllocation Table 311. --PcieBusAllocation Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Default, OptimizeforThunderbolt, Option1, Option2, and Option3 This feature controls the PCIe bus resources allocation among the PCIe SLOTs. --PcibusCount Table 312. --PcibusCount Attribute Details Description Valid Argument 64, 128, 256 Sets the maximum PCI bus count for the system. --PcieRSA Table 313.
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Table 315. --PciMmioSpaceSize (continued) Attribute Details Description ● Large — Allocates a large region of memory to PCI memory mapped I/O. This reserves the large device specific memory regions, but reduces the amount of usable memory in 32-bit operating system. --PciResAllocationRatio Table 316. --PciResAllocationRatio Attribute Details Description Valid Argument AllocateEvenly, AllocateMoreToCpu1 Allocates PCI resources, buses, memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) space, and I/O space.
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Table 320. --PeakShiftBatteryThreshold (continued) Attribute Details Description Sets the value of Peak Shift battery threshold. When the Peak Shift battery threshold level is reached, the system starts using AC power. Setting the value to 00 percent allows the system to use power only from the battery during Peak Shift duration (Peak Shift Start time and Peak shift End time). Example C:\>cctk --PeakShiftBatteryThreshold=50 PeakShiftBatteryThreshold=50 --PeakShiftCfg Table 321.
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--PenResumeOn Table 323. --PenResumeOn Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the resume on pen setting. --PntDevice Table 324. --PntDevice Attribute Details Description Valid Argument SerialMouse, Ps2Mouse, Touchpad, SwitchToExternalPs2 Sets the pointing device. ● SerialMouse — Sets the pointing device to external serial only. ● Ps2Mouse — Sets the pointing device to external ps2 only. ● Touchpad — Sets the pointing device to switch to touch pad.
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--PostMebxKey Table 328. --PostMebxKey Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Controls the display of the MEBx hotkey ( +
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--PwrOffWlanStealthMode Table 333. --PwrOffWlanStealthMode Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the poweroffintel8260stealthmode feature. NOTE: Disabling Stealth Mode does not automatically restore the power or functionality of the card until the next complete boot.
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Table 336. --PpiBypassSedBlockSidCommand (continued) Attribute Details Description When there is no drive ownership and the PpiBypassSedBlockSidCommand is enabled, the BIOS requires user input while sending the Block SID authentication command to SED drives. When PpiBypassSedBlockSidCommand is disabled, the BIOS does not require user input while sending the Block SID command. NOTE: You can enable PpibypassSedBlockSidCommand in manufacturing mode or while setting up the BIOS Setup Administrator password.
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Table 338. --PrimaryVideoSlot (continued) Attribute Details Description Example C:\>cctk --PrimaryVideoSlot=Auto PrimaryVideoSlot=Auto --PrimIdeMast Table 339. --PrimIdeMast Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Auto, Off Enables or disables primary IDE master channel. --PrimIdeSlav Table 340. --PrimIdeSlav Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Auto, Off Enables or disables primary parallel IDE slave channel. --PrivacyScreen Table 341.
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Table 343. --PasswordLock (continued) Attribute Details 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. --RadioTransmission Table 344.
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Table 348. --ReportLogoType (continued) Attribute Details Description Reports the type of splash screen logo (Dell or custom) that is passed from BIOS to user. NOTE: You cannot enable or disable this feature using Dell Command | Configure. --RingEventResume Table 349. --RingEventResume Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Allows or prevents the system to resume from suspending an incoming call from an attached modem. --RptKeyErr Table 350.
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--Sata1 Table 354. --Sata1 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Sets the SATA port 1 to off or auto. --Sata2 Table 355. --Sata2 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Sets the SATA port 2 to off or auto. --Sata3 Table 356. --Sata3 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Sets the SATA port 3 to off or auto. --Sata4 Table 357.
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--Sata7 Table 360. --Sata7 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Sets the SATA port 7 to off or auto. --Sata8 Table 361. --Sata8 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Sets the SATA port 8 to off or auto. --SataCtrl Table 362. --SataCtrl Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables all the SATA controllers. The option applies to all SATA controllers. --SatadIpm Table 363.
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--Scsi3 Table 366. --Scsi3 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the third built-in SCSI controller. --SdCardBoot Table 367. --SdCardBoot Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the system to boot from SD card. ● Enabled — Allows the system to boot from SD card. ● Disabled — Restricts the system to detect SD card and boot from the SD card. --SdCardReadOnly Table 368.
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--SecureBootMode Table 371. --SecureBootMode Attribute Details Description Valid Argument DeployedMode, AuditMode Allows the modification of secure boot operational mode. Deployed mode is the normal mode of operation for measuring the UEFI executable images. Audit Mode enables the evaluation of changes to the Secure Boot key database. NOTE: Attempting the transition to Audit Mode by writing '1' to the DA Token may fail if the system is not in OSMM. --SoftGuardEn Table 372.
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--Serial3 Table 376. --Serial3 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Disabled, Auto, Rs232, Rs422, Rs485 Configures the 3rd serial port of the system. --Serial4 Table 377. --Serial4 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Disabled, Auto, Rs232, Rs422, Rs485 Configures the 4th serial port of the system --Serial5 Table 378. --Serial5 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Disabled, Auto Configures the 5th serial port of the system. --Serial6 Table 379.
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--Serr Table 381. --Serr Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Turns the serr Dmi messages on or off. --SetupPwd Table 382. --SetupPwd Attribute Details Description Valid Argument 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.
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Table 384. --SfuEnabled (continued) Attribute Details Description Enables the verification of digital signatures in the BIOS update payload prior to the update. If yes, the system BIOS can be updated to versions that have valid digital signatures. However, it is not possible to restore the value. --SgxLaunchControl Table 385.
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--SignOfLifeByAudio Table 389. --SignOfLifeByAudio Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled This option allows the system to indicate that the power button has been pressed during POST with an audible tone. --SignOfLifeByDisplay Table 390. --SignOfLifeByDisplay Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled This option allows the system to indicate that the power button has been pressed during POST by displaying the Dell logo.
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--SliceBattChargeCfg Table 394. --SliceBattChargeCfg Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Standard, Express, PrimAcUse, Adaptive, and Custom Configures the battery slice charging. ● Standard — The battery is charged over a long period of time. ● Express — Charges the battery in Express Charge mode using the express charging algorithm, Dell's fast charging technology. ● PrimAcUse — Recommended setting for a user who primarily operates battery while plugged in.
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--SmmSecurityMitigation Table 399. --SmmSecurityMitigation Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections. The operating system uses this feature to protect the secure environment created by virtualization-based security. Enabling this feature provides the additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections support.
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--SpeedShift Table 403. --SpeedShift Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the Intel Speed Shift Technology support. Setting this option to Enabled allows the operating system to select the appropriate processor performance automatically. --SplashScreen Table 404. --SplashScreen Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the display of the splash or summary screen, rather than the detail of the POST flow.
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Table 407. --StealthMode (continued) Attribute Details Description ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● DisOnboardLEDs DisOnboardLCDScreen DisOnboardSpeakers DisOnboardFans DisBluetoothRadio DisGPSReceiver DisWLANRadio DisWWANRadio DisOnboardLEDs --StrongPassword Table 408. --StrongPassword Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables to enforce a strong password. --SupportAssistOSRecovery Table 409.
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--SvcTag Table 412. --SvcTag Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Read-only Displays the service tag for a system. --SwitchableGraphics Table 413. --SwitchableGraphics Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the Switchable Graphics technology. When enabled, the system permits the use of discrete or integrated graphics controller, based on demand. When disabled, the system uses only the integrated graphics controller, which increases the battery life.
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--SysId Table 417. --SysId Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Read-only Displays the Dell System’s ID byte for systems that support it. The value of this feature is -1 if the system does not support it. --SysLogoOnIrst Table 418. --SysLogoOnIrst Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables displaying the system logo from cache, during system resume using Intel Rapid Start Technology.
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--SysRev Table 421. --SysRev Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Read-only Displays the system revision. --TabletButtons Table 422. --TabletButtons Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables tablet buttons. --TbtPcieModeAutoSwitch Table 423. --TbtPcieModeAutoSwitch Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled --TelemetryAccessLvl Table 424.
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TertIdeSlav Table 426. TertIdeSlav Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Auto, Off Sets the tertiary IDE slave to off or auto. --TabletButtonIllumination Table 427. --TabletButtonIllumination Attribute Details Description Valid Arguments Disabled, 25pct, 50pct, 75pct, and 100pct Sets the tablet button illumination level. --TabletButtonsTimeoutAc Table 428.
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--Thunderbolt Table 431. --Thunderbolt Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the thunderbolt controller in the system. --ThunderboltPorts Table 432. --ThunderboltPorts Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the thunderbolt controller in the system. --ThunderboltBoot Table 433.
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--Touchscreen Table 436. --Touchscreen Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the touchscreen of the device. --TpmSecurity Table 437. --TpmSecurity Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Turns the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on or off. --TpmActivation Table 438. --TpmActivation Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Remotely enables the TPM depending on certain security criteria.
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--TpmPpiAcpi Table 440. --TpmPpiAcpi Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the Physical Presence Interface (PPI) commands for TPM ACPI. --TpmPpiClearOverride Table 441. --TpmPpiClearOverride Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled When enabled, tpmppiclearoverride, performing the TPM clear command within operating system does not require user's interaction.
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--TurboMode Table 445. --TurboMode Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables single core-based turbo mode. When enabled, Intel Turbo Boost Technology allows processor(s) to run at frequencies higher than the advertised frequency. --TypeCPower Table 446. --TypeCPower Attribute Details Description Valid Argument 7.5W, 15W Configures the maximum power (in Watts) for type-C connector. --UartPowerDown Table 447.
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Table 449. --CapsuleFirmwareUpdate (continued) Attribute Details Description Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages. NOTE: Disabling this option blocks the BIOS updates from services such as Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS). --UefiNwStack Table 450. --UefiNwStack Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the UEFI network protocols that allow the usage of network card in a preinstallation environment.
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--Usb30 Table 454. --Usb30 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables USB 30 controller. --Usbctl Table 455. --Usbctl Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the USB controllers. --UsbGpsCoexistence Table 456. --UsbGpsCoexistence Attribute Details Description Valid Argument OptiUsb and OptiGps This feature optimizes the system for maximum performance of either USB devices or the dedicated GPS radio.
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Table 459. --UsbFlash (continued) Attribute details Description Sets the USB flash drive emulation to auto, floppy, or hard disk. --UsbPortsFront30 Table 460. --UsbPortsFront30 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables USB ports front 30. --UsbPortsRear Table 461. --UsbPortsRear Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables configuring the USB ports available at the back of the system.
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--UsbPortsRear4 Table 465. --UsbPortsRear4 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables USB port 03. --UsbPortsRear5 Table 466. --UsbPortsRear5 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the rear USB port 5 --UsbPortsRear6 Table 467. --UsbPortsRear6 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the rear USB port 6 --USbPortsRear7 Table 468.
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--UsbPort09 Table 471. --UsbPort09 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables USB port 09. --UsbPortsSide1 Table 472. --UsbPortsSide1 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the side USB port 1. --UsbPortsSide2 Table 473. --UsbPortsSide2 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the side USB port 2. --UsbPort12 Table 474.
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--UsbPort16 Table 477. --UsbPort16 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables USB port 16. --UsbPort17 Table 478. --UsbPort17 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables USB port 17. --UsbPort18 Table 479. --UsbPort18 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables USB port 18. --UsbPort19 Table 480.
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--UsbPortsFront3 Table 483. --UsbPortsFront3 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the front USB port 3. --UsbPortsFront4 Table 484. --UsbPortsFront4 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the front USB port 4. --UsbPort24 Table 485. --UsbPort24 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables USB port 24. --UsbPort25 Table 486.
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--UsbPort28 Table 489. --UsbPort28 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables USB port 28. --UsbPort29 Table 490. --UsbPort29 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables USB port 29. --UsbPortsRear30 Table 491. --UsbPortsRear30 Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables USB port 3.0. --UsbPorts Table 492.
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--UsbPortsExternal Table 494. --UsbPortsExternal Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the external USB ports. --UsbPortsFront Table 495. --UsbPortsFront Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the USB ports on the front of the chassis. --UsbPowerShare Table 496. --UsbPowerShare Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the USB PowerShare. --UsbProvision Table 497.
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--UsbRearDual2Stack Table 499. --UsbRearDual2Stack Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the second rear dual stack of USB ports if there are two rear dual stacks. --UsbRearQuad Table 500. --UsbRearQuad Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables rear Quad USB ports or rear triple stack on OptiPlex 740. --UsbWake Table 501.
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--VaConfigLock Table 504. --VaConfigLock Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Unlock, Lock Sets the Intel Virtual Appliance Configuration lock. --ValHddPwd Table 505. --ValHddPwd Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Sets the hard disk drive password. The password cannot be reported. To set the password an argument is required. To remove the password, provide one blank space and the old password. NOTE: Reboot the system to complete any HDD password actions.
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--VaPhysicalPresenceConfirm Table 509. --VaPhysicalPresenceConfirm Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled 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. --VgaDacSnoop Table 510.
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Table 514. --Virtualization (continued) Attribute Details Description Enables or disables the virtualization in CPU. ● Enabled — Enables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology in applicable CPUs. ● Disabled — Disables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology. --VtForDirectIo Table 515.
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Table 519. --VmdNvmePcie1Cpu1 (continued) Attribute Details Description Enables or disables the VMD for Front NVMe Port (PCIE1-CPU1). --VmdPcieSlot Table 520. --VmdPcieSlot Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Auto, Disabled Enables or disables the VMD for the PCIe slot. --WakeOnAc Table 521. --WakeOnAc Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Sets the behavior of the system after AC power is lost. ● Enabled—When AC power is restored, the system turns on.
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Table 523. --WakeonLAN (continued) Attribute Details Description ● LanWithPxeBoot — Enables the network controller and causes the system to wake up and immediately boot to PXE when a wake packet is sent to the system in the S4 or S5 state. ● SfpNic — Allows the system to wake-up by special SFP signals. ● LanOrSfpNic — Allows the system to wake-up either by LAN, or by SFP signals. ● SfpNicWithPxeBoot — Allows the system to wake-up by SFP singnals, and immediately boot to PXE. Example C:\>cctk --WakeOnLan=
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Table 526. --WarningsAndErr (continued) Attribute Details Description During POST the system continues to boot or pauses when warnings or errors are detected. This feature can be used for the remotely managed systems that do not have a keyboard or a console for the user to respond. ● PromptWrnErr — System pauses for the user to respond when warnings or errors are detected. ● ContWrn — System continues to boot when warnings are detected, but pauses for the user to respond when errors are detected.
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Table 530. --WifiLocator (continued) Attribute Details 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 without fully waking the system. --WiGigRadioStealthMode Table 531.
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--WirelessSwitchUwb Table 535. --WirelessSwitchUwb Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the Wireless On/Off switch for Ultra Wide Band (UWB) radio. --WirelessSwitchBluetoothCtrl Table 536. --WirelessSwitchBluetoothCtrl Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables wireless switch bluetooth control.
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--WirelessSwitchWiGigCtrl Table 540. --WirelessSwitchWiGigCtrl Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) radio control switch on the dock to use the WiGig physical switch. When disabled, the user cannot control WiGig using the physical switch on the dock. --WirelessWwan Table 541.
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--WirelessSwitchWlanCtrl Table 544. --WirelessSwitchWlanCtrl Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Enables or disables the effect of physical wireless switch on wireless LAN and WiGig radio. ● Enabled — If the wireless physical switch is on, turns the wireless LAN on and WiGig radio on. If the wireless switch is off, turns the wireless LAN on and WiGig radio off. ● Disabled — The wireless physical switch does not effect the wireless LAN and WiGig radios.
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--WxanRadio Table 548. --WxanRadio Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Disabled, WlanOn, WwaOn Sets the WLAN and WWAN options. ● Disabled — Disables both WLAN and WWAN. ● WlanOn — Enables WLAN radio and disables WWAN radio. ● WwaOn — Enables WWAN radio and disables WLAN radio. --WyseP25Access Table 549. --WyseP25Access Attribute Details Description Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled Allows or prevents the access to BIOS setup through Dell Wyse P25 PCoIP client. --ZigBee Table 550.
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Displaying the probe details Displays the details of from the available probes. The probes are available for Power Supply, Voltage, Current, Temperature, and Cooling Device or Fan. To display the probe details, type: cctk Advsm --Report=
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For example, to set the non-critical threshold values for a cooling probe on a system with a setup password, type: cctk Advsm --Set=Cd_1:55 --ValSetupPwd = For example, to set the non-critical threshold values for a temperature probe on a system with a setup password, type: cctk Advsm --Set=Temperature_1:55 --ValSetupPwd = If the system has a system password and no setup password, while setting the non-critical threshold values specify the system password and set the non-cr
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Table 552. Completion codes Code Description 0000h The update was completed successfully. 0001h The image failed one or more consistency checks. 0002h The BIOS could not access the flash-memory device. 0003h The flash-memory device was not ready when an erase was attempted. 0004h Flash programming is currently disabled on the system, or the voltage is low. 0005h A battery must be installed for the operation to complete.
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4 Sample file formats for Dell Command | Configure 4.3 This appendix lists the sample Dell Command | Configure utility.ini file. Topics: • Sample Dell Command | Configure utility.ini file format Sample Dell Command | Configure utility.ini file format [cctk] SysName=Latitude xxxx SysId= xxxx BiosVer=1.8.
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FullScreenLogo=Disabled GpsRadio=Disabled HdFreeFallProtect=Enabled IntegratedAudio=Enabled InternalSpeaker=Enabled KbdBacklightTimeoutAc=10s KbdBacklightTimeoutBatt=10s KeyboardIllumination=Bright Keypad=EnabledByFnKey LegacyOrom=Disabled LogicProc=Enabled M2PcieSsd0=Enabled MasterPasswordLockout=Enabled MediaCard=Enabled ;MfgDate=20170608 Microphone=Enabled NumLock=Enabled OnboardSoundDevice=Disabled OromKeyboardAccess=Enabled PasswordBypass=Disabled PasswordLock=Enabled PeakShiftBatteryThreshold=15 PeakS
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WakeOnDock=Enabled WakeOnLan=Disabled WarningsAndErr=PromptWrnErr WatchdogTimer=Disabled WirelessLan=Enabled WirelessSwitchBluetoothCtrl=Enabled WirelessSwitchCellularCtrl=Enabled WirelessSwitchChanges=Disabled WirelessSwitchGps=Enabled WirelessSwitchUwb=Enabled WirelessSwitchWlanCtrl=Enabled WirelessUwb=Enabled WirelessWwan=Enabled WlanAutoSense=Disabled WwanAutoSense=Disabled 148 Sample file formats for Dell Command | Configure 4.
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5 Error codes and messages for Dell Command | Configure 4.3 This section documents the error messages and codes that are used in Dell Command | Configure . Topics: • Dell Command | Configure error codes and messages 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.