Service Manual

Table 14. System setup options—Maintenance menu
Maintenance
Service Tag Display the system’s Service Tag.
Asset Tag Create a system Asset Tag.
SERR Messages Enable or disable SERR messages.
BIOS Downgrade Control flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions.
Data Wipe Enable to securely erase data from all internal storage devices.
BIOS Recovery Enable the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from a recovery
file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key.
First Power On Date Set the ownership date.
Table 15. System setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Events Display BIOS events.
Table 16. System setup options—Advanced configurations menu
Advanced configurations
ASPM Enable or disable the Active State Power Management (ASPM) level.
By default, the Auto option is enabled.
Table 17. System setup options—SupportAssist System Resolution menu
SupportAssist System Resolution
Auto OS Recovery Threshold Control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and
for the Dell OS Recovery tool.
SupportAssist OS Recovery Enable or disable the boot flow for the SupportAssist OS Recovery tool when certain
system errors.
By default, the option is enabled.
BIOSConnect Enable or disable the cloud service OS upon absence of local OS recovery.
By default, the option is enabled.
System and setup password
Table 18. System and setup password
Password type Description
System password Password that you must enter to log on to your system.
Setup password Password that you must enter to access and make changes to the
BIOS settings of your computer.
You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.
CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer.
CAUTION: Anyone can access the data stored on your computer if it is not locked and left unattended.
NOTE: System and setup password feature is disabled.
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