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Option Description
• Minimal — The system boots quickly, unless the BIOS has been updated, memory changed, or
the previous POST did not complete.
• Thorough — The system does not skip any steps in the boot process.
• Auto — This allows the operating system to control this setting (this works only when the
operating system supports Simple Boot Flag).
This option is set to Thorough by default.
Table 14. Virtualization Support
Option Description
Virtualization This option species whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware
capabilities provided by Intel® Virtualization Technology. Enable Intel Virtualization Technology -
This option is disabled by default.
VT for Direct I/O Enables or disables the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) from utilizing the additional hardware
capabilities provided by Intel® Virtualization technology for direct I/O. Enable Intel Virtualization
Technology for Direct I/O - This option is disabled by default.
Trusted Execution This option species whether a Measured Virtual Machine Monitor (MVMM) can utilize the additional
hardware capabilities provided by the Intel Trusted Execution Technology. This option is disabled by
default.
Table 15. Maintenance
Option Description
Service Tag Displays the Service Tag of your computer.
Asset Tag Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not already set. This option is not set by
default.
SERR Messages Controls the SERR message mechanism. This option is not set by default. Some graphics cards
require that the SERR message mechanism be disabled.
Dell Development Conguration Allows you to turn on/o certain features to control the BIOS. This option is disabled by default.
BIOS Downgrade Allows you to control ashing of the system rmware to the previous versions. This option is enabled
by default.
NOTE: If this option is not selected, the ashing of the system rmware to the previous
versions is blocked.
Data Wipe Allows you to securely erase the data from all the available internal storages, such as HDD, SSD,
mSATA, and eMMC. This option is disabled by default.
BIOS recovery Allows you to recover the corrupted BIOS conditions from the recovery les on the primary hard
drive or an external USB key.
Table 16. Cloud Desktop
Option Description
Server Lookup Method Allows you to specify how the cloud desktop software will lookup server addresses.
• Static
• DNS (Default)
Server Name Allows you to specify the name of the server
Server IP Address Species the primary static IP address of the cloud desktop server. The default IP address is
255.255.255.255
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