Dell Client Configuration Toolkit Version 1.1 Manual

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Dell™ Client Configuration

Toolkit Version 1.1

User’s Guide

Notes

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of

your computer.

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April 2010

Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Supported Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

What’s New

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2 Windows Install/Uninstall . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Install Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing CCTK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Important Information

Uninstalling CCTK

Creating a Bootable Image Using Windows PE

Creating a Bootable Image Using Windows PE 2.0

Creating a Bootable Image Using

Windows PE 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Running CCTK Commands Using a Bootable Image

Upgrading CCTK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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3 Linux Install/Uninstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Install Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Contents 3

Installing CCTK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Prerequisite

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Uninstalling CCTK

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Upgrading CCTK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4 CCTK Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Command Syntax Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Command Line Syntax

Case-Sensitivity

Command Line Option Delimiters . . . . . . . . . 28

Read and Write Options

File Input and Output Commands

Log Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Help Option

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Error Checking and Error Messages

CCTK Options

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CCTK General Options

-h or --help

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-i or --infile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

-l or --logfile

No option

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-o or --outfile

--version

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BIOS Options

--acpower

--activityled

--adddevice

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--adjcacheprefetch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

--admsetuplockout

--agpslot

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--amblightsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

--asfmode

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--asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

--audiomode

--autoon

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--autoonhr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

--autoonmn

--bioscharacteristics

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--bioscurrentlang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

--bioslistinstalllang

--biosromsize

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--biosver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

--bisreq

--bitsmart

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--bltinpntdevice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

--bluetoothdevice

bootorder

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--bootspeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

--busratio

--camera

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--cellularradio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

--charger

--chasintrusion

--clearsel

--cmosdefaults

--completioncode

--coolnquiet

--cpucore

--cpucount

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--cpuspeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

--cpuxdsupport

--cstatesctrl

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--dramprefetch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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--embnic1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

--embnic2

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--embsataraid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

--esataport

--esataports

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--expresscard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

--expresscharge

--externalhotkey

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--fastboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

--floppy

--hddacousticmode

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--hddfailover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

--hddprotection

--hdfreefallprotect

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--hotdock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

--htkeywxanradio

--htassist

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--hwprefetcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

--hwswprefetch

--infrareddevice

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--instanton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

--integratedaudio

--integratedraid

--integratedsas

--integratedusbhub

--internalminipci

--internalusb

--interwirelessuwb

--keyboardclick

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--keyboardillumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

--keypad

--lastbiosupdate

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--latitudeonflash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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--limitcpuidvalue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

--logicproc

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--lowpowers5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

--lpt

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--lptmode

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--mediacard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

--mediacardand1394

--mem

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--microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

--minicardssd

--modulebaydevice

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--monitortoggling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

--mouse

--multicpucore

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--nmibutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

--numlock

--onboard1394

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--onboardmodem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

--osmode

--ovrwrt

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--passwordbypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

--pccard

--pccardand1394

--pci

--pcislots

--penmisindication

--penresumeon

--pntdevice

--postf12key

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--postf2key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

--posthelpdeskkey

--postmebxkey

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--powermgmt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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--primidemast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

--primideslav

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--pwdlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

--radiotransmission

--rearsingleusb

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--remotebiosupdate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

--rptkeyerr

--safeusb

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--sata0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

--sata1

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--sata2

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--sata3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

--sata4

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--sata5

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--sata6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

--sata7

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--satactrl

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--satadipm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

--scndidemaster

--scndideslave

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--serial1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

--serial2

--serialcomm

--serrdmimsg

--setuppwd

--sma

--smartcardreader

--smarterrors

--snoopfilter

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--speakervol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

--speedstep

--splashscreen

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--sriov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

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--strongpwd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

--surroundview

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--svctag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

--sysid

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--sysname

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--syspwd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

--sysrev

--sysbatcharger

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--tabletbuttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

--tpm

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--tpmactivation

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--turbomode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

--uartpowerdown

--usb30

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--usbemu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

--usbflash

--usbports

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--usbportsexternal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

--usbportsfront

--usbpowershare

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--usbport00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

--usbport01

--usbport02

--usbport03

--usbport04

--usbport05

--usbport06

--usbport07

--usbport08

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--usbport09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

--usbport10

--usbport11

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--usbport12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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--usbport13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

--usbport14

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--usbport15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

--usbreardual

--usbreardual2stack

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--usbrearquad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

--usbwake

--uuid

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--valsetuppwd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

--valsyspwd

--vgadacsnoop

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--videoexpansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

--videomemsize

--virtualization

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--vtfordirectio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

--wakeonlan

--wakeonlanbootovrd

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--watchdogtimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

--wificatcherchanges

--wifilocator

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--wirelessadapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

--wirelessuwb

--wirelessdevice

--wirelesswitchbluetoothctrl

--wirelesswitchcellularctrl

--wirelesswitchchanges

--wirelesswitchnlanctrl

--wxanradio

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PCI Reporting

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TPM Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Completion Code

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5 Troubleshooting CCTK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Running CCTK Displays Error Messages . . . . . . . . 119

Running CCTK on 32-bit and 64-bit Supported System

Running CCTK on Windows Vista or Windows 7 When User Account Control is Enabled

Running CCTK on Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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While Applying the ini File

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A Sample File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Sample CCTK Utility .ini File Format . . . . . . . . . . 121

B Messages and Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

CCTK Error Codes and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Failure Messages

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

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12 Contents

Introduction

Dell™ Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) is a packaged software offering that provides configuration capability to Dell business client platforms – OptiPlex™, Latitude™ and Precision™. This product consists of a command line utility to configure various BIOS features, and documentation of the utility. CCTK can be used in a Microsoft Windows Windows (XP, Vista, and Windows 7), and Enterprise - Red Hat environments.

Supported Operating Systems

For the list of operating systems that the CCTK supports, see the readme.txt available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

Supported Systems

For the list of Dell client systems that the CCTK supports, see the readme.txt available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), Microsoft

Linux®

What’s New

• Support for systems with Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) enabled BIOS

• Support for new BIOS options

Introduction 13

14 Introduction

Windows Install/Uninstall

This section describes how to install and uninstall CCTK on Microsoft® Windows XP section also describes how to create a bootable image with CCTK to configure systems in a pre-operating system environment.

, Windows Vista®, Windows 7® operating systems. This

Install Prerequisites

Ensure that you have:

• The CCTK installation file

• A Windows workstation

Installing CCTK

Installing CCTK creates the CCTK directory structure in the system. displays the directory structure of CCTK after the installation.

Table 2-1. Directory Structure of CCTK

Directory Associated Files / Directories

X86 cctk.exe

cctk_x86_WinPE.bat

cctk_x86_WinPE_3.bat

pci.ids

HAPI

X86_64 cctk.exe

cctk_x86_64_WinPE.bat

cctk_x86_64_WinPE_3.bat

pci.ids

HAPI

Ta b l e 2 - 1

Windows Install/Uninstall 15

To install C C T K:

NOTE: Ensure that you have administrator privileges.

Download the latest CCTK self-extractable zip (SEZ) installation file.

Extract the installation file.

Double-click the downloaded installation file.

The

Systems Management

dialog box is displayed with information about the software version, supported systems, supported operating systems, and supported languages.

In the

Systems Management

Specify the folder where you want to unzip the installation file and click

and follow the instructions on the screen.

NOTE: By default, the installation file is extracted to the C:\Dell\Drivers

directory.

Click

after the files are extracted.

The

Close the file.

Readme.txt

file appears.

dialog box, click

Continue

The folder to which the files are extracted is displayed with and

ReadMe.txt

Double-click the

On the

The

InstallShield Wizard

License Agreement

.msi

file.

screen, click Next.

screen appears.

cctk.msi

Read the license agreement and accept the agreement by clicking the appropriate radio button. Click

The

Customer Information

Provide the requisite information (such as user name and organization name). Select anyone who uses the computer as a user for CCTK or only you as a user for CCTK. Click

The

Setup Type

Select the setup type. Select

screen appears.

directory and choose the directory to install CCTK in the next screen. Click

16 Windows Install/Uninstall

Next.

screen appears.

Next.

Custom

to install CCTK in a customized

Click

Install

The default CCTK installation directory for a 32-bit supported system is

C:\Program Files\Dell\CCTK C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\CCTK

and for a 64-bit supported system, it is

. During installation, the files are copied to the default directory or selected directory with the files for 32-bit support in the

\X86

subdirectory and for 64-bit support in the

\X86_64

subdirectory.

NOTE: To see the CCTK documentation, click Start → Program Files →

Dell → CCTK → User’s Guide.

Using the command prompt, navigate to the

X86

X86_64

Important Information

CCTK requires Hardware Application Programming Interface version 5.9.2 (HAPI) or later installed on the system where you run the CCTK commands. If your system does not have HAPI installed, CCTK automatically installs HAPI when you run a CCTK command. After the option is configured, HAPI is uninstalled. If the system has an older version of HAPI, when you run a CCTK command, HAPI is automatically upgraded to the latest version. In this scenario, HAPI will not be downgraded to the earlier version. want to run the CCTK commands frequently, it is recommended that you install HAPI on the system before you execute CCTK commands. To HAPI, navigate to the HAPI directory and run HAPIinstall.bat.

If you

install

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Uninstalling CCTK

Uninstalling CCTK removes all CCTK-related directories from your system.

NOTE: Uninstalling CCTK will not uninstall HAPI. To uninstall HAPI, navigate to the

HAPI directory and run HAPIUninstall.bat.

To uninstall CCTK, do any of the following:

•Click

Start → Programs → Dell → CCTK

Start → Settings → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs

Select

Client Configuration Toolkit

→ Uninstall

and click

Remove

Creating a Bootable Image Using Windows PE

For client systems that do not have an operating system installed, you can create a bootable image that contains CCTK to run the CCTK commands on Windows Preinstallation Environment 2.0 (Windows PE) or Windows PE

3.0. Windows PE provides a standalone preinstallation environment that is used to prepare a system for Windows installation. Use Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) to create a Windows PE image.

Creating a Bootable Image Using Windows PE 2.0

Using Windows PE 2.0, you can integrate CCTK, HAPI, and related drivers into a Windows Imaging Format (WIM) file. Using the WIM file, you can create a bootable ISO image.

Use the following steps to create a bootable image using Windows PE 2.0:

Download Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) from the Microsoft website.

Install AIK.

Download the CCTK installation file from the Dell Support website at

support.dell.com

Double-click

Integrate the CCTK directory structure in a WIM file using the following steps:

CCTK provides the to integrate CCTK, HAPI, and related Dell drivers into the WIM file.

and extract it.

cctk.msi

and follow the instructions.

cctk_x86_winpe.bat

and cctk_x86_64_winpe.bat

scripts

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Navigate to the directory where the script is located. By default, the script for 32-bit systems is located in the for 64-bit systems is located in the

Run the appropriate script with the

cctk\X86

cctk\X86_64

.wim

file and CCTK directory

directory. The script

directory.

locations entered as two arguments:

cctk_winpe.bat <path_of_wim_file> <path_of_cctk>

If CCTK is installed on the default directory, the 32-bit system script,

cctk-x86-winpe.bat

, would be run as:

cctk_x86_winpe.bat C:\winPE_x86 C:\Progra~1\Dell\CCTK

If CCTK is installed on the default directory, the 64-bit system script,

cctk_x86_64_winpe.bat

, would be run as:

cctk_x86_64_winpe.bat C:\winPE_x86_64 C:\Progra~2\Dell\CCTK

.wim

file,

winpe.wim

, is created in the location that you provided. The files required to create the bootable ISO image file are also created in the same location.

Rename the

Overwrite the the

<path_of_wim_file>

\boot.wim

\winpe.wim

file as

boot.wim

\ISO\sources\boot.wim

file.

file with

Example:

copy c:\winPE_x86\boot.wim c:\winPE_x86\ISO\sources\boot.wim

Create a bootable Windows PE image using Windows AIK.

Click

Start

→

Programs

Tools Command Prompt

NOTE: If you want to prepare a bootable image for a 64-bit supported

system, from the command prompt, navigate to the <AIK_installation_directory>\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64 directory.

Run the following command:

→

Microsoft Windows AIK

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→

Windows PE

oscdimg –n –b<path_of_wim_file>\etfsboot.com <path_of_wim_file>\ISO <path_of_wim_file\image_file_name.iso>

Example:

oscdimg –n –bc:\winPE_x86\etfsboot.com c:\winPE_x86\ISO c:\winPE_x86\WinPE2.0.iso

This command creates a bootable ISO image,

WinPE2.0.iso,

in the WIM

file directory.

Creating a Bootable Image Using Windows PE 3.0

Using Windows PE 3.0, you can integrate CCTK, HAPI, and related drivers directly into a bootable ISO image.

Use the following steps to create a bootable image using Windows PE 3.0:

Download Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) from the Microsoft website.

Install AIK.

Download the CCTK installation file from the Dell Support website at

support.dell.com

Double-click

Integrate the CCTK directory structure to an ISO file using the following steps:

CCTK provides the scripts to integrate CCTK, HAPI, and related Dell drivers into the ISO image.

Navigate to the directory where the script is located. By default, the script for 32-bit systems is located in the for 64-bit systems is located in the

If you installed AIK in a non-default directory, open the script, set the

AIKTOOLS

For example:

and extract it.

cctk.msi

and follow the instructions.

cctk_x86_winpe_3.bat

path, and save the file.

and cctk_x86_64_winpe_3.bat

cctk\X86

cctk\X86_64

directory. The script

directory.

Set AIKTOOLS=C:\WINAIK\Tools

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Run the script with the path where you want to create the ISO file and the CCTK installation directory as two arguments.

NOTE: The directory where you want to create the ISO image should not

exist.

Example for a 32-bit system:

cctk_x86_WinPE_3.bat C:\winPE_x86 C:\Progra~1\Dell\CCTK

Example for a 64-bit system:

cctk_x86_64_WinPE_3.bat C:\winPE_x86 C:\Progra~2\Dell\CCTK

This creates a directory, created inside the

winPE_x86

WIM

directory under

. The ISO image and the WIM file are

winPE_x86

Running CCTK Commands Using a Bootable Image

Do the following to run CCTK commands using a bootable image:

Burn a CD with the ISO image and boot the system that you want to configure from the CD.

Based on the system’s architecture, navigate to the directory to run the CCTK commands.

For more details on running the CCTK commands, see to CCTK Options.

cctk\x86

cctk\x86_64

Upgrading CCTK

You can upgrade CCTK 1.0.1 to CCTK 1.1 using the CCTK 1.1 installer.

To upgrade CCTK 1.0.1 to CCTK 1.1 using the installer, do the following:

Download the latest CCTK self-extractable zip (SEZ) installation file.

Extract the installation file.

Run the following command:

msiexec.exe /i cctk.msi REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus

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The

InstallShield Wizard

Follow the instructions on the screens to upgrade.

NOTE: For silent upgrading, use the following command: msiexec.exe /i

dialog box appears.

cctk.msi /qn REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus

To upgrade CCTK 1.0 to CCTK 1.1, uninstall CCTK 1.0 and then install CCTK 1.1.

To upgrade CCTK 1.0 to CCTK 1.1, do the following:

Download the latest CCTK installation file from the Dell Support website.

Uninstall CCTK 1.0. For more information, see the Uninstalling CCTK section.

Install CCTK 1.1. For more information, see the Installing CCTK section.

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Linux Install/Uninstall

This section describes how to install and uninstall CCTK on Linux operating systems.

Install Prerequisites

Ensure that you have:

• The CCTK installation file,

• A Linux workstation

Installing CCTK

To install CCTK, install the RPMs provided in the CCTK installation file.

Prerequisite

• You should be a user with root privileges.

• CCTK can run only on a Dell system. It will generate the following error on a non-Dell system: "This is not a Dell machine. CCTK supports only Dell machines."

To install CCTK, do the following:

Download the Dell Support website at

Untar the file.

For ex a mple:

cctk-linux-version-buildnum.tar.gz

file from the

support.dell.com

tar -zxvf cctk-linux-version-buildnum.tar.gz

The file contains the following:

srvadmin-ipmi-6.0.1-800.DUP.i386.rpm

and

cctk-linux-version-buildnum.i386.rpm.

srvadmin-omilcore-6.0.1-800.i386.rpm,

srvadmin-hapi-6.0.1-800.i386.rpm,

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Install the RPMs in the following order:

rpm –ivh srvadmin-ipmi-6.0.1-800.DUP.i386.rpm

rpm –ivh srvadmin-omilcore-6.0.1-800.i386.rpm

rpm –ivh srvadmin-hapi-6.0.1-800.i386.rpm

rpm –ivh cctk-linux-version-buildnum.i386.rpm

Using the command prompt, navigate to the directory to run the CCTK commands.

For more details on running the CCTK commands, see the CCTK Options section.

/opt/dell/toolkit/bin

Uninstalling CCTK

To uninstall CCTK, remove the CCTK RPMs.

Run the following command to uninstall CCTK:

rpm -e cctk-linux-version-buildnum.i386

Run the following command to uninstall HAPI:

rpm -e srvadmin-hapi-6.0.1-800.i386

Run the following command to uninstall omilcore:

rpm -e srvadmin-omilcore-6.0.1-800.i386

Run the following command to uninstall the IPMI RPM:

rpm -e srvadmin-ipmi-6.0.1-800.DUP.i386

Upgrading CCTK

To upgrade CCTK 1.0.1 to CCTK 1.1, do the following:

Download the latest installation file from the Dell Support website at

support.dell.com

Untar the file.

Upgrade the CCTK rpm, the following command:

rpm -U cctk-linux-version-buildnum.i386.rpm

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and save it on your system.

cctk-linux-version-buildnum.i386.rpm

, using

To upgrade CCTK 1.0 to CCTK 1.1, you need to uninstall the CCTK 1.0 rpm, and then install CCTK 1.1 rpm.

To upgrade CCTK 1.0 to CCTK 1.1, do the following:

Uninstall the CCTK RPM,

cctk-linux-1.0.0-buildnum.i386.rpm

. For more

information, see the Uninstalling CCTK section.

Download the latest installation file from the Dell Support website at

support.dell.com

Install the latest CCTK RPM. For more information, see Installing CCTK.

and save it on your system.

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CCTK Options

This chapter documents a general overview of the Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) command line utility. It also describes the command line options, configuration file format, and individual executables used to configure client BIOS settings.

Command Syntax Overview

Syntax refers to the way a command and its parameters are entered. CCTK 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 CCTK utilities are as follows:

CCTK --option1=[arg1]

cctk --option1=[arg1]...--optionX=[argX]

NOTE: Some of the options in CCTK are followed by an asterisk. Such options

are used for reporting purposes only. Reporting options cannot be used with set options.

Table 4-1 lists the generic command line characters and arguments present in the command line options with a short description of these characters.

Table 4-1. Command Line Syntax

Element Description

- Single-character options are prefixed with a hyphen (-).

-- Multi-character options are prefixed with two (2) hyphens (--).

utilname Generic designation for a CCTK utility name.

-o Generic single-character designation for an option.

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Table 4-1. Command Line Syntax

Element Description

optionX Generic multi-character designation for a utility name, where X can

be used to distinguish multiple options used in the same command line instance.

argX Generic designation for an argument, where X can be used to distinguish

multiple arguments used in the same command line instance.

[mandatory option]

<string> Generic designation for a string.

<filename> Generic designation for a filename.

[ ] Indicates a component of the command line. Enter only the

... Indicates that the previous argument can be repeated several times in

| Separates mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. For example:

Generic designation for a mandatory argument.

information within the brackets, not the brackets themselves.

a command. Enter only the information, not the ellipsis (...) itself.

numlock: Turns the keyboard number lock on or off.

Arguments: on | off

Enter only one choice: --numlock=on, --numlock= off

(continued)

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

• Single-character options are

• Multi-character options are

Example: utilname -o --option

Table 4-2 lists some examples of valid and invalid CCTK command lines.

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prefixed

with a preceding hyphen (-).

prefixed

with two (2) preceding hyphens (--).

Table 4-2. CCTK Command Line Examples

Valid/ Invalid

valid cctk --option1 --option2 cctk --asset --mem

invalid cctk --option1=[argument]

valid cctk -o=filename

valid cctk -l=filename

valid cctk -i=filename

valid cctk --option=argument cctk --embnic1=on

CCTK Command Line Example

cctk --asset=1750

--option2 --option3

--option1

--option2

cctk -o filename

--option1

--option2

--option1

--option2

cctk -l filename

--option1

--option2

--option1

--option2

cctk -i filename

--option1

--option2

--floppy --biosromsize

cctk -o=/tmp/myfile.txt -

--mem

--sysname

cctk -o /tmp/myfile.txt -

--mem

--sysname

cctk -l=/tmp/myfile.txt

--mem --sysname

cctk -l /tmp/myfile.txt

--mem --sysname

cctk -i=/tmp/myfile.txt -

--mem --sysname

cctk -i /tmp/myfile.txt -

--mem --sysname

NOTE: Options that specify report and set actions must not be combined in a

command line instance.

NOTE: Example 2 is invalid because the report and set actions are used in the

same command line.

NOTE: Examples 3, 4, and 5 are valid because report and set actions are not

combined.

CCTK Options 29

Read and Write Options

Options that specify read and write actions should not be combined in a command line instance. Table 4-3 provides examples for read and write commands.

Table 4-3. Read and Write Command Examples

Valid/Invalid CCTK Command Line Example

valid cctk --option1 --option2

valid cctk --option1=arg --option2=arg

invalid cctk --option1=arg --option2

File Input and Output Commands

• File input is specified by the -i=< where <

filename

> is the name of the input file.

• File output is specified by the where <

filename

> is the name of the output file.

filename

> command,

-o=<filename

> command,

Log Files

The -l=<filename> or --logfile=<filename> option records information output on the command line to the specified log file.

If the log file already exists, information is appended to the file. This allows multiple tools to use the same log file to record information. This option must be used instead of redirection to record a utility’s output, as time data can assist with task diagnosis.

The log duplicates all standard output and error information to the specified file. Each log file begins with a time stamp and utility name. For example, YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS <utilname> - <output text>.

The following is an example of the logging behavior:

2010/05/16 10:23:17 cctk - option1=on

2010/05/16 10:23:17 cctk - option2=on

2010/05/16 10:23:17 cctk - option3=off

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Help Option

The -h and --help options display general usage information for the utility. If the argument matches a valid option, that option's usage information is displayed. If the option has arguments, the arguments are displayed, separated by a | character. If the argument does not match a valid option, a usage error is given (and usage information is displayed).

Error Checking and Error Messages

The CCTK utilities check your commands for correct syntax when you enter them. Unrecognized or invalid options and arguments result in a usage error that displays the CCTK utility name and version along with the message.

CCTK Options

CCTK options can be divided into types:

•

General options: apply to all systems

•

BIOS options

NOTE: If you are running the CCTK commands on Windows® Vista® or later, you

need to run the commands with the administrator privileges. Running the command displays a pop-up window where you can enter the administrator ID and password.

CCTK General Options

: apply only if a system's BIOS supports them

NOTE: Some of the options in CCTK are followed by an asterisk. These options do

not accept any suboptions or arguments. The values associated with these options are those that are reported by the BIOS. These values cannot be modified.

CCTK Options 31

-h or --help

Valid Argument

none or <

Description

valid option name

Without an argument, this option displays general usage information for the utility. If the argument matches a valid option, that option's usage information is displayed. If the option has arguments, the arguments are displayed, separated by a | character. If the option has suboptions, all suboptions, valid arguments, and a description are listed. If the argument does not match a valid option, a usage error is given (and usage information is displayed).

Example

A:>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

Valid Argument

filename

Description

Directs the CCTK utility to take input from a

.ini

file. The utility searches the file for a section 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. If an option is not available on a system and it is specified in a file, the utility ignores the option. If any errors are found in the format of the names or values, that option is skipped. The remaining options are applied to the system.

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If this option is used with other function command options, they are applied in the order in which they appear on the command line, overriding any previous commands.

In the

.ini

file, bootorder is displayed as a list of comma separated device

short forms in the order they are assigned.

For ex a mple:

bootorder=+pcmcia,+hdd.1,-floppy,+cdrom,hdd.2,+nic.1,-hdd.3,+nic.2

A plus (+) symbol with the device name indicates that the device is enabled and a minus ( can enable or disable the devices by changing the

) symbol indicates that the device is disabled. You

or - symbol displayed with the device short name. These symbols are optional and if not present, the current status of the device is retained.

Change the boot order by changing the order of the list. You can also enter the device number instead of the device name.

NOTE: The bootorder option in the ini file will be applied to a system based on

its active boot list. If the ini file is generated from a system with the active boot list set as uefi, and it is applied on a system with the active boot list set as legacy, the boot order is set only if the devices 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

A:>cctk -i <c:/cctk>/filename.ini

-l or --logfile

Valid Argument

filename

Description

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.

CCTK Options 33

Example

A:>cctk -l <c:/cctk>/logfile

No option

Valid Argument

Description

If an option is not given, the CCTK utility outputs usage information. The usage information is displayed in the format shown below.

Example

A:>cctk

Usage error.

cctk Version 1.1.0 (Windows - April 5 2010, 17:46:37)

Usage: cctk --option[=argument]

For more information about a particular command,

use the option '-h' followed by the command name.

Example: cctk -h --asset

-o or --outfile

Valid Argument

filename

Description

Writes all BIOS options, that you can replicate to another system’s BIOS, to the specified filename. The file name you specify should have extension and it is created in the default installation directory. The format of the output is in a header. If a file with the same name already exists, the information is appended to the file. If this option is used with other function commands,

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.ini

format, with the utility name as the section

.ini

the commands are applied in the order in which they appear. This option captures replicable BIOS options. The file is created in the directory where you run the CCTK command.

In the

.ini

file, bootorder is displayed as a list of comma separated device short forms in the order they are assigned. A plus ( device name indicates that the device is enabled and a minus (

) symbol with the

) symbol indicates that the device is disabled. Change the boot order by changing the order of the list. You can also enter the device number instead of the device name.

You can enable or disable the devices by changing the

or - symbol displayed with the device. These symbols are optional and if not present, the current status of the device is retained.

NOTE: The bootorder option in the ini file will be applied to a system based on

its active boot list. If the ini file is generated from a system with the active boot list set as uefi, and it is applied on a system with the active boot lis set as legacy, the boot order is set only if the devices 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

A:>cctk -o <c:/cctk>/filename.ini

--version

Valid Argument

read-only argument

Description

Displays the version information, current time, and date for the utility. This is a read-only option.

Example

A:>cctk --version

cctk Version 1.1.0 Windows - April 05 2010, 14:24:32

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BIOS Options

The following list describes CCTK options and arguments along with a description of their expected behavior. Options and arguments are case sensitive. All options and pre-defined arguments are lowercase unless stated otherwise.

NOTE: Some of the following options or arguments might not be available on

all systems due to the BIOS version or hardware feature set. Entering CCTK on a command line without arguments will display only those options that are valid for your system. For more details, refer to No option.

NOTE: If you have set a setup password and system password for the system,

while changing a BIOS value, you are prompted to type the setup password.

--acpower

Valid Argument

off, last, on

Description

Sets the behavior of the system after AC power is lost.

off: After an AC power loss, when AC power is restored, the system will stay off.

on: After an AC power loss, when AC power is restored, the system will power on.

last: After an AC power loss, when AC power is restored, the system will return to the state as in when power was lost.

Example

A:>cctk --acpower=off

acpower=off

--activityled

Valid Argument

networkactivityledindicator, wlanradioonoffindicator, disableactivityled

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Description

Sets the Network Activity LED to any of the following:

networkactivityledindicator: sets the Activity LED to be controlled by an ACPI OS and driver.

wlanradioonoffindicator: sets the Activity LED as a wireless LAN radio on/off indicator.

disableactivityled: sets the Activity LED to be off always.

Example

A:>cctk --activityled=enable

activityled=enable

--adddevice

Valid Argument

usb

Description

Adds the specified device to the boot device list. At present, only the USB storage device is supported. This option is not valid in all the systems. The USB storage device is added at the end of the boot order. If the USB device is already added in the boot order list, executing the option does not change anything. 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.”

NOTE: The adddevice option is not supported on the systems with UEFI-

based BIOS.

Example

A:>cctk --adddevice=usb

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Figure 4-1. Output of the adddevice Option

--adjcacheprefetch

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

When this option is set to containing the currently requested data, and prefetches the following cache line.

enabled

, the processor fetches the cache line

When this option is set to

disabled

, the processor fetches only the cache

line containing the currently requested data.

Example

A:>cctk --adjcacheprefetch=enable

adjcacheprefetch=enable

--admsetuplockout

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Sets admin setup Lockout to enable or disable.

enable: if administrator password is set for the system, user can see the Setup screens only after entering the correct administrator password. If administrator password is not set, user can see the Setup screens.

disable: the user can view the Setup screens without entering administrator password even if the administrator password is set in the system.

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Example

A:>cctk --admsetuplockout=enable

admsetuplockout=enable

--agpslot

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables on-board AGP slot.

Example

A:>cctk --agpslot=enable

agpslot=enable

--amblightsen

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the ambient light sensor.

Example

A:>cctk --amblightsen=enable

amblightsen=enable

--asfmode

Valid Argument

on, off, alertingonly, dash

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Description

Sets the alert standard format. The alertonly argument enables only error messages. The dash argument enables LOM to have DASH and ASF 2.0 functionality.

Example

A:>cctk --asfmode=on

asfmode=on

--asset

Valid Argument

Description

Reports 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

A:>cctk --asset=ASSETTAG

--audiomode

Valid Argument

disable, halfduplex, fullduplex

Description

Sets the audio mode to any of the following values:

disable

•

Example

: Completely releases the onboard hardware resources.

halfduplex

fullduplex

: Allows only record or playback at a time.

: Allows record and playback simultaneously.

A:>cctk --audiomode=halfduplex

audiomode=halfduplex

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--autoon

Valid Argument

disable, everyday, weekdays

Description

Sets the auto on configuration.

Example

A:>cctk --autoon=disable

autoon=disable

--autoonhr

Valid Argument

integers ranging from 0 to 23

Description

Sets the auto on configuration on hours.

Example

A:>cctk --autoonhr=5

autoonhr=5

--autoonmn

Valid Argument

integers ranging from 0 to 59

Description

Sets the auto on configuration on minutes.

Example

A:>cctk --autoonmn=30

autoonmn=30

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--bioscharacteristics

Valid Argument

read-only argument

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 website at These must be set only if the system supports the following features: ISA, EISA, PCI, PC Card/PCMCIA, PnP, APM, Upgradeable BIOS, BIOS Shadowing allowed, VL VESA, ESCD.

32 to 47 are always set to 0 by Dell-developed BIOS.

48 sets to 1 if the built-in NIC supports MagicPacket.

49 sets to 1 if the system supports Wake-on-LAN.

50 sets to 1 if the system supports chassis intrusion.

51 sets to 1 if the built-in NIC supports pattern-matching.

52 sets to 1 if the system BIOS supports a 7-character service tag.

53 to 63 are reserved for future assignments.

dmtf.org

Example

A:>cctk --bioscharacteristics

bioscharacteristics=1700007d019b90

--bioscurrentlang

Valid Argument

read-only argument

Description

Displays the selected language for the BIOS.

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Example

A:>cctk --bioscurrentlang

bioscurrentlang=en|US|iso8859-1

--bioslistinstalllang

Valid Argument

read-only argument

Description

Displays a list of installable languages for the BIOS.

Example

A:>cctk --bioslistinstalllang

bioslistinstalllang=en|US|iso8859-1

--biosromsize

Valid Argument

read-only argument

Description

Displays the physical size of this BIOS ROM device in kilobytes.

Example

A:>cctk --biosromsize

biosromsize=2048kb

--biosver

Valid Argument

read-only argument

Description

Reports the BIOS version for a system.

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Example

A:>cctk --biosver

biosver=A08

--bisreq

Valid Argument

accept, deny, reset

Description

Enables or disables the Boot Integrity Services (BIS) in BIOS.

Example

A:>cctk --bisreq=accept

bisreq=accept

--bitsmart

Valid Argument

enable or disable

Description

Enables or disables Bitsmart.

Example

A:>cctk --bitsmart=enable

bitsmart=enable

--bltinpntdevice

Valid Argument

disable, enable

Description

Enables or disables built-in pointing device.

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Example

A:>cctk --bltinpntdevice=disable

bltinpntdevice=disable

--bluetoothdevice

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables bluetooth device.

Example

A:>cctk --bluetoothdevice=enable

bluetoothdevice=enable

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. Can be either enabled or

disabled.

• Device number—a unique number to identify the device on the

system.

• Device type—the device type.

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• Short form—short form of the device. If the system has many devices of the similar device type, the short form of the device is displayed with a .

notation. For example, if the system has an internal HDD, a USB storage device, and a modular Bay HDD, the short forms will be displayed as hdd.1, hdd.2, and hdd.3 respectively.

• Device description—description of the device.

Supported devices are:

• floppy—floppy disk

• usbfloppy—USB floppy disk

• hdd—hard disk

•cdrom—CD Rom

• usbcdrom—USB CD Rom

• pcmcia—PCMCIA device

• usbdev—USB device

• usbhdd—USB hard disk

• embnic—embedded NIC

•nic—NIC

• usbzip—USB ZIP

• usbdevzip—USB device ZIP

•bev—BEV device

NOTE: For legacy boot list, unknown devices are displayed as hexadecimal

values. For UEFI boot list, some of the devices are displayed as uefi with a .<number> notation. Change the bootorder by providing the short form of the unknown device.

NOTE: While changing the bootorder sequence, if the system is set with a

setup password, specify the setup password as the --valsetuppwd argument. If the system has a system password set and no setup password is set, specify the system password as the --valsyspwd argument.

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Figure 4-2. Output of the bootorder Option for Legacy Boot List

Figure 4-3. Output of the bootorder Option for UEFI Boot List

Sub Options

--sequence

Sets the bootorder based on the arguments provided. Use the device number or device short form as the argument.

Example

A:>cctk bootorder --sequence=embnic,hdd.1

A:>cctk bootorder --sequence=1,3

Example for Unknown Devices

A:>cctk bootorder --sequence=x01.1,x01.2

--enabledevice

Enables a device in the boot sequence. Use the device number or device short form as the argument.

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Example

A:>cctk bootorder --enabledevice=embnic,hdd.1

A:>cctk bootorder --enabledevice=1,3

--disabledevice

Disables a device in the boot sequence. Use the device number or device short form as the argument.

Example

A:>cctk bootorder --disabledevice=embnic,hdd.1

A:>cctk bootorder --disabledevice=1,3

Example With Sub Options

A:>cctk bootorder --sequence=hdd.1,floppy -enabledevice=cdrom,hdd.2 --disabledevice= nic.1,hdd.3

--activebootlist

Activates the boot list to UEFI or legacy. On re-boot, the system boot to the boot list specified.

NOTE: With --activebootlist, do not specify any other sub options, such as

sequence

Example

--enabledevice

, and

--disabledevice

A:>cctk bootorder --activebootlist=uefi

--bootlisttype

Specifies the boot list as UEFI or legacy. If you want to run any bootorder options, such as sequence, enabledevice, and so on, on the UEFI boot list, you must specify this sub option with uefi argument. The following are the supported arguments: legacy and uefi.

--bootlisttype

is not specified, running the bootorder sub options applies

changes on the legacy boot list.

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Example

A:>cctk bootorder --bootlisttype=uefi

Example With Sub Options

With the options:

--bootlisttype=uefi

option, you can specify the following sub

--sequence, --enabledevice

, and

--disabledevice

A:>cctk bootorder --bootlisttype=uefi --sequence= hdd.1,floppy --enabledevice=cdrom,hdd.2

--bootspeed

Valid Argument

default, compatible

Description

Sets CPU speed to Default or Compatible. Sets CPU speed to Compatible (significantly slower). This is implementation dependent. There is no set speed for Compatible, only that it is significantly slower than Default.

Example

A:>cctk --bootspeed=default

bootspeed=default

--busratio

Valid Argument

max, 6.0x , 7.0x , 7.5x, 8.0x , 8.5x , 9.0x, or 9.5x

Description

Sets the bus ratio in CPU.

Example

A:>cctk --busratio=max

busratio=max

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--camera

Valid Argument

disable, enable

Description

Enables or disables camera.

Example

A:>cctk --camera=disable

camera=disable

--cellularradio

Valid Argument

disable, enable

Description

Enables or disables the cellular radio, that is, the wwan module.

Example

A:>cctk --cellularradio=disable

cellularradio=disable

--charger

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the battery charging system.

NOTE: When the computer is turned off, the battery charger is enabled.

Example

A:>cctk --charger=enable

charger=enable

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--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

A:>cctk --chasintrusion=enable

chasintrusion=enable

--clearsel

Valid Argument

none

Description

Erases the contents of the system event log.

Example

A:>cctk --clearsel

--cmosdefaults

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the request for a default of CMOS values on the next booting.

Example

A:>cctk --cmosdefaults=enable

cmosdefaults=enable

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--completioncode

Valid Argument

read-only argument

Description

Defines the completion code

of an update operation performed by BIOS in the recent shutdown or reboot operation. For more information, refer to

Completion Code.

Example

A:>cctk --completioncode

completioncode=0000h

--coolnquiet

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables AMD cool and Quiet processor feature.

Example

A:>cctk --coolnquiet=enable

coolnquiet=enable

--cpucore

Valid Argument

1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, or all

Description

Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. By default, maximum number of cores per processor will be enabled.

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Example

A:>cctk --cpucore=all

cpucore=all

--cpucount

Valid Argument

read-only

Description

Reports the number of processors in the system.

Example

A:>cctk --cpucount

cpucount=1

--cpuspeed

Valid Argument

read-only

Description

Reports the current speed of the processor.

Example

A:>cctk --cpuspeed

cpuspeed=1600MHz

--cpuxdsupport

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the CPU eXecute Disable (XD) feature support.

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Example

A:>cctk --cpuxdsupport=enable

cpuxdsupport=enable

--cstatesctrl

Valid Argument

enable, disableDescription

Enables or disables the C states.

When set to enable, the processor can operate in all available Power C states. When set to disable, there are no C states available for the processor.

Example

A:>cctk --cstatesctrl=enable

cstatesctrl=enable

--dramprefetch

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Sets the DRAM to the following:

disable: disables DRAM references from triggering DRAM prefetch requests.

enable: enables DRAM references from triggering DRAM prefetch requests.

Example

A:>cctk --dramprefetch=enable

dramprefetch=enable

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--embnic1

Valid Argument

off, on, onnopxe, onwithiscsi, onwithrplboot, onwithimageserverboot

Description

Defines whether built-in NIC is enabled or disabled. Enabled with ImageServer boot will be used in the deployment of Dell SmartClient products.

Example

A:>cctk --embnic1=off

embnic1=off

--embnic2

Valid Argument

on, off, onnopxe, onwithiscsi, onwithrplboot, onwithimageserverboot

Description

Enables or disables the second embedded NIC.

Example

A:>cctk --embnic2=on

embnic2=on

--embsataraid

Valid Argument

off, combined, ata, ahci, raid, qdma

Description

Configures the embedded SATA RAID controller.

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Example

A:>cctk --embsataraid=off

embsataraid=off

--esataport

Valid Argument

auto, off

Description

Sets the external Serial ATA (e-sata) port to Off or Auto.

Example

A:>cctk --esataport=auto

esataport=auto

--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

A:>cctk --esataports=enable

esataports=enable

--expresscard

Valid Argument

enable, disable

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Description

Enables or disables the express card port that allows the user to insert an express card to configure it.

Example

A:>cctk --expresscard=enable

expresscard=enable

--expresscharge

Valid Argument

enable, disable, once

Description

Enables or disables the express charge battery charge algorithm. The once argument enables the system to use express charge algorithm for one charge cycle.

Example

A:>cctk --expresscharge=enable

expresscharge=enable

--externalhotkey

Valid Argument

disable, scrolllock

Description

Enables or disables the external keyboard hot-key feature.

Scroll Lock allows the Scroll Lock key on an external keyboard to act as the FN key on the internal keyboard.

Example

A:>cctk --externalhotkey=disable

externalhotkey=disable

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--fastboot

Valid Argument

thorough, minimal, automatic

Description

Enables fast booting. If set to minimal, sets POST to perform minimal hardware testing.

If set to thorough, sets POST to perform complete hardware and configuration testing.

If set to automatic, allows the BIOS to decide what level of POST test is used.

Example

A:>cctk --fastboot=thorough

fastboot=thorough

--floppy

Valid Argument

on, off, auto, readonly, usb

Description

Configures the floppy diskette controller.

auto: Enables the auto-configuration of the system’s built-in floppy controller.

readonly: floppy controller becomes read-only, no write operations are permitted.

usb: the built-in floppy controller is disabled but booting to a USB floppy is still allowed.

Example

A:>cctk --floppy=on

floppy=on

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--forcepxenextboot

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables Force PXE on next boot in BIOS.

If enabled, when the BIOS boots next time, the first PXE-capable device is inserted as the first device in the boot sequence. Enabling this value causes this operation on the next boot only, and does not cause a change in the system's defined boot sequence. The BIOS chooses the first PXE-capable device as the system's onboard network controller, if present and enabled, or the first bootable network device found in the system's standard PCI search order - whichever comes first.

If disabled, the boot override feature is disabled and the system boot sequence is in effect.

Example

A:>cctk --forcepxenextboot=enable

forcepxenextboot=enable

--hddacousticmode

Valid Argument

bypass, quiet, suggested, performance

Description

Sets the hard disk acoustic mode. If set to Bypass, BIOS does not modify the hard disks' currently set acoustic mode. Quiet sets the hard disks' acoustic mode to the quietest operation. Suggested sets the hard disks' acoustic mode to the manufacturer's suggested setting. Performance sets the hard disks' acoustic mode for the highest disk performance.

Example

A:>cctk --hddacousticmode=bypass

hddacousticmode=bypass

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--hddfailover

Valid Argument

on, off

Description

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.

Example

A:>cctk --hddfailover=on

hddfailover=on

--hddprotection

Valid Argument

on, off

Description

Enables or disables the HDD protection feature. The Hard Disk Protection is an advanced feature intended to keep the HDD data secure and unchangeable. See the documentation provided with your system for more details on this feature.

Example

A:>cctk --hddprotection=on

hddprotection=on

--hdfreefallprotect

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables hard drive free fall protection.

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Example

A:>cctk --hdfreefallprotect=enable

hdfreefallprotect=enable

--hotdock

Valid Argument

on, off

Description

Enables or disables hot docking.

Example

A:>cctk --hotdock=on

hotdock=on

--htkeywxanradio

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables hotkey to toggle WxAN radio. Enabling this option allows to set wxanradio option. For more information, see --wxanradio.

Example

A:>cctk --htkeywxanradio=enable

htkeywxanradio=enable

--htassist

Valid Argument

enable, disable

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Description

Enables or disables the Probe Filter chipset option in the BIOS setup. The chipset feature affects the performance of some applications.

Example

A:>cctk --htassist=enable

htassist=enable

--hwprefetcher

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the CPU’s hardware prefetcher.

Example

A:>cctk --hwprefetcher=enable

hwprefetcher=enable

--hwswprefetch

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables hardware prefetcher from considering software prefetches when detecting strides for prefetch requests.

Example

A:>cctk --hwswprefetch=enable

hwswprefetch=enable

--idecdrom

Valid Argument

auto, off

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Description

Enables or disables the CD drive.

Example

A:>cctk --idecdrom=auto

idecdrom=auto

--infrareddevice

Valid Argument

disabled, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4

Description

Sets the infrared port.

Example

A:>cctk --infrareddevice=COM1

infrareddevice=COM1

--instanton

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the Latitude on Instant ON feature.

Example

A:>cctk --instanton=

instanton=

enable

--integratedaudio

Valid Argument

enable, disable, auto

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Description

Sets the status of the system’s integrated sound device.

Example

A:>cctk --integratedaudio=enable

integratedaudio=enable

--integratedraid

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the integrated RAID.

Example

A:>cctk --integratedraid=enable

integratedraid=enable

--integratedsas

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the integrated SAS controller.

Example

A:>cctk --integratedsas=enable

integratedsas=enable

--integratedusbhub

Valid Argument

compatible, high speed

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Description

Sets the integrated USB hub to compatible or high speed.

Example

A:>cctk --integratedusbhub=compatible

integratedusbhub=compatible

--internalminipci

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the internal mini PCI slot.

Example

A:>cctk --internalminipci=enable

internalminipci=enable

--internalusb

Valid Argument

on, off

Description

Enables or disables internal USB ports.

Example

A:>cctk --internalusb=on

internalusb=on

--interwirelessuwb

Valid Argument

enable, disable

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Description

Enables or disables Ultra Wide Band (UWB) card.

Example

A:>cctk --interwirelessuwb=enable

interwirelessuwb=enable

--keyboardclick

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the keyboard click sound.

Example

A:>cctk --keyboardclick=enable

keyboardclick=enable

--keyboardillumination

Valid Argument

on, off, auto

Description

Sets the keyboard illumination to enabled, disabled, or auto status. If set to auto, illumination is set based on ambient light level.

Example

A:>cctk --keyboardillumination=on

keyboardillumination=on

--keypad

Valid Argument

enabledbynumlock, enabledbyfnkey

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Description

Enables the keypad in two different ways: numlock and function key.

Example

A:>cctk --keypad=enabledbynumlock

keypad=enabledbynumlock

--lastbiosupdate

Valid Argument

Read-only

Description

Identifies the major release of the System BIOS.

Example

A:>cctk --lastbiosupdate

lastbiosupdate=<string>

--latitudeonflash

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the ability to boot to the Latitude ON Flash module.

Example

A:>cctk --latitudeonflash=enable

latitudeonflash=enable

--limitcpuidvalue

Valid Argument

on, off

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Description

Limits the maximum value the processor standard CPUID function supports. Some operating systems will be unable to install if the maximum CPUID function supported is greater than 3. If set to the CPUID function is limited to 3. If set to

off

, the CPUID function

is not limited to 3.

Example

A:>cctk --limitcpuidvalue=on

limitcpuidvalue=on

--logicproc

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables hyper threading on the next system boot. On some Dell platforms, that support multi-core processor technology, this is enabled or disabled though the platform does not support hyper threading. In this case, this command may enable or disable multi-core processor technology.

Example

A:>cctk --logicproc=enable

logicproc=enable

--lowpowers5

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the low power (S5) state. If set to enabled, the system will go into lowest-Power Off mode in S4 and S5, turning off as much of the power-consuming circuitry as required, to attempt to meet 1W power limit. This may disable things like PME, USB power, etc. If set to disabled, the system will be in a normal power-use mode when in S4 or S5.

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Example

A:>cctk --lowpowers5=enable

lowpowers5=enable

--lpt

Valid Argument

lpt1, lpt2, lpt3

Description

Defines the parallel port configuration. lpt1 enables the system’s built-in parallel port to operate in LPT1 mode, using 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 system’s built-in parallel port to operate in LPT3 mode, using I/O address 3BC.

Example

A:>cctk --lpt=lpt1

lpt=lpt1

--lptmode

Valid Argument

disable, at, ps2, ecp, epp, ecpdma1, ecpdma3

Description

Set the parallel port mode to any of the following:

disable: disables the system’s built-in parallel port.

at: enables the system’s built-in parallel port to operate in AT mode (output-only).

ps2: enables the system’s built-in parallel port to operate in PS/2 mode (bi-directional).

ecp: enables the system’s built-in parallel port to operate in ECP mode, no DMA channel assigned.

epp: enables the system’s built-in parallel port to operate in EPP mode.

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ecpdma1: enables the system’s built-in parallel port to operate in ECP mode DMA channel 1.

ecpdma3: enables the system’s built-in parallel port to operate in ECP mode DMA channel 3.

Example

A:>cctk --lptmode=at

lptmode=at

--mediacard

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the media card.

Example

A:>cctk --mediacard=enable

mediacard=enable

--mediacardand1394

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the media card and 1394 devices.

Example

A:>cctk --mediacardand1394=enable

mediacardand1394=enable

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--mem

Valid Argument

read-only

Description

Reports 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 (KB or MB).

Example

A:>cctk --mem

mem=256MB

--microphone

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables Dell notebook’s internal or external microphone.

Example

A:>cctk --microphone=enable

microphone=enable

--minicardssd

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables minicard SSD module.

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Example

A:>cctk --minicardssd=enable

minicardssd=enable

--modulebaydevice

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the module bay device, except the battery.

Example

A:>cctk --modulebaydevice=enable

modulebaydevice=enable

--monitortoggling

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables monitor toggling.

Example

A:>cctk --monitortoggling=enable

monitortoggling=enable

--mouse

Valid Argument

off, on

Description

Turns the mouse controller on or off.

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Example

A:>cctk --mouse=off

mouse=off

--multicpucore

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Allows the users to disable or enable Multiple CPU Cores if needed. If disabled, this would prevent the operating system from accessing additional cores present on a single CPU package.

Example

A:>cctk --multicpucore=enable

multicpucore=enable

--nmibutton

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the front bezel NMI button. The NMI button can be used to alert the operating system in certain cases.

Example

A:>cctk --nmibutton=enable

nmibutton=enable

--numlock

Valid Argument

on, off

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Description

Enables or disables the keyboard’s number lock.

Example

A:>cctk --numlock=on

numlock=on

--onboard1394

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables on-board 1394 controller on the next boot.

Example

A:>cctk --onboard1394=enable

onboard1394=enable

--onboardmodem

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the onboard modem.

Example

A:>cctk --onboardmodem=enable

onboardmodem=enable

--osmode

Valid Argument

enable, disable

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Description

Enables or disables the operating system installation mode.

Example

A:>cctk --osmode=enable

osmode=enable

--ovrwrt

Valid Argument

read-only

Description

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.

Example

A:>cctk -o=filename.ini --ovrwrt

The file filename has been overwritten.

--passwordbypass

Valid Argument

off, reboot bypass, resumebypass, rebootandresume bypass

Description

Sets the password bypass feature.

Example

A:>cctk --passwordbypass=off

passwordbypass=off

--pccard

Valid Argument

enable, disable

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Description

Enables or disables the PC card.

Example

A:>cctk --pccard=enable

pccard=enable

--pccardand1394

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the PC card and 1394 devices.

Example

A:>cctk --pccardand1394=enable

pccardand1394=enable

--pci

Valid Argument

read-only argument

Description

Performs a scan of all PCI buses and displays the results. The utility uses an open source looks for a file called

pci.ids

file for vendor/device name resolution. The utility

pci.ids

in the current working directory. If the file is not found 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

will be printed

for all vendor and device codes.

For more information, see the "PCI Reporting" section.

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Example 1 (the pci.ids filename is specified in the command line instance):

A:>cctk --pci -n <location_of_pci.ids>

PCI Bus: 0, Device: 0, Function: 0

Vendor: 1166 - ServerWorks

Device: 0012 - CMIC-LE

Slot: 00

Class: 06 - Bridge

SubClass: 00 - CPU/PCI

PCI Bus: 0, Device: 0, Function: 1

Vendor: 1166 - ServerWorks

Device: 0012 - CMIC-LE

Slot: 00

Class: 06 - Bridge

SubClass: 00 - CPU/PCI

PCI Bus: 0, Device: 0, Function: 2

Vendor: 1166 - ServerWorks

Device: 0000 - Unknown

--pcislots

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the system's add-in PCI slots.

Example

A:>cctk --pcislots=enable

pcislots=enable

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--penmisindication

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the missing pen indication. This property is used to control Tablet PC pen removal. If the pen has been removed out of the retaining well, the pen LED will blink.

Example

A:>cctk --penmisindication=enable

penmisindication=enable

--penresumeon

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the resume on pen setting.

Example

A:>cctk --penresumeon=disable

penresumeon=disable

--pntdevice

Valid Argument

disable , disable

Description

Enables or disables the pointing device.

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Example

A:>cctk --pntdevice=enable

pntdevice=disable

--postf12key

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables F12 boot menu on POST boot screen.

Example

A:>cctk --postf12key=enable

postf12key=enable

--postf2key

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables F2 boot menu on POST boot screen.

Example

A:>cctk --postf2key=enable

postf2key=enable

--posthelpdeskkey

Valid Argument

enable, disable

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Description

Enables or disables display of the

ctrl+h

help desktop hotkey message on the post screen if Management Engine (ME) is alive and Client Initiated Remote Access (CIRA) is supported.

Example

A:>cctk --posthelpdeskkey=enable

posthelpdeskkey=enable

--postmebxkey

Valid Argument

off, on

Description

Controls the display of the MEBx hotkey (Ctrl-P) at POST on the sign-on screen.

Example

A:>cctk --postmebxkey=on

postmebxkey=on

--powermgmt

Valid Argument

disabled, minimum, regular, maximum

Description

Defines the power management settings.

Example

A:>cctk --powermgmt=minimum

powermgmt=minimum

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--primidemast

Valid Argument

auto, off

Description

Enables or disables primary IDE master channel.

Example

A:>cctk --primidemast=off

primidemast=off

--primideslav

Valid Argument

auto, off

Description

Enables or disables primary parallel IDE slave channel.

Example

A:>cctk --primideslav=auto

primideslav=auto

--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. See the BIOS documentation for more information.

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Example

A:>cctk --pwdlock=lock

pwdlock=lock

--radiotransmission

Valid Argument

on, off

Description

Enables or disables the radio transmission from MiniPCI wireless or bluetooth module.

Example

A:>cctk --radiotransmission=on

radiotransmission=on

--rearsingleusb

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the Rear Single USB ports.

Example

A:>cctk --rearsingleusb=enable

rearsingleusb=enable

--remotebiosupdate

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the remote BIOS update.

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Example

A:>cctk --remotebiosupdate=enable

remotebiosupdate=enable

--rptkeyerr

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Configures or reports whether the BIOS reports keyboard errors during POST.

Example

A:>cctk --rptkeyerr=disable

rptkeyerr=disable

--safeusb

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables selective USB feature to disable all USB ports, except the two selective USB ports. This option allows only the keyboard or mouse connected to the selective USB ports for the boot process to continue.

Example

A:>cctk --safeusb=enable

safeusb=enable

--sata0

Valid Argument

auto, off

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Description

Enables or disables SATA port 0.

Example

A:>cctk --sata0=auto

sata0=auto

--sata1

Valid Argument

auto, off

Description

Enables or disables SATA port 1.

Example

A:>cctk --sata1=auto

sata1=auto

--sata2

Valid Argument

auto, off

Description

Enables or disables SATA port 2.

Example

A:>cctk --sata2=auto

sata2=auto

--sata3

Valid Argument

auto, off

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Description

Enables or disables SATA port 3.

Example

A:>cctk --sata3=auto

sata3=auto

--sata4

Valid Argument

auto, off

Description

Enables or disables SATA port 4.

Example

A:>cctk --sata4=auto

sata4=auto

--sata5

Valid Argument

auto, off

Description

Enables or disables SATA port 5.

Example

A:>cctk --sata5=auto

sata5=auto

--sata6

Valid Argument

auto, off

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Description

Enables or disables SATA port 6.

Example

A:>cctk --sata6=auto

sata6=auto

--sata7

Valid Argument

auto, off

Description

Enables or disables SATA port 7.

Example

A:>cctk --sata7=auto

sata7=auto

--satactrl

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enable or disable all the SATA controllers. The option applies to all SATA controllers.

Example

A:>cctk --satactrl=0

satactrl=0

--satadipm

Valid Argument

enable, disable

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Description

Disables or enables the feature that allows SATA HDDs to initiate link power management transitions.

Example

A:>cctk --satadipm=enable

satadipm=enable

--scndidemaster

Valid Argument

auto, off

Description

Enables or disables secondary parallel IDE master channel.

Example

A:>cctk --scndidemaster=on

scndidemaster=on

--scndideslave

Valid Argument

auto, off

Description

Enables or disables secondary parallel IDE slave channel.

Example

A:>cctk --scndideslave=auto

scndideslave=auto

--serial1

Valid Argument

disable, auto, com1, com2, com3, com4

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Description

Defines the serial port 1 configuration.

Example

A:>cctk --serial1=disable

serial1=disable

--serial2

Valid Argument

disable, auto, com2, com4

Description

Defines the serial port 2 configuration.

Example

A:>cctk --serial2=disable

serial2=disable

--serialcomm

Valid Argument

off, on, com1cr, com2cr

Description

Sets the behavior of the serial port communication. When set to on, this option tells the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is disabled.

When set to com1cr, this option tells the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is through COM port 1.

When set to com2cr, this option tells the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is through COM port 2.

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When set to off, this option tells the BIOS to disable COM port 1 and COM port 2.

Example

A:>cctk --serialcomm=on without console redirection

serialcomm=on without console redirection

--serrdmimsg

Valid Argument

on, off

Description

Enables or disables serr Dmi messages.

Example

A:>cctk --serrdmimsg=on

serrdmimsg=on

--setuppwd

Valid Argument

Description

Sets the setup password. An argument is required. The password cannot be reported. Initially you can set the password. If you want to remove the password, provide one blank space and the old password

Example

A:>cctk --setuppwd=<new-password> --valsetuppwd= <old-password>

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--sma

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables processor sequential memory access.

Example

A:>cctk --sma=disable

sma=disable

--smartcardreader

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the smart card reader.

Example

A:>cctk --smartcardreader=enabled

smartcardreader=enable

--smarterrors

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables SMART errors.

Example

A:>cctk --smarterrors=enable

smarterrors=enable

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--snoopfilter

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the snoop filter option from the system BIOS.

Example

A:>cctk --snoopfilter=enable

snoopfilter=enable

--speakervol

Valid Argument

enable, disable, low, medium, high

Description

Controls the volume of the speaker.

enable: Enables the built-in speaker. The speaker is enabled at the single system-supported volume. This should be used only if the Speaker Volume Low/Medium/High attributes are not supported by the system.

disable: Disables the built-in speaker.

low: Enables the built-in speaker, at a low volume.

medium: Enables the built-in speaker, at a medium volume.

high: Enables the built-in speaker, at a high volume.

Example

A:>cctk --speakervol=off

speakervol=off

--speedstep

Valid Argument

automatic, disabled, max performance, max battery

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Description

Sets the speedstep status to automatic, disabled, max performance, or max battery.

Example

A:>cctk --speedstep=automatic

speedstep=automatic

--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

A:>cctk --splashscreen=enable

splashscreen=enable

--sriov

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables BIOS support for Single Root I/O Virtualization (SRIOV) devices.

Example

A:>cctk --sriov=enable

sriov=enable

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--strongpwd

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables to enforce a strong password.

Example

A:>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. It is applicable only on the AMD platform.

Example

A:>cctk --surroundview=enable

surroundview=enable

--svctag

Valid Argument

read-only

Description

Reports the service tag for a system.

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Example

A:>cctk --svctag

svctag=113CD1S

--sysid

Valid Argument

read-only argument

Description

Defines the Dell Systems ID byte for systems that support it. The value of this feature is -1, if the system does not support it.

Example

A:>cctk --sysid

sysid=0169

--sysname

Valid Argument

read-only argument

Description

This function command reports the system identification string for a server, which is the string displayed under the Dell logo during POST.

Example

A:>cctk --sysname

sysname=Latitude D630

--syspwd

Valid Argument

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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 old password.

Example

A:>cctk --syspwd=<password> --valsyspwd=<oldpassword>

--sysrev

Valid Argument

read-only

Description

Reports the system revision.

Example

A:>cctk --sysrev

sysrev=000

--sysbatcharger

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the battery charging system.

Example

A:>cctk --sysbatcharger=enable

sysbatcharger=enable

--tabletbuttons

Valid Argument

enable, disable

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Description

Enables or disables tablet buttons.

Example

A:>cctk --tabletbuttons=enable

tabletbuttons=enable

--tpm

Valid Argument

on, off

Description

Enables or disables the trusted platform module (TPM).

Example

A:>cctk --tpm=on

tpm=on

--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. For more details, see the section, TPM Activation.

Example

A:>cctk --tpmactivation=activate

tpmactivation=activate

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--turbomode

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

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.

Example

A:>cctk --turbomode=enable

turbomode=enable

--uartpowerdown

Valid Argument

on, off

Description

Enables operating system to power down UART or disables operating system from powering down UART.

Example

A:>cctk --uartpowerdown=on

uartpowerdown=on

--usb30

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables USB 3.0.

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Example

A:>cctk --usb30=enable

usb30=enable

--usbemu

Valid Argument

enable, disable, enableexceptbootabledev

Description

Enables or disables emulation of USB devices.

Example

A:>cctk --usbemu=enable

usbemu=enable

--usbflash

Valid Argument

auto, floppy, hard disk

Description

Sets the USB flash drive emulation to auto, floppy, or hard disk.

Example

A:>cctk --usbflash=auto

usbflash=auto

--usbports

Valid Argument

enable, disable, noboot

Description

Enables or disables user accessible USB ports.

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noboot: Enables BIOS emulation of all supported USB devices except for bootable devices (floppy, USB flash, etc.). This is a security feature that will prevent users from inserting a USB boot device and booting an operating system from it. Non-bootable devices (keyboard, mouse, hub) are still emulated.

Example

A:>cctk --usbports=enable

usbports=enable

--usbportsexternal

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables the external USB ports.

Example

A:>cctk --usbportsexternal=enable

usbportsexternal=enable

--usbportsfront

Valid Argument

disable, enable

Description

Enables or disables the USB ports on the front of the chassis.

Example

A:>cctk --usbportsfront=disable

usbportsfront=disable

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--usbpowershare

Valid Argument

enabled, disabled

Description

Enables or disables the USB power share.

Example

A:>cctk --usbpowershare=enable

usbpowershare=enable

--usbport00

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables USB port 00.

Example

A:>cctk --usbport00=enable

usbport00=enable

--usbport01

Valid Argument

enable, disable

Description

Enables or disables USB port 01.

Example

A:>cctk --usbport01=enable

usbport01=enable

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Dell Client Configuration Toolkit Version 1.1 Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

Supported Operating Systems

Supported Systems

What’s New

Windows Install/Uninstall

Install Prerequisites

Installing CCTK

Important Information

Uninstalling CCTK

Creating a Bootable Image Using Windows PE

Creating a Bootable Image Using Windows PE 2.0

Creating a Bootable Image Using Windows PE 3.0

Running CCTK Commands Using a Bootable Image

Upgrading CCTK

Linux Install/Uninstall

Install Prerequisites

Installing CCTK

Prerequisite

Uninstalling CCTK

Upgrading CCTK

CCTK Options

Command Syntax Overview

Command Line Syntax

Case-Sensitivity

Command Line Option Delimiters

Read and Write Options

File Input and Output Commands

Log Files

Help Option

Error Checking and Error Messages

CCTK Options

CCTK General Options

-h or --help

Valid Argument

Description

Example

-i or --infile

Valid Argument

Description

Example

-l or --logfile

Valid Argument

Description

Example

No option

Valid Argument

Description

Example

-o or --outfile

Valid Argument

Description

Example

--version

Valid Argument

Description

Example

BIOS Options

--acpower

Valid Argument

Description

Example

--activityled

Valid Argument

Description

Example

--adddevice

Valid Argument

Description

Example

--adjcacheprefetch

Valid Argument

Description

Example

--admsetuplockout

Valid Argument

Description