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DELL(TM) CLIENT CONFIGURATION TOOLKIT
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Version 1.2.0
Release Date: October 2010
This readme provides information on the Dell Client Configuration Toolkit
(CCTK) version 1.2.0.
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.
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CONTENTS
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* Compatibility / Minimum Requirements
* Release Highlights
* Installation / Upgrade / Uninstallation
* User Notes
* Known Issues
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COMPATIBILITY/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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The following subsections list supported systems and operating
systems that are compatible with CCTK 1.2.0.
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SUPPORTED SYSTEMS
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The following Dell client systems are supported by CCTK 1.2.0:
Dell Precision: 360, 370, 380, 390, 450, 470, 490, 650, 670, 690,
M20, M2300, M2400, M4300, M4400, M4500, M50, M60, M6300, M6400, M65,
M70, M90, R5400, T3400, T5400, T7400, T3500, T5500, T7500, M6500
OptiPlex: 160L, 170L, 210L, 320, 330, 360, 380, 740, 745, 745c,
755, 760, 960, FX160, GX270, GX280, GX520, GX620, SX270, SX280,
780, 780USFF, 980
Latitude: 110L, 120L, 131L, D400, D410, D420, D430, D500, D505,
D510, D520, D530, D531, D600, D610, D620, D620 ATG, D630, D630 ATG,
D630 XFR, D630c, D631, D800, D810, D820, D830, E4200, E4300, E5400,
E5500, E6400, E6400 ATG, E6410, E6500, E6510, X1, XT, XT2, Z600,
2100, 3110, E6400 XFR, XT2 XFR
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SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS
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The following operating systems are supported by CCTK 1.2.0:
* Microsoft Windows XP Professional (x32- and x64-bit) – SP2
* Microsoft Windows XP Professional (x32-bit) – SP3
* Microsoft Windows Vista Business (x32- and x64-bit)
* Microsoft Windows Vista Business (x32- and x64-bit) – SP1 & SP2
* Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (x32- and x64-bit)
* Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (x32- and x64-bit) – SP1
* Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (x32-bit) – SP2
* Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise (x32- and x64-bit)
* Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise (x32- and x64-bit) – SP1
* Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise (x32-bit) – SP2
* Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (x32- and x64-bit)
* Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (x32- and x64-bit)
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client version 5.x (x64-bit) for all Precision
Platforms
* Windows Vista Preinstallation Environment (x32- and x64-bit) (Windows PE
2.0)
* Windows 7 Preinstallation Environment (x32- and x64-bit) (Windows PE 3.0)
* Microsoft Windows (R) XP Tablet PC Edition (x32)
The operating systems are supported in the following languages:
English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and
Traditional Chinese.
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RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS
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* New BIOS tokens being added to the existing tokens which would result
in several new command line options for BIOS.
The following BIOS command line options are added:
bltinfloppy, infraredloc, replicatscsi, replicatnic, memcache,
pciscanorder, backupreminder, bootseqset, resetbutton, universalconnect,
infraredmode, diskettereconfig, intellispin, biospwronenverr,
displayclosestate,
scsi3, dockingirq, hweventreport, boottimevideo, agpaperturesize, ioapic,
embraidchannelaprimarycopy, embraidchannelbprimarycopy, sysfanspeed,
frontpanelerrdisplaymode, embraidchannelashadowcopy,
embraidchannelbshadowcopy,
esupport, asfalert, standbystate, interrupt13hdma, usbemunousbboot,
powerwarn,
energystarlogo, integratedvideosize, onboardserialata2ctrl,
satactrlshadowcopy,
intelquickresumetech, sata0raid, sata1raid, sata2raid, sata3raid, sata4raid,
sata5raid, sata6raid, sata7raid, fbdmemtestreq, embsasctrl, memlowpowermode,
ocur, fsboptimize, flashcachemodule, atgsystem, trustexecution,
virtualappliance,
vaconfiglock, optionalhddfan, vaphysicalpresenceconfirm, amdmemoptimizetech,
highbandwidthmemmode, powerperformancemgmt, minconfig, mfgdate,
firstpowerondate
* New Custom tokens being added to the existing tokens resulting
in new command line options.
The following Custom command line option is added: propowntag
For more information on the new command line options, see the
Dell Client Configuration Toolkit Version 1.2 User's Guide available
on the Dell Support website at
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/SOFTWARE/smcctk/.
Note: The CCTK User's Guide will no longer be available along with the
product build. You must access the above URL to access the guide.
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INSTALLATION
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1. Download the latest CCTK 1.2.0 self-extractable installation file.
2. Double-click the downloaded installation file.
The Systems Management dialog box is displayed with information
on software version, supported systems, supported operating
systems, and supported languages.
3. In the Systems Management dialog box, click Continue.
4. Specify the folder where you want to unzip the installation file
and click OK and follow the instructions on the screen.
5. Click OK after the files are extracted.
The Readme.txt file appears.
6. Close the file.
The folder to which the files are extracted is displayed with
cctk.msi and ReadMe.txt.
7. Double-click the .msi file and follow instructions on the screen.
Upgrade from CCTK versions 1.0.1 and 1.1 to CCTK 1.2 is supported for all
operating systems.
For complete installation/upgrade/uninstallation instructions, see the
"Dell Client Configuration Toolkit User's Guide."
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USER NOTES
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You can use a system BIOS configuration profile generated in one
system for all systems. For more information, refer to the
User’s Guide available on support.dell.com.
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KNOWN ISSUES
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* At present, the --enabledevice and --disabledevice options may not
work in UEFI-enabled systems. These options will work after
upgrading to future BIOS releases.
* If the system is not connected to Internet, Windows 7 does not
recognize the digital signature validity of CCTK installation file.
Connect the system to Internet, and validate the digital signature.
* To upgrade CCTK 1.0 to any future release, uninstall CCTK 1.0 and
install the current release. For more information, refer to the
User’s Guide available on support.dell.com.
* If you get an error message, "BIOS Interface not found," after
running CCTK, uninstall HAPI using the hapiuninstall.bat script
located under the HAPI folder. And, install it again using
the hapiinstall.bat script located in the same folder.
* Do not use the infile or outfile Option in the ini file.
* Read-only options, such as asset, svctag, and so on, will not report
if they are used along with the -o option.
* At present, CCTK supports only single byte characters for asset set
operation. If the user has a different locale, change the keyboard
layout to English before using the asset option.
* When you execute cctk.exe on Microsoft Windows (R) XP
Professional (R) or Microsoft Windows (R) XP Professional (R) – SP2,
a bluescreen may appear. This is a known Microsoft issue and
Microsoft provides a fix for this. For more information,
refer to http://www:support.microsoft.com/kb/921337.
* Following are the known issues on OptiPlex 740:
- the floppy option does not work.
- the usbemu option does not work.
- asset, minsizeofcontigmem, bioscharacteristics,
and completion code may not work.
* On Precision T3500, CCTK does not report the correct value of the
turbomode option. Though the option is enabled, CCTK reports it
as disabled.
* On Latitude XT2, the busratio option does not set the
argument, max.
* When you install CCTK on a Linux system, after installing
the omilcore rpm, the following message is displayed,
“To start all installed services without a reboot, enter
the following command: srvadmin-services.sh start.”
You can ignore the message and can proceed with the installation
of other rpms.
* CCTK does not allow you to set or change BIOS passwords to contain
special characters. If your system’s BIOS supports passwords
containing special characters and you want to set or change
a BIOS password to contain special characters, do it using
the BIOS.
* CCTK log file does not capture information related to the
sub options of commands.
* On OptiPlex 760, CCTK may allow to set setup and system passwords
with number of characters lesser than what BIOS mandates.
* On Precision M4400, the bootorder option may not display
the correct number of boot devices.
* On OptiPlex 760, if system password is set, BIOS may not allow to
set a setup password. CCTK does not provide an error message
in such a scenario.
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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and
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October 2010
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