Dell Version 4.x Command Line Interface Reference Guide

Dell Command | Configure

Version 4.x Command Line Interface Reference Guide

December 2020

Rev. A00

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Dell Command | Configure .................................................................

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Supported systems and operating systems.................................................................................................................

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Other documents you may need....................................................................................................................................

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Chapter 2: Using command-line interface for Dell Command | Configure 4.x................................

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Running Dell Command | Configure commands.........................................................................................................

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Using the command prompt......................................................................................................................................

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Using a bootable image...............................................................................................................................................

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Command syntax overview..............................................................................................................................................

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Command line syntax...................................................................................................................................................

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Chapter 3: Options for Dell Command | Configure 4.x.................................................................

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General options..................................................................................................................................................................

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-H or --Help..................................................................................................................................................................

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-I or --Infile.....................................................................................................................................................................

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-l or --logfile..................................................................................................................................................................

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No Option......................................................................................................................................................................

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-O or --Outfile..............................................................................................................................................................

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--Propowntag...............................................................................................................................................................

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--Version........................................................................................................................................................................

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BIOS options.......................................................................................................................................................................

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--Absolute......................................................................................................................................................................

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--AcPwrRcvry...............................................................................................................................................................

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--ActivityLed.................................................................................................................................................................

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--AdaptiveCStates......................................................................................................................................................

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--AddDevice..................................................................................................................................................................

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--AdiModeChannel1.....................................................................................................................................................

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--AdiModeChannel2....................................................................................................................................................

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--AdiModeChannel3....................................................................................................................................................

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--AdiModeChannel4....................................................................................................................................................

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--AdiModeChannel5....................................................................................................................................................

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--AdiModeChannel6....................................................................................................................................................

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--AdiModeChannel7....................................................................................................................................................

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--AdiModeChannel8....................................................................................................................................................

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--AdjCachePrefetch....................................................................................................................................................

27

--AdminSetupLockout................................................................................................................................................

28

--AdvBatteryChargeCfg............................................................................................................................................

28

--AgpApertureSize......................................................................................................................................................

28

--AgpSlot.......................................................................................................................................................................

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--AlarmResume............................................................................................................................................................

29

--AlwaysAllowDellDocks.............................................................................................................................................

29

--AllowBiosDowngrade...............................................................................................................................................

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--AmbLightSen.............................................................................................................................................................

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--AmdCpuCore.............................................................................................................................................................

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Contents 3

--AmdSmartShift.........................................................................................................................................................

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--AmdTurboCore.........................................................................................................................................................

30

--AmdThreadControl..................................................................................................................................................

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--AmdViEnable..............................................................................................................................................................

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--AmdVtEnable.............................................................................................................................................................

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--AmdTSME...................................................................................................................................................................

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--AmtCap.......................................................................................................................................................................

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--AntennaSwitch.........................................................................................................................................................

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--AsfMode.....................................................................................................................................................................

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--Aspm...........................................................................................................................................................................

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--Asset...........................................................................................................................................................................

32

--AssignIntr...................................................................................................................................................................

33

--AtgSystem.................................................................................................................................................................

33

--AttemptLegacyBoot................................................................................................................................................

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--AudioMode.................................................................................................................................................................

33

--AutoOn........................................................................................................................................................................

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--AutoOnHr...................................................................................................................................................................

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--AutoOnMn..................................................................................................................................................................

34

--AutoOnPeriod............................................................................................................................................................

34

--AutoOSRecoveryThreshold...................................................................................................................................

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--BatteryFuelGauge....................................................................................................................................................

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--Bezelir.........................................................................................................................................................................

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--BiosAutoRcvr............................................................................................................................................................

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--BiosCharacteristics..................................................................................................................................................

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--BIOSConnect............................................................................................................................................................

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--BIOSEnumMode.......................................................................................................................................................

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--BiosConnectActivation...........................................................................................................................................

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--BiosCurLang..............................................................................................................................................................

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--BiosIntegrityCheck...................................................................................................................................................

37

--BiosListInstallLang....................................................................................................................................................

37

--BiosLogClear..............................................................................................................................................................

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--AdvancedMode.........................................................................................................................................................

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--BiosRcvrFrmHdd......................................................................................................................................................

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--BiosRomSize..............................................................................................................................................................

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--BiosVer.......................................................................................................................................................................

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--BisReq.........................................................................................................................................................................

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--BitSmart.....................................................................................................................................................................

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--BlinkPsu1Led..............................................................................................................................................................

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--BlinkPsu2Led.............................................................................................................................................................

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--BlockSleep.................................................................................................................................................................

39

--BltInPntDevice..........................................................................................................................................................

39

--BluetoothDevice.......................................................................................................................................................

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BootOrder......................................................................................................................................................................

40

--BootSeqSet...............................................................................................................................................................

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--BootSpeed.................................................................................................................................................................

44

--BootTimeVideo.........................................................................................................................................................

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--BroadcomTruManage..............................................................................................................................................

44

--BrightnessAc.............................................................................................................................................................

44

--BrightnessBattery....................................................................................................................................................

44

--BusRatio.....................................................................................................................................................................

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--Camera.......................................................................................................................................................................

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--Camera2.....................................................................................................................................................................

45

--CanBus.......................................................................................................................................................................

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--ChasIntrusion............................................................................................................................................................

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--ChassisIntruStatus...................................................................................................................................................

45

--ClearDellRmtLog.......................................................................................................................................................

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--CmosDefaults............................................................................................................................................................

46

--CompletionCode.......................................................................................................................................................

46

--Computrace...............................................................................................................................................................

46

--CoolnQuiet.................................................................................................................................................................

47

--CpuCore......................................................................................................................................................................

47

--CpuCores...................................................................................................................................................................

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--CpuCount...................................................................................................................................................................

48

--CpuRSA......................................................................................................................................................................

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--CpuSnoopMode........................................................................................................................................................

48

--CpuSpeed...................................................................................................................................................................

48

--CpuXdSupport..........................................................................................................................................................

49

--CStatesCtrl................................................................................................................................................................

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--DashSupport..............................................................................................................................................................

49

--Dbpm...........................................................................................................................................................................

49

--Dbs...............................................................................................................................................................................

49

--Decrypt.......................................................................................................................................................................

50

--DeepSleepCtrl...........................................................................................................................................................

50

--DeviceHotkeyAccess..............................................................................................................................................

50

--DisGpuExtDisplay.....................................................................................................................................................

50

--DisableDockDevicesexceptVideo..........................................................................................................................

51

--DisBluetoothRadio....................................................................................................................................................

51

--DisGPSReceiver........................................................................................................................................................

51

--DisOnboardFans........................................................................................................................................................

51

-- DisOnboardLCDScreen..........................................................................................................................................

51

--DisOnboardLEDs.......................................................................................................................................................

51

--DisOnboardSpeakers...............................................................................................................................................

52

--DisketteReconfig......................................................................................................................................................

52

--DisWLANRadio..........................................................................................................................................................

52

--DisWWANRadio........................................................................................................................................................

52

--DisplayCloseState....................................................................................................................................................

52

--DisPwdJumper..........................................................................................................................................................

53

--DisUsb4Pcie..............................................................................................................................................................

53

--DockBattChrgCfg....................................................................................................................................................

53

--DockSupportOnBattery..........................................................................................................................................

53

--DockDisplayThruIntGfx ..........................................................................................................................................

54

--DockWarningsEnMsg..............................................................................................................................................

54

--DramPrefetch...........................................................................................................................................................

54

--DRmt...........................................................................................................................................................................

54

--DustFilter...................................................................................................................................................................

54

--DynBacklightCtrl......................................................................................................................................................

55

--DynamicWirelessTransmitPower..........................................................................................................................

55

--DynTunML.................................................................................................................................................................

55

--EmbIdeRaid................................................................................................................................................................

55

--EmbIdeRaid2.............................................................................................................................................................

55

Contents 5

--EmbNic1......................................................................................................................................................................

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--EmbNic2.....................................................................................................................................................................

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--EmbSataRaid.............................................................................................................................................................

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--EmbScsi1....................................................................................................................................................................

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--EmbScsi2...................................................................................................................................................................

56

--SdCard........................................................................................................................................................................

56

--EmbVideoCtrl............................................................................................................................................................

57

--EMMCDevice............................................................................................................................................................

57

--EnclaveSize................................................................................................................................................................

57

--EnergyStarLogo........................................................................................................................................................

57

--EsataPort...................................................................................................................................................................

57

--EsataPorts.................................................................................................................................................................

58

--ExpansionBay1..........................................................................................................................................................

58

--ExpansionBay2..........................................................................................................................................................

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--ExpansionBay3..........................................................................................................................................................

58

--ExpressCard..............................................................................................................................................................

58

--ExpressCharge..........................................................................................................................................................

58

--ExternalHotKey........................................................................................................................................................

59

--ExtPostTime..............................................................................................................................................................

59

--ExtWlanLed...............................................................................................................................................................

59

--FanCtrlOvrd...............................................................................................................................................................

59

--FanSpeed...................................................................................................................................................................

60

--FanSpdAutoLvlonCpuZone....................................................................................................................................

60

--FanSpdAutoLvlonPsuZone....................................................................................................................................

60

--FanSpdAutoLvlonCpuMemZone..........................................................................................................................

60

--FanSpdAutoLvlonPcieZone...................................................................................................................................

60

--FanSpdAutoLvlonFlexBayZone.............................................................................................................................

60

--FanSpdAutoLvlonUpperPcieZone.........................................................................................................................

61

--FanSpeedLvl...............................................................................................................................................................

61

--Fastboot......................................................................................................................................................................

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--FirstPowerOnDate....................................................................................................................................................

61

--FingerprintReader.....................................................................................................................................................

61

--FingerprintReaderSingleSignOn ..........................................................................................................................

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--FlashCacheModule...................................................................................................................................................

62

--Floppy.........................................................................................................................................................................

62

--FnLock........................................................................................................................................................................

62

--FnLockMode..............................................................................................................................................................

62

--ForcePxe....................................................................................................................................................................

63

--ForcePxeOnNextBoot.............................................................................................................................................

63

--FrontPanelErrDisplayMode....................................................................................................................................

63

--FrontBezelLEDIntensity..........................................................................................................................................

63

--FrontFan.....................................................................................................................................................................

64

--FrontPowerButton...................................................................................................................................................

64

--FrontUsbPortCollection..........................................................................................................................................

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--Fsbr.............................................................................................................................................................................

64

--FullScreenLogo.........................................................................................................................................................

64

--GenEncryption..........................................................................................................................................................

65

--GpsWwan...................................................................................................................................................................

65

--DediGPSRadio .........................................................................................................................................................

65

--GraphicSpecMode...................................................................................................................................................

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--Hdd1FanEnable.........................................................................................................................................................

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--Hdd2FanEnable........................................................................................................................................................

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--Hdd3FanEnable........................................................................................................................................................

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--HddAcousticMode...................................................................................................................................................

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--HddFailOver...............................................................................................................................................................

66

--HddInfo.......................................................................................................................................................................

66

--HddProtection...........................................................................................................................................................

67

--HddPwd......................................................................................................................................................................

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--HotDock......................................................................................................................................................................

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--HdFreeFallProtect....................................................................................................................................................

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--HtAssist......................................................................................................................................................................

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--HtKeyWxanRadio.....................................................................................................................................................

68

--HTTPsBoot................................................................................................................................................................

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--HTTPsBootMode.....................................................................................................................................................

68

--HwPrefetcher...........................................................................................................................................................

69

--HwSwPrefetch.........................................................................................................................................................

69

--HybridGraphics.........................................................................................................................................................

69

--IdeCdrom....................................................................................................................................................................

69

--IgnitionSwitchEnable...............................................................................................................................................

69

--IgnitionSwitchOnDelay............................................................................................................................................

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--IgnitionSwitchOffDelay...........................................................................................................................................

70

--IgnitionSwitchDebounceCycle..............................................................................................................................

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--InfraredDevice...........................................................................................................................................................

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--InfraredMode.............................................................................................................................................................

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--InstantOn....................................................................................................................................................................

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--IntegratedAudio.........................................................................................................................................................

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--IntegratedRaid...........................................................................................................................................................

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--IntegratedSas.............................................................................................................................................................

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--IntegratedUsbHub.....................................................................................................................................................

71

--IntegratedVideoSize.................................................................................................................................................

71

--IntelTME.....................................................................................................................................................................

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--IntelVMDTechnology...............................................................................................................................................

72

--IntelSpdSelTech........................................................................................................................................................

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--InternalMiniPci..........................................................................................................................................................

72

--UsbPortsInternal.......................................................................................................................................................

72

--Interrupt13hDma.......................................................................................................................................................

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--IntelRapidStart..........................................................................................................................................................

73

--IntlSmartConnect.....................................................................................................................................................

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--IoModule.....................................................................................................................................................................

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--IoModule2...................................................................................................................................................................

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--IoModule3...................................................................................................................................................................

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--IoModule4...................................................................................................................................................................

74

--Ioat...............................................................................................................................................................................

74

--IntlPlatformTrust......................................................................................................................................................

74

--IrstTimer.....................................................................................................................................................................

74

--IntelReadyModeEn...................................................................................................................................................

74

--IsochronousMode.....................................................................................................................................................

75

--KbdBacklightTimeoutAc.........................................................................................................................................

75

--KbdBacklightTimeoutBatt......................................................................................................................................

75

KeyboardBackLightColor...........................................................................................................................................

76

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--KeyboardBacklightOnAc.........................................................................................................................................

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--KeyboardClick............................................................................................................................................................

77

--KeyboardIllumination................................................................................................................................................

77

--Keypad........................................................................................................................................................................

78

--LastBiosUpdate.........................................................................................................................................................

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--LatitudeOn.................................................................................................................................................................

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--LatitudeOnFlash.......................................................................................................................................................

78

--LegacyOrom..............................................................................................................................................................

79

--LidSwitch....................................................................................................................................................................

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--LimitCpuidValue........................................................................................................................................................

79

--LiquidCooler2............................................................................................................................................................

79

--LiquidCooler1.............................................................................................................................................................

80

--LogicProc...................................................................................................................................................................

80

--Lpt...............................................................................................................................................................................

80

--LptMode.....................................................................................................................................................................

80

--M2PcieSsd0...............................................................................................................................................................

81

--M2PcieSsd1................................................................................................................................................................

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--M2PcieSsd2...............................................................................................................................................................

81

--M2PcieSsd3...............................................................................................................................................................

81

--MacAddrPassThru....................................................................................................................................................

81

--MasterPasswordLockout.......................................................................................................................................

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--MediaCard..................................................................................................................................................................

82

--MediaCardAnd1394..................................................................................................................................................

82

--Mem............................................................................................................................................................................

82

--MemDiagnostic.........................................................................................................................................................

83

--NodeInterleave.........................................................................................................................................................

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--MemRSA....................................................................................................................................................................

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--MemPerMonitor.......................................................................................................................................................

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--MemRemap................................................................................................................................................................

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--MEMSSensors..........................................................................................................................................................

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--MemTest....................................................................................................................................................................

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--MfgDate.....................................................................................................................................................................

84

--MicMuteLed..............................................................................................................................................................

84

--MicrocodeUpdateSupport......................................................................................................................................

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--Microphone................................................................................................................................................................

84

--MiniCardSsd..............................................................................................................................................................

85

--Minisas0.....................................................................................................................................................................

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--Minisas1......................................................................................................................................................................

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--Minisas2.....................................................................................................................................................................

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--Minisas3.....................................................................................................................................................................

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--MinSizeOfContigMem............................................................................................................................................

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--MmioAbove4Gb........................................................................................................................................................

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--MobilePowerMgmt..................................................................................................................................................

86

--ModBattChargeCfg.................................................................................................................................................

86

--ModuleBayDevice....................................................................................................................................................

86

--MonitorToggling.......................................................................................................................................................

86

--Mouse.........................................................................................................................................................................

86

--MpmCfg......................................................................................................................................................................

87

--MultiCpuCore............................................................................................................................................................

87

--MultiDisplay...............................................................................................................................................................

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--Nfc...............................................................................................................................................................................

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--NmiButton..................................................................................................................................................................

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--NonAdminPsidRevert..............................................................................................................................................

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--NumLock....................................................................................................................................................................

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--NumLockLed.............................................................................................................................................................

88

--NVMePwdFeature...................................................................................................................................................

88

--OnBoard1394.............................................................................................................................................................

88

--OnboardModem........................................................................................................................................................

89

--OnboardUSBNIC......................................................................................................................................................

89

--OneTBSystemMemoryLimitEnable......................................................................................................................

89

--OnReader...................................................................................................................................................................

89

--DisOsdBtn..................................................................................................................................................................

89

--OpticalDriveCtrl........................................................................................................................................................

90

--Optimus......................................................................................................................................................................

90

--OptionalBootSequence...........................................................................................................................................

90

--OptionalHddFan........................................................................................................................................................

90

--OromKeyboardAccess............................................................................................................................................

90

--OromUiProtection.....................................................................................................................................................

91

--OsMode.......................................................................................................................................................................

91

OsWatchdogTimer.......................................................................................................................................................

91

--OvrWrt........................................................................................................................................................................

91

--OwnerPwd..................................................................................................................................................................

91

--PasswordBypass......................................................................................................................................................

92

--PasswordConfiguration..........................................................................................................................................

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--PcCard........................................................................................................................................................................

93

--PcCardAnd1394........................................................................................................................................................

93

--PCIeBifurcation........................................................................................................................................................

93

--PcieBusAllocation.....................................................................................................................................................

93

--PcibusCount..............................................................................................................................................................

94

--PcieRSA......................................................................................................................................................................

94

--PcieLinkSpeed...........................................................................................................................................................

94

--PciMmioSpaceSize..................................................................................................................................................

94

--PciResAllocationRatio.............................................................................................................................................

94

--PciSata.......................................................................................................................................................................

95

--PciSlots......................................................................................................................................................................

95

--Pcmcia........................................................................................................................................................................

95

--PeakShiftBatteryThreshold...................................................................................................................................

95

--PeakShiftCfg.............................................................................................................................................................

96

--PenMisIndication......................................................................................................................................................

96

--PenResumeOn..........................................................................................................................................................

96

--PntDevice...................................................................................................................................................................

97

--PostF12Key................................................................................................................................................................

97

--PostF2Key..................................................................................................................................................................

97

--PostHelpDeskKey.....................................................................................................................................................

97

--PostMebxKey............................................................................................................................................................

97

--PowerButton.............................................................................................................................................................

98

--PowerButtonOverride.............................................................................................................................................

98

--PowerOnLidOpen.....................................................................................................................................................

98

--PowerLogClear.........................................................................................................................................................

98

--PowerMgmt...............................................................................................................................................................

98

Contents 9

--PwrOffWlanStealthMode.......................................................................................................................................

99

--PowerUsageMode...................................................................................................................................................

99

--PowerWarn................................................................................................................................................................

99

--PpiBypassSedBlockSidCommand.........................................................................................................................

99

--PrimaryBattChargeCfg.........................................................................................................................................

100

--PrimaryVideoSlot....................................................................................................................................................

100

--PrimIdeMast.............................................................................................................................................................

101

--PrimIdeSlav...............................................................................................................................................................

101

--PrivacyScreen..........................................................................................................................................................

101

--PromptOnErr............................................................................................................................................................

101

--PasswordLock.........................................................................................................................................................

102

--RadioTransmission..................................................................................................................................................

102

--RearSingleUsb.........................................................................................................................................................

102

--RecoveryTool...........................................................................................................................................................

102

--RemoteBiosUpdate................................................................................................................................................

102

--ReportLogoType.....................................................................................................................................................

103

--RingEventResume..................................................................................................................................................

103

--RptKeyErr.................................................................................................................................................................

103

--RuggedDeskDockNicPxe......................................................................................................................................

103

--SafeUsb....................................................................................................................................................................

103

-- SafeShutter............................................................................................................................................................

104

--Sata0.........................................................................................................................................................................

104

--Sata1..........................................................................................................................................................................

104

--Sata2.........................................................................................................................................................................

104

--Sata3.........................................................................................................................................................................

104

--Sata4.........................................................................................................................................................................

104

--Sata5.........................................................................................................................................................................

105

--Sata6.........................................................................................................................................................................

105

--Sata7.........................................................................................................................................................................

105

--Sata8.........................................................................................................................................................................

105

--SataCtrl.....................................................................................................................................................................

105

--SatadIpm..................................................................................................................................................................

105

--ScndIdeMast............................................................................................................................................................

106

--ScndIdeSlav.............................................................................................................................................................

106

--Scsi3..........................................................................................................................................................................

106

--SdCardBoot.............................................................................................................................................................

106

--SdCardReadOnly....................................................................................................................................................

106

--SecureBoot..............................................................................................................................................................

106

--SecureBootMode....................................................................................................................................................

107

--SoftGuardEn............................................................................................................................................................

107

--SedBlockSidAuthentication..................................................................................................................................

107

--Serial1........................................................................................................................................................................

108

--Serial2........................................................................................................................................................................

108

--Serial3........................................................................................................................................................................

108

--Serial4........................................................................................................................................................................

108

--Serial5.......................................................................................................................................................................

108

--Serial6.......................................................................................................................................................................

109

--SerialComm..............................................................................................................................................................

109

--Serr............................................................................................................................................................................

109

--SetupPwd.................................................................................................................................................................

109

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--SfpNic........................................................................................................................................................................

110

--SfuEnabled................................................................................................................................................................

110

--SgxLaunchControl...................................................................................................................................................

110

--SHA256.....................................................................................................................................................................

110

--UsbPortsSide............................................................................................................................................................

111

--SignOfLifeIndication................................................................................................................................................

111

--SignOfLifeByAudio...................................................................................................................................................

111

--SignOfLifeByDisplay................................................................................................................................................

111

--SignOfLifeByKbdBacklight....................................................................................................................................

112

--SignOfLifeByLogo...................................................................................................................................................

112

--SleepMode................................................................................................................................................................

112

--SliceBattChargeCfg................................................................................................................................................

112

--Sma.............................................................................................................................................................................

113

--SmartCardReader....................................................................................................................................................

113

--SmartCpu..................................................................................................................................................................

113

--SmartErrors..............................................................................................................................................................

113

--SmmSecurityMitigation..........................................................................................................................................

113

--SnoopFilter................................................................................................................................................................

114

--InternalSpeaker........................................................................................................................................................

114

--Speedstep.................................................................................................................................................................

114

--SpeedShift................................................................................................................................................................

114

--SplashScreen............................................................................................................................................................

114

--Sriov...........................................................................................................................................................................

115

--StandbyState...........................................................................................................................................................

115

--StealthMode.............................................................................................................................................................

115

--StrongPassword......................................................................................................................................................

115

--SupportAssistOSRecovery....................................................................................................................................

116

--SurroundView...........................................................................................................................................................

116

--SvcOsClear...............................................................................................................................................................

116

--SvcTag.......................................................................................................................................................................

116

--SwitchableGraphics................................................................................................................................................

116

--SysBatCharger.........................................................................................................................................................

117

--SysDefaults...............................................................................................................................................................

117

--SysFanSpeed............................................................................................................................................................

117

--SysId...........................................................................................................................................................................

117

--SysLogoOnIrst..........................................................................................................................................................

117

--SysName...................................................................................................................................................................

118

--SysPwd......................................................................................................................................................................

118

--SysRev.......................................................................................................................................................................

118

--TabletButtons..........................................................................................................................................................

118

--TbtPcieModeAutoSwitch......................................................................................................................................

119

--TelemetryAccessLvl................................................................................................................................................

119

--TertIdeMast..............................................................................................................................................................

119

TertIdeSlav...................................................................................................................................................................

119

--TabletButtonIllumination........................................................................................................................................

119

--TabletButtonsTimeoutAc......................................................................................................................................

120

--TabletButtonsTimeoutBatt..................................................................................................................................

120

--ThermalLogClear....................................................................................................................................................

120

--ThermalManagement.............................................................................................................................................

120

--Thunderbolt.............................................................................................................................................................

120

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--ThunderboltPorts....................................................................................................................................................

121

--ThunderboltBoot.....................................................................................................................................................

121

--ThunderboltPreboot...............................................................................................................................................

121

--ThunderboltSecLvl..................................................................................................................................................

121

--Touchscreen............................................................................................................................................................

122

--TpmSecurity.............................................................................................................................................................

122

--TpmActivation.........................................................................................................................................................

122

--TpmClear..................................................................................................................................................................

122

--TpmPpiAcpi..............................................................................................................................................................

123

--TpmPpiClearOverride............................................................................................................................................

123

--TpmPpiDpo...............................................................................................................................................................

123

--TpmPpiPo.................................................................................................................................................................

123

--TrustExecution........................................................................................................................................................

123

--TurboMode...............................................................................................................................................................

124

--TypeCPower............................................................................................................................................................

124

--TypeCDockOverride...............................................................................................................................................

124

--UartPowerDown.....................................................................................................................................................

124

--UefiBootPathSecurity............................................................................................................................................

124

--CapsuleFirmwareUpdate......................................................................................................................................

125

--UefiNwStack............................................................................................................................................................

125

--UniversalConnect...................................................................................................................................................

125

--UnobtrusiveMode...................................................................................................................................................

126

Usb................................................................................................................................................................................

126

--Usb30........................................................................................................................................................................

126

--Usbctl........................................................................................................................................................................

126

--UsbGpsCoexistence...............................................................................................................................................

126

--UsbEmu.....................................................................................................................................................................

127

--UsbEmuNoUsbBoot...............................................................................................................................................

127

--UsbFlash...................................................................................................................................................................

127

--UsbPortsFront30....................................................................................................................................................

127

--UsbPortsRear..........................................................................................................................................................

127

--UsbPortsRear1.........................................................................................................................................................

128

--UsbPortsRear2........................................................................................................................................................

128

--UsbPortsRear3........................................................................................................................................................

128

--UsbPortsRear4........................................................................................................................................................

128

--UsbPortsRear5........................................................................................................................................................

128

--UsbPortsRear6........................................................................................................................................................

128

--USbPortsRear7.......................................................................................................................................................

129

--UsbPort07................................................................................................................................................................

129

--UsbPort08................................................................................................................................................................

129

--UsbPort09................................................................................................................................................................

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--UsbPortsSide1.........................................................................................................................................................

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--UsbPortsSide2........................................................................................................................................................

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--UsbPort12.................................................................................................................................................................

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--UsbPort14.................................................................................................................................................................

130

--UsbPort15.................................................................................................................................................................

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--UsbPort16.................................................................................................................................................................

130

--UsbPort17.................................................................................................................................................................

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--UsbPort18.................................................................................................................................................................

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--UsbPort19..................................................................................................................................................................

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--UsbPortsFront1........................................................................................................................................................

131

--UsbPortsFront2.......................................................................................................................................................

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--UsbPortsFront3.......................................................................................................................................................

131

--UsbPortsFront4.......................................................................................................................................................

131

--UsbPort24.................................................................................................................................................................

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--UsbPort25................................................................................................................................................................

132

--UsbPort26................................................................................................................................................................

132

--UsbPort27................................................................................................................................................................

132

--UsbPort28................................................................................................................................................................

132

--UsbPort29................................................................................................................................................................

132

--UsbPortsRear30.....................................................................................................................................................

132

--UsbPorts...................................................................................................................................................................

133

--UsbPortsInternal2...................................................................................................................................................

133

--UsbPortsExternal....................................................................................................................................................

133

--UsbPortsFront.........................................................................................................................................................

133

--UsbPowerShare......................................................................................................................................................

133

--UsbProvision............................................................................................................................................................

134

--UsbRearDual............................................................................................................................................................

134

--UsbRearDual2Stack...............................................................................................................................................

134

--UsbRearQuad..........................................................................................................................................................

134

--UsbWake...................................................................................................................................................................

134

--UsbWakeS4En.........................................................................................................................................................

135

--Uuid............................................................................................................................................................................

135

--VaConfigLock..........................................................................................................................................................

135

--ValHddPwd..............................................................................................................................................................

135

--ValOwnerPwd..........................................................................................................................................................

135

--ValSetupPwd...........................................................................................................................................................

136

--ValSysPwd...............................................................................................................................................................

136

--VaPhysicalPresenceConfirm................................................................................................................................

136

--VgaDacSnoop..........................................................................................................................................................

136

--VideoExpsn..............................................................................................................................................................

136

--VideoPowerOnlyPorts...........................................................................................................................................

137

--VideoMemSize.........................................................................................................................................................

137

--VirtualAppliance......................................................................................................................................................

137

--Virtualization............................................................................................................................................................

137

--VtForDirectIo...........................................................................................................................................................

137

--VmdNvmePcie0......................................................................................................................................................

138

--VmdNvmePcie1.......................................................................................................................................................

138

--VmdNvmePcie0Cpu1.............................................................................................................................................

138

--VmdNvmePcie1Cpu1..............................................................................................................................................

138

--VmdPcieSlot............................................................................................................................................................

138

--WakeOnAc................................................................................................................................................................

138

--WakeOnDock...........................................................................................................................................................

139

--WakeonLAN.............................................................................................................................................................

139

--WakeOnLan2...........................................................................................................................................................

139

--WakeOnLanBootOvrd...........................................................................................................................................

140

--WarningsAndErr......................................................................................................................................................

140

--WatchdogTimer.......................................................................................................................................................

141

--WdtOsBootProtection...........................................................................................................................................

141

--WifiCatcherChanges...............................................................................................................................................

141

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--WifiLocator...............................................................................................................................................................

141

--WiGigRadioStealthMode........................................................................................................................................

141

--WirelessAdapter......................................................................................................................................................

142

--WirelessDevice........................................................................................................................................................

142

--WirelessLan..............................................................................................................................................................

142

--WirelessSwitchUwb...............................................................................................................................................

142

--WirelessSwitchBluetoothCtrl...............................................................................................................................

142

--WirelessSwitchCellularCtrl...................................................................................................................................

143

--WirelessSwitchChanges........................................................................................................................................

143

--WirelesSwitchnLanCtrl..........................................................................................................................................

143

--WirelessSwitchWiGigCtrl......................................................................................................................................

143

--WirelessWwan.........................................................................................................................................................

143

--WlanAutoSense.......................................................................................................................................................

144

--WlanRegionCode....................................................................................................................................................

144

--WirelessSwitchWlanCtrl........................................................................................................................................

144

--WirelessSwitchGps................................................................................................................................................

145

--WwanAutoSense....................................................................................................................................................

145

--WWanBusMode......................................................................................................................................................

145

--WxanRadio...............................................................................................................................................................

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--WyseP25Access.....................................................................................................................................................

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--ZigBee.......................................................................................................................................................................

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Dell Recommended Package.........................................................................................................................................

146

Advanced System Management..................................................................................................................................

148

ASM probes and options..........................................................................................................................................

148

Displaying the probe details.....................................................................................................................................

149

Setting the non-critical threshold values ............................................................................................................

149

PCI reporting....................................................................................................................................................................

150

Completion code..............................................................................................................................................................

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Chapter 4: Sample file formats for Dell Command | Configure 4.x..............................................

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Sample Dell Command | Configure utility.ini file format.........................................................................................

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Chapter 5: Error codes and messages for Dell Command | Configure 4.x....................................

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Dell Command | Configure error codes and messages...........................................................................................

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1

Introduction to Dell Command | Configure

Dell Command | Configure is a software package that provides BIOS configuration capability for Dell client systems. IT administrators can configure BIOS settings and create BIOS packages using the Dell Command | Configure User Interface (UI) or Command Line Interface (CLI).

Dell Command | Configure supports following Windows and Linux operating systems:

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows 10

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Ubuntu Desktop 16.04

Ubuntu Desktop 18.04

Ubuntu Desktop 20.04

Ubuntu Core 16

Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE

NOTE: This software was rebranded as Dell Command | Configure after Dell Client Configuration Toolkit version 2.2.1.

Topics:

Supported systems and operating systems

Other documents you may need

Supported systems and operating systems

For the list of client systems and operating systems that are supported, see the Release Notes available in the Dell Command | Configure installation files or at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals .

For the list of client systems and operating systems that are supported, see the Release Notes available in the Dell Command | Configure installation files.

Other documents you may need

In addition to this guide, you can access the following documents at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals:

The Dell Command | Configure Installation Guide provides information about installing Dell Command | Configure on supported client systems. The guide is available at Dell Command | Configure documentation page.

The Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface Reference Guide provides information about configuring the BIOS options on supported Dell client systems.

The Release Notes documentation is available as part of the Dell Command | Configure download on dell.com/ dellclientcommandsuitemanuals, provides the latest available information for the installation and operation of Dell Command | Configure .

Introduction to Dell Command | Configure

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2

Using command-line interface for Dell Command | Configure 4.x

This section provides a general overview of the Command Line Interface (CLI) utility. It explains how to run the commands and the syntax details of command-line options that are used to configure BIOS settings for client systems.

Topics:

Running Dell Command | Configure commands

Command syntax overview

Running Dell Command | Configure commands

About this task

You can run the Dell Command | Configure commands in two ways:

Using the command prompt.

For more information, see Using the command prompt.

Using a bootable image.

For more information, see Using a bootable image.

Using the command prompt

About this task

To run Dell Command | Configure commands:

Steps

1. Click Start > All Program > Dell > Command Configure > Dell Command Configure Command Prompt.

NOTE: If you are using a system running the Windows 7 operating system or later, right-click Dell Command Configure Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator.

2.Run the Dell Command | Configure commands.

For more details on Dell Command | Configure commands, see Dell Command | Configure options.

Using a bootable image

About this task

To run Dell Command | Configure commands:

Steps

1.Copy Dell Command | Configure with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) image to a Compact disc (CD). For more information, see Dell Command | Configure Installation Guide available at dell.com/ dellclientcommandsuitemanuals.

2.Copy Dell Command | Configure with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) image to a Compact disc (CD). For more information, see Dell Command | Configure Installation Guide .

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3.Boot the system that you want to configure from the CD.

4.Run the Dell Command | Configure commands. For more details on Dell Command | Configure commands, see Dell Command | Configure options.

Command syntax overview

Syntax refers to the way a command and its parameters are entered. 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 Dell Command | Configure utilities are as follows:

CCTK --option1=[arg1]

or

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

NOTE: Some of the options in Dell Command | Configure are followed by an asterisk. You can use such options only for reporting purposes and cannot use the reporting options with set options.

The following table lists the generic command line characters and arguments present in the command line options with a short description of these characters.

Table 1. Command line characters and arguments

Element

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

Prefix single-character options.

 

 

 

 

--

Prefix multi-character options.

 

 

 

 

utilname

Indicates the generic designation for a Dell Command | Configure utility name.

 

 

 

 

-o

Indicates the generic single-character designation for an option.

 

 

 

 

optionX

Indicates the generic multi-character designation for a utility name, where you can use X to

 

 

distinguish multiple options used in the same command line instance.

 

 

 

 

argX

Indicates the generic designation for an argument, where you can use X to distinguish multiple

 

 

arguments used in the same command line instance.

 

 

 

 

[mandatory option]

Indicates the generic designation for a mandatory argument.

 

 

 

 

<string>

Indicates the generic designation for a string.

 

 

 

 

<filename>

Indicates the generic designation for a filename.

 

 

 

 

 

[ ]

 

Indicates a component of the command line. Enter only the information within the brackets and

 

 

 

exclude the brackets.

 

 

 

 

 

...

 

Indicates that the previous argument can be repeated several times in a command. Enter only the

 

 

 

information within the ellipses and exclude the ellipses.

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

numlock: Turns the keyboard number lock on or off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arguments: on+ | off+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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Case sensitivity

Command line options and user-defined arguments are case insensitive. Unless specified otherwise, enter all commands, options, arguments, and command line switches in lowercase letters.

Command line option delimiter

The following table lists some examples of valid and invalid Dell Command | Configure command line options.

Windows path:

For 32-bit systems — C:\Programfiles (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86

For 64-bit systems — C:\Programfiles (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86_64

Linux path:/opt/dell/dcc/

Table 2. Valid and invalid command line options for systems running Windows

Valid or

Dell Command | Configure Command Line

 

Example

 

Invalid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

valid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk --option1 --option2

 

 

cctk --asset --mem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

invalid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk --option1=[argument]

 

 

cctk --asset=1750 --floppy --biosromsize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--option2 --option3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

valid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk -o=filename --option1

 

 

cctk -o=/tmp/myfile.txt --mem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--option2

 

 

--sysname

 

 

or

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk -o filename --option1 --

 

 

cctk -o /tmp/myfile.txt --mem --sysname

 

 

 

option2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

valid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk -l=filename--option1 --

 

 

cctk -l=/tmp/myfile.txt--mem --sysname

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

option2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk -l /tmp/myfile.txt--mem --sysname

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk -l filename

 

 

 

 

 

--option1 --option2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

invalid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk -i=filename

 

 

cctk -i=/tmp/myfile.txt --mem --sysname

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--option1 --option2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk -i /tmp/myfile.txt --mem --sysname

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk -i filename

 

 

 

 

 

--option1 --option2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

valid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk --option=argument

 

 

cctk --embnic1=on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3. Examples of command line options for systems running Linux

Dell Command | Configure Command Line

 

Example

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

./cctk --option=argument

 

 

./cctk --numlock=enable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Read and write options

You cannot combine the options that specify read and write actions in a command line instance. The following table provides examples for read and write commands.

Table 4. Read and write options

Valid or Invalid

Example

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

valid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk --option1 --option2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

valid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk --option1=arg --option2=arg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: You have to provide the setup password, if it is already set on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

invalid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cctk --option1=arg --option2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

File input and output commands

Specify the input file using the -i=<filename> command, where <filename> is the name of the input file. Specify the output file input using the – o=<filename> command, where <filename> is the name of the output file.

LogFile

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. Use this option to record the output of a utility.

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

Error checking and error messages

The Dell Command | Configure utilities check your commands for correct syntax when they are entered. Unrecognized or invalid options and arguments result is displayed in a usage error message that contains the Dell Command | Configure utility name, version, and the list of Dell Command | Configure options.

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Dell Version 4.x Command Line Interface Reference Guide

3

Options for Dell Command | Configure 4.x

This section provides an overview of the Dell Command | Configure options. It describes the general and BIOS options to configure settings for the client systems.

Dell Command | Configure options can be divided into:

General options—Applicable to all systems.

BIOS options—Applicable only if the BIOS of the system supports.

NOTE: If you are running Dell Command | Configure commands on systems running Windows 7 or later, run the commands with the administrator rights. Running the command displays a appear window where you can enter the administrator ID and password.

NOTE: If you run Dell Command | Configure commands on systems running Windows 7 or later without administrator rights, the following error message is displayed: 'admin/root' privileges required to execute this application.

Topics:

General options

BIOS options

Dell Recommended Package

Advanced System Management

PCI reporting

Completion code

General options

The following are the general options of Dell Command | Configure .

NOTE: Some of the options in Dell Command | Configure are followed by an asterisk. These options do not accept any suboptions or arguments. The values associated with these options are reported by the Basic Input Output System (BIOS). You cannot modify these values.

-H or --Help

Table 5. -H or --Help

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

none or <valid option name>

 

 

 

Without an argument, this option displays general usage information for the utility. If the

 

argument matches a valid option, the usage information of the option is displayed. If the option

 

has arguments, the arguments are displayed, separated by a | character. If the argument is

 

supported on the system, a + symbol is displayed with the argument. 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).

 

 

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Table 5. -H or --Help (continued)

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example

 

 

 

 

C:\>cctk -H asfmode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

asfmode: Sets the asf (alert standard format)mode. DASH and ASF

 

 

 

2.0 set enables LOM to have DASH and ASF 2.0 functionality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arguments: off+ | on+ | alertonly+

 

 

 

 

 

-I or --Infile

Table 6. -I or --Infile

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

<filename>

 

 

 

 

 

Directs the Command Configure utility to take input from an INI file. The utility searches the

 

 

file for a Command Configure 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.

 

 

 

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 devices with their short forms in the order

 

 

 

they are assigned separated by commas.

 

 

 

For example:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bootorder=legacytype,+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 (-)

 

 

 

symbol indicates that the device is disabled. You can enable or disable the devices by changing

 

 

 

the symbol displayed with the device short name. These symbols are optional and if not

 

 

 

present, the current status of the device is retained.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: If the operating system is booted in the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(UEFI) mode, then the bootorder type is shown as UEFI type.

 

 

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 is 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 on

 

 

 

 

 

devices that are available in the system. It is recommended that you apply the INI file on a

 

 

 

 

 

system with the same active boot list as of the system from where the INI file is generated.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: If a feature is failing in the INI file, then the following error message is displayed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Importing ini file is failing for some features. For more information, check the

 

 

 

 

 

log." The error code is 146.

 

 

 

 

Example

C:\>cctk -i <c:cctk> /filename.ini

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: For the systems running Ubuntu Core operating system, copy the file at var/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

snap/dcc/current, and run dcc.cctk -i /var/snap/dcc/current/<filename>.ini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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-l or --logfile

Table 7. -l or --logfile

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

<filename>

 

 

 

Logs the command line output to a time-stamped file. The utility either appends the

 

information to an existing log file or creates a new file. The log file contains the same

 

information as the standard output, plus timestamp information. Users should use this option

 

instead of redirection for task diagnosis.

 

 

Example

C:\>cctk -l <c:cctk> /logfile

No Option

Table 8. No Option

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

NA

 

 

 

 

 

If an option is not given, the Dell Command | Configure utility outputs usage information. The

 

 

usage information is displayed in the format shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

Example

 

 

 

 

C:\>cctk

 

 

 

 

 

 

Usage error.

 

 

 

cctk Version 3.1.0 258 (Windows - Feb 25 2015,14:38:43)

 

 

 

Copyright (c) 2014 Dell Inc.

 

 

 

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

Table 9. -O or --Outfile

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

<filename>

 

 

 

Writes all BIOS options, that you can replicate to the BIOS of another system, to the specified

 

filename. The file name you specify should have INI extension and should be created in the

 

default installation directory. The format of the output is in an INI format, with the utility name

 

as the section 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, 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 Dell Command | Configure 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 (+) symbol with the device name indicates that the device is

 

enabled and a minus (-) symbol indicates that the device is disabled. You can 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 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 is 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 on

 

 

 

 

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Table 9. -O or --Outfile (continued)

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

devices that are available in the system. It is recommended that you apply the INI file on a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

system with the same active boot list as of the system from where the INI file is generated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C:\>cctk -o <c:/cctk>/filename.ini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: For the systems running Ubuntu Core operating system, run dcc.cctk -o /var/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

snap/dcc/current/<filename>.ini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--Propowntag

Table 10. --Propowntag

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

NA

 

 

 

Sets the Dell property ownership tag. If an option is not given, Dell Command | Configure

 

reports the current property ownership tag.

 

 

 

NOTE: The maximum length of property ownership tag is 80 characters for desktops and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48 characters for laptop.

 

 

 

 

--Version

Table 11. --Version

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Read-only

 

 

 

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

 

option.

 

 

BIOS options

The following list describes Dell Command | Configure options and arguments along with a description of their expected behavior. Options and arguments are case sensitive. All options and predefined arguments are lowercase unless stated otherwise.

NOTE: Some of the following options or arguments may not be available on all systems due to the BIOS version or hardware feature set. Entering Dell Command | Configure on a command line without arguments displays only those options that are valid for your system. For more details about the options, see No option.

NOTE: If you configure a setup password and system password for the system while changing a BIOS value, type the setup password.

--Absolute

Table 12. --Absolute

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled, and PermanentlyDisabled

 

 

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Table 12. --Absolute (continued)

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Sets the value to the Absolute interface and control the Absolute service using the following

 

options:

 

Enabled—If enabled, then the Absolute service is activated or deactivated.

 

Disabled—If disabled, then the Absolute service does not run.

 

PermanentlyDisabled—If the Absolute interface is permanently disabled, then the

 

Absolute feature can be enabled by using the factory reset feature.

 

 

--AcPwrRcvry

Table 13. --AcPwrRcvry

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

off, last, on

 

 

 

Sets the behavior of the system after Alternating Current (AC) power is lost.

 

Off—When AC power is restored, the system remains turned off.

 

On—When AC power is restored, the system turns on.

 

Last—When the AC power is restored, the system returns to the state it was in when the

 

power was lost.

 

 

--ActivityLed

Table 14. --ActivityLed

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

ActLed, Wlan, Disabled

 

 

 

Sets the Network Activity Light Emitting Diode (LED) to any of the following:

 

ActLed—Sets the Activity LED controlled by an Advanced Configuration and Power

 

Interface (ACPI) operating system and driver.

 

Wlan—Sets the Activity LED as a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) radio on/off

 

indicator.

 

Disabled—Sets the Activity LED to off.

 

 

--AdaptiveCStates

Table 15. --AdaptiveCStates

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled

 

 

 

Adaptive C-States allow the system to dynamically detect high usage of a discrete graphic and

 

adjust system parameters for higher performance during that time period.

 

This feature requires an AC adapter due to higher energy consumption, and dynamically it is

 

not possible to activate higher performance without an appropriate AC adapter. Other settings

 

that conserve power may block the utilization of this feature.

 

 

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--AddDevice

Table 16. --AddDevice

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Usb

 

 

 

 

 

Adds the specified device to the boot device list. At present, only the Universal Serial Bus

 

 

(USB) storage device is supported. This option is not valid on all the systems. The USB storage

 

 

device is added at the end of the boot order. If the USB storage device is already added in the

 

 

boot order list, the following message is displayed while executing the option:USB device

 

 

is already present in this machine.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The AddDevice option is not supported on the systems with UEFI-based BIOS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C:\>cctk --AddDevice=Usb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--AdiModeChannel1

Table 17. --AdiModeChannel1

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Unused, AdcInput, DacOutput, DacAndAdc, Gpio

 

 

 

Sets the defined Analog/Digital Interface mode for channel 1.

 

Unused—Channel is unused.

 

AdcInput—Sets the channel mode as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) input.

 

DacOutput—Sets the channel mode as Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) output.

 

DacAndAdc—Sets the channel mode as DAC output, but can be monitored through ADC

 

input.

 

Gpio—Sets the channel mode as General Purpose Input or Output.

 

 

--AdiModeChannel2

Table 18. --AdiModeChannel2

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Unused, AdcInput, DacOutput, DacAndAdc, Gpio

 

 

 

Sets the defined Analog/Digital Interface mode for channel 2.

 

Unused—Channel is unused.

 

AdcInput—Sets the channel mode as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) input.

 

DacOutput—Sets the channel mode as Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) output.

 

DacAndAdc—Sets the channel mode as DAC output, but can be monitored through ADC

 

input.

 

Gpio—Sets the channel mode as General Purpose Input or Output.

 

 

--AdiModeChannel3

Table 19. --AdiModeChannel3

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Unused, AdcInput, DacOutput, DacAndAdc, Gpio

 

 

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Table 19. --AdiModeChannel3 (continued)

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Sets the defined Analog/Digital Interface mode for channel 3.

 

Unused—Channel is unused.

 

AdcInput—Sets the channel mode as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) input.

 

DacOutput—Sets the channel mode as Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) output.

 

DacAndAdc—Sets the channel mode as DAC output, but can be monitored through ADC

 

input.

 

Gpio—Sets the channel mode as General Purpose Input or Output.

 

 

--AdiModeChannel4

Table 20. --AdiModeChannel4

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Unused, AdcInput, DacOutput, DacAndAdc, Gpio

 

 

 

Sets the defined Analog/Digital Interface mode for channel 4.

 

Unused—Channel is unused.

 

AdcInput—Sets the channel mode as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) input.

 

DacOutput—Sets the channel mode as Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) output.

 

DacAndAdc—Sets the channel mode as DAC output, but can be monitored through ADC

 

input.

 

Gpio—Sets the channel mode as General Purpose Input or Output.

 

 

--AdiModeChannel5

Table 21. --AdiModeChannel5

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Unused, AdcInput, DacOutput, DacAndAdc, Gpio

 

 

 

Sets the defined Analog/Digital Interface mode for channel 5.

 

Unused—Channel is unused.

 

AdcInput—Sets the channel mode as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) input.

 

DacOutput—Sets the channel mode as Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) output.

 

DacAndAdc—Sets the channel mode as DAC output, but can be monitored through ADC

 

input.

 

Gpio—Sets the channel mode as General Purpose Input or Output.

 

 

--AdiModeChannel6

Table 22. --AdiModeChannel6

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Unused, AdcInput, DacOutput, DacAndAdc, Gpio

Sets the defined Analog/Digital Interface mode for channel 6.

Unused—Channel is unused.

AdcInput—Sets the channel mode as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) input.

DacOutput—Sets the channel mode as Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) output.

DacAndAdc—Sets the channel mode as DAC output, but can be monitored through ADC input.

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Table 22. --AdiModeChannel6 (continued)

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Gpio—Sets the channel mode as General Purpose Input or Output.

 

 

--AdiModeChannel7

Table 23. --AdiModeChannel7

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Unused, AdcInput, DacOutput, DacAndAdc, Gpio

 

 

 

Sets the defined Analog/Digital Interface mode for channel 7.

 

Unused—Channel is unused.

 

AdcInput—Sets the channel mode as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) input.

 

DacOutput—Sets the channel mode as Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) output.

 

DacAndAdc—Sets the channel mode as DAC output, but can be monitored through ADC

 

input.

 

Gpio—Sets the channel mode as General Purpose Input or Output.

 

 

--AdiModeChannel8

Table 24. --AdiModeChannel8

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Unused, AdcInput, DacOutput, DacAndAdc, Gpio

 

 

 

Sets the defined Analog/Digital Interface mode for channel 8.

 

● Unused—Channel is unused.

 

● AdcInput—Sets the channel mode as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) input.

 

● DacOutput—Sets the channel mode as Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) output.

 

● DacAndAdc—Sets the channel mode as DAC output, but can be monitored through ADC

 

input.

 

● Gpio—Sets the channel mode as General Purpose Input or Output.

 

 

--AdjCachePrefetch

Table 25. --AdjCachePrefetch

Attribute details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled

Enables or disables the adjacent cache line prefetch.

Enabled—The processor fetches the cache line containing the currently requested data, and pre-fetches the following cache line.

Disabled—The processor fetches only the cache line containing the currently requested data.

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--AdminSetupLockout

Table 26. --AdminSetupLockout

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled

 

 

 

Enables or disables the admin setup lockout.

 

Enabled—If administrator password is set for the system, user can view the setup screens

 

only after entering the correct administrator password. If administrator password is not set,

 

user can view the setup screens.

 

Disabled—User can view the Setup screens without entering administrator password even

 

if the administrator password is set in the system.

 

 

--AdvBatteryChargeCfg

Table 27. --AdvBatteryChargeCfg

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

Enables or disables the Advanced Battery charge mode. Advanced Battery charge mode uses

 

 

standard charging algorithm and other methods during non-working hours to maximize battery

 

 

health. During working hours, express charge is used to charge the batteries faster. You can

 

 

configure the days and the time period during which the battery has to be charged. To enable

 

 

advanced battery charging, provide the day, start time, and the duration of charging (peak

 

 

usage duration).

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The value of hour must be in the range 00–23 and minute must be 00,15, 30, or 45.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example

To enable the advanced battery charging mode:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C:\>cctk --AdvBatteryChargeCfg=Enabled

 

 

 

 

AdvBatteryChargeCfg=Enabled

 

 

To enable the advanced battery charging mode on specific days for a specific period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C:\>cctk --

 

 

 

 

AdvBatteryChargeCfg=Enabled,mon-10:00/08:00,tue-13:45/06:00

 

 

To disable the advanced battery charging mode:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C:\>cctk --AdvBatteryChargeCfg=Disabled

 

 

 

 

AdvBatteryChargeCfg=Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--AgpApertureSize

Table 28. --AgpApertureSize

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

8M, 16M, 32M, 64M, 128M, 256M

 

 

 

Sets the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture size of Peripheral Component Interconnect

 

(PCI) address space.

 

 

 

NOTE: The Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) must be cleared after the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aperture size is changed.

 

 

 

 

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--AgpSlot

Table 29. --AgpSlot

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled

 

 

 

Enables or disables on-board AGP slot.

 

 

--AlarmResume

Table 30. --AlarmResume

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled

 

 

 

Allows the system to, or prevents the system from resuming from the suspended mode.

 

Enabled—System alarm resumes the system from the suspended mode.

 

Disabled—System alarm prevents the system from resuming from the suspended mode.

 

 

 

--AlwaysAllowDellDocks

Table 31. --AlwaysAllowDellDocks

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled

 

 

 

Allows the system to, or restricts the Dell Type-C Thunderbolt docks to function when the

 

Thunderbolt is disabled.

 

Enabled—Allows the Dell Type-C Thunderbolt docks to function even when the

 

Thunderbolt is disabled.

 

Disabled—Allows the system to restrict the Dell Type-C Thunderbolt docks to function

 

when the Thunderbolt is disabled.

 

 

--AllowBiosDowngrade

Table 32. --AllowBiosDowngrade

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled

 

 

 

Allows or restricts downgrading of the system BIOS.

 

● Enabled—Allows the system to downgrade the system BIOS.

 

● Disabled—Restricts the system from downgrading the system BIOS.

 

 

 

NOTE: You cannot enable the AllowBiosDowngrade feature using Dell Command |

 

 

 

 

 

Configure.

 

 

 

NOTE: One of the methods of enabling the AllowBiosDowngrade feature is from the BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setup screen.

 

 

 

NOTE: The read-only mechanism is not displayed at option level, while the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AllowBiosDowngrade is enabled.

 

 

 

 

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--AmbLightSen

Table 33. --AmbLightSen

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled

 

 

 

Enables or disables the ambient light sensor.

 

 

--AmdCpuCore

Table 34. --AmdCpuCore

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Coreall, Core1p0, Core1p1, Core2p0, Core3p0, Core2p2, Core4p0, and Core3p3

 

 

 

Specifies whether the processor has one or more cores enabled.

 

 

--AmdSmartShift

Table 35. --AmdSmartShift

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

Sets the AmdSmartShift by using the following options:

 

 

Enabled—On a discrete GPU system, AMD SmartShift

 

 

allows the system’s CPU and discrete GPU to share the

 

 

power limits. This allows the potential performance that

 

 

increases within the systems power or thermal limitation.

 

 

Disabled—AmdSmartShift feature is disabled.

 

 

 

 

--AmdTurboCore

Table 36. --AmdTurboCore

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled

 

 

 

Enables or disables AMD Turbo Core Technology in the processor. When enabled, AMD Turbo

 

Core Technology dynamically adjusts processor frequency to provide a performance boost at

 

the operating system's request.

 

 

--AmdThreadControl

Table 37. --AmdThreadControl

Attribute Details

Description

 

 

 

 

Valid Argument

Enabled, Disabled

 

 

 

Each processor core contains two threads. Each thread appears as a separate processor to the

 

operating system. However, the threads share part of the processor core with one another.

 

 

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