Alienware m16 R1

Table 12. System setup options—Update,Recovery menu (continued)
Update,Recovery
Default: ON
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive Enables the computer to recover from a bad BIOS image, as long as the Boot
Block portion is intact and functioning.
Default: ON
NOTE: BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannot
work if the Boot Block is damaged. In addition, this feature cannot work in
the event of EC corruption, ME corruption, or a hardware issue. The recovery
image must exist on an unencrypted partition on the drive.
BIOS Downgrade
Allow BIOS Downgrade Controls flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions.
Default: ON
SupportAssist OS Recovery Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool, in the event
of certain system error.
Default: ON
BIOSConnect
BIOSConnect Enables or disables cloud Service OS recovery if the main OS fails to boot within
the number of failures equal or greater than the value specified by Dell Auto OS
Recovery Threshold, and local Service does not boot, or is not installed.
Default: ON
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console
and for Dell operating system Recovery tool.
Default: 2.
Table 13. System setup options—System Management menu
System Management
Service Tag Displays the Service Tag of the computer.
Asset Tag Creates a system Asset Tag that can be used by an IT administrator to uniquely
identify a particular system. Once set in BIOS, the Asset Tag cannot be changed.
AC Behavior
Wake on AC Enables or disables basic checks when AC power is applied to the device. The
checks include determining how the AC Recovery option is set. The system will
boot up if Wake on AC is enabled, the system will power off, if Wake on AC is
disabled.
Default: OFF
Auto On Time
Auto On Time Controls automatic powering up of system for defined days and times.
Default: Every Day
First Power On Date
Set Ownership Date Enables the user to configure the Ownership date.
Default: OFF
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