Command Line Interface
This chapter provides a general overview of the Command Line Interface (CLI) utility. It explains how to run the commands and the syntax
details of the command line options used to congure BIOS settings for the client systems.
Running Command | Congure Commands
You can run the Command | Congure commands in two ways:
• Using Command Prompt
• Using Bootable Image
Command Prompt
To run Command | Congure commands:
1 Click Start → All Program → Dell → Command Congure → Command Congure Command Prompt.
NOTE: If you are using Microsoft Windows Vista operating system or later, right-click Command | Congure Command
Prompt and select Run as administrator.
2 Navigate to the x86 or x86_64 directory depending on the architecture of the operating system.
3 Run the Command | Congure commands.
Bootable Image
To run Command | Congure commands:
1 Copy Dell Command | Congure with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) image to a Compact disc (CD). For
more information, see Dell Command | Congure Installation Guide available at https://Dell.com/Command .
2 Boot the system that you want to congure from the CD.
3 Navigate to the Command Congure\x86 or Command Congure\x86_64 directory.
4 Run the Command | Congure commands.
Turning o your computer
Turning o your computertablet tablet— Windows
CAUTION
: To avoid losing data, save and close all open les and exit all open programs before you turn o your computer or
remove the side cover.
1 Click or tap .
2 Click or tap and then click or tap Shut down.
NOTE
: Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned o. If your computer and attached devices did not
automatically turn o when you shut down your operating system, press and hold the power button for about 6 seconds
to turn them o.
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