Option Description
Primary Battery
Charge
Configuration
Allows you to select the charging mode for the battery. The options are:
• Adaptive
• Standard — Fully charges your battery at a standard rate.
• ExpressCharge — The battery charges over a shorter period of time using Dell’s
fast charging technology. This option is enabled by default.
• Primarily AC use
• Custom
If Custom Charge is selected, you can also configure Custom Charge Start and
Custom Charge Stop.
NOTE: All charging mode may not be available for all the batteries. To enable
this option, disable the Advanced Battery Charge Configuration option.
POST Behavior screen options
Option Description
Adapter Warnings Allows you to enable or disable the system setup (BIOS) warning messages when
you use certain power adapters.
Default setting: Enable Adapter Warnings
Fn Key Emulation Allows you to set the option where the Scroll Lock key is used to simulate the Fn
key feature.
Enable Fn Key Emulation (default)
Fn Lock Options
Allows you to let hot key combinations Fn + Esc toggle the primary behavior of F1–
F12, between their standard and secondary functions. If you disable this option, you
cannot toggle dynamically the primary behavior of these keys. The available
options are:
• Fn Lock. This option is selected by default.
• Lock Mode Disable/Standard
• Lock Mode Enable/Secondary
Fastboot Allows you to speed up the boot process by bypassing some of the compatibility
steps. The options are:
• Minimal
• Thorough (default)
• Auto
Extended BIOS
POST Time
Allows you to create an additional preboot delay. The options are:
• 0 seconds. This option is enabled by default.
• 5 seconds
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