Option Description
● Disabled
● AHCI
● RAID On: This option is enabled by default.
Drives Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board. All drives are enabled by default. The options are:
● SATA M.2 SSD
SMART
Reporting
This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are reported during system startup. This
technology is part of the SMART (Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) specification. This
option is disabled by default.
● Enable SMART Reporting
USB
Configuration
This is an optional feature.
This field configures the integrated USB controller. If Boot Support is enabled, the system is allowed to
boot any type of USB Mass Storage Devices (HDD, memory key, floppy).
If USB port is enabled, device attached to this port is enabled and available for OS.
If USB port is disabled, the OS cannot see any device attached to this port.
The options are:
● Enable USB Boot Support (by default enable)
● Enable External USB Port (by default enable)
●
Enable Thunderbolt Port (by default enable).
● Enable Thunderbolt Boot Support. This is an optional feature.
● Always Allows Dell Docks. This is an optional feature.
● Enables Thunderbolt (and PCIe behind TBT) Pre-boot
NOTE: USB keyboard and mouse always work in the BIOS setup irrespective of these settings.
USB PowerShare This field configures the USB PowerShare feature behavior. This option allows you to charge external
devices using the stored system battery power through the USB PowerShare port. By default, the
Enable USB PowerShare is disabled.
Audio This field enables or disables the integrated audio controller. By default, the Enable Audio option is
selected. The options are:
● Enable Microphone (by default enabled)
● Enable Internal Speaker (by default enabled)
Keyboard
Illumination
This field lets you choose the operating mode of the keyboard illumination feature. The keyboard
brightness level can be set from 0% to 100%. The options are:
● Disabled
● Dim
● Bright (enabled by default)
Keyboard
Backlight
Timeout on AC
This feature defines the time-out value for the keyboard backlight when an AC adapter is plugged into
the system. The main keyboard illumination feature is not affected. Keyboard Illumination will continue to
support the various illumination levels. This field has an effect when the backlight is enabled. Options are:
● 5 seconds
● 10 seconds — this option is selected by default
● 15 seconds
● 30 seconds
● 1 minute
● 5 minute
● 15 minute
●
never
Keyboard
Backlight Time-
out on Battery
The Keyboard Backlight Time-out dims out with Battery option. The main keyboard illumination feature is
not affected. Keyboard Illumination will continue to support the various illumination levels. This field has
an effect when the backlight is enabled. Options are:
● 5 seconds
● 10 seconds — this option is selected by default
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