Dell Alienware M16 R2 Owners Manual - Page 89

Overview, MEMORY, DEVICES, Boot Configuration, Boot Sequence, Secure Digital SD Card Boot, Secure Boot

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Table 29. System setup options-Overview menu (continued) Overview MEMORY Memory Installed Displays the total computer memory installed. Memory Available Displays the total computer memory available. Memory Speed Displays the memory speed. Memory Channel Mode Displays single or dual channel mode. Memory Technology Displays the technology that is used for the memory. DIMM_SLOT 1 Displays the capacity of the memory module in slot 1. DIMM_SLOT 2 Displays the capacity of the memory module in slot 2. DEVICES Panel Type Displays the panel type of the computer. Panel Revision Displays the panel revision number. Video Controller Displays the video controller type of the computer. Video Memory Displays the video memory information of the computer. Wi-Fi Device Displays the wireless device information of the computer. Native Resolution Displays the native resolution of the computer. Video BIOS Version Displays the video BIOS version of the computer. Audio Controller Displays the audio controller information of the computer. Bluetooth Device Displays the Bluetooth device information of the computer. LOM MAC Address Displays the LAN on motherboard MAC address of the computer. dGPU Video Controller Displays the video controller information of the computer. Table 30. System setup options-Boot Configuration menu Boot Configuration Boot Sequence Boot Mode: UEFI only Displays the boot mode of the computer. Boot Sequence Displays the boot sequence. Enable PxE Boot Priority Enables or disables the addition of a newly detected PxE boot option to the boot sequence. Secure Digital (SD) Card Boot Enables or disables read-only boot from Secure Digital (SD) card. By default, the Secure Digital (SD) Card Boot option is disabled. Secure Boot Enable Secure Boot Secure Boot is a method of guaranteeing the integrity of the boot path by performing additional validation of the operating system and PCI add-in cards. The computer stops booting to the operating system when a component is not authenticated during the boot process. Secure Boot can be enabled in BIOS setup or using management interfaces like Dell Command|Configure, but can only be disabled from BIOS setup. Enables the computer to boot using only validated boot software. By default, the Enable Secure Boot option is disabled. For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Secure Boot option enabled to ensure that the UEFI firmware validates the operating system during the boot process. 89

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Table 29. System setup options—Overview menu (continued)
Overview
MEMORY
Memory Installed
Displays the total computer memory installed.
Memory Available
Displays the total computer memory available.
Memory Speed
Displays the memory speed.
Memory Channel Mode
Displays single or dual channel mode.
Memory Technology
Displays the technology that is used for the memory.
DIMM_SLOT 1
Displays the capacity of the memory module in slot 1.
DIMM_SLOT 2
Displays the capacity of the memory module in slot 2.
DEVICES
Panel Type
Displays the panel type of the computer.
Panel Revision
Displays the panel revision number.
Video Controller
Displays the video controller type of the computer.
Video Memory
Displays the video memory information of the computer.
Wi-Fi Device
Displays the wireless device information of the computer.
Native Resolution
Displays the native resolution of the computer.
Video BIOS Version
Displays the video BIOS version of the computer.
Audio Controller
Displays the audio controller information of the computer.
Bluetooth Device
Displays the Bluetooth device information of the computer.
LOM MAC Address
Displays the LAN on motherboard MAC address of the computer.
dGPU Video Controller
Displays the video controller information of the computer.
Table 30. System setup options—Boot Configuration menu
Boot Configuration
Boot Sequence
Boot Mode: UEFI only
Displays the boot mode of the computer.
Boot Sequence
Displays the boot sequence.
Enable PxE Boot Priority
Enables or disables the addition of a newly detected PxE boot option to the boot
sequence.
Secure Digital (SD) Card Boot
Enables or disables read-only boot from Secure Digital (SD) card.
By default, the
Secure Digital (SD) Card Boot
option is disabled.
Secure Boot
Secure Boot is a method of guaranteeing the integrity of the boot path by
performing additional validation of the operating system and PCI add-in cards.
The computer stops booting to the operating system when a component is not
authenticated during the boot process. Secure Boot can be enabled in BIOS setup
or using management interfaces like Dell Command|Configure, but can only be
disabled from BIOS setup.
Enable Secure Boot
Enables the computer to boot using only validated boot software.
By default, the
Enable Secure Boot
option is disabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the
Secure Boot
option enabled to ensure that the UEFI firmware validates the operating system
during the boot process.
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