Dell Alienware M17x R4 Owner's Manual - Page 83

Intel SpeedStep, Virtualization, USB Emulation, USB Wake Support, USB Power Share, Integrated Network - battery life

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Intel SpeedStep Virtualization USB Emulation USB Wake Support USB Power Share Integrated Network Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep technology. Disabling this feature may improve performance, but will greatly reduce battery life. Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization technology. Allows you to enable or disable the USB emulation feature. This feature defines how the BIOS, in the absence of a USB-aware operating system, handles USB devices. USB emulation is always enabled during POST. NOTE: You cannot boot any type of USB device (floppy, hard drive, or memory key) when this option is off. Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the computer from standby or to disable the USB wake support feature. NOTE: If USB Powershare is enabled, a device connected to the USB Powershare connector may not wake the computer. Allows you to charge USB devices when the computer is turned off or in standby mode. • AC Only: Charge USB devices when connected to AC adapter only. • AC and Battery: Charge USB devices when connected to AC adapter and when the computer is running on battery. • Disabled: Disables USB PowerShare. Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. • Disabled: Internal LAN is disabled and is not visible to the operating system. • Enabled: Internal LAN is enabled. System Setup | 83

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System Setup
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Intel SpeedStep
Allows you to enable or disable the
Intel SpeedStep technology. Disabling
this feature may improve performance,
but will greatly reduce battery life.
Virtualization
Allows you to enable or disable the
Intel Virtualization technology.
USB Emulation
Allows you to enable or disable the
USB emulation feature. This feature
defines how the BIOS, in the absence
of a USB-aware operating system,
handles USB devices. USB emulation is
always enabled during POST.
NOTE:
You cannot boot any type of
USB device (floppy, hard drive, or
memory key) when this option is off.
USB Wake Support
Allows you to enable USB devices to
wake the computer from standby or to
disable the USB wake support feature.
NOTE:
If USB Powershare is enabled,
a device connected to the USB
Powershare connector may not wake
the computer.
USB Power Share
Allows you to charge USB devices
when the computer is turned off or in
standby mode.
•
AC Only: Charge USB devices when
connected to AC adapter only.
•
AC and Battery: Charge USB
devices when connected to AC
adapter and when the computer is
running on battery.
•
Disabled: Disables USB
PowerShare.
Integrated Network
Allows you to enable or disable the on-
board LAN controller.
•
Disabled: Internal LAN is
disabled and is not visible to the
operating system.
•
Enabled: Internal LAN is enabled.