Dell Alienware x14 R2 Service Manual - Page 68

Table 12. System setup options-Update, Recovery menu, continued

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Table 12. System setup options-Update,Recovery menu (continued) Update,Recovery BIOS Downgrade Allow BIOS Downgrade Controls flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions. Default: ON SupportAssist OS Recovery SupportAssist OS Recovery Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool, in the event of certain system error. Default: OFF BIOSConnect BIOSConnect Enables or disables the cloud service OS recovery if the main operating system fails to boot with the number of failures equal or greater than the value specified by the Auto OS Recover Threshold setup option. Default: ON Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for Dell operating system Recovery tool. Default: 2 Table 13. System setup options-System Management menu System Management Service Tag Asset Tag AC Behavior Wake on AC Displays the Service Tag of the computer. Creates a system Asset Tag that can be used by an IT administrator to uniquely identify a particular system. Once set in BIOS, the Asset Tag cannot be changed. Enables or disables basic checks when AC power is applied to the device. The checks include determining how the AC Recovery option is set. The system will boot up if Wake on AC is enabled, the system will power off, if Wake on AC is disabled. Default: OFF Auto On Time Auto On Time Controls automatic powering up of system for defined days and times. Default: Disabled First Power On Date Set Ownership Date Enables the user to configure the Ownership date. Default: OFF Diagnostics OS Agent Requests Enables Dell OS Agent(s) capable of scheduling onboard diagnostics on a subsequent boot which can help assist in the prevention if hardware related issues. Default: ON Power-on-Self-Test Automatic Recovery Power-on-Self-Test Automatic Recovery Enables the BIOS to attempt to automatically recover the computer. Default: ON 68

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Table 12. System setup options—Update,Recovery menu
(continued)
Update,Recovery
BIOS Downgrade
Allow BIOS Downgrade
Controls flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions.
Default: ON
SupportAssist OS Recovery
SupportAssist OS Recovery
Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool, in the event
of certain system error.
Default: OFF
BIOSConnect
BIOSConnect
Enables or disables the cloud service OS recovery if the main operating system
fails to boot with the number of failures equal or greater than the value specified
by the Auto OS Recover Threshold setup option.
Default: ON
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold
Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console
and for Dell operating system Recovery tool.
Default: 2
Table 13. System setup options—System Management menu
System Management
Service Tag
Displays the Service Tag of the computer.
Asset Tag
Creates a system Asset Tag that can be used by an IT administrator to uniquely
identify a particular system. Once set in BIOS, the Asset Tag cannot be changed.
AC Behavior
Wake on AC
Enables or disables basic checks when AC power is applied to the device. The
checks include determining how the AC Recovery option is set. The system will
boot up if Wake on AC is enabled, the system will power off, if Wake on AC is
disabled.
Default: OFF
Auto On Time
Auto On Time
Controls automatic powering up of system for defined days and times.
Default: Disabled
First Power On Date
Set Ownership Date
Enables the user to configure the Ownership date.
Default: OFF
Diagnostics
OS Agent Requests
Enables Dell OS Agent(s) capable of scheduling onboard diagnostics on a
subsequent boot which can help assist in the prevention if hardware related issues.
Default: ON
Power-on-Self-Test Automatic Recovery
Power-on-Self-Test Automatic Recovery
Enables the BIOS to attempt to automatically recover the computer.
Default: ON
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