Dell Inspiron 3030 Small Desktop Owners Manual - Page 89

Table 34. System setup options-Update, Recovery menu continued

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Table 34. System setup options-Update, Recovery menu (continued) Update, Recovery By default, the BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive option is enabled. NOTE: BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive is not available for self-encrypting drives (SED). NOTE: BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannot work if the Boot Block is damaged. In addition, this feature cannot work in the event of EC corruption, ME corruption, or a hardware issue. The recovery image must exist on an unencrypted partition on the drive. BIOS Downgrade Allow BIOS Downgrade Controls flashing of the computer firmware to previous revisions. By default, the Allow BIOS Downgrade option is enabled. SupportAssist OS Recovery Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the event of certain computer errors. By default, the SupportAssist OS Recovery option is enabled. Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold Allows you to control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for Dell operating system Recovery Tool. By default, the Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold value is set to 2. Table 35. System setup options-System Management menu System Management Service Tag Displays the Service Tag of the computer. Asset Tag Creates a computer Asset Tag that can be used by an IT administrator to uniquely identify a particular computer. NOTE: Once set in BIOS, the Asset Tag cannot be changed. Wake on LAN Auto On Time SERR Messages Enables SERR Messages First Power on Date Set Ownership Date Diagnostics OS agent Requests Power-on-Self-Test Automatic Recovery Power-on-Self-Test Automatic Recovery Enables or disables the computer to turn on by a special LAN signal. By default, the Wake on LAN option is disabled. Enable to set the computer to turn on automatically every day or on a preselected date and time. This option can be configured only if the Auto On Time is set to Everyday, Weekdays, or Selected Days. By default, the Auto On Time option is disabled. This option controls the SERR message mechanism. By default, this option is enabled. This option lets you set the ownership date of your computer. By default, this option is enabled. This option enables or disables Dell OS Agent(s) to schedule onboard diagnostics. By default, this option is enabled. This option enables or disables the BIOS to attempt an automatic recovery of the computer- such as reverting BIOS Setup configuration settings to BIOS. BIOS Setup 89

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Table 34. System setup options—Update, Recovery menu (continued)
Update, Recovery
By default, the
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive
option is enabled.
NOTE:
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive is not available for self-encrypting
drives (SED).
NOTE:
BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannot work
if the Boot Block is damaged. In addition, this feature cannot work in the
event of EC corruption, ME corruption, or a hardware issue. The recovery
image must exist on an unencrypted partition on the drive.
BIOS Downgrade
Allow BIOS Downgrade
Controls flashing of the computer firmware to previous revisions.
By default, the
Allow BIOS Downgrade
option is enabled.
SupportAssist OS Recovery
Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the event
of certain computer errors.
By default, the
SupportAssist OS Recovery
option is enabled.
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold
Allows you to control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System
Resolution Console and for Dell operating system Recovery Tool.
By default, the
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold
value is set to 2.
Table 35. System setup options—System Management menu 
System Management
Service Tag
Displays the Service Tag of the computer.
Asset Tag
Creates a computer Asset Tag that can be used by an IT administrator to uniquely
identify a particular computer.
NOTE:
Once set in BIOS, the Asset Tag cannot be changed.
Wake on LAN
Enables or disables the computer to turn on by a special LAN signal.
By default, the
Wake on LAN
option is disabled.
Auto On Time
Enable to set the computer to turn on automatically every day or on a preselected
date and time. This option can be configured only if the Auto On Time is set to
Everyday, Weekdays, or Selected Days.
By default, the
Auto On Time
option is disabled.
SERR Messages
Enables SERR Messages
This option controls the SERR message mechanism.
By default, this option is enabled.
First Power on Date
Set Ownership Date
This option lets you set the ownership date of your computer.
By default, this option is enabled.
Diagnostics
OS agent Requests
This option enables or disables Dell OS Agent(s) to schedule onboard diagnostics.
By default, this option is enabled.
Power-on-Self-Test Automatic
Recovery
Power-on-Self-Test Automatic Recovery
This option enables or disables the BIOS to attempt an automatic recovery of the
computer- such as reverting BIOS Setup configuration settings to BIOS.
BIOS Setup
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