Dell Alienware M15x Service Manual - Page 116

A/C Adapter, Rating, Warnings, USB Wake, Support, Hard Drive, USB Storage, CD\DVD\BD-ROM, Removable - bios update

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Security Menu Computrace® Allows you to activate or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace® Service from Absolute® Software. The Computrace® agent from Absolute® Software is a service solution designed to help track assets and provide recovery services in the event the computer is lost or stolen. The Computrace® agent communicates with the Absolute® software Monitoring Server at programmed intervals to provide the tracking service. By activating the service, you consent to the transmission of information from and to your computer and the Absolute® Software Monitoring Server. The Computrace® service is purchased as an option and the monitoring Server will enable its agent security module through an interface provided by the BIOS. • Deactivate: the Computrace® module interface is not active. • Disable: permanently block the Computrace® module interface. • Activate: permit the Computrace® module interface. The Absolute® Anti-Theft solution is presently Deactivated. Note that the activate or disable options will permanently activate or disable the feature and no further changes will be allowed. Power Menu A/C Adapter Rating A/C Adapter Warnings USB Wake Support CHAPTER 25: SYSTEM SETUP Displays the AC adapter rating. Allows you to choose if the computer should display warning messages when you use certain power adapters. The computer displays these messages if you attempt to use a power adapter that has too little capacity for your configuration. Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the computer from standby or to disable the USB wake support feature. Boot Menu Hard Drive Sets the hard drive boot priority. USB Storage Sets the USB storage boot priority. CD\DVD\BD-ROM Sets the optical drive boot priority. Removable Devices Sets the removable devices boot priority. Network Sets the network boot priority. Note: The items displayed in the Boot Menu are dynamically updated according to the devices detected. To change the boot order, press the plus (+) or minus (-) keys on the keyboard. 0116 /0116

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CHAPTER 25: SYSTEM SETUP
Power Menu
A/C Adapter
Rating
Displays the AC adapter rating.
A/C Adapter
Warnings
Allows you to choose if the computer should display
warning messages when you use certain power
adapters. °e computer displays these messages if
you attempt to use a power adapter that has too little
capacity for your configuration.
USB Wake
Support
Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the computer
from standby or to disable the USB wake support
feature.
Boot Menu
Hard Drive
Sets the hard drive boot priority.
USB Storage
Sets the USB storage boot priority.
CD\DVD\BD-ROM
Sets the optical drive boot priority.
Removable
Devices
Sets the removable devices boot priority.
Network
Sets the network boot priority.
Note
: °e items displayed in the
Boot Menu
are dynamically updated
according to the devices detected.
To change the boot order, press the plus (+) or minus (–) keys on the keyboard.
Security Menu
Computrace
®
Allows you to activate or disable the BIOS module
interface of the optional Computrace
®
Service from
Absolute
®
Software.
°e Computrace
®
agent from Absolute
®
Software is
a service solution designed to help track assets and
provide recovery services in the event the computer is
lost or stolen. °e Computrace
®
agent communicates
with the Absolute
®
software Monitoring Server
at programmed intervals to provide the tracking
service. By activating the service, you consent to the
transmission of information from and to your computer
and the Absolute
®
Software Monitoring Server. °e
Computrace
®
service is purchased as an option and the
monitoring Server will enable its agent security module
through an interface provided by the BIOS.
Deactivate: the Computrace
®
module interface is
not active.
Disable: permanently block the Computrace
®
module interface.
Activate: permit the Computrace
®
module
interface.
°e Absolute
®
Anti-°eft solution is presently
Deactivated. Note that the activate or disable options
will permanently activate or disable the feature and no
further changes will be allowed.