Dell Latitude 13 3380 Latitude 3380 Owners Manual - Page 54

POST behavior screen options

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Option Description • Set battery threshold (15% to 100%) - 15 % (enabled by default) Advanced Battery Charge Configuration This option enables you to maximize the battery health. By enabling this option, your system uses the standard charging algorithm and other techniques during the nonwork hours to improve the battery health. Disabled Default setting: Disabled Primary Battery Charge Configuration Sleep mode Allows you to select the charging mode for the battery. The options are: • Adaptive-enabled by default • Standard-Fully charges your battery at a standard rate. • ExpressCharge-The battery charges over a shorter time using Dell's fast charging technology This option is enabled by default. • Primarily AC use • Custom If Custom Charge is selected, you can also configure Custom Charge Start and Custom Charge Stop. NOTE: All charging mode may not be available for all the batteries. To enable this option, disable the Advanced Battery Charge Configuration option. • OS Automatic selection • Force S3-enabled by default POST behavior screen options Option Adapter Warnings Description Allows you to enable or disable the system setup (BIOS) warning messages when you use certain power adapters. Default setting: Enable Adapter Warnings Numlock Enable Allows you to enable the Numlock option when the computer boots. Enable Network. This option is enabled by default. Fn Lock Options Allows you to let hot key combinations Fn + Esc toggle the primary behavior of F1-F12, between their standard and secondary functions. If you disable this option, you cannot toggle dynamically the primary behavior of these keys. The available options are: • Lock Mode Disable/Standard-enabled by default • Lock Mode Enable Fastboot Extended BIOS POST Time Allows you to speed up the boot process by bypassing some of the compatibility steps. The options are: • Minimal-enabled by default • Thorough • Auto Allows you to create an extra preboot delay. The options are: • 0 seconds-enabled by default. • 5 seconds 54 System setup options

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Option
Description
Set battery threshold (15% to 100%) - 15 % (enabled by default)
Advanced Battery
Charge
Configuration
This option enables you to maximize the battery health. By enabling this option, your system uses the standard
charging algorithm and other techniques during the nonwork hours to improve the battery health.
Disabled
Default setting: Disabled
Primary Battery
Charge
Configuration
Allows you to select the charging mode for the battery. The options are:
Adaptive—enabled by default
Standard—Fully charges your battery at a standard rate.
ExpressCharge—The battery charges over a shorter time using Dell’s fast charging technology This option is
enabled by default.
Primarily AC use
Custom
If Custom Charge is selected, you can also
configure
Custom Charge Start and Custom Charge Stop.
NOTE:
All charging mode may not be available for all the batteries. To enable this option, disable the
Advanced Battery Charge
Configuration
option.
Sleep mode
OS Automatic selection
Force S3—enabled by default
POST behavior screen options
Option
Description
Adapter Warnings
Allows you to enable or disable the system setup (BIOS) warning messages when you use certain power adapters.
Default setting: Enable Adapter Warnings
Numlock Enable
Allows you to enable the Numlock option when the computer boots.
Enable Network. This option is enabled by default.
Fn Lock Options
Allows you to let hot key combinations Fn + Esc toggle the primary behavior of F1–F12, between their standard
and secondary functions. If you disable this option, you cannot toggle dynamically the primary behavior of these
keys. The available options are:
Lock Mode Disable/Standard—enabled by default
Lock Mode Enable
Fastboot
Allows you to speed up the boot process by bypassing some of the compatibility steps. The options are:
Minimal—enabled by default
Thorough
Auto
Extended BIOS
POST Time
Allows you to create an extra preboot delay. The options are:
0 seconds—enabled by default.
5 seconds
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System setup options