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Extend BIOS POST Time, Enable Fn Key Emulation

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Option Module Bay Battery Charge Configuration Table 9. POST Behavior Option Adapter Warnings Mouse/Touchpad Numlock Enable Fn Key Emulation MEBx Hotkey Fastboot Extend BIOS POST Time Description • Standard Charge • Express Charge (Default Setting) • Standard - Fully charges your battery at a standard rate • Express Charge - The battery may be charged over a shorter period of time using Dell's fast charging technology. NOTE: Battery settings may not be available for all battery types. In order to enable this option Ádvanced Battery Charge Mode must be disabled. Description Allows you to activate the adapter warning messages when certain power adapters are used. • Enable Adapter Warnings (Default Setting) Allows you to define how the computer handles the mouse and touchpad input. The options are: • Serial Mouse • PS2 Mouse • Touchpad/PS-2 Mouse (Default Setting) Specifies if the NumLock function can be enabled when the computer boots. This option is enabled by default. • Enable Numlock Allows you to match the key feature of PS-2 keyboard with the key feature in an internal keyboard. The option is enabled by default. • Enable Fn Key Emulation This option specifies whether the MEBx Hotkey function should be enabled when the system boots. • Enable MEBx Hotkey (Default Setting) This option can speed up the boot process by bypassing some compatibility steps. • Minimal - Reduces boot time by skipping certain hardware and configuration initialization during boot. • Thorough - Performs complete hardware and configuration initialization during boot. (Default Setting) • Auto - Allows the BIOS to decide configuration initialization performed during the boot. This option creates an additional pre-boot delay. This allows the user to see POST status messages. • 0 seconds (Default Setting) • 5 seconds 66

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Option
Description
•
Standard Charge
•
Express Charge
(Default Setting)
Module Bay Battery Charge
Configuration
•
Standard – Fully charges your battery at a standard rate
•
Express Charge - The battery may be charged over a shorter period of time
using Dell’s fast charging technology.
NOTE:
Battery settings may not be available for all battery types. In order to
enable this option Ádvanced Battery Charge Mode must be disabled.
Table 9. POST Behavior
Option
Description
Adapter Warnings
Allows you to activate the adapter warning messages when certain power
adapters are used.
•
Enable Adapter Warnings
(Default Setting)
Mouse/Touchpad
Allows you to define how the computer handles the mouse and touchpad input. The
options are:
•
Serial Mouse
•
PS2 Mouse
•
Touchpad/PS-2 Mouse
(Default Setting)
Numlock Enable
Specifies if the NumLock function can be enabled when the computer boots. This
option is enabled by default.
•
Enable Numlock
Fn Key Emulation
Allows you to match the <Scroll Lock> key feature of PS-2 keyboard with the <Fn>
key feature in an internal keyboard. The option is enabled by default.
•
Enable Fn Key Emulation
MEBx Hotkey
This option specifies whether the MEBx Hotkey function should be enabled when
the system boots.
•
Enable MEBx Hotkey
(Default Setting)
Fastboot
This option can speed up the boot process by bypassing some compatibility steps.
•
Minimal – Reduces boot time by skipping certain hardware and
configuration initialization during boot.
•
Thorough
– Performs complete hardware and configuration initialization
during boot. (Default Setting)
•
Auto – Allows the BIOS to decide configuration initialization performed
during the boot.
Extend BIOS POST Time
This option creates an additional pre-boot delay. This allows the user to see POST
status messages.
•
0 seconds
(Default Setting)
•
5 seconds
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