Dell Vostro 3480 Setup and specifications guide - Page 29

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Option Primary Battery Charge Configuration Description 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. • 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. POST behavior 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: • Fn Lock-enabled by default • Lock Mode Disable/Standard-enabled by default • Lock Mode Enable/Secondary 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 • 10 seconds Full Screen Log • Enable Full Screen Logo-not enabled Warnings and errors • Prompt on warnings and errors-enabled by default • Continue on warnings • Continue on warnings and errors System setup 29

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Option
Description
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.
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.
POST behavior
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:
Fn Lock—enabled by default
Lock Mode Disable/Standard—enabled by default
Lock Mode Enable/Secondary
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
10 seconds
Full Screen Log
Enable Full Screen Logo—not enabled
Warnings and errors
Prompt on warnings and errors—enabled by default
Continue on warnings
Continue on warnings and errors
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