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Table 39. BIOS Setup options-System Management menu continued

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Table 39. BIOS Setup options-System Management menu (continued) System Management First Power On Date Set Ownership Date Configures the ownership date. By default, the Set Ownership Date option is disabled. Diagnostics OS Agent Requests Enables or disables the capability of the Dell OS Agent from scheduling onboard diagnostics on a subsequent boot which can help assist in the prevention and resolution of hardware-related issues. By default, the OS Agent Requests option is enabled. Power-on-Self-Test Automatic Recovery Enable the computer to automatically recover it becomes unresponsive before completing the BIOS Power-on-Self-Test (POST). By default, the Power-on-Self-Test Automatic Recovery option is selected. Table 40. BIOS Setup option-Keyboard menu Keyboard Fn Lock Options Enables or disables the Fn Lock option. By default, the Fn Lock option is enabled. Lock Mode Keyboard Illumination By default, the Lock Mode Secondary option is enabled. With this option, the F1-F12 keys scan the code for their secondary functions. Configures the operating mode of the keyboard illumination feature. By default, the Bright option is selected. Enables the keyboard illumination feature at 100% brightness level. Keyboard Backlight Timeout on AC Sets the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when an AC adapter is connected to the computer. By default, the 10 seconds option is selected. Keyboard Backlight Timeout on Battery Sets the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when the computer is running only on the battery power. The keyboard backlight timeout value is only effective when the backlight is enabled. By default, the 10 seconds option is selected. Device Configuration HotKey Access Allows you to control whether you can access device configuration screens through hotkeys during computer startup. By default, the Device Configuration HotKey Access option is enabled. NOTE: This setting controls only the Intel RAID (CTRL+I), MEBX (CTRL+P), and LSI RAID (CTRL+C) Option ROMs. Other preboot Option ROMs, which support entry using a key sequence, are not affected by this setting. Table 41. BIOS Setup options-Pre-boot Behavior menu Preboot Behavior Adapter Warnings Enable Adapter Warnings Enables the warning messages during boot when the adapters with less power capacity are detected. By default, the Enable Dock Warning Messages option is enabled. Warnings and Errors Enables or disables the action to be taken when a warning or error is encountered. 98 BIOS Setup

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Table 39. BIOS Setup options—System Management menu (continued)
System Management
First Power On Date
Set Ownership Date
Configures the ownership date.
By default, the
Set Ownership Date
option is disabled.
Diagnostics
OS Agent Requests
Enables or disables the capability of the Dell OS Agent from scheduling onboard
diagnostics on a subsequent boot which can help assist in the prevention and
resolution of hardware-related issues.
By default, the
OS Agent Requests
option is enabled.
Power-on-Self-Test Automatic
Recovery
Enable the computer to automatically recover it becomes unresponsive before
completing the BIOS Power-on-Self-Test (POST).
By default, the
Power-on-Self-Test Automatic Recovery
option is selected.
Table 40. BIOS Setup option—Keyboard menu 
Keyboard
Fn Lock Options
Enables or disables the Fn Lock option.
By default, the
Fn Lock
option is enabled.
Lock Mode
By default, the
Lock Mode Secondary
option is enabled. With this option, the
F1-F12 keys scan the code for their secondary functions.
Keyboard Illumination
Configures the operating mode of the keyboard illumination feature.
By default, the
Bright
option is selected. Enables the keyboard illumination
feature at 100% brightness level.
Keyboard Backlight Timeout on AC
Sets the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when an AC adapter is
connected to the computer.
By default, the
10 seconds
option is selected.
Keyboard Backlight Timeout on Battery
Sets the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when the computer is running
only on the battery power. The keyboard backlight timeout value is only effective
when the backlight is enabled.
By default, the
10 seconds
option is selected.
Device Configuration HotKey Access
Allows you to control whether you can access device configuration screens
through hotkeys during computer startup.
By default, the
Device Configuration HotKey Access
option is enabled.
NOTE:
This setting controls only the Intel RAID (CTRL+I), MEBX (CTRL+P),
and LSI RAID (CTRL+C) Option ROMs. Other preboot Option ROMs, which
support entry using a key sequence, are not affected by this setting.
Table 41. BIOS Setup options—Pre-boot Behavior menu 
Preboot Behavior
Adapter Warnings
Enable Adapter Warnings
Enables the warning messages during boot when the adapters with less power
capacity are detected.
By default, the
Enable Dock Warning Messages
option is enabled.
Warnings and Errors
Enables or disables the action to be taken when a warning or error is
encountered.
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