Dell XPS 17 9700 Service Manual - Page 62

Table 8. System setup options-Display menu continued, Table 9. System setup options-Connection menu

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Table 8. System setup options-Display menu (continued) Display Default: OFF Direct Graphics Controller Direct Output Mode When enabled, all graphics output ports directly to the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), bypassing Intel Integrated graphics outputs for HDMI, Thunderbolt, and mDP ports. Default: OFF Table 9. System setup options-Connection menu Connection Wireless Device Enable Enable or disable internal WLAN/Bluetooth devices. By default, WLAN is selected. By default, Bluetooth is selected. Enable UEFI Network Stack Enable UEFI Network Stack When enabled, UEFI networking protocols are installed and available, allowing pre-OS and early OS networking features to use any enabled NICs. This may be used without PXE turned on. Default: ON Wireless Radio Control Control WLAN radio Enables to sense the connection of the computer to a wired network and subsequently disable the selected wireless radios (WLAN and/or WWAN). Upon disconnection from the wired network, the selected wireless radios are re-enabled. Default: OFF Table 10. System setup options-Power menu Power Battery Configuration Enables the computer to run on battery during power usage hours. Use the below options to prevent AC power usage between certain times of each day. By default Adaptive is selected. Advanced Configuration Enable Advanced Battery Charge Configuration Enables Advanced Battery Charge Configuration from the beginning of the day to a specified work period. Advanced Battery Charged maximizes battery health while still supporting heavy use during the work day. Default: OFF Peak Shift Enables the computer to run on battery during peak power usage hours. Default: OFF Thermal Management Sets cooling fan and processor heat management to adjust system performance, noise, and temperature. By default, Optimized is selected. USB Wake Support Wake on Dell USB-C Dock Enables connecting a Dell USB-C Dock to wake the computer from Standby. Default: ON Block Sleep Blocks the computer from entering Sleep (S3) mode in the operating system. Default: OFF 62 System setup

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Table 8. System setup options—Display menu (continued)
Display
Default: OFF
Direct Graphics Controller Direct
Output Mode
When enabled, all graphics output ports directly to the Graphics Processing
Unit (GPU), bypassing Intel Integrated graphics outputs for HDMI, Thunderbolt,
and mDP ports.
Default: OFF
Table 9. System setup options—Connection menu
Connection
Wireless Device Enable
Enable or disable internal WLAN/Bluetooth devices.
By default, WLAN is selected.
By default, Bluetooth is selected.
Enable UEFI Network Stack
Enable UEFI Network Stack
When enabled, UEFI networking protocols are installed and available, allowing
pre-OS and early OS networking features to use any enabled NICs. This may be
used without PXE turned on.
Default: ON
Wireless Radio Control
Control WLAN radio
Enables to sense the connection of the computer to a wired network and
subsequently disable the selected wireless radios (WLAN and/or WWAN).
Upon disconnection from the wired network, the selected wireless radios are
re-enabled.
Default: OFF
Table 10. System setup options—Power menu
Power
Battery Configuration
Enables the computer to run on battery during power usage hours. Use the
below options to prevent AC power usage between certain times of each day.
By default Adaptive is selected.
Advanced Configuration
Enable Advanced Battery Charge
Configuration
Enables Advanced Battery Charge Configuration from the beginning of the day
to a specified work period. Advanced Battery Charged maximizes battery
health while still supporting heavy use during the work day.
Default: OFF
Peak Shift
Enables the computer to run on battery during peak power usage hours.
Default: OFF
Thermal Management
Sets cooling fan and processor heat management to adjust system
performance, noise, and temperature.
By default, Optimized is selected.
USB Wake Support
Wake on Dell USB-C Dock
Enables connecting a Dell USB-C Dock to wake the computer from Standby.
Default: ON
Block Sleep
Blocks the computer from entering Sleep (S3) mode in the operating system.
Default: OFF
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