Dell Command | Configure Version 3.
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Contents 1 Introduction.................................................................................................................... 11 What’s new in this release..................................................................................................................................................11 Supported systems and operating systems........................................................................................................................11 2 Command line interface.......
--bioscharacteristics...................................................................................................................................................24 --bioscurrentlang........................................................................................................................................................24 --bioslistinstalllang....................................................................................................................................................
--embsataraid.............................................................................................................................................................34 --embscsi1..................................................................................................................................................................35 --embscsi2..........................................................................................................................................................
--integratedaudio........................................................................................................................................................43 --integratedraid.......................................................................................................................................................... 44 --integratedsas.......................................................................................................................................................
--nmibutton................................................................................................................................................................52 --numlock...................................................................................................................................................................52 --onboard1394......................................................................................................................................................
--rearsingleusb............................................................................................................................................................ 61 --rearusb.....................................................................................................................................................................61 --remotebiosupdate..............................................................................................................................................
--sysfanspeed.............................................................................................................................................................70 --sysid........................................................................................................................................................................ 70 --sysname.......................................................................................................................................................
--usbpowershare........................................................................................................................................................ 78 --usbreardual.............................................................................................................................................................. 78 --usbreardual2stack...................................................................................................................................................
1 Introduction Dell Command | Configure (Command | Configure) is a packaged software application that provides configuration capability to business client platforms. This product consists of a Command Line Interface (CLI) and Graphical User Interface (GUI) to configure various Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) features. You can use Command | Configure on Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.
2 Command line interface This chapter provides a general overview of the Command Line Interface (CLI) utility. It explains how to run the commands and the syntax details of the command line options used to configure BIOS settings for the client systems. Running Command Configure commands You can run the Command Configure commands in two ways: • Using command prompt. For more information, see Using command prompt. • Using bootable image. For more information, see Using bootable image.
or cctk --option1=[arg1]...--optionX=[argX] NOTE: Some of the options in Command | Configure are followed by an asterisk. You can use such options only for reporting purposes and cannot use the reporting options with set options. The following table lists the generic command line characters and arguments present in the command line options with a short description of these characters. Table 1. Command line characters and arguments Element Description - Prefix single-character options.
Valid or Invalid Command | Configure Command Line Example valid cctk -o=filename --option1 --option2 cctk -o=/tmp/myfile.txt --mem --sysname or or cctk -o filename --option1 --option2 cctk -o /tmp/myfile.txt --mem --sysname valid invalid cctk -l=filename--option1 --option2 cctk -l=/tmp/myfile.txt--mem --sysname or or cctk -l filename --option1 --option2 cctk -l /tmp/myfile.txt--mem --sysname cctk -i=filename --option1 --option2 cctk -i=/tmp/myfile.
The following is an example of the logging behavior: 2010/05/16 10:23:17 cctk - option1=on 2010/05/16 10:23:17 cctk - option2=on 2010/05/16 10:23:17 cctk - option3=off Error checking and error messages The Command | Configure utilities check your commands for correct syntax when you enter them. Unrecognized or invalid options and arguments result in a usage error message that displays the Command | Configure utility name, version, and the list of Command | Configure options.
3 Command Configure options This chapter provides an overview of the Command Configure options. It describes the general and BIOS options to configure settings for the client systems. Command Configure options can be divided into: • General options — Applicable to all systems. • BIOS options — Applicable only if the BIOS of the system supports. NOTE: If you are running Command Configure commands on systems running Windows Vista or later, run the commands with the administrator rights.
-i or --infile Valid Argument Description Directs the Command Configure utility to take input from an INI file. The utility searches the file for a Command Configure heading identical to the utility name. An error is returned if the file or section is not found. If the section is found, each name/value pair is applied to the system. The names must match a valid option, and the arguments must be in the proper format for the option.
Example C:\>cctk Usage error. cctk Version 3.0.0 258 (Windows - Feb 25 2014,14:38:43) Copyright (c) 2012 Dell Inc. Usage: cctk --option[=argument] For more information about a particular command, use the option 'h' followed by the command name. Example: cctk -h --asset -o or --outfile Valid Argument Description Writes all BIOS options, that you can replicate to the BIOS of another system, to the specified filename.
14:38:43) Copyright (c) 2014 Dell Inc. BIOS options The following list describes Command | Configure options and arguments along with a description of their expected behavior. Options and arguments are case sensitive. All options and predefined arguments are lowercase unless stated otherwise. NOTE: Some of the following options or arguments may not be available on all systems due to the BIOS version or hardware feature set.
Example C:\>cctk --adddevice=usb --adjcacheprefetch Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the adjacent cache line prefetch. • enable — The processor fetches the cache line containing the currently requested data, and pre-fetches the following cache line. • disable —The processor fetches only the cache line containing the currently requested data. Example C:\>cctk --adjcacheprefetch=enable adjcacheprefetch=enable --admsetuplockout Valid Argument enable, disable Description
--agpaperturesize Valid Argument 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M, 128M, 256M Description Sets the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture size of Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) address space. NOTE: The Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) must be cleared after the aperture size is changed. Example C:\>cctk --agpaperturesize=8M agpaperturesize=8M --agpslot Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables on-board AGP slot. Example C:\>cctk --agpslot=enable agpslot=enable --alarmres
--asset Valid Argument Description Reports or sets the customer-programmable asset tag number for a system. The maximum length of an asset tag is 10 characters. Asset tag values should not contain any spaces. Example C:\>cctk --asset=ASSETTAG --assignintr Valid Argument standard, distributed Description This option controls the interrupted assignment of PCI devices in the system.
• Example selectdays — Enables the auto on function on selected days of the week. The system disables the auto on function on the days that are not selected. C:\>cctk --autoon=disable autoon=disable --autoonhr Valid Argument integers ranging from 0 to 23 Description Sets the auto on configuration in hours. Example C:\>cctk --autoonhr=5 autoonhr=5 --autoonmn Valid Argument integers ranging from 0 to 59 Description Sets the auto on configuration in minutes. Example C:\>cctk --autoonmn=30 autoonm
--bioscharacteristics Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the features supported by the specific version of the BIOS. This contains bit-flags which define support attributes for the BIOS and the system. The first 32-bits are from the reference specification available on the Distributed Management Task Force at dmtf.org .
--biosver Valid Argument Read-only Description Reports the BIOS version for a system. Example C:\>cctk --biosver biosver=A19 --bisreq Valid Argument accept, deny, reset Description Accepts, denies, or resets the Boot Integrity Services (BIS) in BIOS. Example C:\>cctk --bisreq=accept bisreq=accept --bitsmart Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables Bitsmart. Example C:\>cctk --bitsmart=enable bitsmart=enable --blinkpsu1led Valid Argument enable Description Sets the
--blocks3 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Block S3 sleep state. When enabled, the system BIOS blocks all OSPM/ ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) requests and enforces the preboot authentication on all non-S3 resumes. When disabled, the system BIOS allows all Operating System-directed configuration and Power Management (OSPM) or Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) S3 suspend to Random Access Memory (RAM) operation.
• device description — Description of the device. Supported devices are: • • • • • • • • • • • • • floppy — floppy disk usbfloppy — USB floppy disk hdd — hard disk cdrom — CD-ROM usbcdrom — USB CD-ROM pcmcia — PCMCIA device usbdev — USB device usbhdd — USB hard disk embnic — embedded NIC nic — NIC usbzip — USB ZIP usbdevzip — USB device ZIP bev — BEV device NOTE: For legacy boot list, unknown devices are displayed as hexadecimal values.
Example With Sub Options With the --bootlisttype=uefi option, you can specify the following sub options: --sequence , -enabledevice , and --disabledevice . C:\>cctk bootorder --bootlisttype=uefi --sequence=hdd.1,floppy --enabledevice= cdrom,hdd.2 C:\>cctk bootorder --bootlisttype=uefi --sequence=hdd.1,floppy --enabledevice= cdrom,hdd.2 --valuesetuppwd=password --disabledevice Description Disables a device in the boot sequence. Use the device number or device short form as the argument. Example C:\>cctk
Example C:\>cctk --bootseqset=diskettefirst bootseqset=diskettefirst --bootspeed Valid Argument default, compatible Description Sets microprocessor speed to default or compatible. If set to compatible, the Central Processing Unit (CPU) speed will be significantly slower. This is implementation dependent. There is no specific speed for compatible, except that it is significantly slower than default. Example C:\>cctk --bootspeed=default bootspeed=default --boottimevideo Valid Argument onboard, addin
--charger Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the battery charging system. NOTE: When the system is turned off, the battery charger is enabled. Example C:\>cctk --charger=enable charger=enable --chasintrusion Valid Argument enable, disable, silentenable Description Enables or disables the system to detect and report chassis intrusion events to the system display on boot-up. Example C:\>cctk --chasintrusion=enable chasintrusion=enable --chassisintrustatus Valid Argument
--completioncode Valid Argument Read-only Description Defines the completion code of an update operation performed by BIOS in the recent shutdown or reboot operation. For more information, see Completion Code. Example C:\>cctk --completioncode completioncode=FFFF --controlwlanradio Valid Argument enable, disable Description When enabled, this feature disables the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) radio if the system is connected to a wired network and vice-versa. Example C:\>cctk --controlwlanra
Example C:\>cctk --cpucount cpucount=1 --cpuspeed Valid Argument Read-only Description Reports the current speed of the processor. Example C:\>cctk --cpuspeed cpuspeed=2800MHz --cpuxdsupport Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the CPU eXecute Disable (XD) feature support. Example C:\>cctk --cpuxdsupport=enable cpuxdsupport=enable --cstatesctrl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the C states.
Example C:\>cctk --deepsleepctrl=s5only deepsleepctrl=s5only --diskettereconfig Valid Argument anytime, atbootonly Description Allows the user to hot or warm plug a floppy drive into the system and make it functional. If set to atbootonly, the drive will be functional after the system is rebooted. If set to anytime, reboot is not required. Example C:\>cctk --diskettereconfig=anytime diskettereconfig=anytime --displayclosestate Valid Argument active, suspend Description Sets the system to active o
Example C:\>cctk --drmt=enable drmt=enable --embideraid Valid Argument on, off Description Enables or disables the embedded Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controller. Example C:\>cctk --embideraid=enable embideraid=enable --embideraid2 Valid Argument on, off Description Enables or disables the second embeded IDE RAID controller. Example C:\>cctk --embideraid2=on embideraid2=on --embnic1 Valid Argument off, on, onnopxe, onwithiscsi, onwithr
--embscsi1 Valid Argument on, off Description Enables or disables the first Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) controller. Example C:\>cctk --embscsi1=on embscsi1=on --embscsi2 Valid Argument on, off Description Enables or disables the second SCSI controller. Example C:\>cctk --embscsi2=on embscsi2=on --embsdcard Valid Argument off, on Description Enables or disables the embedded Secure Digital (SD) card. Example C:\>cctk --embsdcard=off embsdcard=off --embvideoctrl Valid Argument ena
--esataports Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables all e-sata ports. If the system supports a dock, this status is also applicable to all e-sata ports on the dock. Example C:\>cctk --esataports=enable esataports=enable --expresscard Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the express card port that allows the user to insert an express card to configure it. Example C:\>cctk --expresscard=enable expresscard=enable --expresscharge Valid Argument enab
--fanctrlovrd Valid Argument enable, disable Description Controls the speed of the fan. Example C:\>cctk --fanctrlovrd=disable fanctrlovrd=disable --fanspeed Valid Argument auto, high, medium, medium_high, medium_low, low Description Sets the speed of the fan. If set to auto the system run-time sets the speed of the fan. Example C:\>cctk --fanspeed=auto fanspeed=auto --fastboot Valid Argument thorough, minimal, automatic Description Enables fast booting.
--floppy Valid Argument on, off, auto, readonly, usb Description Configures the floppy diskette controller. • • • Example auto — Enables the auto-configuration of the built-in floppy controller of the system. readonly — Floppy controller becomes read-only, no write operations are permitted. usb — The built-in floppy controller is disabled but booting to a USB floppy is still allowed. C:\>cctk --floppy=on floppy=on --fnlock Valid Argument enable, disable Description Controls the behavior of the dua
--forcepxeonnextboot Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables Force PXE on next boot in BIOS. If enabled, when the BIOS boots next time, the first PXE-capable device is inserted as the first device in the boot sequence. Enabling this value causes this operation on the next boot only, and does not cause a change in the defined boot sequence of the system.
Example C:\>cctk --genencryption=enable genencryption=enable --gpsradio Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the internal Global Positioning System (GPS) radio. • enable — Enables the internal GPS radio. • disable — Disables the internal GPS radio. Example C:\>cctk --gpsradio=enable gpsradio=enable --hdd1fanenable Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the error checking on the FAN_HDD1 fan controller. Example C:\>cctk --hdd1fanenable=enable hdd
--hddfailover Valid Argument on, off Description Specifies the devices in the hard disk drive sequence menu that are attempted in the boot sequence. If set to off, only the first device is attempted in the boot sequence. If set to on, all devices are attempted as listed in the hard disk drive sequence. Example C:\>cctk --hddfailover=on hddfailover=on --hddinfo Valid Argument Read-only Description The option displays the details of the HDD.
To remove the password: C:\>cctk --hddpwd= --valhddpwd= --hdfreefallprotect Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables hard drive free fall protection. Example C:\>cctk --hdfreefallprotect=enable hdfreefallprotect=enable --hotdock Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables hot docking. Example C:\>cctk --hotdock=enable hotdock=enable --htassist Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Probe Filter chipset option
--hwswprefetch Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables hardware prefetcher from considering software prefetches when detecting strides for prefetch requests. Example C:\>cctk --hwswprefetch=enable hwswprefetch=enable --idecdrom Valid Argument auto, off Description Turns the CD drive on or off. Example C:\>cctk --idecdrom=auto idecdrom=auto --infrareddevice Valid Argument disable, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4 Description Sets the infrared port. Example C:\>cctk --infrareddev
--integratedraid Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the integrated RAID. Example C:\>cctk --integratedraid=enable integratedraid=enable --integratedsas Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the integrated Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller. Example C:\>cctk --integratedsas=enable integratedsas=enable --integratedusbhub Valid Argument compatible, highspeed Description Sets the integrated USB hub to compatible or high speed. Example C:\>
--interrupt13hdma Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the interrupt 13h Direct Memory Access (DMA) on boot. Example C:\>cctk --interrupt13hdma=enable interrupt13hdma=enable --interwirelessuwb Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables Ultra Wide Band (UWB) card. Example C:\>cctk --interwirelessuwb=enable interwirelessuwb=enable --intlrapidstart Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Intel Rapid Start Technology feature
Example C:\>cctk --iptt=show iptt=show --irsttimer Valid Argument integers ranging from 0 to 999 Description Configures the timeout value (in minutes) for Intel Rapid Start Technology (IRST) mode. After the set timeout, the system enters IRST mode from the S3 system sleep mode. The acceptable values are in the range 0-999. Example C:\>cctk --irsttimer=5 irsttimer=5 --keyboardbacklightonacpower Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the keyboard backlight when the system is
--keypad Valid Argument enabledbynumlock, enabledbyfnkey Description Enables the keypad in two different ways — numlock and function key. Example C:\>cctk --keypad=enabledbynumlock keypad=enabledbynumlock --lastbiosupdate Valid Argument Read-only Description Identifies the major release of the system BIOS. Example C:\>cctk --lastbiosupdate lastbiosupdate=10/30/2009 --latitudeon Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables booting to Latitude ON. Example C:\>cctk --latitude
Example C:\>cctk --limitcpuidvalue=on limitcpuidvalue=on --logicproc Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables hyper threading on the next system boot. On some Dell platforms, that support multi-core processor technology, this is enabled or disabled though the platform does not support hyper threading. In this case, this command may enable or disable multi-core processor technology. Example C:\>cctk --logicproc=enable logicproc=enable --lpt Valid Argument lpt1, lpt2, lpt3 Desc
--mediacardand1394 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the media card and 1394 devices. Example C:\>cctk --mediacardand1394=enable mediacardand1394=enable --mem Valid Argument Read-only Description Reports the amount of system memory physically installed in the system, not the amount of memory available to an operating system. The last two characters of the memory value indicate the order of magnitude used (Kilo Byte (KB) or Mega Byte (MB)). Example C:\>cctk --mem mem=4
memtest Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables Power-on Self Test (POST) extended memory test. Example C:\>cctk --memtest=enable memtest=enable --mfgdate Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the manufacturing date of the system. Example C:\>cctk --mfgdate mfgdate=20100213 --microphone Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the internal or external microphone. Example C:\>cctk --microphone=enable microphone=enable --minicardssd Valid
Example C:\>cctk --mobilepowermgmt=enable mobilepowermgmt=enable --modulebaybatterycfg Valid Argument standard, express Description Configures the module bay battery charging. Example C:\>cctk --modulebaybatterycfg=standard modulebaybatterycfg=standard --modulebaydevice Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the module bay device, except the battery. Example C:\>cctk --modulebaydevice=enable modulebaydevice=enable --monitortoggling Valid Argument enable, disable Descr
--multidisplay Valid Argument enable, disable Description Allows the users to enable or disable the multi-display feature. If enabled, the integrated and add-in Graphics (GFX) video is turned on. Example C:\>cctk --multidisplay=enable multidisplay=enable --nfc Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Near Field Computing (NFC) device. Example C:\>cctk --nfc=enable nfc=enable --nmibutton Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the front bezel No
--onreader Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables onreader. Example C:\>cctk --onreader=enable onreader=enable --onscreenbuttons Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Onscreen Display (OSD) buttons on all All-In-One systems. If set to Disable, the OSD buttons will not function. Example C:\>cctk --onscreenbuttons=enable onscreenbuttons=enable --opticaldrivectrl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the optical Compac
--optionalhddfan Valid Argument install, notinstall Description Installs or uninstalls the optional HDD fan installation. Example C:\>cctk --optionalhddfan=install optionalhddfan=install --oromkeyboardaccess Valid Argument enable, disable, onetimeenable Description Sets an option to enter the Option ROM Configuration screens using hotkeys during boot. If set to Disable, it prevents accessing Intel RAID and Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension. Example C:\>cctk --oromkeyboardaccess=enable oromke
--ovrwrt Valid Argument Read-only Description This option is only used with the -o option to cause the output file to be overwritten if a file of the same name already exists. Example C:\>cctk -o=filename.ini --ovrwrt The file filename has been overwritten. --ownerpwd Valid Argument Description Sets, changes, or removes the owner password. The system cannot report the owner password. The owner password is designed for companies that loan or lease systems.
--pccardand1394 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the PC card and 1394 devices. Example C:\>cctk --pccardand1394=enable pccardand1394=enable --pci Valid Argument Read-only Description Performs a scan of all PCI buses and displays the results. This utility uses an open source pci.ids file for vendor or device name resolution. This utility looks for a file called pci.ids in the current working directory.
Example C:\>cctk --pcimmiospacesize=small pcimmiospacesize=small --pciresallocationratio Valid Argument allocateevenly, allocatemoretocpu1 Description Allocates PCI resources, buses, memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) space, and I/O space. If set to allocateevenly, equal amount of memory is allocated to all the resources when two CPUs are installed.
--peakshiftcfg Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Peak Shift battery configuration. Using Peak Shift configuration, you can minimize the consumption of AC power during the peak power usage period of the day using the enable and disable options. You can set a start and end time for the Peak Shift period. During this period, the system runs on battery if the battery charge is above the set battery threshold value.
Example C:\>cctk --pntdevice=externalserialonly pntdevice=externalserialonly --postf12key Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables boot menu on POST boot screen. Example C:\>cctk --postf12key=enable postf12key=enable --postf2key Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables boot menu on POST boot screen. Example C:\>cctk --postf2key=enable postf2key=enable --posthelpdeskkey Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables displ
Example C:\>cctk --powermgmt=disable powermgmt=disable --powerwarn Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables performance limitation messages based on power supply capacity. Example C:\>cctk --powerwarn=enable powerwarn=enable --primarybatterycfg Valid Argument standard, express, ac, auto, custom Description Configures the primary battery charging. Example C:\>cctk --primarybatterycfg=standard primarybatterycfg=standard NOTE: The format to set custom option is custom:start v
--pwdlock Valid Argument lock, unlock Description Controls the ability to set the system password. If the password is locked, it cannot be changed. The lock argument locks the current state of the system password. If a system password has been set, it cannot be removed. If a system password has not been set, it cannot be set. On specific BIOS settings, this feature does not work. For more information, see the BIOS documentation. Example C:\>cctk --pwdlock=lock pwdlock=lock --radiotransmission Valid Ar
--remotebiosupdate Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the remote BIOS update. Example C:\>cctk --remotebiosupdate=enable remotebiosupdate=enable --ringeventresume Valid Argument enable, disable Description Allows or prevents the system from suspending an incoming call from modem. Example C:\>cctk --ringeventresume=enable ringeventresume=enable --rptkeyerr Valid Argument enable, disable Description Configures or reports if the BIOS reports keyboard errors during POS
Example C:\>cctk --sata1=auto sata1=auto --sata2 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 2 to off or auto. Example C:\>cctk --sata2=auto sata2=auto --sata3 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 3 to off or auto. Example C:\>cctk --sata3=auto sata3=auto --sata4 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 4 to off or auto. Example C:\>cctk --sata4=auto sata4=auto --sata5 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 5 to off or aut
Example C:\>cctk --sata7=auto sata7=auto --satactrl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables all the SATA controllers. The option applies to all SATA controllers. Example C:\>cctk --satactrl=enable satactrl=enable --satadipm Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables and disables the feature that allows SATA HDDs to initiate link power management transitions. Example C:\>cctk --satadipm=enable satadipm=enable --scndidemaster Valid Argument auto, off Description
NOTE: You cannot disable secure boot using the Dell Command | Configure user interface. One of the methods of disabling secureboot is from the BIOS setup screen. Example C:\>cctk --secureboot=enable secureboot=enable --serial1 Valid Argument disable, auto, com1, com2, com3, com4, com1_bmc, bmcserial, bmclan, rac Description Defines the serial port 1 configuration. Example C:\>cctk --serial1=disable serial1=disable --serial2 Valid Argument disable, auto, com2, com4 Description Defines the serial p
--setuppwd Valid Argument Description Sets the setup password. An argument is required. The password cannot be reported. Initially you can set the password. If you want to remove the password, provide one blank space and the old password. Example To set the password: C:\>cctk --setuppwd= To change the password: C:\>cctk --setuppwd= --valsetuppwd= To remove the password: C:\>cctk --setuppwd= --valsetuppwd= --sfuenabled Valid Argument y
Example C:\>cctk --smartcardreader=enable smartcardreader=enable --smartcpu Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables system’s smart CPU during low system activity. Example C:\>cctk --smartcpu=enable smartcpu=enable --smarterrors Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables SMART errors. Example C:\>cctk --smarterrors=enable smarterrors=enable --snoopfilter Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the snoop filter option from the
• Example high — Sets the volume of the built-in speakers to high. C:\>cctk --speakervol=low speakervol=low --speedstep Valid Argument automatic, disable, maxperformance, maxbattery Description Sets the speedstep status to automatic, disable, maxperformance, or maxbattery. Example C:\>cctk --speedstep=automatic speedstep=automatic --splashscreen Valid Argument enable or disable Description Enables or disables the display of the splash or summary screen, rather than the detail of the POST flow.
--strongpwd Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables to enforce a strong password. Example C:\>cctk --strongpwd=enable strongpwd=enable --surroundview Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables SurroundView to use an additional AMD PCIE video card in conjunction with the onboard graphics card that allows to use multiple monitors concurrently. It is applicable only on the AMD platform. Example C:\>cctk --surroundview=enable surroundview=enable --svctag Valid Argument
NOTE: Reboot the system on setting the value. Example C:\>cctk --sysdefaults=reset sysdefaults=reset --sysfanspeed Valid Argument fullspeed, noisereduce Description Sets the system fan speed. • fullspeed — Sets the speed for normal cooling. • noisereduce — Sets the speed to slow to reduce noise. Example C:\>cctk --sysfanspeed=fullspeed sysfanspeed=fullspeed --sysid Valid Argument Read-only Description Defines the Dell System’s ID byte for systems that support it.
--sysrev Valid Argument Read-only Description Reports the system revision. Example C:\>cctk --sysrev sysrev=000 --tabletbuttons Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables tablet buttons. Example C:\>cctk --tabletbuttons=enable tabletbuttons=enable --tertidemast Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the tertiary IDE master to off or auto. Example C:\>cctk --tertidemast=off tertidemast=off tertideslav Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the tertiary IDE slave
--tpmactivation Valid Argument activate, deactivated Description Remotely activates the TPM depending on certain security criteria. The deactivated option is a read-only argument for reporting the current activation state of the TPM. Example C:\>cctk --tpmactivation=activate tpmactivation=activate --tpmppiacpi Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Physical Presence Interface (PPI) commands for TPM ACPI. Example C:\>cctk --tpmppiacpi=enable tpmppiacpi=enable --tpmppid
--uartpowerdown Valid Argument on, off Description Enables the operating system to power down Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) or disables the operating system from powering down UART. Example C:\>cctk --uartpowerdown=on uartpowerdown=on --uefinwstack Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the UEFI network protocols that allow the usage of network card in a preinstallation environment. Example C:\>cctk --uefinwstack=enable uefinwstack=enable --universalc
Example C:\>cctk --unobstrusivemode=enable unobstrusivemode=enable usb Valid Argument on, off, legacy Description Turns the USB ports on or off. Example C:\>cctk --usb=on usb=on --usb30 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB 3.0. Example C:\>cctk --usb30=enable usb30=enable --usbctl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the USB controllers. Example C:\>cctk --usbctl=enable usbctl=enable --usbemu Valid Argument enable, disable Descrip
--usbflash Valid Argument auto, fdd, hdd Description Sets the USB flash drive emulation to auto, floppy, or hard disk. Example C:\>cctk --usbflash=auto usbflash=auto --usbport00 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 00. Example C:\>cctk --usbport00=enable usbport00=enable --usbport01 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 01. Example C:\>cctk --usbport01=enable usbport01=enable --usbport02 Valid Argument enable, disable D
--usbport05 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 05. Example C:\>cctk --usbport05=enable usbport05=enable --usbport06 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 06. Example C:\>cctk --usbport06=enable usbport06=enable --usbport07 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 07. Example C:\>cctk --usbport07=enable usbport07=enable --usbport08 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or di
--usbport11 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 11. Example C:\>cctk --usbport11=enable usbport11=enable --usbport12 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 12. Example C:\>cctk --usbport12=enable usbport12=enable --usbport13 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 13. Example C:\>cctk --usbport13=enable usbport13=enable --usbport14 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or di
Example C:\>cctk --usbports=enable usbports=enable --usbportsexternal Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the external USB ports. Example C:\>cctk --usbportsexternal=enable usbportsexternal=enable --usbportsfront Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the USB ports on the front of the chassis. Example C:\>cctk --usbportsfront=disable usbportsfront=disable --usbpowershare Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the USB
Example C:\>cctk --usbrearquad=on usbrearquad=on --usbwake Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB wake setting in the next boot. Any USB input device can generate a wake event. Example C:\>cctk --usbwake=enable usbwake=enable --uuid Valid Argument Read-only Description Reports the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) for a system. The UUID is a unique system identifier used in PXE requests. Example C:\>cctk --uuid uuid=4C4C4544-004B-3910-804C-CEC04F463944 --vaconfig
--vaphysicalpresenceconfirm Valid Argument on, off Description Sets the VA Physical Presence Confirmation. If set to off, it will allow VA install application to make virtual appliance configuration changes without rebooting. If set to on, it forces VA install application to reboot the system to make virtual appliance configuration. Example C:\>cctk --vaphysicalpresenceconfirm=off vaphysicalpresenceconfirm=off --vgadacsnoop Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Video Gr
• • Example enable — Enables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology in applicable CPUs. disable — Disables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology. C:\>cctk --virtualization=on virtualization=on --vtfordirectio Valid Argument on, off Description Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O (VT-d), a new chipset feature that enhances I/O support (DMA) when running a virtual machine monitor. Example C:\>cctk -
--watchdogtimer Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the system to reboot or reset when the watchdog time expires. Example C:\>cctk --watchdogtimer=enable watchdogtimer=enable --wificatcherchanges Valid Argument permit, deny Description Permits or denies Wi-Fi catcher changes. If the administrator password is not set, this setting will have no effect. Example C:\>cctk --wificatcherchanges=permit wificatcherchanges=permit --wifilocator Valid Argument enable, disable De
--wirelesslan Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the wireless LAN module. Example C:\>cctk --wirelesslan=enable wirelesslan=enable --wirelessuwb Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Wireless On/Off switch for Ultra Wide Band (UWB) radio. Example C:\>cctk --wirelessuwb=enable wirelessuwb=enable --wirelesswitchbluetoothctrl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables wireless switch bluetooth control.
--wirelesswitchnlanctrl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the wireless switch for the wireless LAN control. • • Example enable — If the systems have a physical Wireless On/Off Switch, switch has no effect on the state of the wireless LAN radio. disable — Switch turns the wireless LAN radio on and off. C:\>cctk --wirelesswitchnlanctrl=enable wirelesswitchnlanctrl=enable --wirelesswitchwigigctrl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Wireless
Table 4. ASM probes and options ASM Probes Options Voltage v Current c Temperature t Power supply p Cooling device f All probes all Displaying the probe details You can display the details of power supply, voltage, current, temperature, and cooling device probes. To display the probe details, type: cctk advsm --report=
For example, to set the non-critical threshold values for a voltage probe on a system with a setup password, type: cctk advsm --set=voltage_1:55 --valsetuppwd = For example, to set the non-critical threshold values for a current probe on a system with a setup password, type: cctk advsm --set=current_1:55 --valsetuppwd = For example, to set the non-critical threshold values for a cooling probe on a system with a setup password, type: cctk advsm --set=cd_1:55 --valsetuppwd =
Completion code The following table displays the completion code of an update operation performed by BIOS in the recent shutdown or reboot operation. Table 5. Completion codes Code Description 0000h The update was completed successfully. 0001h The image failed one or more consistency checks. 0002h The BIOS could not access the flash-memory device. 0003h The flash-memory device was not ready when an erase was attempted.
4 Sample file formats This appendix lists the sample Command | Configure utility.ini file. Sample Command Configure utility.
logicproc=enable lptmode=at mediacard=enable ;mfgdate= microphone=enable modulebaybatterycfg=express modulebaydevice=disable numlock=on onboardmodem=disable optimus=disable oromkeyboardaccess=enable passwordbypass=off peakshiftbatterythreshold=15 peakshiftcfg=enable,sun-09:30/09:30/09:30,mon-10:30/14:00/16:00,tue-10:30/14:00/16:30,wed-09 :30/09:30/09:30,thu-09:30/09:30/09:30,fri-09:30/09:30/09:30,sat-09:30/09:30/09:30 pntdevice=switchtotouchpad postmebxkey=off powerwarn=enable primarybatterycfg=auto propown
5 Messages and codes This section documents the error messages and codes used in Command | Configure. Command Configure error codes and messages The Command Configure utility checks your commands for correct syntax and valid input. When you enter a command, a message is displayed stating the results of the command. On Windows operating systems, the error code file (cctkerrorcodes.txt) is provided in the installation directory.
