Users Guide

Options Description

Description Displays a short description for the device.

Status Displays if the device is turned on or off.

Delete

Removes the device from the boot order. Click X to remove a device.

NOTE: You can view this option if the boot order screen is in Edit mode.

Adding a new device to the boot order

To add a new device to the boot order:

1. Click Add Device on the Dell Command | Configure - Boot Order screen.

2. Select the device from the Device Type drop-down list.

The Shortform, Description, and Status fields are automatically populated. By default, the Status of

the device is displayed as On.

3. Select an instance for the device from the Device Instance drop-down list.

4. Click Save.

Boot order type

The boot order type displays the type of the loaded configuration. The two types of boot orders are

Legacy and UEFI. If the host system file is loaded, then it displays the currently active boot order type. If a

saved file is loaded, then it displays the boot order type saved in the file.

The common scenarios for boot order type are:

• If boot order type is not specified in the file and if any UEFI devices are present on the system, then

the system displays the boot order type as UEFI.

• If the boot order type is not specified in the file and if any legacy devices (other than hdd) are present

on the system, then the system displays the boot order type as Legacy.

• If the boot order type is not specified and the loaded configuration file has only hdd items, then the

system prompts the user to select the boot order type.

• If the boot order type is not specified for a legacy system and if both UEFI and legacy devices are

present, then the system displays a warning message and removes the legacy or UEFI devices

depending on the order of occurrence of the device.

Configuring the primarybatterycfg option

You can configure the primary battery charging mode using the primarybatterycfg option from the

Power and Performance Management category.

To configure the primary battery charging:

1. Click the required option:

• Create Multiplatform Package

• Create Local System Package

• Open a Saved Package