Reference Guide

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Dell Command | Configure options
This chapter provides an overview of the Dell Command | Configure options. It describes the general and
BIOS options to configure settings for the client systems.
Dell 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 Dell Command | Configure commands on systems running Windows Vista
or later, run the commands with the administrator rights. Running the command displays a pop-up
window where you can enter the administrator ID and password.
NOTE: If you run Dell Command | Configure commands on systems running Windows Vista or later
without administrator rights, the following error message is displayed: 'admin/root'
privileges required to execute this application.
General options
The following are the general options of Dell Command | Configure .
NOTE: Some of the options in Dell Command | Configure are followed by an asterisk. These options
do not accept any suboptions or arguments. The values associated with these options are reported
by the Basic Input Output System (BIOS). You cannot modify these values.
-h or --help
Valid Argument none or <valid option name>
Description Without an argument, this option displays general usage information for the
utility. If the argument matches a valid option, the usage information of the
option is displayed. If the option has arguments, the arguments are displayed,
separated by a | character. If the argument is supported on the system, a +
symbol is displayed with the argument. If the option has suboptions, all
suboptions, valid arguments, and a description are listed. If the argument does
not match a valid option, a usage error is given (and usage information is
displayed).
Example
C:\>cctk -h asfmode
asfmode: Sets the asf (alert standard format)mode. DASH
and ASF 2.0 set enables LOM to have DASH and ASF 2.0
functionality.
Arguments: off+ | on+ | alertonly+
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