Dell Command | Configure Version 3.2.
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Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................14 What’s new in this release.................................................................................................................................................14 Supported systems and operating systems....................................................................................................................... 14 Other documents you may need......
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--cellularradio............................................................................................................................................................. 35 --charger....................................................................................................................................................................35 --chasintrusion.................................................................................................................................................
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1 Introduction Dell 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 BIOS features. Dell Command | Configure supports following Windows and Linux operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, 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 client systems. Running Dell Command | Configure commands You can run the Dell Command | Configure commands in two ways: • Using the command prompt. For more information, see Using the command prompt. • Using a bootable image.
or cctk --option1=[arg1]...--optionX=[argX] NOTE: Some of the options in Dell 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.
Table 2. Valid and invalid command line options for systems running Windows Valid or Invalid Dell Command | Configure Command Line Example valid cctk --option1 --option2 cctk --asset --mem invalid cctk --option1=[argument] --option2 --option3 cctk --asset=1750 --floppy --biosromsize valid cctk -o=filename --option1 --option2 cctk -o=/tmp/myfile.txt --mem --sysname or or cctk -o filename --option1 --option2 cctk -o /tmp/myfile.
If the log file already exists, information is appended to the file. This allows multiple tools to use the same log file to record information. Use this option to record the output of a utility. The log duplicates all standard output and error information to the specified file. Each log file begins with a time stamp and utility name.
3 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.
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. If an option is not available on a system and it is specified in a file, the utility ignores the option. If any errors are found in the format of the names or values, that option is skipped. The remaining options are applied to the system.
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. The file name you specify should have INI extension and should be created in the default installation directory.
NOTE: Some of the following options or arguments may not be available on all systems due to the BIOS version or hardware feature set. Entering Dell Command | Configure on a command line without arguments display only those options that are valid for your system. For more details about the options, see No option. NOTE: If you configure a setup password and system password for the system, while changing a BIOS value, type the setup password.
--adimodechannel2 Valid Argument unused, adcinput, dacoutput, dacandadc, gpio Description Sets the defined Analog/Digital Interface mode for channel 2. • • • • • unused - Channel is unused. adcinput - Sets the channel mode as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) input. dacoutput - Sets the channel mode as Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) output. dacandadc - Sets the channel mode as DAC output, but can be monitored through ADC input. gpio - Sets the channel mode as General Purpose Input or Output.
--adimodechannel6 Valid Argument unused, adcinput, dacoutput, dacandadc, gpio Description Sets the defined Analog/Digital Interface mode for channel 6. • • • • • unused - Channel is unused. adcinput - Sets the channel mode as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) input. dacoutput - Sets the channel mode as Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) output. dacandadc - Sets the channel mode as DAC output, but can be monitored through ADC input. gpio - Sets the channel mode as General Purpose Input or Output.
• disable — User can view the Setup screens without entering administrator password even if the administrator password is set in the system. --advbatterychargecfg Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Advanced Battery charge mode. Advanced Battery charge mode uses standard charging algorithm and other methods during non-working hours to maximize battery health. During working hours, express charge is used to charge the batteries faster.
--alwaysallowdelldocks Valid Argument enable, disable Description Allows or restricts the Dell Type-C Thunderbolt docks to function when the Thunderbolt is disabled. • • enable — Allows the Dell Type-C Thunderbolt docks to function even when the Thunderbolt is disabled. disable — Restricts the Dell Type-C Thunderbolt docks to function when the Thunderbolt is disabled. --amblightsen Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the ambient light sensor.
--atgsystem Valid Argument on, off Description Sets or removes the Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) bit to indicate whether the system uses an All Terrain Gear (ATG) base or not. --attemptlegacyboot Valid Argument enable, disable Description Determines if BIOS should attempt to boot from the legacy boot list when the UEFI boot list fails. • • enable — If the UEFI boot list fails, then BIOS attempts to boot from the Legacy boot list.
Example C:\>cctk --autoonmn=30 autoonmn=30 --autowakeperiod Valid Argument integers ranging from 0 to 254 Description Defines the time after which the system should automatically wake up from Standby, Hibernate, or Switched off mode. NOTE: The system wakes up from Sleep, Hibernate, or Switched off mode only if the autoon (AutoOn) option is enabled for everyday of the week. --backcamera Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the camera available at the back of the system.
only if the system supports the following features: Industry Standard Architecture (ISA), Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA), PCI, Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PC Card/PCMCIA), PnP, Advanced power management (APM), Upgradeable BIOS, BIOS Shadowing allowed, Video Electronics Standards Association (VL VESA), Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD). • 32 to 47 are always set to 0 by Dell-developed BIOS. • 48 sets to 1 if the built-in NIC supports MagicPacket.
--biosintegritycheck Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the BIOS integrity check during the booting process. • • enable — BIOS checks the BIOS image integrity during every booting process. disable — BIOS checks the BIOS image integrity only if the previous booting process did not complete NOTE: BIOS checks the BIOS image integrity only if the biosautorecovery option is enabled.
--biosver Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the BIOS version for a system. --bisreq Valid Argument accept, deny, reset Description Accepts, denies, or resets the Boot Integrity Services (BIS) in BIOS. --bitsmart Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables Bitsmart. --blinkpsu1led Valid Argument enable Description Sets the first Power Supply (PSU 1) status LED to blink.
--bltinpntdevice Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables built-in pointing device. --bluetoothdevice Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables bluetooth device. --bluetoothstealthmode Valid Argument unchanged, turnoff Description Configures the state of bluetooth radio depending on the Stealth mode is enabled or disabled. • turnoff— Turns of the bluetooth radio if the stealth mode is enabled. • unchanged— Retains the current state of the bluetooth.
• • • • • • • • • • • • 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. For UEFI boot list, some of the devices are displayed as UEFI with a notation. Change the bootorder by providing the short form of the unknown device.
--disabledevice Description Disables a device in the boot sequence. Use the device number or device short form as the argument. Example C:\>cctk bootorder --disabledevice=embnic,hdd.1 or C:\>cctk bootorder --disabledevice=1,3 --enabledevice Description Enables a device in the boot sequence. Use the device number or device short form as the argument. --sequence Description Sets the bootorder based on the arguments provided. Use the device number or device short form as the argument. Example C:\>cctk
--brightnessac Valid Argument Integers ranging from 0 to 15 Description Sets the panel brightness to be used when the system is using AC power. 0 sets the panel brightness to 0%, and 15 sets the panel brightness to 100%. --brightnessbattery Valid Argument Integers ranging from 0 to 15 Description Sets the panel brightness to be used when the system is using battery power only. 0 means panel brightness will be 0%, and 15 means panel brightness will be 100%. --busratio Valid Argument max, 6.0x, 7.
--chassisintrustatus Valid Argument dooropen, tripped, doorclosed, tripreset Description Displays the status of chassis intrusion. All the values are read-only except tripreset. • • • • dooropen — Indicates chassis door is opened. tripped — Indicates the chassis door is opened since the last time the sensor detection logic was reset. doorclosed — Indicates chassis door is closed. tripreset — Resets the sensor detection logic to detect the next closed-to-open transition on the chassis door.
--cpucount Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the number of processors in the system. --cpursa Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Reliability Availability Serviceability (RSA) support on CPUs. --cpusnoop Valid Argument early, home, clusterondie, opportunistic, nosnoop Description Configures the CPU snoop mode. • • • • • early — Enables early snoop mode. Use this mode for latency-sensitive applications that do not require high remote bandwidth.
--dbs Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables demand-based power management. --deepsleepctrl Valid Argument s5only, s4ands5, disable Description Configures the system power mode when the system is in s4 and s5 state. If set to s5only, the system moves to the lowest-power off mode when in s5 state. If set to s4 and s5 state, the system moves to the lowest-power off mode when in s4 and s5 states.
• express — Charges the battery in Express Charge mode using Dell's fast charging technology. --dockdisplayport1vs Valid Argument integrated, external Description Configures the source for the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and display port 1 on the dock. • integrated— Uses the integrated video controller as video source. • external — Uses the external video controller as video source.
--embnic1 Valid Argument off, on, onnopxe, onwithiscsi, onwithrplboot, onwithimageserverboot Description Defines the state of the built-in NIC. NOTE: Onwithimageserverboot is used in the deployment of Dell SmartClient products. --embnic2 Valid Argument on, off, onnopxe, onwithiscsi, onwithrplboot, onwithimageserverboot Description Enables or disables the second embedded NIC.
--energystarlogo Valid Argument enable, disable Description Displays or hides the Energy Star logo during POST. --esataport Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the external Serial ATA (e-sata) port to auto or off. --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.
--extwlanled Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the external (lid-mounted) WLAN indicator LED. • • enable—The LED displays the state of the WLAN source activity. disable—The LED does not display the state of the WLAN source activity. --fanctrlovrd Valid Argument enable, disable Description Controls the speed of the fan. --fanspeed Valid Argument auto, high, medium, medium_high, medium_low, low Description Sets the speed of the fan.
• disable — Fault Tolerant Memory Log Clear option will be disabled, and no action will be taken during the next boot. --firstpowerondate Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the date on which the system was first turned on. --flashcachemodule Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Ready Boost and Ready Cache functionality. --floppy Valid Argument on, off, auto, readonly, usb Description Configures the floppy diskette controller.
--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.
--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. --gpsstealthmode Valid Argument unchanged, turnoff Description Configures the state of the GPS radio depending on the Stealth mode is enabled or disabled. • unchanged— Retains the current state of the GPS radio. • turnoff— Turns off the GPS radio if the Stealth mode is enabled.
--hddinfo Valid Argument Read-only Description The option displays the details of the HDD. The information displays the name of the HDD (HDD Name), whether the HDD is physically present (Present), whether a password exists for the HDD (Pwd-Protected), whether a reboot is required to set the password (PendingRestart), and whether the changes to the password can be made only by an administrator (Admin-only-change). Example C:\>cctk --hddinfo HDD Information in the current system.
--htkeywxanradio Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables hotkey to toggle WxAN radio. Enabling this option allows to set wxanradio option. For more information, see --wxanradio. --hwprefetcher Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the CPU hardware prefetcher. --hwswprefetch Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables hardware prefetcher from considering software prefetches when detecting strides for prefetch requests.
--integratedraid Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the integrated RAID. --integratedsas Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the integrated Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller. --integratedusbhub Valid Argument compatible, highspeed Description Sets the integrated USB hub to compatible or high speed.
--intlsmartconnect Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Intel Smart Connect technology feature within the BIOS. --iomodule Valid Argument enable. disable Description Enables or disables I/O module --ioat Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the IO Acceleration Technology (IOAT) DMA Engine option. This feature should be enabled if the hardware and software support IOAT.
--kbdbacklighttimeoutac Valid Argument 5s, 10s, 15s, 30s, 1m, 5m, 15m, never Description Configures the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when an AC adapter is plugged into the system. • • • • • • • • 5s — Keyboard backlight stays on for 5 seconds. 10s — Keyboard backlight stays on for 10 seconds. 15s — Keyboard backlight stays on for 15 seconds. 30s — Keyboard backlight stays on for 30 seconds. 1m — Keyboard backlight stays on for 1 minute. 5m — Keyboard backlight stays on for 5 minutes.
--activecolor Valid Argument white, red, green, blue, customcolor1 and customcolor2 Description Displays or sets an active color for the keyboard backlight. The available colors are white, red, green, blue, customcolor1 and customcolor2. Example cctk keyboardbacklightcolor --activecolor=green activecolor=green --customcolor1 Valid Argument Value range from 0 to 255 in an ‘R,G,B’ format Description Displays and configures the customcolor1 by specifying the Red, Green and Blue (RGB) values.
• • • Example 25 — Sets the illumination to 25 percent. 50 — Sets the illumination to 50 percent. 75 — Sets the illumination to 75 percent. C:\>cctk --keyboardillumination=on keyboardillumination=on --keypad Valid Argument enabledbynumlock, enabledbyfnkey Description Enables the keypad in two different ways — numlock and function key. --lastbiosupdate Valid Argument Read-only Description Identifies the major release of the system BIOS.
NOTE: You cannot enable legacyorom with Secure boot. Table 5. Legacy Option ROM with Secure Boot secureboot — enable secureboot — disable When legacyorom is enabled, NOT Allowed Allowed When legacyorom is enabled, NOT Allowed Allowed --lidswitch Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the lid switch functions. • • enable — OS setting determines the display behavior when lid is closed. disable — Display will not be affected when lid is closed.
--lpt Valid Argument lpt1, lpt2, lpt3 Description Defines the parallel port configuration. lpt1 enables the built-in parallel port of the system to operate in LPT1 mode, using Input/Output (I/O) address 378. lpt2 enables the system’s built-in parallel port to operate in LPT2 mode, using I/O address 278. lpt3 enables the built-in parallel port to operate in LPT3 mode, using I/O address 3BC.
– unlock and access hard disk drive – erase data from hard disk drive NOTE: One of the methods of configuring Master Password Lockout feature is from the BIOS setup screen. --mediacard Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the media card. --mediacardand1394 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the media card and 1394 devices.
--memperformancemonitor Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the memory performance monitor feature. --memremap Valid Argument off, auto Description Enables or disables memory remapping. --memssensors Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Micro Electro Mechanical Sensors. memtest Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables Power-on Self Test (POST) extended memory test.
--minsizeofcontigmem Valid Argument read-only Description Displays the size of the minimum contiguous memory block. --mmioabove4gb Valid Argument enable, disable Description Configures the memory mapped IO above 4GB. --mobilepowermgmt Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the mobile system power management. --modulebaybatterycfg Valid Argument standard, express Description Configures the module bay battery charging.
--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. --nfc Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Near Field Computing (NFC) device. --nmibutton Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the front bezel Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) button.
--opticaldrivectrl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the optical Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CDROM) controller. --optimus Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Optimus feature. If enabled, the feature automatically turns off the power of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) when not required and turns it on when required.
--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. --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.
--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. If the file is not found in the current working directory, the directory containing the CCTK executable is searched. If the -n option is used to specify a filename, this filename is used for resolution.
--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. When set to allocatemoretocpu1, larger amount of device-specific memory is allocated, which in turn reduces the usable memory on a system with a 32-bit operating system.
NOTE: The value of hour must be in the range 00–23 and minute must be 00,15, 30, or 45. To set 12 a.m., provide the hour value as 00. Example To enable Peak Shift battery configuration: C:\>cctk --peakshiftcfg=enable peakshiftcfg=enable To enable Peak Shift battery configuration on specific days for a specific period: C:\>cctk -peakshiftcfg=enable,mon-10:30/14:00/16:00,tue-10:30/14:00/16:30 To disable Peak Shift battery configuration: C:\>cctk --peakshiftcfg=disable peakshiftcfg=disable --penmisindication
--posthelpdeskkey Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables display of the + help desktop hotkey message on the POST screen if Management Engine (ME) is alive and Client Initiated Remote Access (CIRA) is supported. --postmebxkey Valid Argument on, off Description Controls the display of the MEBx hotkey ( + ) at POST on the sign-on screen. --powerbutton Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the power button.
--primarybatterycfg Valid Argument standard, express, ac, auto, custom Description Configures the primary battery charging. • • • • • Example standard — Charges the battery over a longer period of time. express — Charges the battery using the express charging algorithm, Dell's fast charging technology. ac — Charges battery while plugged-in. auto — Charges the battery based on a periodic evaluation of battery usage to deliver the best balance capacity.
--processorcorecount Valid Argument 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Description Enables the number of cores in each processor. • 0 — Enables all cores. --promptonerr Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the BIOS from prompting for or on error. --pwdlock Valid Argument lock, unlock Description Controls the ability to set the system password. If the password is locked, it cannot be changed.
--recoverytool Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Dell recovery tool. • • enable — Enables the Dell recovery tool. disable — Disables the Dell recovery tool. --remotebiosupdate Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the remote BIOS update. --ringeventresume Valid Argument enable, disable Description Allows or prevents the system to resume from suspending an incoming call from an attached modem.
--sata3 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 3 to off or auto. --sata4 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 4 to off or auto. --sata5 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 5 to off or auto. --sata6 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 6 to off or auto. --sata7 Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the SATA port 7 to off or auto.
--scsi3 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the third built-in SCSI controller. --sdcardboot Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the system to boot from SD card. • • enable — Allows the system to boot from SD card. disable — Restricts the system to detect SD card and boot from the SD card. --sdcardreadonly Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the read-only mode for SD card.
--serial1 Valid Argument disable, auto, com1, com2, com3, com4, com1_bmc, bmcserial, bmclan, rac, RS232, RS422, RS485 Description Defines the 1st serial port configuration. --serial2 Valid Argument disable, auto, com2, com4, RS232, RS422, RS485 Description Defines the 2nd serial port configuration. --serial3 Valid Argument disable, auto, RS232, RS422, RS485 Description Configures the 3rd serial port of the system.
--setuppwd Valid Argument Description Sets the setup password. An argument is required. The password cannot be displayed. Initially you can set the password. If you want to remove the password, provide one blank space and the old password. Example NOTE: Password containing special characters must be provided in double inverted commas (“”). To set the password: C:\>cctk --setuppwd= To change the password: C:\>cctk --setuppwd= --valsetuppwd= To remove
--sleepmode Valid Argument osautoselection, forces3 Description Determines which sleep mode to be used by the operating system. NOTE: The BIOS can only support either Modern Standby sleep mode (connected or disconnected), or S3 sleep mode. • • osautoselection — Allows the operating system to select the appropriate sleep mode automatically. forces3 — Forces the operating system to use the S3 sleep mode only.
• high — Sets the volume of the built-in speakers to high. --speakersstealthmode Valid Argument unchanged, turnoff Description Configures the state of the onboard speakers depending on the Stealth mode is enabled or disabled. • • turnoff — Turns off the onboard speakers if the stealth mode is enabled. unchanged — Retains the current state of the onboard speakers.
• • • • • --ledstealthmode --speakersstealthmode --wigigradiostealthmode --wlanstealthmode --wwanstealthmode --strongpwd Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables to enforce a strong password. --supportassistosrcvry Description Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS recovery tool during certain system errors.
--sysdefaults Valid Argument reset Description Restores the BIOS configuration to factory settings. NOTE: Reboot the system on setting the value. --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. --sysid Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the Dell System’s ID byte for systems that support it.
To change the password: C:\>cctk --syspwd= --valsyspwd= To remove the password: C:\>cctk --syspwd= --valsyspwd= --sysrev Valid Argument Read-only Description Displays the system revision. --tabletbuttons Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables tablet buttons. --tertidemast Valid Argument auto, off Description Sets the tertiary IDE master to off or auto.
--thunderboltbootsupport Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables booting from the Thunderbolt device. --thunderboltprebootmodule Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables OROMs and pre-boot UEFI drivers provided by Thunderbolt devices or PCIe devices. --thunderboltsecuritylevel Valid Argument nosecurity, userauthorization, secureconnect, displayport Description Configures the thunderbolt security level.
--tpmhashalgo Valid Argument sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512 Description Sets the hash algorithm used for TPM 2.0 measurements. • • • • sha1 — Sets hash algorithm to SHA-1 sha256 — Sets hash algorithm to SHA-256 sha384 — Sets hash algorithm to SHA-384 sha512 — Sets hash algorithm to SHA-512 NOTE: This value cannot be changed if TPM is already owned. --tpmppiacpi Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Physical Presence Interface (PPI) commands for TPM ACPI.
--uefibootpathsecurity Valid Argument alwaysexceptinternalhdd, always, never Description Determines whether the system should prompt the user to enter the Admin password, if set, while booting from a UEFI boot path from the F12 Boot Menu. • • • alwaysexceptinternalhdd — All UEFI boot paths require the user to enter the Admin password, except for the boot paths that are hosted on an internal hard disk drives. always — Booting from any UEFI boot path requires the user to enter the Admin password.
--unobstrusivemode Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the hotkey + . When enabled, pressing + turns off the light and sound emissions of the fans and wireless radios in the system. To resume normal operations, press + again. usb Valid Argument on, off, legacy Description Turns the USB ports on or off. --usb30 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB 3.0 controller.
--usbport01 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 01. --usbport02 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 02. --usbport03 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 03. --usbport04 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 04. --usbport05 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 05.
--usbport10 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 10. --usbport11 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 11. --usbport12 Valid Argument enable, disable --usbport13 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 13. --usbport14 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 14. --usbport15 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 15.
--usbport23 Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables USB port 23. --usbports Valid Argument enable, disable, enablebackonly Description Enables or disables user accessible USB ports. If set to enablebackonly , it enables BIOS emulation of all supported USB devices except for bootable devices (floppy, USB flash, and so on). This is a security feature that will prevent users from inserting a USB boot device and booting an operating system from it.
--usbreardual2stack Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the second rear dual stack of USB ports if there are two rear dual stacks. --usbrearquad Valid Argument on, off Description Enables or disables rear Quad USB ports or rear triple stack on OptiPlex 740. --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.
--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. --vgadacsnoop Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Video Graphics Array (VGA) Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) Snoop in BIOS.
--wakeonlan Valid Argument enable, disable, addincard, onboard, enablewakeonwlan, lanorwlan, lanwithpxeboot, sfp, lanorsfp, sfpwithpxeboot Description Defines the wake-on-LAN feature. • enable — The system wake-on-LAN feature is enabled; either an onboard or an add-in NIC can wake the system up. • disable — The system does not respond to magic packets or other means of wake-on-LAN. The NIC chip section that looks for packets will not be powered.
--watchdogtimer Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the system to reboot or reset when the watchdog time expires. --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. --wifilocator Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Wi-Fi locator.
--wirelessuwb Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the Wireless On/Off switch for Ultra Wide Band (UWB) radio. --wirelesswitchbluetoothctrl Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables wireless switch bluetooth control. • disable — For systems that have a physical Wireless On/Off Switch, switch has no effect on the state of the Bluetooth radio. • enable — Switch turns the Bluetooth radio on and off.
• • • • • • • na — (North America (FCC)) Sets the WLAN region code for Canada, and the United States. eur — (Europe) Sets the WLAN region code for Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Kingdom. jpn — (Japan) Sets the WLAN region code for Japan only.
--wxanradio Valid Argument Description disable, wlanon, wwanon Sets the WLAN and WWAN options. • • • disable — Disables both WLAN and WWAN. wlanon — Enables WLAN radio and disables WWAN radio. wwanon — Enables WWAN radio and disables WLAN radio. --wysep25access Valid Argument enable, disable Description Allows or prevents the access to BIOS setup through Dell Wyse P25 PCoIP client. --zigbee Valid Argument enable, disable Description Enables or disables the ZigBee option.
For example, to display the details of voltage probe, type: cctk advsm --report=v To display the details of all the available probes, type: cctk advsm --report=all Setting the non-critical threshold values You can set the non-critical threshold values for voltage, current, cooling and temperature probes.
For example, to set the non-critical threshold values for a current probe on a system with a system password and no setup password, type: cctk advsm --set=current_1:10 --valsyspwd = For example, to set the non-critical threshold values for a cooling probe on a system with a system password and no setup password, type: cctk advsm --set=cd_1:10 --valsyspwd = For example, to set the non-critical threshold values for a temperature probe on a system with a system password and
Code Description 0008h The 12V required to program the flash-memory could not be set. 0009h The 12V required to program the flash-memory could not be removed. 000Ah A flash-memory failure occurred during a block-erase operation. 000Bh A general failure occurred during the flash programming. 000Ch A data miscompare error occurred during the flash programming. 000Dh The image could not be found in memory or the header could not be located.
4 Sample file formats This appendix lists the sample Dell Command | Configure utility.ini file. Sample Dell Command | Configure utility.ini file format [cctk] sysname=7920 Tower sysid=073A biosver=99.00.
mediacard=enable memintleave=enable memoryrsa=disable ;mfgdate= microphone=enable mmioabove4gb=disable numlock=off onscreenbuttons=disable oromkeyboardaccess=enable passwordbypass=off pciersa=disable pcislots=enable postmebxkey=on primaryvideodeviceslot=0 processorcorecount=0 propowntag= pwdlock=unlock rearusb=enable rptkeyerr=enable sata0=auto sata1=auto sata2=auto sata3=auto sata4=auto sata5=auto sata6=auto sata7=auto sdcardboot=disable sdcardreadonly=disable serial1=com1 serrdmimsg=on sfuenabled=yes slee
usbport21=enable usbport22=enable usbportsfront=enable usbportsrear30=enable usbpowershare=enable usbprovision=disable usbwake=disable ;uuid=4C4C4544-004C-4C10-8034-C4C04F353435 virtualization=enable vtfordirectio=on wakeonlan=disable warningsanderrors=disable watchdogtimer=disable wysep25access=enable 96
5 Messages and codes This section documents the error messages and codes used in Dell Command | Configure . Dell Command | Configure error codes and messages The Dell 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.
