Reference Guide

Attribute Details Description
• Enabled — If BIOS corruption is detected, the system automatically recovers BIOS without any
user interaction.
• Disabled — Disables BIOS auto recovery feature.
NOTE: This feature is effective only if the biosrecovery option is enabled.
--BiosCharacteristics
Table 58. --BiosCharacteristics
Attribute Details Description
Valid Argument Read-only
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. These must be set
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.
• 49 sets to 1 if the system supports Wake-on-LAN.
• 50 sets to 1 if the system supports chassis intrusion.
• 51 sets to 1 if the built-in NIC supports pattern-matching.
• 52 sets to 1 if the system BIOS supports a seven character service tag.
• 53 to 63 are reserved for future assignments.
--BIOSConnect
Table 59. --BIOSConnect
Attribute Details Description
Valid Argument Enabled, Disabled
Enables or disables BIOS Connect feature.
--BIOSEnumMode
Table 60. --BIOSEnumMode
Attribute Details Description
Valid Argument BIOSAssistEnum and NativeEnum
Thunderbolt PCIe Enumeration Mode controls when OS or BIOS performs the enumeration of
Thunderbolt PCIe devices.
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