Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Command | Configure Version 4.2 User's Guide
- Introduction to Dell Command | Configure 4.2
- Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) Compliance for Dell Command | Configure 4.2
- Using graphical user interface for Dell Command | Configure 4.2
- Accessing Dell Command | Configure within Microsoft Windows system
- Accessing Dell Command | Configure within Linux
- Files and folders of Dell Command | Configure
- Accessing the Dell Command | Configure GUI
- Creating a BIOS package using the GUI
- Configuration options
- Configuring the setup, system, and hard disk drive passwords
- Clearing setup, system and hard disk drive passwords using the existing password
- Password protection screen
- Configuring the autoon option
- Configuring the bootorder option
- Boot order screen
- Adding a new device to the boot order
- Boot order type
- Configuring the primarybatterycfg option
- Configuring the advbatterychargecfg option
- Configuring the peakshiftcfg option
- Configuring the keyboardbacklightcolor option
- Advanced System Management
- BIOS option validation
- Exporting the BIOS configuration
- Target system configuration
- Log details in Package History
- Troubleshooting scenarios in Dell Command | Configure 4.2
- Third-party licenses
● Configuring boot order
● Configuring primary battery charging
● Configuring advanced battery charging
● Configuring peak shift battery charging
● Configuring keyboard backlight color option
Configuration options
You can customize the BIOS settings and create a configuration package using the available configuration options that are
described in the following table:
Table 2. Configuration options
Options Description
View/Change
Click to view or change the selected configuration and load a new configuration. When you
click View/Change to load a new configuration, the configuration screen is displayed. After you
have made the preferred modifications, click Save to save the changes, or click Cancel to return
to the previous configuration.
NOTE: If you try to load a new configuration without exporting the configured BIOS options,
and then a screen is displayed. Click Discard Changes to discard the configured values or
click Cancel to go to the same configuration.
Edit Click to edit the loaded configuration.
Advanced view
Click to view the configuration details such as command line options, possible values that you can
set for the option, current value of the option, options to apply settings, and the description of
the option.
NOTE: You can view the current value of an option if you have loaded the settings of the
host system.
Basic view
Click to view the configuration details such as category to which the option belongs, name of the
option, possible values that you can set for the option, current value of the option, options to
apply settings, and the description of the option.
NOTE: You can view the current value of an option if you have loaded the settings of the
host system.
Validate Click to validate the loaded configuration against the configuration of the host system. For more
information, see BIOS option validation.
Search Search for a text string in the table. Type the text in the search box and the first occurrence of
the text in the table is selected.
Category
Click to select the required categories from the drop-down list.
NOTE: You can view this option only in Basic View.
Name
Displays the name of the options.
NOTE: You can view this option only in Basic View.
Value to set Displays the value of the option. Double-click the row or click Edit to change the values.
Present Value
Displays the current value of the option.
NOTE: You can view this option if you have loaded the settings of the host system.
Apply settings Select the check box to export the option. By default, all the options having a value in the Value
to set column are selected.
Description Displays a short description of the option.
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