Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Command | Configure Version 4.4 User's Guide
- Introduction to Dell Command | Configure 4.4
- Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) Compliance for Dell Command | Configure 4.4
- Using user interface for Dell Command | Configure 4.4
- Accessing Dell Command | Configure within 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
- Configure the general settings
- 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
- Password Configuration 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 4.4
6. To apply the modifications, export the configuration in, ini or .exe format. See, Exporting the BIOS configuration.
Configuring the bootorder option
You can configure the boot order of a client system using the bootorder option from the Boot Management category. You can
add, remove, enable, disable, or change the boot order of the legacy and Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot
items.
To configure the boot order:
1. Click the required option:
● Create Multiplatform Package
● Create Local System Package
● Open a Dell Recommended Package
● Open a Saved Package
NOTE: To open a saved package, click Open a Saved Package, browse to the file location, and then click Open.
2. Click Edit , or double-click the option.
3. In the bootorder option row, click View/Change in the Value to set column.
The boot order screen is displayed with the current boot order type and boot order options. For more information, see
Configure boot order.
● To create a multiplatform package, you can add devices.
● To create a local system package and to open a saved package, you can add devices and edit the existing boot order, if
present.
NOTE: Use the arrow buttons at the bottom of the Boot Order screen to change the boot order of the devices.
4. Click OK to save the configuration, or click CLOSE to discard the changes and close the Boot Order screen.
5. To apply the modifications, export the configuration in, ini or .exe format. See, Exporting the BIOS configuration.
Related Links:
● Adding a new device to the boot order
● Boot order type
Boot order screen
The following table displays the available options on the Dell Command | Configure - Boot Order screen.
Table 3. Options on the boot order screen
Options Description
Active Boot List You can configure or modify the Active Boot List for UEFI or Legacy based on the requirement. If the
active boot list is ON, and then the system boots with UEFI or Legacy based on the boot order type.
NOTE: In Local System Package, you cannot modify Active Boot List if the system supports only
UEFI.
Device Type Displays the type of device.
Device Instance Displays a unique number to identify the device on the system.
Shortform Displays the short form of the device name. If the system has many devices of the same device type, and
then the short form of the device is displayed with a .<number> notation. For example, if the system has
an internal hard drive, eSATA HDD, and eSATA Dock HDD, and then the short forms are displayed as
hdd.1, hdd.2, and hdd.3 respectively.
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.
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