Reference Guide

BIOS Settings Name Description Supported Operating
System(s)
the correct Admin Password. If the Admin password is NOT set and Admin Setup
Lockout is Enabled, users will be able to access Setup normally.
If the value of Admin Setup Lockout is Disabled and the Admin Password is or is
not set, users will be allowed to enter Setup normally. However, many elds may
still be inaccessible, depending on how other Setup security settings are
congured.
Possible values are:
• Disable
• Enable
Adv Battery Charge Cfg
Congures the days settings based on BeginningOfDay and workperiod.
Advanced Battery charge mode uses standard charging algorithm and other
methods during working hours to maximize battery health. During working hours,
express charge is used to charge the batteries faster. You can congure the days
and the work period during which the battery has to be charged. To enable
advanced battery charging, provide the day, and set the following:
Possible values are:
• BeginningOfDay — To congure the AdvanceBatteryCharge start time in 24
hours format. The value of hour must be in the range 0–23 and minute must
be 0, 15, 30, or 45.
• Workperiod — To congure the duration of charging.
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Advanced Battery Charging
Mode
Congures all the batteries in the systems with Advance Battery Charging Mode
to maximize the battery health.
Possible values are:
• 1 — Disable
• 2 — Enable
NOTE: If Advanced Battery Charging Mode is disabled, Dell Command |
Monitor shows the instances for Adv Battery Charge Cfg with all ‘0’
values. User cannot set the values in Adv Battery Charge Cfg. When the
Advanced Battery Charging Mode is enabled, instances for Adv Battery
Charge Cfg reports the data retrieved from BIOS.
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Adv Battery Charge Cfg
Sun
Congures the Advanced Battery charging conguration for Sunday.
Possible values are:
• 0 — 23 — Beginning of day Hour
• 0 — 59 — Beginning of day Minute
• 0 — 23 — Work Period Hour
• 0 — 59 — Work Period Minute
BIOS setting name for Set operation:
• Adv Battery Charge Cfg Sun BodHour
• Adv Battery Charge Cfg Sun BodMin
• Adv Battery Charge Cfg Sun WpHour
• Adv Battery Charge Cfg Sun WpMin
NOTE: The values dened for Minute eld are 0, 15 ,30 and 45. In case
you set any other value, the value is round to the lower dened value.
Microsoft Windows
Adv Battery Charge Cfg
Mon
Congures the Advanced Battery charging conguration for Monday.
Microsoft Windows
250 BIOS settings supported in Dell Command | Monitor10.1.0