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Table 149. BIOS settings supported in Dell Command | Monitor 10.2.1 (continued)
BIOS Settings Name Description Supported
Operating
System(s)
AND-mask of 0xFB and an OR-value of 0x04 maintains
the present status i.e. the status is in bit 2 of the
indexed I/O location.
Sets to Absent: this BIOS setting indicates to the system
BIOS that any system-management monitoring is its
responsibility. If an out-of-range management condition
occurs in the system, the BIOS powers off the system to
prevent hardware damage. Implementation Note: To
maintain compatibility with Dell Command | Monitor, a BIOS
that implements of this BIOS setting via an Indexed I/O
access method must ensure that an AND-mask of 0xFB and
an OR-value of 0x00 maintains the absent status i.e.
the status is in bit 2 of the indexed I/O location.
Possible values are:
Present
Absent
Master Password Lockout
Enables or disables master password settings.
Possible values are:
Enabled The master password cannot be used to
clear other passwords
unlock and access Hard Disk Drive
erase data from Hard Disk Drive
Disabled The master password can be used to
clear other passwords
unlock and access Hard Disk Drive
erase data from Hard Disk Drive
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Media Card
Enables or disables the media card. If disabled, the media
card is hidden from the OS and not seen in the Device
Manager.
Possible values are:
Disable
Enable
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Media Card and 1394
Enables or disables the Media Card and 1394 devices.
Possible values are:
Disable
Enable
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Memory Fault Tolerance Time Limit
Configures the time limit value of the memory fault
tolerance. Possible values are: 0 to 36000 in 1/10th of a
second.
Possible values are: 0 to 36000
NOTE: Memory fault tolerance feature is disabled when
the value is set to 0.
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Memory Performance Monitor
Enables or disables the memory performance monitor
feature.
Possible values are:
Disable
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
280 BIOS settings supported in Dell Command | Monitor 10.2.1