Reference Guide

Table 150. BIOS settings supported in Dell Command | Monitor 10.5 (continued)
BIOS Settings Name Description Supported
Operating
System(s)
Primary Battery Charge Configuration Configures the primary battery charging.
Possible values are:
● 1 = Standard Charge—Charges the battery over a long
period of time
● 2 = Express Charge—Switches the primary battery
to Express Charge mode using the express charging
algorithm
● 3 = AC Use—Recommended setting for users who
primarily operate the battery when it is plugged in
● 4 = Auto Charge—The battery places itself in a mode
based on periodic evaluation of customer usage to
deliver the best balance of capacity
● 5 = Custom Charge—The battery starts and stops
charging based on the user input
Windows, Linux
Primary Battery Custom Charge Limit Charges the battery based on the user input.
Possible values are:
● 1 = Primary Battery Custom Charge Start Limit—Is
applicable to the DCIM_BIOSService for setting the
start limit for charging the battery.
● 2 = Primary Battery Custom Charge Stop Limit—Is
applicable to the DCIM_BIOSService for setting the
stop limit for charging the battery.
Possible values for the Start and Stop limit are:
●
Start limit = 50—95
● Stop limit = 55—100
● Granularity—Dead band in binary format. For example,
if the dead band is 5%, the stop charging value is
5% greater than the start charging value, but is not
allowed to exceed 100.
Windows
Primary Battery Custom Charge Start
Limit
Sets the start limit for charging the battery.
Possible values are:
● Integers ranging from 50 to 95
Linux
Primary Battery Custom Charge Stop
Limit
Sets the stop limit for charging the battery.
Possible values are:
● Integers ranging from 55 to 100
Linux
Primary IDE Channel, Master Device Enables or Disables primary Parallel ATA master channel.
Possible values are:
● Off
● Auto
Windows
Primary IDE Channel, Slave Device Enables or Disables primary Parallel ATA slave channel.
Possible values are:
● Disabled
● Enabled
Windows
Primary Video Device Slot Configures the slot for primary video display.
Possible values are:
Windows, Linux
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