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Table 150. BIOS settings supported in Dell Command | Monitor 10.4 (continued)
BIOS Settings Name Description Supported
Operating
System(s)
Enabled
Management Driver
Sets to Present: the system-management instrumentation
sets this BIOS setting when it loads to instruct that BIOS
that operating system level software is handling any out-of-
range management conditionif a critical threshold is
passed, the driver takes responsibility for shutting down the
operating system and powering off the system. The
instrumentation is responsible for de-registering itself via
the Absent BIOS setting when it unloads. Implementation.
NOTE: To maintain compatibility with Dell Command |
Monitor, a BIOS that implements this BIOS setting via
an Indexed I/O access method must ensure that an
AND-mask of 0xFB and an OR-value of 0x04 maintains
the present statusi.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 statusi.e. the
status is in bit 2 of the indexed I/O location.
Possible values are:
Present
Absent
Windows
Master Password Lockout
Enables or Disables master password settings.
Possible values are:
EnabledThe master password cannot be used to
clear other passwords
unlock and access Hard Disk Drive
erase data from Hard Disk Drive
DisabledThe master password can be used to
clear other passwords
unlock and access Hard Disk Drive
erase data from Hard Disk Drive
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:
Disabled
Enabled
Windows, Linux
Media Card and 1394
Enables or Disables the Media Card and 1394 devices.
Possible values are:
Disabled
Enabled
Windows, Linux
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