Reference Guide

Table 150. BIOS settings supported in Dell Command | Monitor 10.4 (continued)
BIOS Settings Name Description Supported
Operating
System(s)
platforms in question are those that support Multi-Core
processor technology, but do not support hyperthreading.
In this case, the property actually toggles the multi-core
capability on and off, rather than hyperthreading.
Possible values are:
● Enabled
● Disabled
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
300 BIOS settings supported in Dell Command | Monitor 10.4