Reference Guide

Table 150. BIOS settings supported in Dell Command | Monitor 10.3 (continued)
BIOS Settings Name Description Supported
Operating
System(s)
● 30 — Keyboard backlight stays on for 30 seconds.
● 65 — Keyboard backlight stays on for 1 minute.
● 69 — Keyboard backlight stays on for 5 minutes.
● 79 — Keyboard backlight stays on for 15 minutes.
● 191 — keyboard backlight always stays on.
Keyboard Backlight Timeout on
Battery
Configures the timeout value for the keyboard backlight
when the system is running only on battery power.
Possible values are:
● 5 — Keyboard backlight stays on for 5 seconds.
● 10 — Keyboard backlight stays on for 10 seconds.
● 15 — Keyboard backlight stays on for 15 seconds.
● 30 — Keyboard backlight stays on for 30 seconds.
● 65 — Keyboard backlight stays on for 1 minute.
● 69 — Keyboard backlight stays on for 5 minutes.
● 79 — Keyboard backlight stays on for 15 minutes.
● 191 — keyboard backlight always stays on.
Windows, Linux
Keyboard Backlight with AC
Enables or Disables the keyboard backlight when the
system is running on AC power if an AC power adapter is
plugged in.
Possible values are:
● Enabled — Enables the keyboard backlight even after
the 10 seconds of inactivity.
● Disabled — Disables the timer that fades the keyboard
backlight after 10 seconds of inactivity.
NOTE: If the keyboard backlight is Disabled by pressing
<Fn ><F10>, then the keyboard backlight stays off even
if the AC power adapter is plugged in.
Windows, Linux
Keyboard Click
Enables or Disables the keyboard to ‘click’ each time a key
is pressed.
Possible values are:
● Disabled
● Enabled
Windows
Keyboard Error Reporting
Enables or Disables reporting of Keyboard errors by post.
Possible values are:
● Disabled
● Enabled
Windows, Linux
Keyboard Illumination
Sets the Keyboard Illumination to Enabled, Disabled, or
Auto.
Possible values are:
● Disabled
● Enabled
● Auto
● 25
● 50
● 75
● 100
Windows, Linux
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