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Table 150. BIOS settings supported in Dell Command | Monitor 10.3 (continued)
BIOS Settings Name Description Supported
Operating
System(s)
available as an option for Stealth Mode control of the
Intel 8260 card for the following use cases: pre-boot
applications, Linux OS, or Windows OS without Dell
recommended drivers.
Power Usage Mode Sets the system power usage modes.
Possible values:
Power Saver - This mode reduces processor sustained
power to benefit battery life depending on usage cases.
This mode may reduce system performance.
Balanced - This mode balances performance, noise,
temperature, and battery life. This is the default mode.
Performance - This mode uses processor typical power
and utilizes discrete graphics.
High Performance - This mode increases processor
sustained power to produce higher system performance
and produces more noise, increases system surface
temperature, and reduces the battery life.
Windows, Linux
PPI Bypass for Block SID Command
Enables or Disables the PPI Bypass for Block SID Command
feature.
Possible values are:
Disabled
Enabled
Windows, Linux
PPI Bypass for TPM Clear
Enables or Disables the PPI Bypass for TPM Clear feature.
Possible values are:
Disabled
Enabled
Windows, Linux
Processor CMP
Rolls the number of Enabled cores in each processor. By
default, the maximum number of cores per processor will be
Enabled.
Possible values are:
All
1
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Windows, Linux
Processor Core Count
Enables the number of cores in each processor.
Possible values are:
0 Enables all cores.
1N Enables the specified number of cores.
Windows, Linux
Processor Execute Disabled
Enables or Disables the No Execute (NX) flag.
Windows, Linux
296 BIOS settings supported in Dell Command | Monitor 10.3