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Table 13. System setup options—Advanced menu
Advanced
PowerNow! Enable
Enables or disables the Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) mode of the
processor.
Default: Enabled
Virtualization Allows you to enable or disable the Virtualization technology.
Default: Enabled
USB Emulation Allows you to enable or disable the USB emulation feature.
This feature defines how the BIOS, in the absence of a USB-
aware operating system, handles USB devices. USB
emulation is always enabled during POST.
NOTE: You cannot boot any type of USB device (floppy,
hard drive, or memory key) when this option is off.
Default: Enabled
USB Wake Support Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the computer
from standby or to disable the USB wake support feature.
NOTE: If USB PowerShare is enabled, a device
connected to the USB PowerShare connector may not
wake the computer.
Default: Disabled
SATA Operation Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated
SATA hard drive controller.
Default: AHCI
Adapter Warnings Allows you to choose if the computer should display warning
messages when you use AC adapters that are not supported
by your computer.
Default: Enabled
Function Key Behavior Allows you to set function key or multimedia key as the
default function key behavior.
Default: Multimedia key
Battery Health Displays the battery health.
Miscellaneous Devices
USB Debug Enable or disable USB debug.
Default: Disabled
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive Enable or disable BIOS recovery from hard drive.
Default: Enabled
Battery Charge Configuration Set the battery charge settings with a preselected custom
charge start and stop.
Default: Adaptive
Advanced Battery Charge Configuration Enable Advance Battery Charge Configuration from the
beginning of the day to a specified work period.
Default: Disabled
SupportAssist System Resolution
Auto OS Recovery Threshold Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System
Resolution Console and for the Dell OS Recovery tool.
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