Quick Reference Guide

SYSCFG 63

--opticaldrivectrl enable, disable This option enables or disables the

optical CD-ROM controller.

Example:

A:>syscfg --

opticaldrivectrl=enable

All Dell

PowerEdge

systems

--osmode enable, disable This option enables or disables

operating system installation mode

for installing operating systems.

Enabling this option causes the

BIOS to only report 256 MB to the

operating system. Some operating

systems cannot be installed if

a system has more than 2 GB of

memory. This option can be

replicated.

Example:

A:>syscfg --osmode=

enable

osmode=enable

All Dell

PowerEdge

systems

oswatchdogtime

enable, disable If your system stops responding,

the watchdog timer aids in the

recovery of your operating system.

When this option is set to enable,

the operating system is allowed to

initialize the timer. When set to

disable (the default), the timer will

have no effect on the system.

Example:

A:>syscfg --

oswatchdogtimer=enable

All Dell

PowerEdge

systems

Table 3-2. SYSCFG Options and Arguments for BIOS Configuration (continued)

Option Valid Arguments Description Applicable

Systems