Owners Manual
Table 33. System setup options—Display menu )continued(
Display
Default: OFF
Direct Graphics Controller Direct
Output Mode
When enabled, all graphics output ports directly to the Graphics Processing Unit
(GPU), bypassing Intel Integrated graphics outputs for HDMI, Thunderbolt, and mDP
ports.
Default: OFF
Table 34. System setup options—Connection menu
Connection
Wireless Device EnableEnable or disable internal WLAN/Bluetooth devices.
By default, WLAN is selected.
By default, Bluetooth is selected.
Enable UEFI Network Stack
Enable UEFI Network StackWhen enabled, UEFI networking protocols are installed and available, allowing pre-OS
and early OS networking features to use any enabled NICs. This may be used without
PXE turned on.
Default: ON
Wireless Radio Control
Control WLAN radioEnables to sense the connection of the computer to a wired network and
subsequently disable the selected wireless radios (WLAN and/or WWAN). Upon
disconnection from the wired network, the selected wireless radios are re-enabled.
Default: OFF
Table 35. System setup options—Power menu
Power
Battery ConfigurationEnables the computer to run on battery during power usage hours. Use the below
options to prevent AC power usage between certain times of each day.
By default Adaptive is selected.
Advanced Configuration
Enable Advanced Battery Charge
Configuration
Enables Advanced Battery Charge Configuration from the beginning of the day to a
specified work period. Advanced Battery Charged maximizes battery health while still
supporting heavy use during the work day.
Default: OFF
Peak ShiftEnables the computer to run on battery during peak power usage hours.
Default: OFF
Thermal ManagementSets cooling fan and processor heat management to adjust system performance,
noise, and temperature.
By default, Optimized is selected.
USB Wake Support
Wake on Dell USB-C DockEnables connecting a Dell USB-C Dock to wake the computer from Standby.
Default: ON
Block SleepBlocks the computer from entering Sleep (S3) mode in the operating system.
Default: OFF
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