Administrator Guide

34 Configuring Remote Wake-Up Using Dell Client Command Suite
8 Block Sleep
Dell business systems provide BIOS feature named as Block Sleep which stops the user’s system to enter
into Sleep State or S3 state in the OS environment, if enabled.
When set to ‘Enabled’, the ‘Sleep’ option does not show up in the OS, and the Hibernate (S4) and the
Shutdown (S5) are the only low-power States available. Enabling this feature also force pre-boot
authentication on non-S3 resumes. The default value for this feature is ‘Disabled’.
8.1 Using Dell Command | Configure
Dell Command | Configure provides blocks3 option to configure the Block Sleep BIOS feature having the
values as ‘enable’ and ‘disable’.
8.1.1 Using Command Line
The following figure illustrates the command for setting the ‘blocks3’ option as ‘enable’
Setting ‘blocks3’ as ‘enable’
8.1.2 Using Graphical User Interface
To configure the Block Sleep BIOS feature, select blocks3 option from the Power and Performance
category, then perform the following:
1. Click the required option:
 Create Multiplatform Package.
 Create Local System Package.
 Open a Saved Package.
2. Click Edit, or double-click the blocks3 option.
3. In the blocks3 option row, select the appropriate option in the Value to Set field.
4. Click OK.