Table 11. System setup options—Virtualization Support menu
Virtualization Support
Virtualization
Specify whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional
hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization Technology.
VT for Direct I/O
Specify whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional
hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O.
Table 12. System setup options—Wireless menu
Wireless
Wireless Device Enable
Enable or disable internal wireless devices.
Table 13. System setup options—Maintenance menu
Maintenance
Service Tag
Display the system’s Service Tag.
Asset Tag
Create a system Asset Tag.
SERR Messages
Enable or disable SERR messages.
BIOS Downgrade
Control flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions.
Data Wipe
Enable to securely erase data from all internal storage devices.
BIOS Recovery
Enable the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from a
recovery file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key.
Table 14. System setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Events
Display BIOS events.
Table 15. System setup options—SupportAssist System Resolution menu
SupportAssist System Resolution
Auto OS Recovery Threshold
Control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console
and for Dell OS Recovery tool.
Overview
This section provides hardware specification for the system and contains no modifiable settings.
Table 16. BIOS Overview Page
Options
Description
Series and system model number
This field shows the following information:
●
BIOS Version - The version of the BIOS installed on the
computer.
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Service tag - The unique 7 digit hexadecimal identification
number for the computer.
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Asset tag
●
Manufacture Date - The date for when the unit was
manufactured.
●
Ownership Date - The date for when the unit's ownership
was transferred to the end user.
●
Express Service Code - An alternative to Service Tag, 11-
digit numerical identification number for the computer.
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Ownership Tag
BIOS setup
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