
System Configuration screen options
Option
Description
Integrated NIC
Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The options are:
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Disabled
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Enabled
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Enable UEFI network stack: This option is enabled by default.
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Enabled w/PXE
Parallel Port
Allows you to configure the parallel port on the docking station. The options are:
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Disabled
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AT: This option is enabled by default.
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PS2
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ECP
Serial Port
Allows you to configure the integrated serial port. The options are:
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Disabled
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COM1: This option is enabled by default.
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COM2
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COM3
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COM4
SATA Operation
Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are:
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Disabled
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AHCI
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RAID On: This option is enabled by default.
Drives
Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board. All drives are enabled by default. The options are:
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SATA-0
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M.2 PCI-e SSD-0
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SATA-2
SMART
Reporting
This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are reported during system startup. This
technology is part of the SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) specification. This
option is disabled by default.
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Enable SMART Reporting
USB
Configuration
This is an optional feature.
This field configures the integrated USB controller. If Boot Support is enabled, the system is allowed to
boot any type of USB Mass Storage Devices—HDD, memory key, floppy.
If USB port is enabled, device attached to this port is enabled and available for OS.
If USB port is disabled, the OS cannot see any device attached to this port.
The options are:
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Enable USB Boot Support—enabled by default
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Enable the Thunderbolt ports—enabled by default
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Always Allow dell docks—enabled by default
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Enable External USB Port—enabled by default
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Enable Thunderbolt Boot Support
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Enable Thunderbolt (and PCIE behind TBT) Preboot
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Security level-no security
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Security level-user configuration—enabled by default
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Security level-secure connect
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Security level- Display port only
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