Option

Description

 

 

• Enable UEFI Network Stack: This allows you to enable UEFI Networking

 

 

Protocols in pre-OS and early OS networking environment.

SATA Operation

Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are:

 

Disabled

 

ATA

 

AHCI

 

• 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:

 

SATA-0

 

SATA-4

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.

 

Enable SMART Reporting

USB Configuration

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.

 

Enable Boot Support

 

• Enable External USB Port

 

 

NOTE: USB keyboard and mouse always work in the BIOS setup irrespective

 

 

of these settings.

USB PowerShare

This option configures the USB PowerShare feature behavior.

 

This feature is intended to allow users to charge external devices, such as phones

 

and portable music players, using the stored system battery power through the

 

USB PowerShare port, even when the system is turned off.

 

This option is disabled by default:

 

Enable USB PowerShare

Keyboard Illumination

This field lets you choose the operating mode of the keyboard illumination feature.

 

The keyboard brightness level can be set from 25% to 100%

 

• Disabled: This option is enabled by default.

 

Level is 25%

 

Level is 50%

 

Level is 75%

 

Level is 100%

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Dell 6430U RAID On This option is enabled by default, Drives, Default. The options are, Smart Reporting, USB Configuration