Table 4-2. BIOS Setup (continued)

name=value pair 1

name=value pair 2

Description

attribute=

setting=

 

 

 

 

attribute=ide

setting=on off

on: Enables this device.

 

force=true

off: Disables this device.

 

 

 

 

force=true: Verification of setting change.

attribute=idepridrv

setting=off auto

off: Disables the device.

 

 

auto: Automatically detect and enable the device.

attribute=intrusion

setting=enable disable

enable: Enables the intrusion check during system

 

 

boot. If the system also has bezel intrusion

 

 

checking, then the intrusion option checks for

 

 

removal of the bezel of the system.

 

 

disable: Disables the intrusion check during

 

 

system boot.

attribute=mouse

setting=on off

on: Enables the mouse.

 

 

off: Disables the mouse.

attribute=nic1

setting=enabled disabled

enabled: Enables the first NIC during system boot

 

enablednonepxe

(with PXE on if the system has PXE).

 

 

disabled: Disables the first NIC during

 

 

system boot.

 

 

enablednonepxe: Enables the first NIC during

 

 

system boot (with PXE off if the system has PXE).

attribute=nic2

setting=enabled disabled

enabled: Enables the second NIC during system

 

enablednonepxe

boot (with PXE on if the system has PXE).

 

 

disabled: Disables the second NIC during system

 

 

boot.

 

 

enablednonepxe: Enables the second NIC during

 

 

system boot (with PXE off if the system has PXE).

attribute=numlock

setting=on off

on: Use the keypad as number keys.

 

 

off: Use the keypad as arrow keys.

attribute=ppaddress

setting=off lpt1 lpt2 lpt3

off: Disable the parallel port address.

 

 

lpt1: Locate the device on LPT1.

 

 

lpt2: Locate the device onLPT2.

 

 

lpt3: Locate the device on LPT3.

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Dell Command Line Interface manual Attribute=intrusion Setting=enable disable, Boot. If the system also has bezel intrusion