Dell XPS 17 9700 Service Manual

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Table 12. System setup options—Passwords menu(continued)PasswordsDefault: OFFTable 13. System setup options—Update Recovery menuUpdate RecoveryUEFI Capsule Firmware UpdatesEnable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Controls whether this computer allows BIOS updates via EUFI capsule updatepackages.Default: ONBIOS Recovery from Hard DriveBIOS Recovery from Hard Drive Enables the computer to recover from a bad BIOS image, as long as the Boot Blockportion is intact and functioning.Default: ONNOTE: BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannotwork if the Boot Block is damaged. In addition, this feature cannot workin the event of EC corruption, ME corruption, or a hardware issue. Therecovery image must exist on an unencrypted partition on the drive.BIOS DowngradeAllow BIOS Downgrade Controls flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions.Default: ONSupportAssist OS RecoverySupportAssist OS Recovery Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the event ofcertain system errors.Default: ONBIOSConnectBIOSConnect Enables or disables cloud Service OS recover if the main operating system fails toboot with the number of failures equal to or greater than the value specified by theAuto OS Recovery Threshold setup option.Default: ONDell Auto OS Recovery Threshold Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console andfor Dell operating system Recovery tool.By default, 2 is selected.Table 14. System setup options—System Management menuSystem ManagementService Tag Displays the Service Tag of the computer.Asset Tag Creates a system Asset Tag that can be used by an IT administrator to uniquelyidentify a particular system. Once set in BIOS, the Asset Tag cannot be changed.AC BehaviorWake on AC Enables the computer to turn on and go to boot when AC power is supplied to thecomputer.Default: OFFWake on LAN/WLANWake on LAN/WLAN Enables or disables the computer to turn on by a special LAN/WLAN signal.System setup 65