Reference Guide

BIOS Settings Name Description Supported
Operating
System(s)
the present status— i.e. the status is in bit 2 of the
indexed I/O location.
Sets to Absent: this BIOS setting indicates to the system BIOS
that any system-management monitoring is its responsibility. If
an out-of-range management condition occurs in the system,
the BIOS powers off the system to prevent hardware damage.
Implementation Note: To maintain compatibility with
Dell
Command | Monitor, a BIOS that implements of this BIOS
setting via an Indexed I/O access method must ensure that an
AND-mask of 0xFB and an OR-value of 0x00 maintains the
absent status — i.e. the status is in bit 2 of the indexed I/O
location.
Possible values are:
• Present
• Absent
Master Password Lockout
Enables or disables master password settings.
Possible values are:
• Enabled — The master password cannot be used to
• clear other passwords
• unlock and access Hard Disk Drive
• erase data from Hard Disk Drive
• Disabled — The master password can be used to
• clear other passwords
• unlock and access Hard Disk Drive
• erase data from Hard Disk Drive
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Media Card
Enables or disables the media card. If disabled, the media card is
hidden from the OS and not seen in the Device Manager.
Possible values are:
• Disable
• Enable
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Media Card and 1394
Enables or disables the Media Card and 1394 devices.
Possible values are:
• Disable
• Enable
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Memory Fault Tolerance Time Limit
Configures the time limit value of the memory fault tolerance.
Possible values are: 0 to 36000 in 1/10th of a second.
Possible values are: 0 to 36000
NOTE: Memory fault tolerance feature is disabled
when the value is set to 0.
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Memory Performance Monitor
Enables or disables the memory performance monitor feature.
Possible values are:
• Disable
• Enable
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Memory RSA
Enables or disables the Reliability Availability Serviceability (RSA)
support on memory modules.
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
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