Command Line Interface Guide

Table 5. BIOS Setup Parameters On Systems Prior To Dell PowerEdge 12G Systems
Parameter Description
Bootsequence Displays the device used to boot the system.
Numlock Displays whether the keypad is used as number keys.
Embedded Video Controller Displays whether the Embedded Video Controller option is enabled or disabled.
Boot Mode Displays whether the boot mode is configured to BIOS or Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface (UEFI).
Processor C1-E Displays the Processor C1-E status.
CPU Execute Disable Displays whether the Execute Disable (XD) option is enabled or disabled.
Processor C State Control Displays whether the Processor C State Control option is enabled or disabled.
Processor CMP Displays the number of cores enabled per processor.
User accessible USB Ports Displays whether the user-accessible USB port is enabled or disabled.
CPU Virtualization Technology Displays the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology.
AC Power Recovery Mode Displays the system state when input power is restored after an outage.
Embedded SATA Controller Displays whether the embedded SATA controller is set to ATA mode, RAID mode, or
is disabled.
SATA Port 0 Displays the state of SATA port 0.
SATA Port 1 Displays the state of SATA port 1.
Dual NIC (1/2) Displays whether NIC 1 and NIC 2 with PXE/iSCSI is enabled or disabled.
Dual NIC (3/4) Displays whether NIC 3 and NIC 4 with PXE/iSCSI is enabled or disabled.
NIC 1 Displays whether the first NIC is enabled (with or without PXE/iSCSI) or disabled
during system boot.
NIC 2 Displays whether the second NIC is enabled (with or without PXE/iSCSI) or disabled
during system boot.
NIC 3 Displays whether the third NIC is enabled (with or without PXE/iSCSI) or disabled
during system boot.
NIC 4 Displays whether the fourth NIC is enabled (with or without PXE/iSCSI) or disabled
during system boot.
Trusted Cryptographic Module
(TCM)
Displays whether TCM is on or off.
Trusted Platform Module
(TPM) Security
Displays whether TPM is off, on with pre-boot measurements, or on without pre-boot
measurements.
Internal USB Port (number) Displays whether the internal USB is enabled or disabled.
NOTE: Server Administrator may not display the USB sequence number if there is
only one USB port on the system.
Operating System Watchdog
Timer
Displays whether the operating system watchdog timer is enabled or disabled.
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