System Setup. Dell Latitude E6330

System Setup

System Setup enables you to manage your computer hardware and specify BIOS ‐ level options. From the System Setup, you can:

• Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware

• View the system hardware configuration

• Enable or disable integrated devices

• Set performance and power management thresholds

• Manage your computer security

Boot Sequence

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Boot Sequence allows you to bypass the System Setup ‐ defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device

(for example: optical drive or hard drive). During the Power-on Self Test (POST), when the Dell logo appears, you can:

• Access System Setup by pressing <F2> key

• Bring up the one-time boot menu by pressing <F12> key

The one-time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option. The boot-menu options are:

• Removable Drive (if available)

• STXXXX Drive

NOTE: XXX denotes the SATA drive number.

• Optical Drive

• Diagnostics

NOTE: Choosing Diagnostics, will display the ePSA diagnostics screen.

The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen.

Navigation Keys

The following table displays the system setup navigation keys.

NOTE: For most of the system setup options, changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you re-start the system.

Table 1. Navigation Keys

Keys

Up arrow

Down arrow

Navigation

Moves to the previous field.

Moves to the next field.

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Keys

<Enter>

Spacebar

<Tab>

<Esc>

Navigation

Allows you to select a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field.

Expands or collapses a drop ‐ down list, if applicable.

Moves to the next focus area.

NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only.

Moves to the previous page till you view the main screen. Pressing <Esc> in the main screen displays a message that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system.

Displays the System Setup help file.

<F1>

System Setup Options

NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.

Table 2. General

Option

System Information

Description

This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer.

• System Information

• Memory Information

• Processor Information

• Device Information

Battery Information

Boot Sequence

Displays the charge status of the battery.

Allows you to change the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system. All the options are selected.

• Diskette Drive

• Internal HDD

• USB Storage Device

• CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive

• Onboard NIC

You can also choose the Boot List option. The options are:

• Legacy (Default Setting)

• UEFI

Allows you to set the date and time.

Date/Time

Table 3. System Configuration

Option

Integrated NIC

Description

Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The options are:

• Disabled

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Option

Parallel Port

Serial Port

SATA Operation

Drives

SMART Reporting

Description

• Enabled

• Enabled w/PXE (Default Setting)

Allows you to define and set how the parallel port on the docking station operates. You can set the parallel port to:

• Disabled

• AT

• PS2

• ECP

Identifies and defines the serial port settings.

You can set the serial port to:

• Disabled

• COM1 (Default Setting)

• COM2

• COM3

• COM4

NOTE: The operating system may allocate resources even if the setting is disabled.

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

• Disabled

• ATA

• AHCI

• RAID On (Default Setting)

NOTE: SATA is configured to support

RAID mode.

Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board. The options are:

• SATA-0

• SATA-1

• SATA-4

• SATA-5

Default Setting: All drives are enabled.

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.

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Option

USB Configuration

USB PowerShare

Keyboard Illumination

Stealth Mode Control

Miscellaneous Devices

Description

• Enable SMART Reporting — This option is disabled by default.

Allows you to define the USB configuration.

The options are:

• Enable Boot Support

• Enable External USB Port

Default Setting: both the options are enabled.

Allows you to configure the behavior of the

USB PowerShare feature. This option is disabled by default.

• Enable USB PowerShare

Allows you to choose the operating mode of the keyboard illumination feature. The options are:

• Disabled (Default Setting)

• Level is 25%

• Level is 50%

• Level is 75%

• Level is 100%

Allows you to set the mode that turns off all light and sound emissions from the system.

This option is disabled by default.

• Enable Stealth Mode

Allows you enable or disable the various on board devices. The options are:

• Enable Internal Modem

• Enable Microphone

• Enable eSATA Ports

• Enable Hard Drive Free Fall Protection

• Enable Module Bay

• Enable ExpressCard

• Enable Camera

• Enable Media Card

• Disable Media Card

Default Setting: All devices are enabled

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Table 4. Video

Option

LCD Brightness

Optimus

Description

Allows you to set the panel brightness when the ambient sensor is Off.

Allows you to enable or disable the NVIDIA Optimus technology.

• Enable Optimus — Default Setting.

Table 5. Security

Option

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Configuration

Admin Password

System Password

Internal HDD-0 Password

Strong Password

Password Configuration

Password Bypass

Password Change

Non-Admin Setup Changes

TPM Security

CPU XD Support

Description

This option is disabled by default.

Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password.

NOTE: You must set the admin password before you set the system or hard drive password.

NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.

NOTE: Deleting the admin password automatically deletes the system password and the hard drive password.

NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.

Default Setting: Not set

Allows you to set, change or delete the system password.

NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.

Default Setting: Not set

Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password.

Default Setting: Not set

Allows you to enforce the option to always set strong passwords.

Default Setting: Enable Strong Password is not selected.

You can define the length of your password. Min = 4 , Max = 32

Allows you to enable or disable the permission to bypass the System and the

Internal HDD password, when they are set. The options are:

• Disabled (Default Setting)

• Reboot bypass

Allows you to enable the disable permission to the System and Hard Drive passwords when the admin password is set.

Default Setting: Allow Non-Admin Password Changes is not selected

This option lets you determine whether changes to the setup option are permitted when an administrator password is set. The option is disabled.

• Allows Wireless Switch Changes

Allows you to enable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) during POST.

Default Setting: The option is disabled.

Allows you to enable the Execute Disable mode of the processor.

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Option

Computrace

CPU XD Support

OROM Keyboard Access

Admin Setup Lockout

Table 6. Performance

Option

Multi Core Support

Intel SpeedStep

C States Control

Intel TurboBoost

Description

Default Setting: Enable CPU XD Support

Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software The options are:

• Deactivate (Default Setting)

• Disable

• Activate

NOTE: The Activate and Disable options will permanently activate or disable the feature and no further changes will be allowed

Allows you to enable the Execute Disable mode of the processor.

Default Setting: Enable CPU XD Support

Allows you to set an option to enter the Option ROM Configuration screens using hotkeys during boot. The options are:

• Enable (Default Setting)

• One Time Enable

• Disable

Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when an Administrator password is set.

Default Setting: Disabled

Description

This field specifies whether the process will have one or all cores enabled. The performance of some applications will improve with the additional cores. This option is enabled by default. Allows you to enable or disable multi-core support for the processor.

The options are:

• All (Default Setting)

• 1

• 2

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel

SpeedStep feature.

Default Setting: Enable Intel SpeedStep

Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states.

Default Setting: The options C states, C3, C6,

Enhanced C-states, and C7 options are enabled.

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel

TurboBoost mode of the processor.

Default Setting: Enable Intel TurboBoost

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Option

Hyper-Thread Control

Description

Allows you to enable or disable the

HyperThreading in the processor.

Default Setting: Enabled

Table 7. Power Management

Option

AC Behavior

Auto On Time

USB Wake Support

Wireless Radio Control

Wake on LAN/WLAN

Block Sleep

Primary Battery Configuration

Description

Allows the computer to power on automatically, when AC adapter is plugged. The option is disabled.

• Wake on AC

Allows you to set the time at which the computer must turn on automatically. The options are:

• Disabled (Default Setting)

• Every Day

• Weekdays

Allows you to enable the USB devices to wake the computer from standby mode.

The option is disabled

• Enable USB Wake Support

Allows you to control the WLAN and WWAN radio. The options are:

• Control WLAN radio

• Control WWAN radio

Default Setting: both the options are disabled.

This option allows the computer to power up from the off state when triggered by a special LAN signal. Wake-up from the Standby state is unaffected by this setting and must be enabled in the operating system. This feature only works when the computer is connected to AC power supply.

• Disabled - Does not allow the system to power on by special LAN signals when it receives a wake-up signal from the LAN or wireless LAN. (Default Setting)

• LAN Only - Allows the system to be powered on by special LAN signals.

• WLAN Only

• LAN or WLAN

Allows you to block the computer from entering into the sleep state. This option is disabled by default.

• Block Sleep (S3)

Allows you to define how to use the battery charge, when AC is plugged in. The options are:

• Adaptive (Default Setting)

• Standard Charge

• Express Charge

• Primarily AC use

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Option

Battery Slice Configuration

Description

• Custom Charge — you can set the percentage to which the battery must charge.

NOTE: All charging modes may not be available for all the batteries.

Allows you to define the how to charge the battery. The options are:

• Standard Charge

• Express Charge (Default Setting)

Table 8. POST Behavior

Option

Adapter Warnings

Mouse/Touchpad

Numlock Enable

Fn Key Emulation

Keyboard Errors

POST Hotkeys

Fastboot

Description

Allows you to activate the adapter warning messages when certain power adapters are used. This option is enabled by default.

• Enable Adapter Warnings

Allows you to define how the computer handles the mouse and touchpad input. The options are:

• Serial Mouse

• PS2 Mouse

• Touchpad/PS-2 Mouse (Default Setting)

Specifies if the NumLock function can be enabled when the computer boots. This option is enabled by default.

• Enable Numlock

Allows you to match the <Scroll Lock> key feature of PS-2 keyboard with the <Fn> key feature in an internal keyboard. The option is enabled by default.

• Enable Fn Key Emulation

Specifies whether keyboard-related errors are reported when it boots. This option is enabled by default.

• Enable Keyboard Error Detection

Specifies whether the sign-on screen displays a message, that displays the keystroke sequence required to enter the BIOS Boot Option Menu.

• Enable F12 Boot Option menu - This option is enabled by default.

Allows you to speed up the boot processes. The options are:

• Minimal

• Thorough (Default Setting)

• Auto

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Table 9. Virtualization Support

Option

Virtualization

VT for Direct I/O

Description

Specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization Technology.

• Enable Intel Virtualization Technology - Default Setting.

Enables or disables the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) from utilizing the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization technology for direct I/O.

• Enable Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O — Default Setting.

Table 10. Wireless

Option

Wireless Switch

Wireless Device Enable

Description

Allows you to determine which wireless device can be controlled by the wireless switch. The options are:

• WWAN

• Bluetooth

• WLAN

All options are enabled by default.

Allows you to enable or disable the wireless devices. The options are:

• WWAN

• Bluetooth

• WLAN

All options are enabled by default.

Table 11. Maintenance

Option

Service Tag

Asset Tag

Table 12. System Logs

Option

BIOS events

Description

Displays the service tag of your computer.

Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not already set. This option is not set by default.

Description

Displays the system event log and allows you to clear the log.

• Clear Log

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Updating the BIOS

It is recommended to update your BIOS (system setup), on replacing the system board or if an update is available. For laptops, ensure that your computer battery is fully charged and connected to a power outlet

1.

Re-start the computer.

2.

Go to dell.com/support.

3.

Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit.

NOTE: To locate the Service Tag, click Where is my Service Tag?

NOTE: If you cannot find your Service Tag, click Detect My Product. Proceed with the instructions on screen.

4.

If you are unable to locate or find the Service Tag, click the Product Category of your computer.

5.

Choose the Product Type from the list.

6.

Select your computer model and the Product Support page of your computer appears.

7.

Click Get drivers and click View All Drivers.

The Drivers and Downloads page opens.

8.

On the Drivers and Downloads screen, under the Operating System drop-down list, select BIOS.

9.

Identify the latest BIOS file and click Download File.

You can also analyze which drivers need an update. To do this for your product, click Analyze System for Updates and follow the instructions on the screen.

10. Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window; click Download

File.

The File Download window appears.

11. Click Save to save the file on your computer.

12. Click Run to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

System and Setup Password

You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.

Password Type

System password

Setup password

Description

Password that you must enter to log on to your system.

Password that you must enter to access and make changes to the BIOS settings of your computer.

CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer.

CAUTION: Anyone can access the data stored on your computer if it is not locked and left unattended.

NOTE: Your computer is shipped with the system and setup password feature disabled.

Assigning a System Password and Setup Password

You can assign a new System Password and/or Setup Password or change an existing System Password and/or Setup

Password only when Password Status is Unlocked. If the Password Status is Locked, you cannot change the System

Password.

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NOTE: If the password jumper is disabled, the existing System Password and Setup Password is deleted and you need not provide the system password to log on to the computer.

To enter a system setup, press <F2> immediately after a power-on or re-boot.

1.

In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select System Security and press <Enter>.

The System Security screen appears.

2.

In the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is Unlocked.

3.

Select System Password , enter your system password, and press <Enter> or <Tab>.

Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:

– A password can have up to 32 characters.

– The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.

– Only lower case letters are valid, upper case letters are not allowed.

– Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).

Re-enter the system password when prompted.

4.

Type the system password that you entered earlier and click OK.

5.

Select Setup Password, type your system password and press <Enter> or <Tab>.

A message prompts you to re-type the setup password.

6.

Type the setup password that you entered earlier and click OK.

7.

Press <Esc> and a message prompts you to save the changes.

8.

Press <Y> to save the changes.

The computer reboots.

Deleting or Changing an Existing System and/or Setup Password

Ensure that the Password Status is Unlocked (in the System Setup) before attempting to delete or change the existing

System and/or Setup password. You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password, if the Password

Status is Locked.

To enter the System Setup, press <F2> immediately after a power-on or reboot.

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In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select System Security and press <Enter>.

The System Security screen is displayed.

2.

In the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is Unlocked.

3.

Select System Password, alter or delete the existing system password and press <Enter> or <Tab>.

4.

Select Setup Password, alter or delete the existing setup password and press <Enter> or <Tab>.

NOTE: If you change the System and/or Setup password, re-enter the new password when promoted. If you delete the System and/or Setup password, confirm the deletion when promoted.

5.

Press <Esc> and a message prompts you to save the changes.

6.

Press <Y> to save the changes and exit from the System Setup.

The computer reboots.

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