Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Version 1.0 Reference Guide

Enables or disables display of warning messages when you use certain power adapters. The system displays these messages when you attempt to use a power adapter that has too little capacity for your configuration.

Possible values:

• Enabled
• Disabled

Activates the internal keyboard's embedded keypad either when Numlock LED is on or when the Fn key is pressed.

Possible values:

• Fn Key Only — The keypad is enabled only when you hold the Fn key.
• By Numlock — The keypad is enabled when, the Numlock LED is On and no external keyboard is attached.

Defines how the system handles mouse and touchpad input.

Possible values:

• Serial Mouse — Uses a serial mouse and disables the internal touchpad.
• PS2 Mouse — Disables the integrated touchpad when an external PS2 mouse is present.
• Switch to Touchpad — Leave the integrated touchpad enabled when an external PS2 mouse is present.
• Switch to External PS2

Enables or disables the NumLock function when the system boots.

Possible values:

• Enabled
• Disabled

Enables or disables F12=Boot Menu on POST boot screen.

Possible values:

• Enable F12 Boot Option Menu
• Disable F12 Boot Option Menu

Enables or disables reporting of keyboard-related errors when the system boots.

Possible values:

• Enabled
• Disabled

MEBx stands for Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension. Enables or disables the MEBx hotkey function when the system boots.

• Enabled
• Disabled

This option controls the behavior of the dual function keys, when Fn key is pressed and when it is not.

Possible values:

• Enabled — Fn+Esc key combination toggles the primary behavior of F1 to F12 keys between their normal and secondary functions.
• Disabled — You cannot toggle the primary behavior of these keys.

If Enabled, F1 to F12 keys behave as function keys holding Fn key is required to access their secondary functions. Without holding Fn key, the dual function keys behave as normally labeled.

Possible values:

• Enabled
• Disabled

Enables or disables Fn key emmutation.

Possible values:

• Enabled — The Scroll Lock key on external keyboards emulate the Fn key only when running in a non-ACPI OS.
• Disabled — The Scroll Lock key behaves normally.

Controls specific steps performed during boot to decrease boot time or increase boot checks. This option can speed up the boot process by bypassing some compatibility steps.

Possible values:

• Minimal — Reduces boot time by skipping certain hardware and configuration initialization during boot.
• Thorough — Performs complete hardware and configuration initialization during boot.
• Auto — Allows the BIOS to decide configuration initialization to be performed during boot.

Creates an extra preboot delay for specified seconds to allow the user to see POST status messages.

Possible values:

• 0 — Does not delay.
• 5 — Delays for 5 seconds.
• 10 — Delays for 10 seconds.