Inspiron 15 3535 Owner's Manual

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System setup options

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

Table 1. System setup options—Main menuThe following table describes the BIOS options
Main
	System Time	Displays the current time in hh:mm:ss format.
	System Date	Displays the current date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
	BIOS Version	Displays the BIOS version.
	Product Name	Displays the model number of your computer.
	Service Tag	Displays the service tag of your computer.
	Asset Tag	Displays the asset tag of your computer.
	CPU Type	Displays the processor type.
	CPU Speed	Displays the processor speed.
	CPU ID	Displays the processor identification code.
	CPU Cache
	L1 Cache	Displays the processor L1 cache size.
	L2 Cache	Displays the processor L2 cache size.
	L3 Cache	Displays the processor L3 cache size.
	M.2 PCIe SSD	Displays the PCIe SSD information connected to the M.2 slot.
	AC Adapter Type	Displays the type of AC adapter.
	System Memory	Displays the size of memory installed.
	Memory Speed	Displays the speed of memory.
	Keyboard Type	Displays the type of keyboard installed on the computer.

Table 2. System setup options—Advanced menu The following table describes the advanced BIOS options
Advanced
	USB Emulation	Enables or disables the USB emulation feature. This feature defines how the BIOS, in the absence of a USB-aware operating system, handles USB devices. USB emulation is always enabled during POST. NOTE:You cannot boot any type of USB device (floppy, hard drive, or memory key) when this option is off. Default: Enabled
	SATA/NVMe Operation mode	Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated SATA hard drive controller. Default: AHCI /NVMe
	Adapter Warnings	Allows you to choose if the computer should display warning messages when you use AC adapters that are not supported by your computer. Default: Enabled
	Function Key Behavior	Allows you to set function key or multimedia key as the default function key behavior. Default: Multimedia key
	Keyboard Illumination	Selects the operating mode of the keyboard illumination feature. Default: Disabled
	Keyboard Backlight with AC	Selects the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when an AC adapter is plugged into the computer. Default: 1 minute
	Keyboard Backlight with Battery	Selects the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when the computer is running on battery power. Default: 1 minute
	Battery Health	Displays the battery health.
	External USB Ports	Allows you to enable or disable the external USB ports. Default: Enabled
	Enable Audio	Allows you to enable or disable the audio. Default: Enabled
	Microphone	Allows you to enable or disable the microphone. Default: Enabled
	Camera	Enables or disables the camera. Default: Enabled
	Secure Digital (SD) card	Enables or disables the SD card. Default: Enabled
	Battery Charge Configuration	Set the battery charge settings with a preselected custom charge start and stop. Default: Adaptive
	Advanced Battery Charge Configuration	Enable Advanced Battery Charge Configuration from the beginning of the day to a specified work period. Default: Disabled
	IPv4 HTTP Support	Default: Disabled
	IPv6 HTTP Support	Default: Disabled
	Maintenance
	Data Wipe on next boot	Enables or disables data wipe on the next boot. Default: Disabled
	BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive	Enables the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from a recovery file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key. Default: Enabled
	BIOS Auto-Recovery	Enables BIOS to automatically recover BIOS without user actions. Default: Disabled
	SupportAssist System Resolution
	Auto OS Recovery Threshold	Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for the Dell OS Recovery tool. Default: 2
	SupportAssist OS Recovery	Enables or disables the boot flow for the SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the even of certain system errors. Default: Enabled

Table 3. System setup options—Security menu The following table describes the security options
Security
	Admin Password Status		Displays if the administrator password is clear or set. Default: Not Set
	System Password Status		Displays if the system password is clear or set. Default: Not Set
	Asset Tag		Set your system’s Asset Tag.
	Admin Password		Allows you to set the administrator password. The administrator password controls access to the system setup utility.
	System Password		Allows you to set the system password. The system password controls access to the computer at boot.
	Password Change		Allows you to permit or deny system password or HDD password changes. Default: Permitted
	Absolute^®		Allows you to track your computer Default: Enabled
	Absolute^® Status		Allows you to activate or deactivate the Absolute^® feature Displays if the system password is clear or set. Default: Deactivate
	WINDOWS SMM SECURITY MITIGATIONS TABLE (WSMT)		Enables or disables configuration of platform features on Dell Client Systems with WSMT-enabled BIOS. Default: Enabled
	Firmware TPM		Enable or disable the firmware TPM. Default: Enabled
	PPI Bypass for Clear Command		Allows you to control the TPM Physical Presence Interface (PPI). When enabled, this setting will allow the OS to skip BIOS PPI user prompts when issuing the Clear command. Changes to this setting take effect immediately. Default: Disabled
	TPM Security		TPM 2.0 Security options.
	Enable Pre-Boot DMA support		Enable or disable the pre-boot DMA support. Default: Enabled
	Enable OS kernel DMA support		Enable or disable the OS kernel DMA support. Default: Enabled
	UEFI Firmware Capsule Updates		Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages. Default: Enabled
	Secure Boot
	System Status:
	Secure Boot Database		A security standard that ensures the device boots using only software that is trusted by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Default: Installed and Locked
	Secure Boot Status		Ensure that only trusted software can be executed on the system. Default: Disabled
	Secure Boot Mode		Prevents any malicious software from loading when computer starts up. Default: Deployed Mode
	User Customized Security		Default: No

	Secure Boot		Enables or disables Secure Boot. Default: Disabled
	Select Secure Mode		Default: Deployed Mode
	Expert Key Management		Allows you to manipulate the security key databases only if the system is in Custom Mode.
	Custom Mode		Default: Disabled
	Enable Microsoft UEFI CA		Default: Enabled

Table 4. System setup options—Boot menu The following table describes the boot menu options
Boot
	File Browser Add Boot Option		Allows you to add boot options.

Table 5. System setup options—Exit menu The following table describes the exit menu options
Exit
	Exit Saving Changes		Allows you to exit system setup and save your changes.
	Save Change Without Exit		Allows you to save your changes without exiting the BIOS setup.
	Exit Discarding Changes		Allows you to exit the BIOS setup without saving the changes.
	Load Optimal Defaults		Allows you to restore default values for all system setup options.
	Discard Changes		Allows you to load previous values for all system setup options.