OptiPlex 3030 All-in-One Owner's Manual

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. General
Option	Description
System Board	This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer. System Information Memory Information PCI Information Processor Information Device Information
Boot Sequence	Allows you to change the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system. Boot Sequence Diskette drive SATA HDD Drive USB Storage Device CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive Onboard NIC Boot List Option Allows you to change the boot list option. Legacy UEFI
Advanced Boot Options	Allows you to Enable Legacy Option ROMs Enabled Legacy Options ROMs (Default: Enabled)
Date/Time	Allows you to set the date and time. The changes to the system date and time takes effect immediately.

Table 2. System Configuration
Option	Description
Integrated NIC	Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The options are: Enable UEFI Network Stack Disabled Enabled Enabled w/PXE (Default) Enabled w/Cloud Desktop
SATA Operation	Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are: Disabled ATA AHCI (Default)
Drives	Allows you to enable or disable the various drives on-board: SATA-0 SATA-1 Default Setting: All drives are enabled.
SMART Reporting	Allows you to enable SMART reporting on hard drives during system startup. Enable SMART Reporting - This option is disabled by default.
USB Configuration	Allows you to enable or disable the internal USB configuration. The options are: Enable Boot Support Rear USB Ports Port 1 (left) Port 2 (Center Left) Port 3 (Center Right) Port 4 (Right) Side USB Ports Port 1 (Top) Port 2 (Bottom) Default Setting: All devices are enabled.
Audio	Allows you enable or disable the audio feature. Enable Audio Enable Microphone Enable Internal Speaker Default Setting: All devices are enabled.
OSD Button Management	Allows you to disable the OSD (On-Screen Display) buttons. Disable OSD Buttons Default Setting: OSD buttons are not disabled
Miscellaneous Devices	Allows you to enable or disable various on-board devices. Enable Camera - This option is selected by default. Enable Media Card - This option is selected by default. Disable Media Card

Table 3. Security
Option	Description
Admin Password	This field lets you set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password (sometimes called the setup password). The admin password enables several security features. The drive does not have a password set by default. Enter the old password Enter the new password Confirm the new password
System Password	This field lets you set, change, or delete the system password. The system password enables several security features. The drive does not have a password set by default. Enter the old password Enter the new password Confirm the new password
Internal HDD_0 Password	Allows you to set, change, or delete the password on the computer’s internal hard disk drive (HDD) Successful change to this password take effect immediately. The drive does not have a password set by default Enter the old password Enter the new password Confirm the new password
Strong Password	Enable strong password - This option is disabled by default.
Password Configuration	This field controls the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for the admin and system passwords. Admin Password Min Admin Password Max System Password Min System Password Max By default the minimum characters are set to 4 and maximum to 32.
Password Bypass	Allows you to bypass the System Password and the internal HDD password prompts during a system restart. Disabled - This option is selected by default. Reboot Bypass
Password Change	Allows you to determine whether changes to the system and hard disk passwords are permitted when an administrator password is set. Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled by default.
TPM Security	Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in the system is enabled and visible to the operating system. TPM Security - This option is disabled by default.
Computrace	Allows you to activate, deactivate or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software . Deactivate - This option is disabled by default. Disable Activate
CPU XD Support	Allows you to enable or disable the execute disable mode of the processor. Enable CPU XD Support - This option is enabled by default.
Admin Setup Lockout	Allows you to enable or disable the option to enter setup when an admin password is set. Enable Admin Setup Lockout - This option is disabled by default.

Table 4. Secure Boot
Option	Description
Secure Boot Enable	Allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot Feature. The options are: Disabled (Default) Enabled
Expert Key Management	Allows you to manipulate the security key databases only if the system is in Custom Mode. The Enable Custom Mode option is disabled by default. The options are: PK KEK db dbx If you enable the Custom Mode, the relevant options for PK, KEK, db, and dbx appear. The options are: Save to File- Saves the key to a user-selected file Replace from File- Replaces the current key with a key from a user-selected file Append from File- Adds a key to the current database from a user-selected file Delete- Deletes the selected key Reset All Keys- Resets to default setting Delete All Keys- Deletes all the keys NOTE: If you disable the Custom Mode, all the changes made will be erased and the keys will restore to default settings.

Table 5. Performance
Option	Description
Multi Core Support	Specifies whether the process will have one or all cores enabled. The performance of some applications will improve with the additional cores. All - Enabled by default 1 2
Intel SpeedStep	Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep feature. Default Setting: Enable Intel SpeedStep
C States Control	Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states. Default Setting: Enabled
Limit CPUID Value	This field limits the maximum value the processor Standard CPUID Function will support Enable CPUID Limit (Disabled by default) NOTE: Some Operating system will not complete installation when the maximum CPUID Function is greater than 3
Intel TurboBoost	Allows you to enable or disable Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor. This option is enabled by default. Enable Intel TurboBoost - Allows the Intel TurboBoost driver to increase the performance of the CPU or graphics processor. Enabled by default.

Table 6. Power Management
Option	Description
AC Recovery	Specifies how the computer will respond when AC power is applied after a AC power loss. You can set the AC Recovery to: Power Off (Default) Power On Last Power State
Auto On Time	Allows you to set the time at which the computer must turn on automatically. The options are: Disabled (Default) Every Day Weekdays Select Days
Deep Sleep Control	Allows you to define the controls when Deep Sleep is enabled. Disabled Enabled in S5 only Enabled in S4 and S5 Enabled
Fan Control Override	Controls the speed of the system fan. This option is disabled by default. Fan Control Override This option is disabled by default.
USB Wake Support	This option allows you to enable USB devices to wake the computer from standby. Enable USB Wake Support - This option is enabled by default.
Wake on LAN/WLAN	Allows you to power up the computer from the off state when triggered by a special LAN/WLAN signal. Disabled LAN Only WLAN only LAN with PXE Boot This option is Disabled by default.
Block Sleep	Allows you to block entering to sleep (S3 state) in OS Environment. Block Sleep (S3 State) This option is disabled by default.
Intel Smart Connect Technology	The option is disabled by default. If option enables will periodically sense nearby wireless connection while the system is asleep. It will synchronize emails or social media application that were open when system entered the sleep state. Smart Connection

Table 7. POST Behavior
Option	Description
Numlock LED	Allows you to enable NumLock on when the computer boots. This option is enabled by default. Enable Numlock LED
Keyboard Errors	Allows you to enable keyboard related error report when the computer boots. This option is enabled by default. Enable Keyboard Error Detection
Fastboot	Allows you to speed up the boot process by bypassing some compatibility steps. The options are: Minimal Thorough - This option is selected by default. Auto

Table 8. Virtualization Support
Option	Description
Virtualization	This option specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization technology. Enable Intel Virtualization Technology - This option is enabled by default.

Table 9. Wireless
Option	Description
Wireless Device Enable	Allows enabling/disabling the internal wireless devices. The options are is WLAN/WIGIG(enabled by default)

Table 10. Maintenance
Option	Description
Service Tag	Displays the service tag of your computer.
Asset Tag	Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not already set. This option is not set by default.
SERR Messages	Controls the SERR message mechanism. This option is enabled by default. Some graphics cards require that the SERR message mechanism be disabled. Enable SERR Messages

Table 11. Cloud Desktop
Option	Description
Server Lookup Method	Specifies how the ImageServer looks up the server address. Static IP DNS (enabled by default) NOTE: This field is only relevant when the Integrated NIC control in the System Configuration group is set to Enabled with ImageServer.
Server Name	Displays the name of the server.
Server IP Address	Displays the primary static IP address of the ImageServer with which the client software communicates. The default IP address is 255.255.255.255. NOTE: This field is only relevant when the Integrated NIC control in the System Configuration group is set to Enabled with ImageServer and when Lookup Method is set to Static IP.
Server Port	Displays the primary IP port of the ImageServer, which is used by the client to communicate. The default IP port is 06910. NOTE: This field is only relevant when the Integrated NIC control in the System Configuration group is set to Enabled with ImageServer.
Client Address Method	Specifies how the client obtains the IP address. Static IP DHCP (enabled by default) NOTE: This field is only relevant when the Integrated NIC control in the System Configuration group is set to Enabled with ImageServer.
Client IP Address	Displays the static IP address of the client. The default IP address is 255.255.255.255. NOTE: This field is only relevant when the Integrated NIC control in the System Configuration group is set to Enabled with ImageServer and when Client DHCP is set to Static IP.
Client SubnetMask	Displays the subnet mask of the client. The default setting is 255.255.255.255. NOTE: This field is only relevant when the Integrated NIC control in the System Configuration group is set to Enabled with ImageServer and when Client DHCP is set to Static IP.
Client Gateway	Displays the gateway IP address for the client. The default setting is 255.255.255.255. NOTE: This field is only relevant when the Integrated NIC control in the System Configuration group is set to Enabled with ImageServer and when Client DHCP is set to Static IP.
DNS IP Address	Displays the DNS IP address of the cleint. The default setting is 255.255.255.255.
Domain Name	Displays the Domain Name of the client.
Advanced	Specifies for Advanced debugging Verbose Mode (Disabled by default)

Table 12. System Logs
Option	Description
BIOS events	Displays the system event log and allows you to clear the log. Clear Log