Dell Alienware 18 Owner's Manual page 112

Advanced Menu
USB Emulation
USB PowerShare
USB Wake Support
SATA Operation
Adapter Warnings
Function Key Behavior
Express Charge
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Allows you to enable or disable 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.
Allows you to charge USB devices when the
computer is turned off or in standby mode.
•
AC Only: Charge USB devices when
connected to AC adapter only.
•
AC and Battery: Charge USB devices
when connected to AC adapter and
when the computer is running on
battery.
•
Disabled: Disables USB PowerShare.
Allows you to enable USB devices to wake
the computer from standby or to disable the
USB wake support feature.
NOTE: If USB PowerShare is enabled, a
device connected to the USB PowerShare
connector may not wake the computer.
Allows you to configure the operating mode
of the integrated SATA hard drive controller.
•
AHCI: SATA is configured for AHCI
mode.
•
RAID: SATA is configured for RAID mode.
Allows you to choose if the computer should
display warning messages when you use AC
adapters that are not supported by your
computer.
Enabled: BIOS will detect unsupported AC
adapters and display an error on the screen.
Allows you to set function key or
multimedia key as the default function key
behavior.
Allows you to charge your computer battery
using Standard Charge or Express Charge
mode.