Dell OptiPlex 980 (Early 2010) - Manual (Page 7)

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MEBx Settings Overview
The Intel ® Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx) provides platform-level configuration options for you to configure the
behavior of the Management Engine (ME) platform. Options include enabling and disabling individual features and setting
power configurations.
This section provides details about MEBx configuration options and constraints, if any.
NOTE: All the ME Platform Configuration setting changes are not cached in MEBx. They are committed to ME non-
volatile memory (NVM) until you exit MEBx. Hence, if MEBx crashes, the changes made until that point are NOT going
to be committed to ME NVM.
Accessing the MEBx Configuration User Interface
The MEBx configuration user interface can be accessed on a computer through the following steps:
1. Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2. When the blue DELL™ logo appears, press <F12> immediately and select MEBx.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft ® Windows ®
desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again.
3. Type the ME password. Press <Enter>.The default password is 'admin'. and it can be altered by the user.
NOTE: Another method to access the MEBx is to press <F12> for the one-time boot menu. When the menu appears,
use the up- and down-arrow keys to select Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx). Press <Enter>.
The MEBx screen appears as shown below.