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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.
Trademarks used in this text: Dell™ and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. Alienware® is a registered trademark of Alienware Corporation. Microsoft®, Windows®, and the Windows start button logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... of your operating system for shut-down instructions. 3 Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets. 4 Disconnect all telephone cables, network cables, and attached devices from your computer. 5 Press and hold the power button, while the computer is unplugged, to ground the system board.
Safety Instructions
Use the following safety guidelines to protect...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
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System Setup
Overview
Use the system setup to: • get information about the hardware installed in your computer, such as the
amount of RAM, the size of the hard drive, and so on • change the system configuration information • set or change a user-selectable option, such as the user password, type of
hard drive installed, enabling or disabling base devices, and...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.
Main BIOS Information Product Information
Build Date Product Name BIOS Version Set Service Tag Asset Tag
Displays the BIOS release date. Displays the product name. Displays the BIOS version number. Allows you to enter the service tag of your computer. Displays the asset...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
... the BIOS setup, during POST. Allows you to set a supervisor password.
Allows you to set a supervisor password.
Displays the first boot device. Default: USB floppy-drive. Displays the second boot device. Default: USB hard-drive. Displays the third boot device. Default: USB optical-drive. Displays the fourth boot device. Default: hard-drive. Displays the fifth boot device. Default: optical-drive...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
... boot sequence, for example, to boot from the optical drive to run Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities disc. The previous boot sequence is restored at the next boot.
1 If you are booting from a USB device, connect the USB device to a USB connector.
2 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 3 When F2 Setup, F12 Boot Options appears in the lower-right...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
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Flashing the BIOS
The BIOS may require flashing when an update is available or when replacing the system board. To flash the BIOS:
1 Turn on the computer. 2 Go to support.dell.com/support/downloads. 3 Locate the BIOS update file for your computer:
NOTE: The Service Tag for your computer is located on a label at the back of your computer. If you have your computer's Service Tag:
a Click Enter a ...