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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... of your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
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Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and XPS™ are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Microsoft® and Windows® are...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
...aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. When connecting cables, ensure that the connectors and ports are correctly oriented and aligned. CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device. CAUTION: Press and eject any installed card from the media-card reader.
Recommended Tools
The procedures in this document may...
Owner's Manual - Page 43
... "Before You Begin" on page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: The battery may explode if installed incorrectly. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent...
Owner's Manual - Page 104
...installed in your computer, such as the amount of RAM, the size of the hard drive, and so on. • Change the system setup configurations. • Set or change a user-selectable option, such as the user password, type of hard drive installed, enabling or disabling base devices, and so on.
Entering System Setup... system's desktop. Then, turn off your computer and try again.
104 | System Setup
Owner's Manual - Page 105
... Setup Options
NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.
Main→ System Information BIOS Revision BIOS Build Date System Name System Time (hh:mm:ss) System Date (mm:dd:yy) Service Tag Service Tag Input
Asset Tag
Display the BIOS revision. Displays the BIOS release date. Displays...
Owner's Manual - Page 106
...8594; Memory Information Memory Installed
Memory Available
Memory Running Speed
Memory Technology
Main→ SATA Information SATA 1
Device Type Device ID Device Size
SATA 2 Device Type Device ID Device Size
mSATA Device Device Type Device ID Device Size
Displays the processor type. Displays the processor identification code. Displays the number of processor cores in your computer. Displays the...
Owner's Manual - Page 107
... disable the USB ports at the back of your computer.
Side USB Ports
Allows you to enable or disable the USB ports at the side of your computer.
Advanced→ Onboard Device Configuration
Onboard Audio Controller Allows you to enable or disable the onboard audio controller.
SATA Mode
Allows you to configure the integrated hard drive controller to ATA or AHCI.
Onboard LAN Controller
Allows...
Owner's Manual - Page 110
... 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 port. 2 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 3 When F2 Setup, F12 Boot Options appears in the lower-right corner...
Owner's Manual - Page 113
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 dell.com/support. 3 Click Start Here under Support for Home Users. 4 If you have your computer's Service Tag, type your computer's Service Tag and
click Submit. If you do not have your computer's Service Tag, click Detect Service Tag to ...
Owner's Manual - Page 117
... links to learn about the Windows 8 features.
To learn about your computer features:
1 Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 4 in "Flashing the BIOS" on page 113. 2 Click Manuals & Documentation tab. 3 View or Download the following documents to learn about your
computer features: • Quick Start Guide: provides information about setting up your computer. • Specifications: provides...