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Updating the BIOS, Updating the BIOS in Windows, Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows

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Table 44. System setup options-System Logs menu (continued) System Logs Thermal Event Log Clear Thermal Event Log Allows you to select option to keep or clear Thermal events logs. By default, the Keep Log option is selected. Power Event Log Clear Power Event Log Allows you to select option to keep or clear Power events logs. By default, the Keep Log option is selected. Updating the BIOS Updating the BIOS in Windows Steps 1. Go to www.dell.com/support. 2. Click Product support. In the Search support box, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Search. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the SupportAssist feature to automatically identify your computer. You can also use the product ID or manually browse for your computer model. 3. Click Drivers & Downloads. Expand Find drivers. 4. Select the operating system installed on your computer. 5. In the Category drop-down list, select BIOS. 6. Select the latest version of BIOS, and click Download to download the BIOS file for your computer. 7. After the download is complete, browse the folder where you saved the BIOS update file. 8. Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the on-screen instructions. For more information about how to update the system BIOS, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/support. Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows Steps 1. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Updating the BIOS in Windows to download the latest BIOS setup program file. 2. Create a bootable USB drive. For more information, search the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/support. 3. Copy the BIOS setup program file to the bootable USB drive. 4. Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer that needs the BIOS update. 5. Restart the computer and press F12 . 6. Select the USB drive from the One Time Boot Menu. 7. Type the BIOS setup program filename and press Enter. The BIOS Update Utility appears. 8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the BIOS update. Updating the BIOS from the F12 One Time Boot menu Update your computer BIOS using the BIOS update.exe file that is copied to a FAT32 USB drive and booting from the F12 One Time Boot menu. About this task BIOS Update 102

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Table 44. System setup options—System Logs menu (continued)
System Logs
Thermal Event Log
Clear Thermal Event Log
Allows you to select option to keep or clear Thermal events logs.
By default, the
Keep Log
option is selected.
Power Event Log
Clear Power Event Log
Allows you to select option to keep or clear Power events logs.
By default, the
Keep Log
option is selected.
Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS in Windows
Steps
1.
Go to
www.dell.com/support
.
2.
Click
Product support
. In the
Search support
box, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Search
.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, use the SupportAssist feature to automatically identify your computer. You can
also use the product ID or manually browse for your computer model.
3.
Click
Drivers & Downloads
. Expand
Find drivers
.
4.
Select the operating system installed on your computer.
5.
In the
Category
drop-down list, select
BIOS
.
6.
Select the latest version of BIOS, and click
Download
to download the BIOS file for your computer.
7.
After the download is complete, browse the folder where you saved the BIOS update file.
8.
Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the on-screen instructions.
For more information about how to update the system BIOS, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at
www.dell.com/support
.
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
Steps
1.
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in
Updating the BIOS in Windows
to download the latest BIOS setup program file.
2.
Create a bootable USB drive. For more information, search the Knowledge Base Resource at
www.dell.com/support
.
3.
Copy the BIOS setup program file to the bootable USB drive.
4.
Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer that needs the BIOS update.
5.
Restart the computer and press
F12
.
6.
Select the USB drive from the
One Time Boot Menu
.
7.
Type the BIOS setup program filename and press
Enter
.
The
BIOS Update Utility
appears.
8.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the BIOS update.
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One Time Boot menu
Update your computer BIOS using the BIOS update.exe file that is copied to a FAT32 USB drive and booting from the F12
One
Time Boot
menu.
About this task
BIOS Update
102