Dell Inspiron 3030 Desktop Owners Manual - Page 96
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords, Updating the BIOS, Updating the BIOS in Windows
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CAUTION: Once RTC reset is complete, the computer may remain in a no-boot status until the time, date, and other BIOS settings are correctly set to boot in Windows. Failing to boot immediately after a reset does not mean that the reset has failed. You must restore the previous BIOS settings, such as the SATA Operation mode (ex. RAID On AHCI) for the computer to reboot normally. The following items are unaffected by the RTC reset: ● TPM (remains on and enabled if it was in that state prior to RTC reset) ● Service Tag ● Asset Tag ● Ownership Tag ● Admin Password ● System Password ● Hard drive Password ● Key Databases ● System Logs The following items may or may not reset based on your custom BIOS setting selections: ● Boot List ● Secure Boot Enable ● Allow BIOS Downgrade ● Password clear The Master System Password is used to clear the admin and computer password. To clear the system or BIOS passwords, contact Dell technical support as described at www.dell.com/contactdell. NOTE: For information on how to reset Windows or application passwords, refer to the documentation accompanying Windows or your application. Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords About this task To clear the system or BIOS passwords, contact Dell technical support as described at www.dell.com/contactdell. NOTE: For information about how to reset Windows or application passwords, see the documentation accompanying Windows or your application. 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. 96 BIOS Setup