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Enabling Computrace, Getting Help on Computrace, Security, ComputraceR, Activate

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Enabling Computrace 1. Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. NOTE: 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. Select Security tab and then select Computrace(R). 4. Select Activate to enable or Deactivate to disable the Computrace option. NOTE: Once you enable or disable the Computrace option in the BIOS settings, you will be unable to change this setting in future. This is to prevent from somebody else enabling or disabling this option. NOTE: You will need to install the Computrace software in Windows for the software to protect your computer. Getting Help on Computrace Dell provides help on Computrace through Absolute Software. You may contact them for issues related to: • configuration • installation • how-to questions • error messages To contact Absolute Software: • see www.absolute.com • send e-mails to [email protected] • call 888-999-9857 112  Computrace

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Computrace
Enabling Computrace
1.
Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2.
When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
NOTE:
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.
Select
Security
tab and then select
Computrace(R)
.
4.
Select
Activate
to enable or
Deactivate
to disable the Computrace
option.
NOTE:
Once you enable or disable the Computrace option in the
BIOS settings, you will be unable to change this setting in future.
This is to prevent from somebody else enabling or disabling this
option.
NOTE:
You will need to install the Computrace software in
Windows for the software to protect your computer.
Getting Help on Computrace
Dell provides help on Computrace through Absolute Software. You may
contact them for issues related to:
•
configuration
•
installation
•
how-to questions
•
error messages
To contact Absolute Software:
•
see
www.absolute.com
•
send e-mails to
•
call
888-999-9857