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System Setup, Updating the BIOS

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12 System Setup System Setup enables you to manage your computer hardware and specify BIOS‐level options. From the System Setup, you can: • Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware • View the system hardware configuration • Enable or disable integrated devices • Set performance and power management thresholds • Manage your computer security To access the system setup options (BIOS): 1. Connect your tablet to the keyboard dock or connect a USB enabled keyboard to your tablet. 2. Press the Power on your tablet. button to turn on your tablet or restart your tablet, if you have already turned 3. Press F2 after the Dell logo appears. NOTE: You might have to press F2 repeatedly until the Windows redirects to the system setup options. To access the setup options (BIOS) without an external keyboard : 1. Press the Power on your tablet. button to turn on your tablet or restart your tablet, if you have already turned 2. Press and hold the Volume Up button when the Dell logo appears on the screen. 3. When the F12 Boot Selection menu appears, press the Volume Up button to change the boot selection to the BIOS Setup option. NOTE: The Volume Up button cycles through the menu options (Boot Options, BIOS Setup, Diagnostics, and so on. You can select the desired option by pressing the Volume Up button.) 4. Press the Volume Down button to select the option. Updating the BIOS It is recommended to update your BIOS (system setup), on replacing the system board or if an update is available. For tablet, ensure that the battery is fully charged and connected to a power outlet 1. Re-start the tablet. 2. Go to dell.com/support. 3. Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit. NOTE: To locate the Service Tag, click Where is my Service Tag? 34

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12
System Setup
System Setup enables you to manage your computer hardware and specify BIOS
‐
level options. From the
System Setup, you can:
•
Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware
•
View the system hardware configuration
•
Enable or disable integrated devices
•
Set performance and power management thresholds
•
Manage your computer security
To access the system setup options (BIOS):
1.
Connect your tablet to the keyboard dock or connect a USB enabled keyboard to your tablet.
2.
Press the
Power
button to turn on your tablet or restart your tablet, if you have already turned
on your tablet.
3.
Press
F2
after the Dell logo appears.
NOTE:
You might have to press
F2
repeatedly until the Windows redirects to the system setup
options.
To access the setup options (BIOS) without an external keyboard :
1.
Press the
Power
button to turn on your tablet or restart your tablet, if you have already turned
on your tablet.
2.
Press and hold the
Volume Up
button when the Dell logo appears on the screen.
3.
When the F12 Boot Selection menu appears, press the
Volume Up
button to change the boot
selection to the BIOS Setup option.
NOTE:
The
Volume Up
button cycles through the menu options (Boot Options, BIOS Setup,
Diagnostics, and so on. You can select the desired option by pressing the
Volume Up
button.)
4.
Press the
Volume Down
button to select the option.
Updating the BIOS
It is recommended to update your BIOS (system setup), on replacing the system board or if an update is
available. For tablet, ensure that the battery is fully charged and connected to a power outlet
1.
Re-start the tablet.
2.
Go to
dell.com/support
.
3.
Enter the
Service Tag
or
Express Service Code
and click
Submit
.
NOTE:
To locate the Service Tag, click
Where is my Service Tag?
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