Dell OptiPlex 5070 Tower Setup and Specifications - Page 28

System logs, Advanced configuration, Updating the BIOS, Updating the BIOS in Windows

Get Dell OptiPlex 5070 Tower PDF manuals and user guides View all Dell OptiPlex 5070 Tower manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 28 highlights

Table 29. Maintenance (continued) Option Description This option is not set by default. Bios Recovery BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive-This option is set by default. Allows you to recover the corrupted BIOS from a recovery file on the HDD or an external USB key. BIOS Auto-Recovery- Allows you to recover the BIOS automatically. NOTE: BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive field should be enabled. Always Perform Integrity Check-Performs integrity check on every boot. First Power On Date Allows you the set Ownership date. The option Set Ownership Date is not set by default. System logs Table 30. System Logs Option Description BIOS events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup (BIOS) POST events. Advanced configuration Table 31. Advanced configuration Option Description ASPM Allows you to set the ASPM level. ● Auto (default) - There is handshaking between the device and PCI Express hub to determine the best ASPM mode supported by the device ● Disabled - ASPM power management is turned off at all time ● L1 Only - ASPM power management is set to use L1 Updating the BIOS Updating the BIOS in Windows CAUTION: If BitLocker is not suspended before updating the BIOS, the next time you reboot the system it will not recognize the BitLocker key. You will then be prompted to enter the recovery key to progress and the system will ask for this on each reboot. If the recovery key is not known this can result in data loss or an unnecessary operating system re-install. For more information on this subject, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/support. 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. 28 System setup

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
Table 29. Maintenance
(continued)
Option
Description
This option is not set by default.
Bios Recovery
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive
—This option is set by default. Allows you to recover the
corrupted BIOS from a recovery file on the HDD or an external USB key.
BIOS Auto-Recovery
— Allows you to recover the BIOS automatically.
NOTE:
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive
field should be enabled.
Always Perform Integrity Check
—Performs integrity check on every boot.
First Power On Date
Allows you the set Ownership date. The option
Set Ownership Date
is not set by default.
System logs
Table 30. System Logs
Option
Description
BIOS events
Allows you to view and clear the System Setup (BIOS) POST events.
Advanced configuration
Table 31. Advanced configuration
Option
Description
ASPM
Allows you to set the ASPM level.
●
Auto (default) - There is handshaking between the device and PCI Express hub to
determine the best ASPM mode supported by the device
●
Disabled - ASPM power management is turned off at all time
●
L1 Only - ASPM power management is set to use L1
Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS in Windows
CAUTION:
If BitLocker is not suspended before updating the BIOS, the next time you reboot the system it
will not recognize the BitLocker key. You will then be prompted to enter the recovery key to progress and the
system will ask for this on each reboot. If the recovery key is not known this can result in data loss or an
unnecessary operating system re-install. For more information on this subject, search in the Knowledge Base
Resource at
www.dell.com/support
.
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.
28
System setup