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Advanced configuration Table 36. 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 SupportAssist System Resolution Option Auto OS Recovery Threshold SupportAssist OS Recovery BIOSConnect Description Allows you to control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System. Options are: ● Off ●1 ● 2 (Enabled by default) ●3 Allows you to recover the SupportAssist OS Recovery (Enabled by default). BIOSConnect enable or disable cloud Service OS upon absence of Local OS Recovery (Enabled by default). Updating the BIOS Updating the BIOS in Windows About this task 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, see Knowledge Article: https:// www.dell.com/support/article/sln153694 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, see knowledge base article 000124211 at www.dell.com/support. 34 System setup

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Advanced configuration
Table 36. 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
SupportAssist System Resolution
Option
Description
Auto OS
Recovery
Threshold
Allows you to control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System. Options are:
●
Off
●
1
●
2 (Enabled by default)
●
3
SupportAssist
OS Recovery
Allows you to recover the SupportAssist OS Recovery (Enabled by default).
BIOSConnect
BIOSConnect enable or disable cloud Service OS upon absence of Local OS Recovery (Enabled by
default).
Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS in Windows
About this task
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, see Knowledge Article:
https://
www.dell.com/support/article/sln153694
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, see knowledge base article
000124211
at
www.dell.com/support
.
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