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Updating the BIOS, Updating the BIOS in Windows, Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows

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Table 44. System setup options-System Logs menu System Logs BIOS Event Log Clear Bios Event Log Displays BIOS events. By default, the Keep Log option is enabled. Thermal Event Log Clear Thermal Event Log Displays Thermal events. By default, the Keep Log option is enabled. Power Event Log Clear Power Event Log Displays power events. By default, the Keep Log option is enabled. License Information Displays the license information of the system. 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. Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows Steps 1. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Updating the BIOS in Windows to download the latest BIOS setup program file. 2. Create a bootable USB drive. For more information, search the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/support. 3. Copy the BIOS setup program file to the bootable USB drive. 4. Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer that needs the BIOS update. 5. Restart the computer and press F12 . 6. Select the USB drive from the One Time Boot Menu. 7. Type the BIOS setup program filename and press Enter. The BIOS Update Utility appears. 8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the BIOS update. BIOS setup 85

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Table 44. System setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Event Log
Clear Bios Event Log
Displays BIOS events.
By default, the
Keep Log
option is enabled.
Thermal Event Log
Clear Thermal Event Log
Displays Thermal events.
By default, the
Keep Log
option is enabled.
Power Event Log
Clear Power Event Log
Displays power events.
By default, the
Keep Log
option is enabled.
License Information
Displays the license information of the system.
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
.
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
Steps
1.
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in
Updating the BIOS in Windows
to download the latest BIOS setup program file.
2.
Create a bootable USB drive. For more information, search the Knowledge Base Resource at
www.dell.com/support
.
3.
Copy the BIOS setup program file to the bootable USB drive.
4.
Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer that needs the BIOS update.
5.
Restart the computer and press
F12
.
6.
Select the USB drive from the
One Time Boot Menu
.
7.
Type the BIOS setup program filename and press
Enter
.
The
BIOS Update Utility
appears.
8.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the BIOS update.
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