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Updating or resetting the BIOS, Flashing the BIOS, Flashing BIOS (USB key), Clearing CMOS settings,

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4 Updating or resetting the BIOS Flashing the BIOS You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you replace the system board. Follow these steps to flash the BIOS: 1 Turn on your computer. 2 Go to www.dell.com/support. 3 Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model. 4 Click Drivers & downloads > Find it myself. 5 Select the operating system installed on your computer. 6 Scroll down the page and expand BIOS. 7 Click Download to download the latest version of the BIOS for your computer. 8 After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the BIOS update file. 9 Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the instructions on the screen. Flashing BIOS (USB key) 1 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in "Flashing the BIOS" to download the latest BIOS setup program file. 2 Create a bootable USB drive. For more information see the knowledge base article SLN143196 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 when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen. 6 Boot to the USB drive from the One Time Boot Menu. 7 Type the BIOS setup program filename and press Enter. 8 The BIOS Update Utility appears. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the BIOS update. Clearing CMOS settings In the event that, flashing your computer with the latest BIOS update results in your computer being unable to boot, a BIOS reset is necessary. Clearing the CMOS settings will reset the BIOS to factory settings. For more information about clearing the CMOS settings, see your computer's Service Manual. Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security TPM must be enabled in the BIOS setup program for it to be deployed on the computer. Follow these steps to enable and configure the TPM: 1 Turn on or restart your computer. 2 Press F2 when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen to enter the BIOS setup program. The BIOS setup program is displayed. 3 On the left pane, select Security > TPM Security > Clear TPM. 4 Select or clear any of the following options to enable or disable it, respectively: 8 Updating or resetting the BIOS

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Updating or resetting the BIOS
Flashing the BIOS
You may need to
flash
(update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you replace the system board.
Follow these steps to
flash
the BIOS:
1
Turn on your computer.
2
Go to
www.dell.com/support
.
3
Click
Product support
, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Submit
.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
4
Click
Drivers & downloads
>
Find it myself
.
5
Select the operating system installed on your computer.
6
Scroll down the page and expand
BIOS
.
7
Click
Download
to download the latest version of the BIOS for your computer.
8
After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the BIOS update
file.
9
Double-click the BIOS update
file
icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
Flashing BIOS (USB key)
1
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in "
Flashing the BIOS
" to download the latest BIOS setup program
file.
2
Create a bootable USB drive. For more information see the knowledge base article
SLN143196
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
when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen.
6
Boot to the USB drive from the
One Time Boot Menu
.
7
Type the BIOS setup program
filename
and press
Enter
.
8
The
BIOS Update Utility
appears. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the BIOS update.
Clearing CMOS settings
In the event that,
flashing
your computer with the latest BIOS update results in your computer being unable to boot, a BIOS reset is
necessary. Clearing the CMOS settings will reset the BIOS to factory settings. For more information about clearing the CMOS settings, see
your computer's
Service Manual
.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security
TPM must be enabled in the BIOS setup program for it to be deployed on the computer. Follow these steps to enable and
configure
the
TPM:
1
Turn on or restart your computer.
2
Press F2 when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen to enter the BIOS setup program.
The BIOS setup program is displayed.
3
On the left pane, select
Security
>
TPM Security
>
Clear TPM
.
4
Select or clear any of the following options to enable or disable it, respectively:
4
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Updating or resetting the BIOS