
Table 11. System setup options—Maintenance menu
Maintenance
Service Tag
Display the system’s Service Tag.
Asset Tag
Create a system Asset Tag.
BIOS Downgrade
Control flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions.
Data Wipe
Enable to securely erase data from all internal storage devices.
BIOS Recovery
Enable the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from a recovery
file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key.
First Power On Date
Disable the First Power On Date
Table 12. System setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Events
Display BIOS events.
Thermal Events
Display Thermal events.
Power Events
Display Power events.
Table 13. System setup options—SupportAssist System Resolution menu
SupportAssist System Resolution
Auto OS Recovery Threshold
Control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for
Dell OS Recovery tool.
SupportAssist OS Recovery
Enable or disable the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the even of
certain system errors.
Identifier
GUID-F43D0F02-193D-4BE5-9D60-550CA3D18D79
Status
Released
Clearing CMOS settings
CAUTION:
Clearing CMOS settings will reset the BIOS settings on your computer.
1
Remove the
2
Disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
3
Remove the
4
Wait for one minute.
5
Replace the
.
6
Connect the battery cable to the system board.
7
Replace the
.
Identifier
GUID-5941E06E-ABCB-4468-ACE5-D51EF6AAA083
Status
Released
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
To clear the system or BIOS passwords, contact Dell technical support as described at
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System setup
Summary of Contents for Inspiron 3480
Page 8: ...Flea power release 138 8 Contents ...
Page 21: ...Replacing the base cover 21 ...
Page 23: ...Removing the battery 23 ...
Page 31: ...Removing the wireless card 31 ...
Page 35: ...Removing the coin cell battery 35 ...
Page 39: ...Removing the fan 39 ...
Page 43: ...Removing the heat sink 43 ...
Page 52: ...52 Removing the hard drive ...
Page 57: ...Removing the touchpad 57 ...
Page 61: ...Removing the speakers 61 ...
Page 65: ...Removing the I O board 65 ...
Page 69: ...5 Lift the palm rest and keyboard assembly at an angle Removing the display assembly 69 ...
Page 72: ...72 Removing the display assembly ...
Page 76: ...76 Removing the power button board ...
Page 81: ...Removing the system board 81 ...
Page 87: ...Removing the power button with fingerprint reader 87 ...
Page 91: ...Removing the power adapter port 91 ...
Page 95: ...Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 95 ...
Page 100: ...100 Removing the display bezel ...
Page 104: ...104 Removing the camera ...
Page 113: ...Removing the display hinges 113 ...
Page 117: ...Removing the display cable 117 ...
Page 121: ...Removing the display back cover and antenna assembly 121 ...