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
Sets ownership date.
Table 12. System setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Events
Display BIOS events.
Thermal Events
Display the Thermal events.
Power Events
Display the 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
the Dell OS Recovery tool.
SupportAssist OS Recovery
Enable or disable the boot flow for the SupportAssist OS Recovery tool when certain
system errors.
Identifier
GUID-CA599AD5-9996-4BE8-9643-1C626DB94E2D
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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