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Flashing 

the 

BIOS  |  

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Flashing the BIOS

The BIOS may require flashing when an update is available or when replacing the system 
board. To flash the BIOS:

1

Turn on the computer.

2

Go to 

dell.com/support/downloads

.

3

Under the category 

Support for Home Users

, click 

Drivers & Downloads Home

.

4

Locate the Service Tag of your computer. The Service Tag for your computer is on a 
label at the back of your computer. For more information, see the 

Quick Start Guide

 

that shipped with your computer. 

If you have your computer’s Service Tag or Express Service Code:

a

Click 

Enter Service Tag

.

b

Enter your computer’s Service Tag or Express Service Code in the 

Service Tag 

or Express Service Code:

 field, click 

Submit

, and proceed to step 5.

If you do not have your computer’s Service Tag,

a

Select one of the following options:

Automatically detect my Service Tag for me

Choose from My Products and Services List

Choose from a list of all Dell products

b

Click 

Continue

 and follow the instructions on the screen.

5

Select the 

Operating System

 installed in your computer. 

6

A list of results appears on the screen. Click 

BIOS

.

7

Click 

Download File

 to download the latest BIOS file.

8

In the 

Choose Download Method

 window, click 

Single-file download

, and then click 

Continue

.

9

In the 

Save As

 window, select an appropriate location to download the file on your 

computer.

10

If the Download Complete window appears, click 

Close.

11

Navigate to the folder where you downloaded the BIOS update file. The file icon 
appears in the folder and is titled the same as the downloaded BIOS update file.

12

Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.

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Страница 1: ...Alienware X51 R2 Owner s Manual Regulatory model D05S Regulatory type D05S002...

Страница 2: ...itten permission of Dell Inc is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc Alienware is a trademark or registered trademark of Alienware Corporat...

Страница 3: ...6 Specifications 6 Before You Begin 7 Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices 7 Safety Instructions 8 Working Inside Your Computer 9 System Setup 10 Overview 10 Entering System Setup 10 Boot Sequ...

Страница 4: ...4 Contents...

Страница 5: ...an place your computer vertically or horizontally The rotatable AlienHead allows you to change the direction of the AlienHead depending on the orientation of your computer 1 power button 2 optical dri...

Страница 6: ...2 3 USB 2 0 ports 2 4 rear L R surround port 5 side L R surround port 6 microphone port 7 hard drive activity light 8 label tab 9 power adapter port 10 HDMI port 11 discrete graphics card 12 line out...

Страница 7: ...sidebar Tap or click Power and then choose Shut Down Microsoft Windows shuts down and then the computer turns off NOTE If you are using a different operating system see the documentation of your opera...

Страница 8: ...ON To avoid damaging the computer ensure that the work surface is flat and clean CAUTION When you disconnect a cable pull on its connector or on its pull tab not on the cable itself Some cables have c...

Страница 9: ...Only a certified service technician is authorized to remove the computer cover and access any of the components inside the computer For information on removing and replacing the internal component of...

Страница 10: ...eference Entering System Setup 1 Turn on or restart your computer 2 During POST when the Alienware logo is displayed watch for the F2 prompt to appear and then press F2 immediately NOTE The F2 prompt...

Страница 11: ...out each option listed in the Setup Item In this field you can view information about your computer and make changes to your current settings Use the mouse or press the up arrow and down arrow keys to...

Страница 12: ...rt1 Displays the device connected to SATA Port1 SATA Port2 Displays the device connected to SATA Port2 SATA Port3 Displays the device connected to SATA Port3 mSATA Device Displays the mSATA device Adv...

Страница 13: ...the computer takes when power is restored Security Supervisor Password Displays the Supervisor Password status User Password Displays the User Password status Set Supervisor Password Allows you to se...

Страница 14: ...ure and recover the original OS boot Usb Boot Support Allows you to enable or disable booting from USB mass storage devices such as hard drive optical drive USB flash drives and so on 1st Boot Display...

Страница 15: ...ble To ensure that your device is bootable check the device documentation Network The computer attempts to boot from the network If no operating system is found on the network the computer generates a...

Страница 16: ...to access the menu NOTE Write down your current boot sequence in case you want to restore it 3 Navigate to Set Boot Priority to change the devices assigned to the following 1st Boot 2nd Boot 3rd Boot...

Страница 17: ...you do not have your computer s Service Tag a Select one of the following options Automatically detect my Service Tag for me Choose from My Products and Services List Choose from a list of all Dell p...

Страница 18: ...area To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues 1 Go to dell com contactdell 2 Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need 3 Choose the method of cont...

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