System Logs
Default: Keep
Thermal Event Log
Clear Thermal Event Log
Select keep or clear Thermal events.
Default: Keep
Table 19. System setup options—SupportAssist menu
SupportAssist
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold
Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and
for Dell operating system Recovery tool.
Default: 2.
SupportAssist OS Recovery
Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist operating system Recovery tool
in the even of certain system errors.
Default: ON
BIOSConnect
Enables or disables cloud Service OS recover if the main operating system fails to
boot with the number of failures equal to or greater than the value specified by the
Auto OS Recovery Threshold setup option.
Default: ON
Clearing CMOS settings
About this task
CAUTION:
Clearing CMOS settings will reset the BIOS settings on your computer.
Steps
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Follow the steps in
.
NOTE:
Ensure that the battery cable is disconnected from the system board.
3. Press and hold the power button for 15 seconds to drain the flea power.
4. Before you turn on your computer, follow the steps in
.
5. Turn on your computer.
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System
passwords
About this task
To clear the system or BIOS passwords, contact Dell technical support as described at
NOTE:
For information on how to reset Windows or application passwords, refer to the documentation accompanying
Windows or your application.
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System setup