
Table 14. System setup options—Maintenance menu
Maintenance
Service Tag
Display the system’s Service Tag.
Asset Tag
Create a system Asset Tag.
SERR Messages
Enable or disable SERR messages.
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
Set the ownership date.
Table 15. System setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Events
Display BIOS events.
Table 16. System setup options—Advanced configurations menu
Advanced configurations
ASPM
Enable or disable the Active State Power Management (ASPM) level.
By default, the
Auto
option is enabled.
Table 17. 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.
By default, the option is enabled.
BIOSConnect
Enable or disable the cloud service OS upon absence of local OS recovery.
By default, the option is enabled.
Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS in Windows
About this task
CAUTION:
If BitLocker is not suspended before updating the BIOS, the next time you reboot the system it
will not recognize the BitLocker key. You will then be prompted to enter the recovery key to progress and the
system will ask for this on each reboot. If the recovery key is not known this can result in data loss or an
unnecessary operating system re-install. For more information on this subject, see Knowledge Article:
www.dell.com/support/article/sln153694
Steps
.
2. Click
Product support
. In the
Search support
box, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Search
.
88
System setup