Dell 24CFV - System Logs; Updating the BIOS; Updating the BIOS in Windows; Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu

System Logs
This section contains BIOS, Thermal and Power event logs.
Table 21. System Logs
Options Description
BIOS Event Log
Clear BIOS Event log
This field contains a toggle switch to Keep or Clear BIOS
Event logs. It also lists all saved events(Date, Time, Message)
- ("Keep" selected by default).
Thermal Event Log
Clear Thermal Event Log
This field contains a toggle switch to Keep or Clear Thermal
Event logs. It also lists all saved events(Date, Time, Message)
- ("Keep" selected by default).
Power Event Log
Clear Power Event Log
This field contains a toggle switch to Keep or Clear Power
Event logs. It also lists all saved events(Date, Time, Message)
- ("Keep" selected by default).
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: https://
www.dell.com/support/article/sln153694
Steps
1. Go to www.dell.com/support.
2. Click Product support. In the Search support box, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Search.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, use the SupportAssist feature to automatically identify your computer. You
can also use the product ID or manually browse for your computer model.
3. Click Drivers & Downloads. Expand Find drivers.
4. Select the operating system installed on your computer.
5. In the Category drop-down list, select BIOS.
6. Select the latest version of BIOS, and click Download to download the BIOS file for your computer.
7. After the download is complete, browse the folder where you saved the BIOS update file.
8. Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the on-screen instructions.
For more information, see knowledge base article 000124211 at www.dell.com/support.
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu
To update the system BIOS on a computer that is installed with Linux or Ubuntu, see the knowledge base article 000131486 at
www.dell.com/support.
102
System setup