Table 43. System setup options—Performance menu(continued)
Performance
Enable C-State Control Enables or disables C-states.
Default: ON
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Enable Turbo Boost Technology Enables or disables Turbo Boost mode of the processor.
Default: ON
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
Enable Intel® Hyper-Threading
Technology
Enables or disables Intel® Hyper-Threading technology.
Default: ON
Table 44. System setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Event Log
Clear Bios Event Log Select keep or clear BIOS events.
Default: Keep Log
Thermal Event Log
Clear Thermal Event Log Select keep or clear Thermal events.
Default: Keep Log
Power Event Log
Clear Power Event Log Select keep or clear Power events.
Default: Keep Log
Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS in Windows
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 about how to update the system BIOS, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/
support.
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