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Dell Inspiron 5406 2-in-1 - Clearing CMOS Settings; Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System Passwords

Dell Inspiron 5406 2-in-1
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Table 17. System setup optionsPerformance menu (continued)
Performance
Enable Intel Hyper-Threading Technology Enabled or disabled the Intel Hyper-Threading mode of the processor. If
enabled, the Intel Hyper-Threading increases the efficiency of the processor
resources when multiple threads run on each core.
Default: ON
Table 18. System setup optionsSystem Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Event Log
Clear Bios Event Log Select keep or clear BIOS events.
Default: Keep
Power Event Log
Clear POWER Event Log Select keep or clear Power events.
Default: Keep
Thermal Event Log
Clear Thermal Event Log Select keep or clear Thermal events.
Default: Keep
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. Remove the base cover.
NOTE: The battery must be disconnected from the system board (see Step 4 in Removing the base cover.
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 Installing the base cover.
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 www.dell.com/contactdell.
NOTE:
For information on how to reset Windows or application passwords, refer to the documentation accompanying
Windows or your application.
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