Dell Vostro 3500 - Dell Vostro 3500 Base Cover Servicing; Removing the Base Cover

BIOS setup.......................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Overview........................................................................................................................................................................26
Boot Options.................................................................................................................................................................27
System configuration..................................................................................................................................................28
Video...............................................................................................................................................................................29
Security..........................................................................................................................................................................29
Passwords......................................................................................................................................................................31
Secure Boot.................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Expert Key Management........................................................................................................................................... 33
Performance................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Power management.................................................................................................................................................... 34
Wireless..........................................................................................................................................................................35
POST behavior............................................................................................................................................................. 35
Maintenance................................................................................................................................................................. 36
System logs...................................................................................................................................................................36
Updating the BIOS in Windows .....................................................................................................................................37
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled............................................................................................37
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments..............................................................................38
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................38
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 38
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................38
Chapter 7: Getting help............................................................................................................... 40
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................. 40
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