Security........................................................................................................................................................................74
Secure boot................................................................................................................................................................ 76
Intel Software Guard Extensions options................................................................................................................76
Performance............................................................................................................................................................... 77
Power management...................................................................................................................................................77
Post behavior..............................................................................................................................................................78
Virtualization support.................................................................................................................................................79
Wireless options......................................................................................................................................................... 80
Maintenance...............................................................................................................................................................80
System logs................................................................................................................................................................. 81
SupportAssist system resolution...............................................................................................................................81
Updating the BIOS in Windows ..................................................................................................................................... 81
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled.............................................................................................. 82
Updating your system BIOS using a USB ash drive............................................................................................ 82
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments................................................................................. 83
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu......................................................................................... 83
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................86
Assigning a system setup password........................................................................................................................ 86
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.....................................................................................87
5 Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................... 88
Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) diagnostics...................................................................................88
Running the ePSA diagnostics................................................................................................................................. 88
System diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................. 88
Recovering the operating system.................................................................................................................................. 89
WiFi power cycle..............................................................................................................................................................90
6 Getting help................................................................................................................................................. 91
Contacting Dell..................................................................................................................................................................91
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