Chapter 34: System setup........................................................................................................... 62
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 62
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................62
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................62
One time boot menu......................................................................................................................................................... 63
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................63
Clearing CMOS settings.................................................................................................................................................. 73
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords...........................................................................................74
Chapter 35: Troubleshooting....................................................................................................... 75
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................... 75
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................. 75
Recovering the operating system..................................................................................................................................76
Flashing the BIOS.............................................................................................................................................................. 76
Flashing BIOS (USB key)................................................................................................................................................. 77
Backup media and recovery options............................................................................................................................. 77
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)..........................................................................................................77
WiFi power cycle................................................................................................................................................................77
Chapter 36: Getting help and contacting Dell.............................................................................. 79
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