Table 37. System Setup options—Pre-boot Behavior menu(continued)
Pre-boot Behavior
By default, the Early Keyboard Backlight option is enabled.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Table 38. System Setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Event Log
Clear BIOS Event Log Select the option to keep or clear BIOS events logs.
By default, the Keep Log option is selected.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS in Windows
Steps
1. Go to Dell Support Site.
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 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 Dell Support Site.
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
Steps
1. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Updating the BIOS in Windows to download the latest BIOS Setup program
file.
2. Create a bootable USB drive. For more information, search the Knowledge Base Resource at Dell Support Site.
3. Copy the BIOS Setup program file to the bootable USB drive.
4. Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer that needs the BIOS update.
5. Restart the computer and press F12 .
6. Select the USB drive from the One Time Boot Menu.
7. Type the BIOS Setup program filename and press Enter.
The BIOS Update Utility appears.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the BIOS update.
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