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Table 41. System setup options—System Logs menu 

System Logs

BIOS Event Log

Clear BIOS Event Log

Display BIOS events.

By default, the

Keep

option is enabled.

Updating the BIOS

Updating the BIOS in Windows

Steps

1. Go to

www.dell.com/support

.

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 feature 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

www.dell.com/

support

.

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

www.dell.com/support

.

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.

Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu

To update the system BIOS on a computer that is installed with Linux or Ubuntu, see the knowledge base article

000131486

at

www.dell.com/support

.

BIOS setup

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