User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell Latitude E7470 Owner's Manual
- Working on your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card
- SD card
- Base cover
- Battery
- Solid State Drive (SSD)
- PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD)
- Speaker
- Coin cell battery
- WWAN card
- WLAN card
- Memory module
- Heat sink
- Power connector port
- Dock frame
- System board
- Keyboard
- Display assembly
- Display bezel
- Display panel
- Display hinges
- eDP cable
- Camera
- Palmrest
- System Setup
- Boot Sequence
- Navigation keys
- System setup options
- General screen options
- System Configuration screen options
- Video screen options
- Security screen options
- Secure Boot screen options
- Intel Software Guard Extensions screen options
- Performance screen options
- Power Management screen options
- POST Behavior screen options
- Virtualization support screen options
- Wireless screen options
- Maintenance screen options
- System Log screen options
- Updating the BIOS
- System and setup password
- Diagnostics
- Specifications
- Contacting Dell
10 Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window, click Download File.
The File Download window appears.
11 Click Save to save the le on your computer.
12 Click Run to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
NOTE: It is recommended not to update the BIOS version for more than 3 revisions. For example: If you want to update the BIOS
from 1.0 to 7.0, then install version 4.0 rst and then install version 7.0.
System and setup password
You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.
Password type Description
System password Password that you must enter to log on to your system.
Setup password Password that you must enter to access and make changes to the BIOS settings of your computer.
CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer.
CAUTION: Anyone can access the data stored on your computer if it is not locked and left unattended.
NOTE: Your computer is shipped with the system and setup password feature disabled.
Assigning a system password and setup password
You can assign a new System Password and/or Setup Password or change an existing System Password and/or Setup Password only
when Password Status is Unlocked. If the Password Status is Locked, you cannot change the System Password.
NOTE
: If the password jumper is disabled, the existing System Password and Setup Password are deleted and you need not
provide the system password to log on to the computer.
To enter the system setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or re-boot.
1 In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select System Security and press Enter.
The System Security screen appears.
2 In the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is Unlocked.
3 Select System Password , enter your system password, and press Enter or Tab.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
• A password can have up to 32 characters.
• The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.
• Only lower case letters are valid, upper case letters are not allowed.
• Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
Re-enter the system password when prompted.
4 Type the system password that you entered earlier and click OK.
5 Select Setup Password, type your system password and press Enter or Tab.
A message prompts you to re-type the setup password.
6 Type the setup password that you entered earlier and click OK.
7 Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes.
8 Press Y to save the changes.
The computer reboots.
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