Owners Manual

Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled.................................................................................................101
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive.............................................................................................. 102
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments................................................................................... 102
MegaRAID controller options........................................................................................................................................... 102
System and setup password............................................................................................................................................ 103
Assigning a system setup password..........................................................................................................................103
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password...................................................................................... 104
7 Software.................................................................................................................................. 105
Supported operating systems.......................................................................................................................................... 105
Downloading drivers.......................................................................................................................................................... 105
Chipset drivers................................................................................................................................................................... 105
Graphics controller driver................................................................................................................................................. 106
Ports.................................................................................................................................................................................... 106
USB drivers.........................................................................................................................................................................106
Network driver....................................................................................................................................................................107
Audio drivers....................................................................................................................................................................... 107
Storage controller drivers................................................................................................................................................. 107
Other drivers.......................................................................................................................................................................107
8 Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................109
Dell Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment — ePSA Diagnostic 3.0.....................................................................109
Running the ePSA Diagnostics...................................................................................................................................109
Preboot blinking power button codes............................................................................................................................. 109
Hard drive indicator codes.................................................................................................................................................112
PCIe slots.............................................................................................................................................................................113
9 Contacting Dell......................................................................................................................... 115
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