Owners Manual

Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled..........................................................................................108
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive........................................................................................ 108
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments............................................................................109
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.....................................................................................109
MegaRAID controller options.........................................................................................................................................112
System and setup password..........................................................................................................................................113
Assigning a system setup password...................................................................................................................... 113
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password................................................................................ 113
Chapter 7: Software................................................................................................................... 115
Supported operating systems....................................................................................................................................... 115
Downloading drivers........................................................................................................................................................ 115
Chipset driver.................................................................................................................................................................... 116
Graphics controller driver............................................................................................................................................... 116
USB drivers........................................................................................................................................................................ 116
Network drivers................................................................................................................................................................ 117
Audio drivers...................................................................................................................................................................... 117
Ports.................................................................................................................................................................................... 117
Storage controller drivers............................................................................................................................................... 117
Other drivers..................................................................................................................................................................... 118
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting........................................................................................................ 119
Dell Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment — ePSA Diagnostic 3.0..............................................................119
Running the ePSA Diagnostics................................................................................................................................ 119
Testing memory using ePSA.................................................................................................................................... 119
Preboot blinking power button codes...................................................................................................................120
Hard drive indicator codes.............................................................................................................................................123
Chapter 9: Contacting Dell.........................................................................................................125
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