Service Manual

Table 17. System setup options—System Logs menu

System Logs

Power Event Log

Clear POWER Event Log Select keep or clear Power events.

Default: Keep

BIOS Event Log

Clear Bios Event Log Select keep or clear BIOS events.

Default: Keep

Thermal Event Log

Clear Thermal Event Log Select keep or clear Thermal events.

Default: Keep

Table 18. System setup options—SupportAssist menu

SupportAssist

Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and

for Dell operating system Recovery tool.

Default: 2.

SupportAssist OS Recovery Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist operating system Recovery tool

in the even of certain system errors.

Default: ON

BIOSConnect Enables or disables cloud Service OS recover if the main operating system fails to

boot with the number of failures equal to or greater than the value specified by the

Auto OS Recovery Threshold setup option.

Default: ON

Clearing CMOS settings

About this task

CAUTION: Clearing CMOS settings will reset the BIOS settings on your computer.

Steps

1. Turn off your computer.

2. Remove the base cover.

NOTE: The battery must be disconnected from the system board. See step 3 in removing base cover.

3. Press and hold the power button for 15 seconds to drain the flea power.

4. Before you turn on your computer, follow the steps in installing the base cover.

5. Turn on your computer.

Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System

passwords

About this task

To clear the system or BIOS passwords, contact Dell technical support as described at www.dell.com/contactdell.

System setup