The BIOS Password Prompt appears smaller on a 4K Notebook LCD
Summary: This article provides information about why the BIOS Password Prompt appears smaller on a 4K (3840 x 2160) built-in display.
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Symptoms
The BIOS Password Prompt appears smaller on a Dell laptop that shipped with a 4K (3840x2160) built-in LCD Panel.
(Figure 1 Small BIOS Password Prompt)
Affected systems
- Dell laptops shipped with a built-in 4K LCD panel
Cause
N/A
Resolution
The system is working as designed.
A 4k display panel has a higher pixel density, so this prompt is going to appear smaller than on a regular LCD panel.
The BIOS prompt appears outside of the operating system, so there is no driver available to scale it to a larger size while in the BIOS environment.
Affected Products
G Series, Alienware, Inspiron, Latitude, Vostro, XPS, Mobile WorkstationsArticle Properties
Article Number: 000132908
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 02 Nov 2023
Version: 4
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