Maintenance
screen options
- Option
- Description
- Service Tag
- Displays the Service Tag of your computer.
- Asset Tag
- Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset
tag is not already set. This option is not set by default.
- SERR Messages
- Controls the SERR message mechanism. This option is
enabled by default. Some graphics cards require that the SERR message
mechanism be disabled.
- BIOS Downgrade
- This controls flashing of the system firmware to previous
revisions.
- Data Wipe
- Wipe on Next boot
- BIOS recovery
- BIOS recovery from the hard drive
Follow the procedure to recover BIOS from hard drive.
- Power on the system.
- While the blue Dell logo is visible, press the F2 key to
enter the System Setup.
- Press the Num Lock key, and verify that the Num Lock light
is on.
- Press the Caps Lock key, and verify that the Caps Lock
light is on.
- Press the Scroll Lock key, and verify that the Scroll Lock
light is on.
- Press the Alt + F keys at the same time. The system
will beep as the setup defaults are restored.
- Press the Alt + F keys at the same time to restart
the system. The changes are automatically saved.
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