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Table 7. System setup options—Exit menu
Exit
Exit Saving Changes
Save Change Without Exit
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Optional Defaults
Discard Changes
Updating the BIOS
Flashing the BIOS
About this task
You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you replace the system board.
Follow these steps to flash the BIOS:
Steps
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Go to www.dell.com/support.
3. Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
4. Click Drivers & downloads > Find it myself.
5. Select the operating system installed on your computer.
6. Scroll down the page and expand BIOS.
7. Click Download to download the latest version of the BIOS for your computer.
8. After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the BIOS update file.
9. Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu
To update the system BIOS on a computer that is installed with Linux or Ubuntu, see the knowledge base article
www.dell.com/support.
Flashing BIOS (USB key)
Steps
1. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in
2. Create a bootable USB drive. For more information see the knowledge base article
3. Copy the BIOS setup program file to the bootable USB drive.
4. Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer that needs the BIOS update.
5. Restart the computer and press F12 when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen.
6. Boot to the USB drive from the One Time Boot Menu.
7. Type the BIOS setup program filename and press Enter.
8. The BIOS Update Utility appears. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the BIOS update.
Exit the System Setup saving the changes made to the Setup Options.
Save the Changes made to the System Setup and continue the Setup.
Exit the System Setup without saving the changes made to the Setup Options.
Load the Factory Defaults in the System Setup Options.
Discard any changes made to the System Setup and continue the Setup.
"Flashing the
BIOS" to download the latest BIOS setup program file.
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