Dell Precision 7960 Tower Service Manual page 6

Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads...............................................................................................117
Chapter 4: BIOS setup................................................................................................................118
Entering BIOS setup program....................................................................................................................................... 118
Navigation keys.................................................................................................................................................................118
One time boot menu........................................................................................................................................................ 118
One Time Boot menu.......................................................................................................................................................119
System setup options......................................................................................................................................................119
Updating the BIOS.......................................................................................................................................................... 130
Updating the BIOS in Windows.............................................................................................................................. 130
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu............................................................................................................... 131
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows.........................................................................................131
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu....................................................................................131
System and setup password......................................................................................................................................... 132
Assigning a system setup password......................................................................................................................132
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password............................................................................... 133
Clearing CMOS settings.................................................................................................................................................133
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords......................................................................................... 134
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting....................................................................................................... 135
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics.............................................................. 135
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check.............................................................. 135
Power-Supply Unit Built-in Self-Test ........................................................................................................................ 135
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................136
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................ 137
Real Time Clock-RTC reset........................................................................................................................................138
Backup media and recovery options........................................................................................................................... 138
Wi-Fi power cycle............................................................................................................................................................ 138
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell...............................................................................139
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