Restoring The Service Tag By Using The Easy Restore Feature; Entering The System Service Tag By Using System Setup - Dell poweredge T430 Owner's Manual

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4.
Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
5.
Ensure that you:
a.
Use the Easy Restore feature to restore the service tag. For more information, see the Easy
restore section.
b.
If the service tag is not backed up in the backup flash device, enter the system service tag
manually. For more information, see the Entering the system service tag section.
c.
Update the BIOS and iDRAC versions.
d.
Re-enable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). For more information, see the Re-enabling the
TPM for BitLocker users section or Re-enabling the TPM for TXT users section.
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Safety instructions
Before working inside your system
Installing memory modules
Installing the internal dual SD module
Installing the cooling shroud
Installing the internal cooling fan
Installing the expansion card holder
Installing the iDRAC port card
Removing the system board
After working inside your system

Restoring the Service Tag by using the Easy Restore feature

The Easy Restore feature enables you to restore your system's Service Tag, license, UEFI configuration,
and the system configuration data after replacing the system board. All data is automatically backed up in
a backup flash device. If BIOS detects a new system board and the Service Tag in the backup flash device,
BIOS prompts the user to restore the backup information.
1.
Turn on the system.
If BIOS detects a new system board, and if the Service Tag is present in the backup flash device, BIOS
displays the Service Tag, the status of the license, and the UEFI Diagnostics version.
2.
Perform one of the following steps:
After the restore process is complete, BIOS prompts to restore the system configuration data.
3.
Perform one of the following steps:
Press Y to restore the system configuration data.
Press N to use the default configuration settings.
After the restore process is complete, the system restarts.

Entering the system Service Tag by using System Setup

If Easy Restore fails to restore the Service Tag, use System Setup to enter the Service Tag.
1.
Turn on the system.
2.
Press F2 to enter System Setup.
3.
Click Service Tag Settings.
4.
Enter the Service Tag.
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