Enabling Computrace - Dell Inspiron 17R Reference Manual

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Enabling Computrace

1. Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2. When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop;
NOTE:
then, shut down your computer and try again.
3. Select Security tab and then select Computrace(R).
4. Select Activate to enable or Deactivate to disable the Computrace option.
NOTE: Once you enable or disable the Computrace option in the BIOS settings, you will be unable to change this setting in future. This is to
prevent from somebody else enabling or disabling this option.
NOTE: You will need to install the Computrace software in Windows for the software to protect your computer.
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Computrace
How to Get Help on Computrace
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