Flashing The Bios; Boot Menu; Boot Menu Enhancements - Dell Alienware 17 R4 Service Manual

Flashing the BIOS

You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you
replace the system board. To flash the BIOS:
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.

Boot menu

This computer includes a one-time boot menu. By using this feature, you can
change the sequence of devices that your computer attempts to boot from, for
example, CD-ROM, hard drive, or network.

Boot menu enhancements

The boot menu enhancements are as follows:
• Easier access — Press F12 to access the boot selection menu.
• User prompting — The user is prompted to use the keystroke on the BIOS
screen.
• Diagnostics options — The boot menu includes the ePSA diagnostic options.
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