Updating The Bios In Windows - Dell Inspiron 7400 Service Manual

Table 10. System setup options—Intel Software Guard Extensions menu (continued)
Intel Software Guard Extensions
Warnings and Errors
Sign of Life Indication
Table 11. System setup options—Virtualization Support menu
Virtualization Support
Virtualization
VT for Direct I/O
Table 12. System setup options—Wireless menu
Wireless
Wireless Switch
Wireless Device Enable
Table 13. System setup options—Maintenance menu
Maintenance
Service Tag
Asset Tag
BIOS Downgrade
Data Wipe
BIOS Recovery
Table 14. System setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Events
Thermal Events
Power Events
Table 15. System setup options—SupportAssist System Resolution menu
SupportAssist System Resolution
Auto OS Recovery Threshold
SupportAssist OS Recovery

Updating the BIOS in Windows

Prerequisites
It is recommended to update your BIOS (System Setup), when you replace the system board or if an update is available. For
laptops, ensure that your computer battery is fully charged and connected to a power outlet.
Sets the boot process to pause when Warnings or Errors are detected.
Enable or disable to indicate during POST time that the power button press is
acknowledged in a manner the user can either hear of feel.
Specify whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional
hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization Technology.
Specify whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional
hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O.
Determine which wireless devices can be controlled by the Wireless Switch.
Enable or disable internal wireless devices.
Display the system's Service Tag.
Create a system Asset Tag.
Control flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions.
Enable to securely erase data from all internal storage devices.
Enable the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from a
recovery file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key.
Display BIOS events.
Display Thermal events.
Display Power events.
Control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console
and for Dell OS Recovery tool.
Enable or disable the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the even
of certain system errors.
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