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Table 41. System setup options—Performance menu (continued)
Performance
OverClocking feature
TCC Activation Offset
Table 42. System setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Event Log
Clear Bios Event Log
Thermal Event Log
Clear Thermal Event Log
Power Event Log
Clear Power Event Log
Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS in Windows
Steps
1. Go to www.dell.com/support.
2. Click Product support. In the Search support box, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Search.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, use the SupportAssist feature to automatically identify your computer. You
can also use the product ID or manually browse for your computer model.
3. Click Drivers & Downloads. Expand Find drivers.
4. Select the operating system installed on your computer.
5. In the Category drop-down list, select BIOS.
6. Select the latest version of BIOS, and click Download to download the BIOS file for your computer.
7. After the download is complete, browse the folder where you saved the BIOS update file.
8. Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the on-screen instructions.
For more information about how to update the system BIOS, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at
support.
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
Steps
1. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in
2. Create a bootable USB drive. For more information, search the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/support.
Default: ON
Enables or disables global OverClocking functions.
Default: OFF
When enabled, OverClocking settings are available for selection.
Configures the CPU's TCC offset.
Displays BIOS events.
By default, the Keep Log option is enabled.
Displays Thermal events.
By default, the Keep Log option is enabled.
Displays power events.
By default, the Keep Log option is enabled.
Updating the BIOS in Windows
to download the latest BIOS setup program file.
www.dell.com/
BIOS setup
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