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Table 18. Maintenance Option Service Tag Asset Tag SERR Messages BIOS Downgrade Data Wipe BIOS recovery Table 19. System Logs Option BIOS Events Table 20. Advanced configurations Option ASPM Updating the BIOS Description Displays the Service Tag of your computer. Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not already set. This option is set by default. Controls the SERR message mechanism. This option is set by default. Some graphics cards require that the SERR message mechanism be disabled. Allows you to control flashing of the system firmware to the previous versions. This option is enabled by default. NOTE: If this option is not selected, the flashing of the system firmware to the previous versions is blocked. Allows you to securely erase the data from all the available internal storages, such as HDD, SSD, mSATA, and eMMC. The option Wipe on Next Boot is disabled by default. Allows you to recover the corrupted BIOS conditions from the recovery files on the primary hard drive. The option BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive is selected by default Description Displays the system event log and allows you to: ● Clear Log ● Mark all Entries Description Allows you to activate the state power management. ● Auto (Default) ● Disabled ● L1 Only Updating the BIOS in Windows About this task CAUTION: If BitLocker is not suspended before updating the BIOS, the next time you reboot the system it will not recognize the BitLocker key. You will then be prompted to enter the recovery key to progress and the system will ask for this on each reboot. If the recovery key is not known this can result in data loss or an unnecessary operating system re-install. For more information on this subject, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/support. 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. 44 BIOS setup

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Table 18. Maintenance 
Option
Description
Service Tag
Displays the Service Tag of your computer.
Asset Tag
Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not
already set. This option is set by default.
SERR Messages
Controls the SERR message mechanism. This option is set by
default. Some graphics cards require that the SERR message
mechanism be disabled.
BIOS Downgrade
Allows you to control flashing of the system firmware to the
previous versions. This option is enabled by default.
NOTE:
If this option is not selected, the flashing of the
system firmware to the previous versions is blocked.
Data Wipe
Allows you to securely erase the data from all the available
internal storages, such as HDD, SSD, mSATA, and eMMC. The
option Wipe on Next Boot is disabled by default.
BIOS recovery
Allows you to recover the corrupted BIOS conditions from the
recovery files on the primary hard drive. The option
BIOS
Recovery from Hard Drive
is selected by default
Table 19. System Logs 
Option
Description
BIOS Events
Displays the system event log and allows you to:
●
Clear Log
●
Mark all Entries
Table 20. Advanced configurations 
Option
Description
ASPM
Allows you to activate the state power management.
●
Auto (Default)
●
Disabled
●
L1 Only
Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS in Windows
About this task
CAUTION:
If BitLocker is not suspended before updating the BIOS, the next time you reboot the system it
will not recognize the BitLocker key. You will then be prompted to enter the recovery key to progress and the
system will ask for this on each reboot. If the recovery key is not known this can result in data loss or an
unnecessary operating system re-install. For more information on this subject, search in the Knowledge Base
Resource at
www.dell.com/support
.
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.
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