Reference Guide

Digital Visual Interface.......................................................................................................................................................36
DisplayPort......................................................................................................................................................................... 36
HDMI...................................................................................................................................................................................37
SPDIF.................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
5 Software and Applications..................................................................................................................38
Absolute..............................................................................................................................................................................38
My Dell Downloads............................................................................................................................................................ 38
Dell SupportAssist.............................................................................................................................................................. 38
PC Check............................................................................................................................................................................39
Solution Station.................................................................................................................................................................. 39
Quickset............................................................................................................................................................................. 40
NVIDIA 3D Applications...................................................................................................................................................40
DellConnect........................................................................................................................................................................41
6 Restoring your operating system........................................................................................................42
System recovery options.................................................................................................................................................... 42
Dell Backup and Recovery................................................................................................................................................ 42
Dell Backup and Recovery Basic..................................................................................................................................43
Dell Backup and Recovery premium............................................................................................................................43
Dell Factory Image Restore............................................................................................................................................... 44
System Restore................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Windows 10.................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Windows 8.1..................................................................................................................................................................45
Windows 7.................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Operating System disc.......................................................................................................................................................46
System reinstall media...................................................................................................................................................46
7 Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................................47
Basic troubleshooting steps............................................................................................................................................... 47
Diagnostics..........................................................................................................................................................................47
Pre-Boot System Assessment........................................................................................................................................47
Enhanced PSA...............................................................................................................................................................47
LCD BIST.......................................................................................................................................................................48
Beep codes....................................................................................................................................................................48
8 BIOS.....................................................................................................................................................50
Changing BIOS settings.................................................................................................................................................... 50
Entering BIOS setup program...........................................................................................................................................50
Resetting BIOS password.................................................................................................................................................. 50
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................50
9 Getting help and contacting Dell....................................................................................................... 52
10 References......................................................................................................................................... 53
Computer maintenance......................................................................................................................................................53
Power management............................................................................................................................................................53
Configuring power settings..........................................................................................................................................53
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