Dell OptiPlex 7040 Owner's Manual

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3. Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit.NOTE: To locate the Service Tag, click Where is my Service Tag?NOTE: If you cannot find your Service Tag, click Detect My Product. Proceed with theinstructions on screen.4. If you are unable to locate or find the Service Tag, click the Product Category of your computer.5. Choose the Product Type from the list.6. Select your computer model and the Product Support page of your computer appears.7. Click Get drivers and click View All Drivers.The Drivers and Downloads page opens.8. On the Drivers and Downloads screen, under the Operating System drop-down list, select BIOS.9. Identify the latest BIOS file and click Download File.You can also analyze which drivers need an update. To do this for your product, click AnalyzeSystem for Updates and follow the instructions on the screen.10. Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window,click Download File.The File Download window appears.11. Click Save to save the file on your computer.12. Click Run to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer.Follow the instructions on the screen.NOTE: It is recommended not to update the BIOS version for more than 3 revisions. For example: Ifyou want to update the BIOS from 1.0 to 7.0, then install version 4.0 first and then install version 7.0.System and setup passwordYou can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.Password type DescriptionSystem password Password that you must enter to log on to your system.Setup password Password that you must enter to access and make changes to the BIOS settings ofyour computer.CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer.CAUTION: Anyone can access the data stored on your computer if it is not locked and leftunattended.NOTE: Your computer is shipped with the system and setup password feature disabled.Assigning a system password and setup passwordYou can assign a new System Password and/or Setup Password or change an existing System Passwordand/or Setup Password only when Password Status is Unlocked. If the Password Status is Locked, youcannot change the System Password.NOTE: If the password jumper is disabled, the existing System Password and Setup Password aredeleted and you need not provide the system password to log on to the computer.48