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3. Insert the USB Flash drive into the system that requires the BIOS update.
4. Restart the system and press F12 when the Dell Splash logo appears to display the One Time Boot Menu.
5. Using arrow keys, select 

USB Storage Device

 and click Return.

6. The system will boot to a Diag C:\> prompt.
7. Run the file by typing the full filename e.g. O9010A12.exe and press Return.
8. The BIOS Update Utility will load, follow the instructions on screen.

Figure 1. DOS BIOS Update Screen

System and setup password

Table 36. System and setup password

Password type

Description

System 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 of your computer.

You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your 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 left unattended.

NOTE: 

System and setup password feature is disabled.

Assigning a system setup password

You can assign a new 

System or Admin Password

 only when the status is in 

Not Set

.

To enter the system setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or re-boot.

1. In the 

System BIOS 

or 

System Setup

 screen, select 

Security

 and press Enter.

The 

Security 

screen is displayed.

2. Select 

System/Admin Password 

and create a password in the 

Enter the new password

 field.

Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:

A password can have up to 32 characters.

The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.

Only lower case letters are valid, upper case letters are not allowed.

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System setup

Summary of Contents for Latitude 7300

Page 1: ...Dell Latitude 7300 Setup and Specifications Regulatory Model P99G Regulatory Type P99G001 ...

Page 2: ...age to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2018 2019 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners 2019 08 Rev A01 ...

Page 3: ...5 Audio 15 Video card 16 Camera 16 Ports and connectors 16 Wireless 17 Display 17 Keyboard 17 Touchpad 18 Touchpad gestures 18 Operating system 18 Battery 18 Power adapter 19 Dimensions and weight 20 Computer environment 20 5 System setup 21 Boot menu 21 Navigation keys 21 Boot Sequence 22 System setup options 22 General options 23 System configuration 24 Video screen options 27 Security 27 Secure...

Page 4: ... Updating the BIOS in Windows 35 Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled 35 Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive 35 System and setup password 36 Assigning a system setup password 36 Deleting or changing an existing system setup password 37 6 Software 38 Downloading drivers 38 7 Getting help 39 Contacting Dell 39 4 Contents ...

Page 5: ...rompted If connected to the internet sign in with or create a Microsoft account If not connected to the internet create an offline account On the Support and Protection screen enter your contact details 4 Locate and use Dell apps from the Windows Start menu Recommended Table 1 Locate Dell apps Dell apps Details Dell Product Registration Register your computer with Dell Dell Help Support Access hel...

Page 6: ...ry Download software applications including software that is purchased but not pre installed on your computer 5 Create recovery drive for Windows NOTE It is recommended to create a recovery drive to troubleshoot and fix problems that may occur with Windows 6 For more information see Create a USB recovery drive for Windows 6 Set up your computer ...

Page 7: ... connectors and also explains the FN hot key combinations Topics Front view Left view Right view Palmrest view Bottom view Major components of your system Front view 1 IR emitter 2 SafeView switch 3 Camera 4 Camera status LED 5 IR emitter 6 Microphone array 7 Display panel 2 Chassis 7 ...

Page 8: ...hunderbolt 3 HDMI 1 4a port 4 USB Type A 3 1 Gen 1 port 5 Smart card slot Right view 1 Universal audio port Headset Jack microphone in line in support 2 micro SD 4 0 memory card reader 3 SIM card slot 4 USB Type A 3 1 Gen 1 ports PowerShare capable 5 Noble wedge lock slot 8 Chassis ...

Page 9: ...Palmrest view 1 Power button with optional finger print reader no LED 2 Keyboard 3 Touchpad Chassis 9 ...

Page 10: ...Bottom view 1 Thermal vent 2 Service tag label 3 Speakers 10 Chassis ...

Page 11: ...Major components of your system 1 Base cover 2 Power adapter port Chassis 11 ...

Page 12: ...mbly 12 Palmrest assembly 13 WLAN card 14 WWAN card 15 Heatsink assembly NOTE Dell provides a list of components and their part numbers for the original system configuration purchased These parts are available according to warranty coverages purchased by the customer Contact your Dell sales representative for purchase options 12 Chassis ...

Page 13: ...n Key Esc Escape Toggle Fn key lock F1 Mute audio F1 behavior F2 Decrease volume F2 behavior F3 Increase volume F3 behavior F4 Mute microphone F4 behavior F5 Turn on off keyboard backlights F5 behavior F6 Decrease screen brightness F6 behavior F7 Increase screen brightness F7 behavior F8 Switch to external display F8 behavior F10 Print screen F10 behavior F11 Home F11 behavior F12 End F12 behavior...

Page 14: ...rocessor Quad Core QC 6M SmartCache base frequency 1 6 GHz up to 3 9 GHz 8th Generation Intel core i7 8665U Processor QC 8M SmartCache base frequency 1 9 GHz up to 4 8 GHz Intel UHD Graphics 620 8th Generation Intel Core 8th Generation Intel core i5 8365U Processor QC 6M SmartCache base frequency 1 6 GHz up to 4 1 GHz Memory Table 5 Memory specifications Feature Specifications Minimum memory confi...

Page 15: ...al SED M 2 2280 PCIe NVMe 256 GB Media card reader Table 7 Media card reader specifications Feature Specifications Type One micro SD card slot Supported cards SD SDHC SDXC Audio Table 8 Audio specifications Feature Specifications Controller Realtek ALC3254 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Type Two channel high definition audio Speakers Two Directional speakers Interface Intel HDA bus Internal speaker ampl...

Page 16: ...mera Options No Camera 6 0 mm RGB HD 6 0 mm RGB IR 3 0 mm RGB IR 2 7 mm RGB HD Ambient Light Sensor is only available with the 3mm IR camera option Video Max resolution 1280 x 720 HD at 30 FPS Still image max resolution 0 92 megapixel 1280 x 720 Ports and connectors Table 11 Ports and connectors Features Specifications Memory card reader micro SD 4 0 memory card reader optional USB One USB Type C ...

Page 17: ...play specifications Feature Specifications Type 13 3 in HD AG WXGA 1366x768 220 nits non touch display 13 3 in FHD AG 1920 x 1080 300 nits non touch display 13 3 in FHD AG 1920 x 1080 300 nits non touch display with Dynamic Privacy Dell SafeScreen 13 3 in FHD AG 1920 x 1080 255 nits touch display Height Active area 165 24 mm 6 5 in Width Active area 293 76 mm 11 55 in Diagonal HD 337 08 mm 13 27 i...

Page 18: ...t support microsoft com Operating system Table 17 Operating system Feature Specifications Operating systems supported Windows 10 Home 64 bit Windows 10 Pro 64 bit Ubuntu Battery Table 18 Battery specifications Type Polymer 3 cell 42 WHr Polymer 4 cell 60 WHr Polymer 4 cell 60 WHr LCL Dimension Polymer 3 cell 42 WHr Width 95 9 mm 3 78 in Length 200 5 mm 7 89 in Height 5 7 mm 0 22 in Polymer 4 cell ...

Page 19: ...east an 80 charge after about an hour of charging with the system off and fully charged in about 2 hours with the system off Enabling ExpressCharge requires that both the computer and the battery used be ExpressCharge capable If these requirements are not met ExpressCharge will not be enabled Power adapter Table 19 Power adapter specifications Feature Specifications Type E5 65 W 7 4 mm Barrel Adap...

Page 20: ...e Temperature range 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Relative humidity maximum 10 to 90 non condensing NOTE Maximum dew point temperature 26 C 0 to 95 non condensing NOTE Maximum dew point temperature 33 C Vibration maximum 0 66 GRMS 1 30 GRMS Shock maximum 140 G 160 G Altitude maximum 0 m to 3048 m 0 ft to 10 000 ft 0 m to 10 668 m 0 ft to 35 000 ft Measured using a random vib...

Page 21: ...ss F12 when the Dell logo appears to initiate a one time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the system Diagnostics and BIOS Setup options are also included in this menu The devices listed on the boot menu depend on the bootable devices in the system This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the system Using the bo...

Page 22: ...u can Access System Setup by pressing F2 key Bring up the one time boot menu by pressing F12 key The one time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option The boot menu options are Removable Drive if available STXXXX Drive NOTE XXX denotes the SATA drive number Optical Drive if available SATA Hard Drive if available Diagnostics NOTE Choosing Diagnostics wil...

Page 23: ...assigned for system use Memory Available is less than Memory Installed Note that certain operating systems may not be able to use all the available memory Processor Information Processor Type Core Count Processor ID Current Clock Speed Minimum Clock Speed Maximum Clock Speed Processor L2 Cache Processor L3 Cache HT Capable 64 Bit Technology Device Information M 2 SATA M 2 SATA1 M 2 PCIe SSD 0 M 2 ...

Page 24: ...e of the following options Always Except Internal HDD Default Always Except Internal HDD PXE Always Never Date Time Allows you to set the date and time The change to the system date and time takes effect immediately System configuration Table 23 System Configuration Option Description SATA Operation Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated SATA hard drive controller Click one o...

Page 25: ... by Defualt Secure Connect Display Port and USB Only Thunderbolt Auto Switch This option configures the method used by the Thunderbolt controller to perform PCIe device enumeration Auto Switch The BIOS will automatically switch between BIOS Assist and Native Thunderbolt PC device enumeration modes to get all benefits of the installed OS Native Enumeration The BIOS will program the Thunderbolt cont...

Page 26: ...nute 15 minute Never NOTE Option present on system opted with backlit keyboard Keyboard Backlight Timeout on Battery This feature defines the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when the system is running only on battery power Options are 5 seconds 10 seconds Default 15 seconds 30 seconds 1 minute 5 minute 15 minute Never NOTE Option present on system opted with backlit keyboard Unobtrusive M...

Page 27: ...ature The options are Disabled When Disabled the privacy screen is not applied to the embedded display panel Enabled Default When enabled the privacy screen is applied to the embedded display panel and can be toggled between public mode and privacy mode using the Fn F9 key combination on the embedded keyboard Always On When always on the privacy screen is always on and cannot be turned off by the ...

Page 28: ... Disabled Default Reboot bypass Password Change Allows you to change the System password when the administrator password is set Allow Non Admin Password Changes This option is set by default Non Admin Setup Changes Allows you to determine whether changes to the setup options are allowed when an Administrator Password is set If disabled the setup options are locked by the admin password Allow Wirel...

Page 29: ...trl P F12 Options are Enable Default One Time Enable Disable Admin Setup Lockout Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when an administrator password is set Enable Admin Setup Lockout This option is not set by default Master Password Lockout Allows you to disable master password support Enable Master Password Lockout This option is not set by default NOTE Hard Disk password should be cle...

Page 30: ...ptions Disabled Enabled Software controlled Default Enclave Memory Size This option sets SGX Enclave Reserve Memory Size Click one of the following options 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB Default Performance Table 28 Performance Option Description Multi Core Support This field specifies whether the process has one or all cores enabled The performance of some applications improves with the additional cores All ...

Page 31: ...n is not set by default USB Wake Support Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the system from standby Wake on Dell USB C Dock This option is set by default Wireless Radio Control This option if enabled will sense the connection of the system to a wired network and subsequently disable the selected wireless radios WLAN and or WWAN Upon disconnection from the wired network the selected wireless ...

Page 32: ...or Table 30 POST Behavior Option Description Adapter Warnings Allows you to enable or disable the system setup BIOS warning messages when you use certain power adapters Enable Adapter Warnings Default Keyboard Embeded This option lets you choose one of two methods to enable the keypad that is embedded in the internal keyboard The options are Fn Key Only By Numlock Numlock Enable Allows you to enab...

Page 33: ...and Errors Manageability NOTE This option is present if the system has Intel V Pro enabled Table 31 Manageability Option Description Intel AMT Capability This option allows to enable and disable the Intel AMT Capabilities of the system The options are Disabled Enabled Restrict MEBx Access USB Provision When enabled Intel AMT can be provisioned using the local provisioning file via a USB storage de...

Page 34: ...e options are WWAN GPS WLAN Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default Maintenance Table 34 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 not set by default BIOS Downgrade Allows you to flash previous revisions of the system firmware Allow BIOS Downgrade ...

Page 35: ...ck BIOS to view the BIOS versions 9 Identify the latest BIOS file and click Download 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 Updating BIOS...

Page 36: ... create a system password and a setup password to secure your 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 left unattended NOTE System and setup password feature is disabled Assigning a system setup password You can assign a new System or Admin Password only ...

Page 37: ...r the System Setup press F2 immediately after a power on or reboot 1 In the System BIOS or System Setup screen select System Security and press Enter The System Security screen is displayed 2 In the System Security screen verify that Password Status is Unlocked 3 Select System Password alter or delete the existing system password and press Enter or Tab 4 Select Setup Password alter or delete the e...

Page 38: ... NOTE If you do not have the Service Tag use the auto detect feature or manually browse for your notebook model 4 Click Drivers and Downloads 5 Select the operating system installed on your notebook 6 Scroll down the page and select the driver to install 7 Click Download File to download the driver for your notebook 8 After the download is complete navigate to the folder where you saved the driver...

Page 39: ...ne based support and service options Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be available in your area To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues 1 Go to Dell com support 2 Select your support category 3 Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country Region drop down list at the bottom of the page 4 Select the appropriate service or s...

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