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Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu

Updating your system BIOS using a BIOS update .exe file copied to a FAT32 USB key and booting from the F12 one time boot menu.

BIOS Update

You can run the BIOS update file from Windows using a bootable USB key or you can also update the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot 
menu on the system.

Most Dell systems built after 2012 have this capability and you can confirm by booting your system to the F12 One-Time Boot Menu to see 
if BIOS FLASH UPDATE is listed as a boot option for your system. If the option is listed, then the BIOS supports this BIOS update option.

NOTE: 

Only systems with BIOS Flash Update option in the F12 One-Time Boot Menu can use this function.

Updating from the One-Time Boot Menu

To update your BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu, you will need:

USB key formatted to the FAT32 file system (key does not have to be bootable)

BIOS executable file that you downloaded from the Dell Support website and copied to the root of the USB key

AC power adapter connected to the system

Functional system battery to flash the BIOS

Perform the following steps to execute the BIOS update flash process from the F12 menu:

CAUTION: 

Do not power off the system during the BIOS update process. Powering off the system could make the system fail to 

boot.

From a power off state, insert the USB key where you copied the flash into a USB port of the system .

Power on the system and press the F12 key to access the One-Time Boot Menu, Highlight BIOS Flash Update using the arrow keys 
then press 

Enter

.

The Bios flash menu will open then click the browse button.

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System setup

Summary of Contents for Precision 3930 Rack

Page 1: ...Dell Precision 3930 Rack Setup and Specifications Regulatory Model D02R Regulatory Type D02R001 ...

Page 2: ...amage 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 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 2018 07 Rev A00 ...

Page 3: ...reader 15 System board connectors 15 Ports and connectors 16 Operating system specifications 16 Operating conditions 17 Support policy 17 4 System setup 18 BIOS overview 18 Boot menu 19 Navigation keys 19 Boot sequence 19 System setup options 20 General options 20 System information 21 Video screen options 23 Security 23 Secure boot options 25 Intel software guard extensions options 25 Performance...

Page 4: ...ting your system BIOS using a USB flash drive 31 Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments 31 Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One Time boot menu 32 System and setup password 35 Assigning a system password and setup password 36 Deleting or changing an existing system setup password 36 5 Getting help 37 Contacting Dell 37 4 Contents ...

Page 5: ...Set up your computer 1 Connect the keyboard and mouse 2 Connect to your network using a cable 3 Connect the display 1 Set up your computer 5 ...

Page 6: ...ard the card will be the primary driver for video Connect the display to the discrete graphics card 4 Connect the power cable 5 Press the power button 6 Follow the instructions on the screen to finish Windows setup a Connect to a network 6 Set up your computer ...

Page 7: ...n in to your Microsoft account or create a new account 7 Locate Dell apps Table 1 Locate Dell apps Register your computer Dell Help Support SupportAssist Check and update your computer Set up your computer 7 ...

Page 8: ...card reader slot 6 Drive activity light 7 Power button 8 Hard drive slot 1 9 Service tag Back view 1 Padlock ring 2 Expansion card slots 3 Security cable slot 4 USB Type C 3 1 Gen2 with UMA video support 5 Remote power switch 6 Serial port 7 10 GB Network port 8 1 GB Network port 9 Power supply units 2 8 Chassis overview ...

Page 9: ...tion board connector 11 Front panel connector 12 Intrusion switch connector 13 M 2 PCIe connector SSD0 14 PCIe slot 15 M 2 PCIe connector SSD1 16 SATA 3 connector 17 PCIe slot 18 SATA 2 connector 19 Right SATA power connector 2 20 Fan 7 power connector 21 Fan 8 power connector 22 Fan 9 power connector 23 GPU power connector 24 Front panel power connector 25 Fan 6 power connector 26 Processor 27 Fa...

Page 10: ...configuration and may vary based on PC configuration A typical configuration includes integrated graphics two hard drives Table 2 System dimensions Physical Tower Chassis Weight lb kg 27 38 12 42 Chassis Dimensions H x W x D Height inch cm 1 68 4 28 Width inch cm 18 97 48 2 Depth inch cm 22 73 57 75 23 19 58 91 With Bezel Shipping Weight lb kg includes packaging materials 42 63 19 34 Packaging Dim...

Page 11: ...N 3V Lithium Manganese Dioxide Continuous Discharge Under 15 kΩ Load to 2 0V End Voltage 1000 hours or longer Varta 6032 101 501 3V Lithium Manganese Dioxide Continuous Discharge Under 15 kΩ Load to 2 0V End Voltage 1000 hours or longer Duracell DL2032 3V Lithium Manganese Dioxide Continuous Discharge Under 15 kΩ Load to 2 0V End Voltage 1000 hours or longer Maxell CR2032 3V Lithium Manganese Diox...

Page 12: ...Turbo Integrated Intel UHD P630 Intel Xeon E Processor E 2124 4 Core 3 4 GHz 4 5 Ghz Turbo 8 MB Not Supported Intel Core i3 8100 Processor 4 Core 6 MB Cache 3 6 GHz Integrated Intel UHD 630 Intel Core Processor i5 8500 6 Core 9 MB Cache 3 0 GHz up to 4 1 GHz Turbo Integrated Intel UHD 630 Intel Core i5 8600 Processor 6 Core 9 MB Cache 3 1 GHz up to 4 3 GHz Turbo Integrated Intel UHD 630 Intel Core...

Page 13: ...rted with Xeon E Processor and Core i3 Processor SKUs Type DDR4 UDIMM Non ECC ECC memory Speed 2666 MHz Precision 3930 rack memory matrix The Precision 3930 rack memory matrix outlines an order by Channel DIMM number in which DIMMs are populated in the memory slots NOTE To achieve optimized memory performance a single DIMM needs to be populated in both Channels A and Channel B regardless of the DI...

Page 14: ...4 TB NOTE Your computer will either support two 3 5 inch hard drives or four 2 5 inch hard drives depending on the configuration NOTE Front Load Hard Disk Drives are not hot swappable Audio Table 9 Audio specifications Controller Waves MaxxAudio Pro Support Type Two channel high definition audio Interface Universal audio jack Stereo headset Onboard graphics Table 10 Onboard Graphics specifications...

Page 15: ...cs Communication Table 11 Communication specifications Network adapter Integrated Intel 10 100 1000 Mb s Ethernet RJ 45 Integrated Aquantia 10 Gb s Ethernet RJ45 Media card reader Table 12 Media card reader specifications Type One SD card slot Supported cards SD SDHC SDXC System board connectors Table 13 System board connectors M 2 Connectors Two 2280 Key M Serial ATA SATA connector Four Riser 1A ...

Page 16: ...dio jack Table 15 Rear ports and connectors USB Two USB 3 1 Gen2 Type C ports with UMA video support Network adapter One 1 Gb RJ 45 One 10 Gb RJ 45 Serial port One serial port Operating system specifications Table 16 Operating system specifications Operating systems supported Windows 10 Pro for Workstations up to 4 cores Windows 10 Pro for Workstations 4 cores plus Windows 10 Pro Standard NOTE Red...

Page 17: ...erating 10 to 85 Max dew point temperature 40 C non condensing Storage 10 to 90 Max dew point temperature 60 C non condensing Airborne contaminant level G1 as defined by ISA S71 04 1985 Vibration Vibration maximum operating 0 26 GRMS Storage 2 0 GRMS Shock Shock maximum operating 10 G Storage 71 G NOTE Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment Measured using a 2 ms...

Page 18: ...o screen options Security Secure boot options Intel software guard extensions options Performance Power management Thermal configuration Post behavior Manageability Virtualization support Maintenance System logs Advanced configuration Updating the BIOS in Windows Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ub...

Page 19: ...boot order stored in the BIOS The options are UEFI Boot Windows Boot Manager Other Options BIOS Setup BIOS Flash Update Diagnostics Change Boot Mode Settings Navigation keys NOTE For most of the System Setup options changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you restart the system Keys Navigation Up arrow Moves to the previous field Down arrow Moves to the next field Enter Sel...

Page 20: ...DIMM B Size DIMM C Size DIMM D Size PCI Information Displays Slot1 Slot2 Slot3 Processor Information Displays Processor Type Core Count Processor ID Current Clock Speed Minimum Clock Speed Maximum Clock Speed Processor L2 Cache Processor L3 Cache HT Capable and 64 Bit Technology Device Information Displays SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 M 2 PCIe SSD 0 M 2 PCIe SSD 1 LOM MAC Address LOM2 MAC Address V...

Page 21: ...oose any one option Disabled COM1 selected by default COM2 COM3 COM4 SATA Operation Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller Disabled The SATA controllers are hidden AHCI SATA is configured for AHCI mode RAID ON SATA is configured to support RAID mode selected by default Drives Allows you to enable or disable the various drives on board SATA 0 enabled by d...

Page 22: ...pters are enabled This option is enabled by default Enable Thunderbolt Technology Support Default Security Level No Security Security Level User Authorization Default Security Level Secure Connect Security Level Display Port Only Audio Allows you to enable or disable the integrated audio controller The option Enable Audio is selected by default Enable Microphone Default Dust Filter Maintenance All...

Page 23: ...set change and delete the system password Internal HDD 0 Password Allows you to set change and delete the computer s internal HDD Strong Password This option lets you enable or disable strong passwords for the system Password Configuration Allows you to control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for a administrative password and the system password The range of characters is betw...

Page 24: ...ule interface of the optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software Enables or disables the optional Computrace service designed for asset management Deactivate This option is selected by default Disable Activate Chassis Intrusion This field controls the chassis intrusion feature Choose any one of the option Disabled default Enabled On Silent OROM Keyboard Access This option determines weather...

Page 25: ... to File Saves the key to a user selected file Replace from File Replaces the current key with a key from a user selected file Append from File Adds a key to the current database from a user selected file Delete Deletes the selected key Reset All Keys Resets to default setting Delete All Keys Deletes all the keys NOTE If you disable the Custom Mode all the changes made will be erased and the keys ...

Page 26: ...tep This option is set by default C States Control Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states C states This option is set by default Cache Prefetch Allows you to enable or disable the MLC streamer and MLC spatial prefetcher of te processor Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Prefetcher Both options are enabled by default Intel TurboBoost Allows you to enable or disable th...

Page 27: ...not allows the system to power on by special LAN signals when it receives a wake up signal from the LAN LAN Allows the system to be powered on by special LAN LAN Only Allows the system to be powered on by special LAN signals LAN with PXE Boot A wakeup packet sent to the system in either the S4 or S5 state that will cause the system to wake up and immediately boot to PXE This option is Disabled by ...

Page 28: ... seconds 10 seconds Full Screen Logo This option will display full screen logo if your image match screen resolution The option Enable Full Screen Logo is not set by default Warnings and Errors This option causes the boot process to only pause when warning or errors are detected Choose any one of the option Prompt on Warnings and Errors Default Continue on Warnings Continue on Warnings and Errors ...

Page 29: ...option is not 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 flash previous revisions of the system firmware Allow BIOS Downgrade This option is set by default Data Wipe Allows you to securely erase data from all internal storage devices Wipe on Next ...

Page 30: ...st be suspended prior to updating the system BIOS and then re enabled after the BIOS update is completed 1 Restart the computer 2 Go to Dell com support Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit Click Detect Product and follow the instructions on screen 3 If you are unable to detect or find the Service Tag click Choose from all products 4 Choose the Products category from the ...

Page 31: ...le USB Flash Drive NOTE You will need to use a bootable USB Flash drive Please refer to the following article for further details http www dell com support article sln143196 1 Download the BIOS update EXE file to another system 2 Copy the file e g O9010A12 EXE onto the bootable USB Flash drive 3 Insert the USB Flash drive into the system that requires the BIOS update 4 Restart the system and press...

Page 32: ... Updating from the One Time Boot Menu To update your BIOS from the F12 One Time boot menu you will need USB key formatted to the FAT32 file system key does not have to be bootable BIOS executable file that you downloaded from the Dell Support website and copied to the root of the USB key AC power adapter connected to the system Functional system battery to flash the BIOS Perform the following step...

Page 33: ...exe file is shown as an example in the following screenshot The actual file name may vary 5 Once the file is selected it will show in the file selection box and you can click the OK button to continue System setup 33 ...

Page 34: ...6 Click the Begin Flash Update button 7 A warning box is displayed asking you if you want to proceed Click the Yes button to begin the flash 34 System setup ...

Page 35: ... progress bar may go from zero to 100 multiple times and the flash process could take as long as 10 minutes Generally this process takes two to three minutes 9 Once complete the system will reboot and the BIOS update process is completed System and setup password Table 33 System and setup password Password type Description System password Password that you must enter to log on to your system Syste...

Page 36: ...pace 3 Type the system password that you entered earlier in the Confirm new password field and click OK 4 Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes 5 Press Y to save the changes The computer reboots Deleting or changing an existing system setup password Ensure that the Password Status is Unlocked in the System Setup before attempting to delete or change the existing System and or Set...

Page 37: ...port 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 support link ...

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