Front view............................................................................................................................................................................10
Back view..............................................................................................................................................................................11
System board Layout........................................................................................................................................................ 13
Dimensions and weight.....................................................................................................................................................16
Ports and connectors.......................................................................................................................................................20
Graphics and Video controller........................................................................................................................................ 22
Audio and Speaker............................................................................................................................................................ 23
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)......................................................................................................... 24
Power adapter....................................................................................................................................................................24
Data security...................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Service and support..........................................................................................................................................................26
Downloading Windows drivers....................................................................................................................................... 28
Chapter 5: System setup............................................................................................................. 29
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................30
General options............................................................................................................................................................30
System information......................................................................................................................................................31
Video screen options.................................................................................................................................................. 32
Power management.................................................................................................................................................... 35
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Post behavior............................................................................................................................................................... 36
System logs...................................................................................................................................................................38
SupportAssist System Resolution............................................................................................................................38
Updating the BIOS in Windows .................................................................................................................................... 38
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled............................................................................................39
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive..........................................................................................39
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................40
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 40
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password..................................................................................41