Dell Inspiron 660 Support Question
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Question posted by bonda on May 5th, 2014
Can't Access Bios Inspiron 660
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Owners Manual - Page 1
Dell Inspiron 660 Owner's Manual
Computer model: Inspiron 660 Regulatory model: D11M Regulatory type: D11M002
Owners Manual - Page 2
... data if instructions are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Information in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and Inspiron™ are registered trademarks of your computer.
is a registered trademark owned by Dell under license;
Owners Manual - Page 6
... Replacing the Power Supply 83
19 System Board 85
Removing the System Board 85 Replacing the System Board 87 Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS 88
20 System Setup 91
Overview 91 Entering System Setup 91 Clearing Forgotten Passwords 102 Clearing CMOS Passwords 104
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Contents
Owners Manual - Page 7
21 Flashing the BIOS 107 22 Specifications 109
Contents
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Owners Manual - Page 10
...flat-blade screwdriver
• Small Phillips screwdriver
• Plastic scribe
• Flash BIOS executable update program available at the back of the computer. CAUTION: Only a certified service technician... is authorized to remove the computer cover and access any connector pins. See the safety instructions for complete information about safety precautions, ...
Owners Manual - Page 77
... with the same or equivalent type. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on entering the system setup program. CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS settings to the manufacturer's instructions. WARNING: A battery may explode if installed incorrectly. Replace the battery only with your computer, read the safety information that you...
Owners Manual - Page 79
... 11.
3 Enter the system setup program and set the time and date. Coin-Cell Battery
79 See "Entering System Setup" on page 91.
4 Update the BIOS settings with the side labeled "+" facing up, and press down the battery in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 91. Replacing the Coin-Cell...
Owners Manual - Page 88
Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS
1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press during POST to enter the system setup program. 3 Navigate to enter the Service Tag manually only when the Service Tag is absent.
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System Board NOTE: The Service Tag Input field allows you to the main tab and enter the Service Tag in the
Service Tag Input field.
Owners Manual - Page 91
..., such as the user password, type of
hard drive installed, enabling or disabling base devices, and so on CAUTION: Unless you see the Microsoft Windows desktop. System Setup
Overview
Use the system setup to appear and then press immediately. NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that you note the system-setup screen...
Owners Manual - Page 93
... cores Displays the processor L1 cache size Displays the processor L2 cache size Displays the processor L3 cache size
Main -
System Information BIOS Revision
Displays the BIOS Revision number
BIOS Build Date
Displays the build date in mm/dd/yyyy format
System Name
Displays system name
System Time
Displays the current time in...
Owners Manual - Page 98
... the supervisor password
Allows you to set access levels to the users
No Access, View Only, Limited, or Full Access (Full Access by default)
• No Access: Restricts users from editing system setup options... options
• Limited: Allows users to edit certain system setup options
• Full Access: Allows users to edit all system setup options except the Supervisor Password
Allows you to set...
Owners Manual - Page 100
If no operating system is on the network, the computer generates an error message. The computer attempts to boot from the network. The BIOS detects the device and adds the USB flash option to a USB device, the device must be bootable. The computer attempts to boot from the USB ...
Owners Manual - Page 101
... to boot from. Then, shut down your device is restored.
1 If you see the Microsoft Windows desktop.
NOTE: Write down -arrow keys to move through the list of devices. 4 Press plus (+) or minus (-) to access the menu. On completion of the diagnostic tests, the previous boot sequence is bootable, check the device...
Owners Manual - Page 107
... and follow the instructions on the screen.
4 A list of results appears on the screen. If you downloaded the BIOS update file.
Flashing the BIOS
107
Click BIOS.
5 Click Download File to download the latest BIOS file.
6 In the Please select your download method below window, click For Single File Download via Browser, and then...
Owners Manual - Page 108
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Flashing the BIOS
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