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Question posted by Rhinot on March 4th, 2013

Dell Optiplex 990 Boot Bios Reset?

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Answer #1: Posted by DELLJohnC on March 5th, 2013 4:55 AM
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Hi Rhinot,

To reset to the BIOS default, switch the system on and press F2 at the Dell Splash Screen to enter the System Setup. Click on Load Defaults and then click on Apply then Exit.

Hope that helps!

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User Manual - Page 1

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Technical Guide - Page 3

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Technical Guide - Page 4

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DELLOPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 DESKTOP COMPUTER (DT) VIEW FRONT VIEW 1 Optical Drive BACK VIEW 5 Microphone Connector 9 Padlock Ring 13 Expansion Card Slots(4) 2 Optical Drive Eject Button 6 Headphone Connector 10 Security ...
Technical Guide - Page 6

DELLOPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 DT System Board Components Number Name 1 Internal Speaker Connector (INT_SPKR) 2 Front IO Connector (FRONTPANEL) 3 Thermal Sensor Connector(THRM_2) 4 SATA 0 Connector(SATA0) 5 SATA 1 Connector(...
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DELLOPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 SMALL FORM FACTOR COMPUTER (SFF) VIEW FRONT VIEW 1 Optical Drive 5 Microphone Connector 2 Optical Drive Eject Button 6 Headphone Connector 3 Power Button, Power Light 4 USB 2.0 ...
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Technical Guide - Page 11

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Technical Guide - Page 15

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