Clearing Cmos Settings; System And Setup Password - Dell OptiPlex 7090 Micro Form Factor Service Manual

Table 17. System setup options—Performance menu
Performance
Multi Core Support
Active Cores
Intel SpeedStep
Enable Intel SpeedStep Technology
C-States Control
Enable C-State Control
Intel Turbo Boost Technology
Enable Intel Turbo Boost Technology
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
Enable Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
Table 18. System setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Event Log
Clear BIOS Event Log

Clearing CMOS settings

About this task
CAUTION: Clearing CMOS settings will reset the BIOS settings on your computer.
Steps
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Press and hold the power button for 30 seconds to reset the coin-cell battery.
3. Turn on your computer.

System and setup password

Table 19. System and setup password
Password type
System password
Setup password
56 System setup
Enables to change the number of CPU cores available to the operating system.
By default, the All Cores options are enabled.
Enables the computer to dynamically adjust processor voltage and core
frequency, decreasing average power consumption and heat production.
By default, the option is enabled.
Enable or disable additional processor sleep states.
By default, the option is enabled.
Enable or disable Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor.
By default, the option is enabled.
Enable or disable Hyper-Threading in the processor.
By default, the option is enabled.
Display BIOS events.
By default, the Keep option is enabled.
Description
Password that you must enter to log on to your system.
Password that you must enter to access and make changes to
the BIOS settings of your computer.