A link to the System Manual can be found here:
This section provides links to information about locations of connectors and ports, images of your system, and helps you to get started with your system.
For information about how to add or remove components on the Dell OptiPlex 5050 please see the system manuals and select the correct Form Factor and instructions can be found in the "Removing and installing components" section:
This section covers the supported Operating System reinstallation options for your system.
See the tabs below to find out more information.
For information about the various Windows operating system versions click on the following link:
This section gives information about drivers and the required order of installation for the various
Windows Operating System versions supported on your Dell computer.
For information about Ubuntu Linux on your system see the following link:
For more information, you can also see the Ubuntu Website:
This section provides information about the Backup and Recovery options for your system.
Unless you specified Recovery Media in your order, your Windows 10 system does not come with a recovery USB Flash Drive or Discs. For information about creating recovery media for your system if there is a catastrophic system failure, follow the link below:
On factory installed Windows 10 systems, WinRE allows you to restore your system back to the original factory state. For more information see the link below:
You can also download a recovery image of the Microsoft Windows Operating System customized for your Dell product from the Dell support site.
For systems prior to Windows 10, DBAR is a flexible automated backup and recovery application which is designed to reliably protect your most important digital documents and memories in a few clicks.
Unless you specified Recovery Media in your order, your system does not come with a recovery USB Flash-Drive or Discs, you can also use the DBAR application to make recovery media for your system if there is a catastrophic system failure.
More information can be found out from the Dell Backup and Recovery Support page:
For information about systems that have been upgraded to Windows 10, see the following article:
Further general information about recovering Windows can be found in the following article:
SupportAssist previously called My Dell, provides system updates, detects issues, and sends you alerts based on your device, which makes solving and preventing problems easier than ever. This application gives you access to everything you must have to take the guesswork out of maintaining PCs and tablets. For more information and installation instructions see the following link:
This section provides links to articles about diagnostics and the various error messages, beep codes, and Diagnostic LED codes that can help to troubleshoot potential hardware and software issues on your system.
You can also use the diagnostics that are on the Dell Support page, this requires Dell System Detect & SupportAssist to be installed on your system. This is performed if you choose to run the diagnostics. You can get to those diagnostics by following the link below:
The section below provides links to articles that contain information about the different hardware on your system. They can help you to troubleshoot any problems that are identified using the above diagnostics. There are also general "How to" articles that can help with tasks, for example like updating the BIOS or upgrading a hard drive.
This section covers the Software that is supported on your system, it also has links to information about Security and Encryption and anti-virus.
See the tabs below to find out more information.
Your system is shipped with some preinstalled applications and software which are designed to make your life easier. This section contains links to information about these.
To access the Dell Download Center, click on the following link:
To access the Dell Application and Software Page click on the following link:
This section provides information about some of the software preinstalled and sold with your system.
Some of the software sold at the time of purchase has to be downloaded once you receive your system.
This is achieved by using Dell Digital Delivery, for more info see the links below:
This section contains links to information about Security and Encryption on your Dell system.
To access the Dell Security and Virus Support Page click on the following link:
Your system may be preinstalled with an Anti-Virus program, for more information, follow the link below.
For further information about Viruses, Spyware and Malware more information can be found by following the links below:
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