Dell Precision Optimizer User's Guide

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Settings

Click Turn On from the System Updates page to configure automatic updates.

Update Frequency

This selection can be used to schedule weekly or monthly updates.

Table 1. Update Frequency. Following are the options to schedule the frequency of the updates:
Weekly	Select this option to allow the application to perform weekly update operations based on other filters selected on the Automatic Update Setting page.
	Select the day of the week (Monday - Sunday), and then select the time of the day (AM/PM) when the operation is scheduled.
Monthly	Select this option to allow the application to perform monthly update operations based on other filters selected on the Automatic Update Setting page.
	Select the day of the month (1-28), and then select the time of the day (AM/PM) when the operation is scheduled.

Update Type

This selection identifies the action to be performed in the automatic mode.

Table 2. Update Type. Following are the options to schedule the type of update:
Check for Updates Only	The application notifies you, if there are any updates available based on your filter selection. Updates are not downloaded or automatically installed to the local system.
Automatically download and install updates	The application downloads and installs any available updates based on your filter selection) before notifying you.

Updates to Include

The Automatic Update Setting page also contains three sets of check boxes allowing you to filter scheduled updates based on their Criticality, Type, and Device Category. The check boxes on this page are applicable to scheduled updates only.

Criticality - Critical/Recommended/Optional
Type - Hardware Drivers/BIOS Updates/Application Software/Firmware Updates
Device Category - Audio/Mouse and Keyboard/Storage/Chipset/Network and Bluetooth/Video/All others

Table 3. Options. The following options appear on this page:
Option	Function
Cancel	Click Cancel to exit the settings page without saving any changes.
Apply	Click Apply to save your changes (if any).