How to Disable Secure Boot on Dell laptop?

The Secure Boot option can be disabled by accessing the BIOS SETUP when your device starts the boot process. For this KB we will share the steps to access and disable Secure Boot on a Dell laptop (Latitude 3410).

Step 1: Start your laptop, press the ‘F2’ key to go to BIOS Setup.

The procedure is similar to entering any machine. Just follow the onscreen instructions to enter the BIOS setup. The function keys may vary according to OEM. See image 1 below of DellBIOS Setup.

Step 2: On the top left-hand corner there is an option, ‘Advanced Setup’. Slide the button to activate it, turning it ‘ON’. Now click on ‘Boot Configuration’ on the left pane.

‘Secure Boot’ is now visible on the screen. In UEFI machines Secure Boot is enabled by default.

Step 3: Toggle the ‘Enable Secure Boot’ button to ‘OFF’. You will see a message, “Are you sure you want to disable Secure Boot?”

Click ‘Yes’.

Step 4: Now, click on ‘APPLY CHANGES’ at the bottom of the screen.

A window pops up, “Are you sure that you want to apply your changes?” Click ‘OK’

The Secure Boot feature has been disabled on your system. Now you can boot your machine with BitRaser Drive Eraser software and begin the erasure process.

Steps to Perform Erasure After Disabling Secure Boot in UEFI machines.

• Download the BitRaser Drive Eraser ISO image file from the BitRaser cloud server and burn the ISO file to a USB to prepare your bootable drive using the Rufus app.
• Connect USB and Boot Computer using the BitRaser USB.
• Select BitRaser from the dual boot menu and press Enter.
• Once the application is loaded, Select the drive(s) that you want to erase.
• Select an ‘Erasure method’ as per your compliance requirement.
• Connect to Internet & BitRaser cloud account via the ‘Settings’ icon.
• Start the erasure by clicking the ‘Erase’ button.