System board.......................................................................................................................................................................91
Removing the system board..........................................................................................................................................91
Installing the system board........................................................................................................................................... 93
Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program.................................................................................................95
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads........................................................................................................97
Chapter 4: System setup........................................................................................................................98
System setup.......................................................................................................................................................................98
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................... 98
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................98
Boot Sequence................................................................................................................................................................... 98
System setup options......................................................................................................................................................... 99
System and setup password..............................................................................................................................................101
Assigning a system setup password............................................................................................................................102
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.........................................................................................102
Clearing CMOS settings.............................................................................................................................................102
Clearing forgotten password......................................................................................................................................103
Updating the BIOS...........................................................................................................................................................104
Updating the BIOS in Windows.................................................................................................................................104
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows...............................................................................................104
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.......................................................................................... 105
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................106
SupportAssist diagnostics................................................................................................................................................ 106
System diagnostic lights...................................................................................................................................................106
Recovering the operating system.................................................................................................................................... 106
WiFi power cycle..............................................................................................................................................................107
Flea power release............................................................................................................................................................107
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Alienware........................................................................... 108
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