Dell G15 5510 - Page 4

Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................36
Fans...................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Removing the right fan.............................................................................................................................................. 36
Installing the right fan.................................................................................................................................................37
Removing the left fan.................................................................................................................................................38
Installing the left fan...................................................................................................................................................39
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 40
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 43
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................46
Removing the heat sink............................................................................................................................................. 46
Installing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................47
USB board........................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Removing the USB board.......................................................................................................................................... 49
Installing the USB board............................................................................................................................................ 50
I/O board............................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Removing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................51
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 52
Power button..................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Removing the power button..................................................................................................................................... 53
Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 54
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 55
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................55
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 56
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 57
Chapter 4: System setup.............................................................................................................58
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 58
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................58
One time boot menu.........................................................................................................................................................59
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................59
Updating the BIOS in Windows .....................................................................................................................................67
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled............................................................................................67
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive..........................................................................................67
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments................................................................................... 68
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu............................................................................................ 68
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................69
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 69
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................70
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................ 70
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.....................................................................................70
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 71
SupportAssist diagnostics................................................................................................................................................ 71
System-diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................. 71
Recovering the operating system..................................................................................................................................72
Flashing the BIOS.............................................................................................................................................................. 72
Flashing BIOS (USB key).................................................................................................................................................73
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