Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................38
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................38
Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 40
Power-adapter port.......................................................................................................................................................... 42
Removing the power-adapter port..........................................................................................................................42
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................43
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 44
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 48
Heat sink............................................................................................................................................................................. 50
Removing the heat sink............................................................................................................................................. 50
Installing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................52
USB board........................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Removing the USB board.......................................................................................................................................... 53
Installing the USB board............................................................................................................................................ 54
Power button..................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Removing the power button.....................................................................................................................................54
Installing the power button.......................................................................................................................................55
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 56
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................56
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 57
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 59
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 60
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 60
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................. 60
System setup options....................................................................................................................................................... 61
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................68
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 69
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................69
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................ 69
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.....................................................................................70
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 70
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................ 70
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................70
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu................................................................................................................. 71
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu......................................................................................71
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 72
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries........................................................................................................................ 72
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................... 72
System diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................. 73
Recovering the operating system..................................................................................................................................74
Backup media and recovery options............................................................................................................................. 74
WiFi power cycle................................................................................................................................................................74
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)......................................................................................................... 74
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell................................................................................ 76
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