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Removing the ethernet and audio board................................................................................................................ 71
Installing the ethernet and audio board..................................................................................................................72
Fan and heat-sink assembly............................................................................................................................................73
Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly............................................................................................................73
Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly..............................................................................................................75
Power button......................................................................................................................................................................76
Removing the power button..................................................................................................................................... 76
Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 77
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................................................78
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................ 78
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 79
Chapter 7: Software.................................................................................................................... 81
Operating system...............................................................................................................................................................81
Drivers and downloads......................................................................................................................................................81
Chapter 8: BIOS setup.................................................................................................................82
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 82
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................82
One time boot menu.........................................................................................................................................................82
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................83
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 92
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................92
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................93
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu................................................................................................................ 93
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.....................................................................................93
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................94
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 94
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................94
Clearing CMOS settings.................................................................................................................................................. 95
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.......................................................................................... 95
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................96
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries........................................................................................................................ 96
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ............................................. 96
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics................................................................97
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check................................................................97
Built-in self-test (BIST)................................................................................................................................................... 97
M-BIST........................................................................................................................................................................... 97
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)................................................................................................................................... 98
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)................................................................................................................................... 98
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................. 99
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................100
Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)...................................................................................................................................... 100
Backup media and recovery options........................................................................................................................... 100
WiFi power cycle..............................................................................................................................................................100
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)........................................................................................................ 101
Chapter 10: Getting help and contacting Dell............................................................................. 102
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