Heat sink.............................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Removing the heat sink..............................................................................................................................................37
Installing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................38
I/O board.............................................................................................................................................................................39
Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................ 39
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 40
Display assembly.................................................................................................................................................................41
Removing the display assembly................................................................................................................................ 41
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................43
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 45
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 47
Touchpad.............................................................................................................................................................................49
Removing the touchpad.............................................................................................................................................49
Installing the touchpad...............................................................................................................................................50
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................. 51
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................51
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................... 51
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 53
Chapter 4: System setup.............................................................................................................54
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 54
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................54
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................55
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................58
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 59
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................59
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................ 60
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.................................................................................... 60
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 60
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................60
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows......................................................................................... 60
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu....................................................................................... 61
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................62
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries........................................................................................................................ 62
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................... 62
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................. 63
System diagnostic lights..................................................................................................................................................63
WiFi power cycle............................................................................................................................................................... 64
Flea power release............................................................................................................................................................ 64
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell................................................................................ 65
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