Installing the coin-cell battery .................................................................................................................................66
Power button......................................................................................................................................................................67
Removing the power button ....................................................................................................................................67
Installing the power button ......................................................................................................................................68
Power button with optional fingerprint reader.......................................................................................................... 69
Removing the power button with optional fingerprint reader .........................................................................69
Installing the power button with optional fingerprint reader ...........................................................................70
Display assembly.................................................................................................................................................................71
Removing the display assembly ............................................................................................................................... 71
Installing the display assembly .................................................................................................................................74
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Removing the system board .................................................................................................................................... 76
Installing the system board ...................................................................................................................................... 78
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................................................82
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly ...............................................................................................82
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly ................................................................................................. 83
Chapter 7: Software.................................................................................................................... 85
Operating system.............................................................................................................................................................. 85
Drivers and downloads.....................................................................................................................................................85
Chapter 8: BIOS setup.................................................................................................................86
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 86
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................86
One time boot menu.........................................................................................................................................................86
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................87
Updating the BIOS.............................................................................................................................................................91
Updating the BIOS in Windows.................................................................................................................................91
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................92
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.....................................................................................92
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................93
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 93
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................93
Clearing CMOS settings.................................................................................................................................................. 94
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.......................................................................................... 94
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................95
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries........................................................................................................................ 95
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ............................................. 95
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics................................................................96
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check................................................................96
Built-in self-test (BIST)................................................................................................................................................... 96
M-BIST...........................................................................................................................................................................96
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)................................................................................................................................... 97
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)................................................................................................................................... 97
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................. 98
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................. 99
Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)........................................................................................................................................99
Backup media and recovery options........................................................................................................................... 100
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