Removing the power-adapter port..........................................................................................................................78
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................79
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 80
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................80
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................... 81
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 82
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 83
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 83
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................83
One time boot menu......................................................................................................................................................... 84
One time boot menu......................................................................................................................................................... 84
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................84
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................85
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................85
Boot menu.....................................................................................................................................................................85
Overview....................................................................................................................................................................... 85
Boot Configuration...................................................................................................................................................... 87
Integrated Devices...................................................................................................................................................... 88
Storage.......................................................................................................................................................................... 89
Display............................................................................................................................................................................ 90
Connection....................................................................................................................................................................90
Power............................................................................................................................................................................. 90
Security..........................................................................................................................................................................92
Passwords..................................................................................................................................................................... 94
Update Recovery.........................................................................................................................................................94
System Management..................................................................................................................................................95
Keyboard........................................................................................................................................................................96
Pre-boot Behavior....................................................................................................................................................... 97
Virtualization.................................................................................................................................................................98
Performance................................................................................................................................................................. 98
System Logs................................................................................................................................................................. 99
Updating the BIOS in Windows ...................................................................................................................................100
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled..........................................................................................100
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive........................................................................................ 100
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu..................................................................................................................... 101
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu........................................................................................... 101
System and setup password......................................................................................................................................... 102
Assigning a system setup password......................................................................................................................102
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password............................................................................... 103
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords................................................................................... 103
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting....................................................................................................... 104
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................104
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................. 104
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ............................................104
System diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................ 104
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)........................................................................................................106
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