Installing the touchpad...............................................................................................................................................39
Speakers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 39
Removing the speakers..............................................................................................................................................39
Installing the speakers.................................................................................................................................................41
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 42
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 44
Power-button board......................................................................................................................................................... 46
Removing the power-button board.........................................................................................................................46
Installing the power-button board...........................................................................................................................47
Power button with optional fingerprint reader.......................................................................................................... 48
Removing the power button with optional fingerprint reader..........................................................................48
Installing the power button with optional fingerprint reader............................................................................ 48
Power-adapter port..........................................................................................................................................................49
Removing the power-adapter port......................................................................................................................... 49
Installing the power-adapter port........................................................................................................................... 50
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................. 51
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................51
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 52
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 54
Chapter 4: BIOS setup................................................................................................................ 55
BIOS overview................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 55
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................. 55
One time boot menu.........................................................................................................................................................56
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................56
System and setup password........................................................................................................................................... 61
Assigning a system setup password........................................................................................................................ 61
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................62
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................ 62
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.....................................................................................62
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 63
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................63
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu................................................................................................................ 63
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................63
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.....................................................................................64
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................65
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries........................................................................................................................ 65
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ............................................. 65
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................. 66
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................... 67
Recovering the operating system..................................................................................................................................67
WiFi power cycle............................................................................................................................................................... 67
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell................................................................................ 69
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