Installing the speakers (tweeters)...........................................................................................................................39
Power-button board.........................................................................................................................................................40
Removing the power-button board........................................................................................................................ 40
Installing the power-button board............................................................................................................................41
Power button with optional fingerprint reader.......................................................................................................... 42
Removing the power button with optional fingerprint reader..........................................................................42
Installing the power button with optional fingerprint reader............................................................................ 43
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 44
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 47
Power-adapter port..........................................................................................................................................................50
Removing the power-adapter port......................................................................................................................... 50
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................ 51
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 52
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................52
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 53
Chapter 4: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 55
Chapter 5: System setup.............................................................................................................56
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 56
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................57
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................57
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.....................................................................................63
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 63
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................63
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................63
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.....................................................................................63
Chapter 6: 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 | On-board Diagnostics......................................................................................................................... 67
Recovering the operating system..................................................................................................................................67
WiFi power cycle............................................................................................................................................................... 68
Chapter 7: Getting help and contacting Dell................................................................................ 69
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