Removing the processor fan and heat-sink assembly........................................................................................ 67
Installing the processor fan and heat-sink assembly.......................................................................................... 68
Processor............................................................................................................................................................................ 69
Removing the processor............................................................................................................................................69
Installing the processor.............................................................................................................................................. 70
System board...................................................................................................................................................................... 71
Removing the system board...................................................................................................................................... 71
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 74
Chapter 8: Software.................................................................................................................... 78
Operating system.............................................................................................................................................................. 78
Drivers and downloads..................................................................................................................................................... 78
Chapter 9: BIOS Setup................................................................................................................ 79
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 79
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................79
Boot sequence................................................................................................................................................................... 79
F12 One Time Boot menu................................................................................................................................................ 80
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................80
System and setup password.......................................................................................................................................... 95
Assigning a System Setup password......................................................................................................................95
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................96
Real Time Clock (RTC) reset....................................................................................................................................96
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.....................................................................................97
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 97
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................ 97
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................98
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One Time Boot menu.....................................................................................98
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting....................................................................................................... 99
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ............................................. 99
SupportAssist diagnostics...............................................................................................................................................99
System diagnostic lights..................................................................................................................................................99
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................100
Wi-Fi power cycle............................................................................................................................................................100
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)........................................................................................................ 101
Chapter 11: Getting help and contacting Dell..............................................................................102
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