Dell Inspiron 3880 - Page 4

Installing the media-card reader.................................................................................................................................. 33
Fan shroud............................................................................................................................................................................34
Removing the fan shroud............................................................................................................................................. 34
Installing the fan shroud................................................................................................................................................35
Fan and heat-sink assembly...............................................................................................................................................35
Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly.................................................................................................................36
Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly................................................................................................................... 37
Processor..............................................................................................................................................................................38
Removing the processor...............................................................................................................................................38
Installing the processor................................................................................................................................................. 39
System board.......................................................................................................................................................................40
Removing the system board........................................................................................................................................ 40
Installing the system board...........................................................................................................................................44
3 Drivers and downloads................................................................................................................ 47
4 System setup.............................................................................................................................48
BIOS overview..................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Entering BIOS setup program............................................................................................................................................48
Navigation keys....................................................................................................................................................................48
Boot Sequence.................................................................................................................................................................... 48
System setup options......................................................................................................................................................... 49
Flashing the BIOS................................................................................................................................................................53
System and setup password..............................................................................................................................................53
Assigning a system setup password........................................................................................................................... 54
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password........................................................................................54
Clearing CMOS settings/RTC reset........................................................................................................................... 55
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords...........................................................................................55
5 Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................................56
Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)........................................................................................................................................... 56
System diagnostic lights.....................................................................................................................................................56
Diagnostic error messages................................................................................................................................................. 57
System error messages...................................................................................................................................................... 59
Recovering the operating system..................................................................................................................................... 60
Flashing BIOS (USB key)................................................................................................................................................... 60
Flashing the BIOS................................................................................................................................................................60
WiFi power cycle.................................................................................................................................................................. 61
6 Getting help...............................................................................................................................62
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................... 62
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