Removing the heat sink............................................................................................................................................. 36
Installing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................38
Power-adapter port..........................................................................................................................................................40
Removing the power-adapter port......................................................................................................................... 40
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................ 41
I/O board.............................................................................................................................................................................42
Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................ 42
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 43
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 44
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 45
Power button......................................................................................................................................................................47
Removing the power button..................................................................................................................................... 47
Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 48
Removing the power button with fingerprint reader..........................................................................................48
Installing the power button with fingerprint reader............................................................................................50
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 52
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................52
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 53
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 54
Chapter 4: System setup.............................................................................................................55
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 55
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................. 55
One time boot menu.........................................................................................................................................................56
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................56
Updating the BIOS in Windows .................................................................................................................................... 64
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled............................................................................................64
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive..........................................................................................64
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments................................................................................... 65
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu............................................................................................ 65
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................68
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 68
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................69
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................ 69
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.................................................................................... 69
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 70
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics................................................................70
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check................................................................70
Validation Tools ...........................................................................................................................................................70
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)......................................................................................................................................... 76
M-BIST................................................................................................................................................................................. 77
System diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................. 77
Recovering the operating system..................................................................................................................................78
Flea power release............................................................................................................................................................ 78
WiFi power cycle............................................................................................................................................................... 79
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