Installing the fan.............................................................................................................................................................36
I/O board.............................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Removing the I/O board...............................................................................................................................................36
Installing the I/O board................................................................................................................................................. 37
Power button with fingerprint reader...............................................................................................................................38
Removing the power-button board.............................................................................................................................38
Installing the power-button board...............................................................................................................................39
Display assembly..................................................................................................................................................................40
Removing the display assembly................................................................................................................................... 40
Installing the display assembly......................................................................................................................................43
System board....................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Removing the system board........................................................................................................................................ 44
Installing the system board...........................................................................................................................................47
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................................................... 49
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly......................................................................................................49
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly........................................................................................................50
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads.................................................................................................. 52
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................... 53
Entering BIOS setup program............................................................................................................................................53
Navigation keys....................................................................................................................................................................53
Boot Sequence.................................................................................................................................................................... 53
One time boot menu........................................................................................................................................................... 54
System setup options......................................................................................................................................................... 54
Clearing CMOS settings..................................................................................................................................................... 63
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.................................................................................................64
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting........................................................................................................... 65
SupportAssist diagnostics.................................................................................................................................................. 65
System diagnostic lights.....................................................................................................................................................65
Recovering the operating system..................................................................................................................................... 66
Flashing the BIOS................................................................................................................................................................66
Flashing BIOS (USB key)....................................................................................................................................................67
Backup media and recovery options................................................................................................................................. 67
WiFi power cycle..................................................................................................................................................................67
Flea power release...............................................................................................................................................................67
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell.................................................................................... 69
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