Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 35
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................37
Coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................................................40
Removing the coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................40
Installing the coin-cell battery...................................................................................................................................41
Speakers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Removing the speakers..............................................................................................................................................42
Installing the speakers................................................................................................................................................ 42
Power-adapter port.......................................................................................................................................................... 43
Removing the power-adapter port..........................................................................................................................43
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................44
Power button..................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Removing the power-button board........................................................................................................................ 45
Installing the power-button board...........................................................................................................................46
Power button with fingerprint reader (optional).......................................................................................................48
Removing the power button with fingerprint reader (optional)...................................................................... 48
Installing the power button with fingerprint reader (optional)........................................................................ 49
System board...................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Removing the system board......................................................................................................................................51
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 53
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 54
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................54
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 55
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 56
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 57
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 57
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................57
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................57
One time boot menu.........................................................................................................................................................58
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................58
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................66
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 66
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password................................................................................. 67
Clearing CMOS settings.............................................................................................................................................67
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.....................................................................................67
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 68
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................68
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................68
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu................................................................................................................ 68
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.....................................................................................68
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 70
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries........................................................................................................................ 70
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ..............................................70
System diagnostic lights...................................................................................................................................................71
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................... 72
Built-in self-test (BIST)................................................................................................................................................... 72
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