Heat sink...............................................................................................................................................................................38
Removing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................ 38
Installing the heat sink...................................................................................................................................................39
Display assembly..................................................................................................................................................................40
Removing the display assembly................................................................................................................................... 40
Installing the display assembly......................................................................................................................................42
Power-adapter port............................................................................................................................................................ 43
Removing the power-adapter port..............................................................................................................................43
Installing the power-adapter port................................................................................................................................44
Speakers............................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Removing the speakers................................................................................................................................................ 45
Installing the speakers...................................................................................................................................................46
Power button with optional fingerprint reader................................................................................................................ 48
Removing the power button with optional fingerprint reader................................................................................. 48
Installing the power button with optional fingerprint reader....................................................................................48
Touchpad..............................................................................................................................................................................49
Removing the touchpad............................................................................................................................................... 49
Installing the touchpad..................................................................................................................................................50
I/O board..............................................................................................................................................................................52
Removing the I/O board...............................................................................................................................................52
Installing the I/O board................................................................................................................................................. 52
System board.......................................................................................................................................................................53
Removing the system board........................................................................................................................................ 53
Installing the system board...........................................................................................................................................55
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................................................... 58
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly......................................................................................................58
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly........................................................................................................59
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads...................................................................................................61
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................... 62
Entering BIOS setup program............................................................................................................................................62
Navigation keys....................................................................................................................................................................62
One time boot menu........................................................................................................................................................... 62
System setup options......................................................................................................................................................... 63
Updating the BIOS in Windows ........................................................................................................................................ 67
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled..................................................................................................67
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive................................................................................................ 67
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.................................................................................................. 68
System and setup password...............................................................................................................................................71
Assigning a system setup password............................................................................................................................ 71
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password........................................................................................72
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................... 72
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords........................................................................................... 72
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting........................................................................................................... 73
SupportAssist diagnostics.................................................................................................................................................. 73
Built-in self-test (BIST).......................................................................................................................................................73
System board built-in self-test (M-BIST)...................................................................................................................74
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