Installing the speakers................................................................................................................................................ 36
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................37
Removing the heat sink..............................................................................................................................................37
Installing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................38
Power button with fingerprint reader.......................................................................................................................... 39
Removing the power-button with fingerprint reader......................................................................................... 39
Installing the power-button with fingerprint reader........................................................................................... 40
System board...................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Removing the system board......................................................................................................................................41
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 43
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 46
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................ 46
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 47
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 49
Chapter 4: System setup.............................................................................................................50
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 50
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................. 50
Boot Sequence.................................................................................................................................................................. 50
One time boot menu..........................................................................................................................................................51
System setup options....................................................................................................................................................... 51
Clearing CMOS settings.................................................................................................................................................. 60
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.......................................................................................... 60
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 60
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................60
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows.......................................................................................... 61
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu..................................................................................... 61
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................63
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries........................................................................................................................ 63
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................... 63
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ..............................................64
System diagnostic lights..................................................................................................................................................64
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................. 65
Backup media and recovery options.............................................................................................................................65
WiFi power cycle............................................................................................................................................................... 65
Flea power release............................................................................................................................................................ 65
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell................................................................................ 67
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