Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive............................................................................................................... 35
Fan........................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Removing the fan........................................................................................................................................................ 37
Installing the fan.......................................................................................................................................................... 38
I/O board.............................................................................................................................................................................38
Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................ 38
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 39
Power-button board..........................................................................................................................................................41
Removing the power-button board......................................................................................................................... 41
Installing the power-button board............................................................................................................................41
Fingerprint reader daughter-board............................................................................................................................... 42
Removing the fingerprint reader daughter-board............................................................................................... 42
Installing the fingerprint reader daughter-board................................................................................................. 43
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................44
Removing the display assembly................................................................................................................................44
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................46
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 48
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 52
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 56
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................56
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 57
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 58
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 59
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 59
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................59
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................59
One time boot menu.........................................................................................................................................................60
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................60
Clearing CMOS settings.................................................................................................................................................. 69
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.......................................................................................... 69
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 70
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................... 70
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ..............................................70
System diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................. 70
Recovering the operating system.................................................................................................................................. 71
Flashing the BIOS...............................................................................................................................................................71
Flashing BIOS (USB key)................................................................................................................................................. 72
Backup media and recovery options............................................................................................................................. 72
WiFi power cycle................................................................................................................................................................72
Flea power release.............................................................................................................................................................72
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell................................................................................ 74
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