Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 34
Touchpad.............................................................................................................................................................................35
Removing the touchpad.............................................................................................................................................35
Installing the touchpad...............................................................................................................................................36
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Removing the display assembly................................................................................................................................37
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................39
Power-adapter port...........................................................................................................................................................41
Removing the power-adapter port.......................................................................................................................... 41
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................42
Power-button board......................................................................................................................................................... 43
Removing the power-button board.........................................................................................................................43
Installing the power-button board...........................................................................................................................44
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 45
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 48
Keyboard............................................................................................................................................................................. 50
Removing the keyboard............................................................................................................................................. 50
Installing the keyboard............................................................................................................................................... 52
Palmrest...............................................................................................................................................................................53
Removing the palmrest.............................................................................................................................................. 53
Installing the palmrest................................................................................................................................................ 54
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
Clearing CMOS settings.................................................................................................................................................. 67
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords...........................................................................................67
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................68
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................... 68
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ..............................................68
System diagnostic lights..................................................................................................................................................68
Built-in self-test (BIST)................................................................................................................................................... 69
Recovering the operating system..................................................................................................................................70
Flashing the BIOS..............................................................................................................................................................70
Flashing BIOS (USB key).................................................................................................................................................70
Backup media and recovery options.............................................................................................................................70
WiFi power cycle................................................................................................................................................................ 71
Flea power release............................................................................................................................................................. 71
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell................................................................................ 72
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