Removing hinge caps................................................................................................................................................ 106
Installing hinge caps.................................................................................................................................................. 107
Display hinges................................................................................................................................................................... 108
Removing display hinge............................................................................................................................................ 108
Installing display hinge ............................................................................................................................................. 109
Display (eDP) cable..........................................................................................................................................................110
Removing display cable............................................................................................................................................. 110
Installing display cable................................................................................................................................................ 111
Display back cover assembly......................................................................................................................................... 112
Replacing the display back cover............................................................................................................................112
Palmrest assembly............................................................................................................................................................113
Replacing the palmrest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................. 113
Chapter 5: System setup............................................................................................................ 116
BIOS overview...................................................................................................................................................................116
Entering BIOS setup program....................................................................................................................................... 116
Navigation keys.................................................................................................................................................................116
One time boot menu........................................................................................................................................................ 117
System setup options...................................................................................................................................................... 117
General options........................................................................................................................................................... 117
System information.................................................................................................................................................... 118
Video............................................................................................................................................................................. 120
Security........................................................................................................................................................................ 120
Secure boot..................................................................................................................................................................121
Intel Software Guard Extensions........................................................................................................................... 122
Performance................................................................................................................................................................122
Power management.................................................................................................................................................. 123
POST behavior............................................................................................................................................................124
Manageability.............................................................................................................................................................. 124
Virtualization support................................................................................................................................................124
Wireless........................................................................................................................................................................ 125
Maintenance screen..................................................................................................................................................125
System logs................................................................................................................................................................. 125
Updating the BIOS...........................................................................................................................................................126
Updating the BIOS in Windows.............................................................................................................................. 126
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu.............................................................................................................. 126
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows........................................................................................ 126
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu................................................................................... 127
System and setup password......................................................................................................................................... 127
Assigning a system setup password......................................................................................................................128
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password............................................................................... 128
Clearing CMOS settings.................................................................................................................................................129
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.........................................................................................129
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting....................................................................................................... 130
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries.......................................................................................................................130
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics...............................................................131
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check............................................................... 131
Built-in self-test (BIST).................................................................................................................................................. 131
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