Installing the sensor board.......................................................................................................................................106
LED board.......................................................................................................................................................................... 107
Removing the LED board......................................................................................................................................... 107
Installing the LED board........................................................................................................................................... 109
Smart card reader............................................................................................................................................................ 110
Removing the smart card reader (optional).........................................................................................................110
Installing the smart card reader (optional)...........................................................................................................112
SIM card slot filler............................................................................................................................................................ 113
Removing the SIM card slot filler........................................................................................................................... 113
Installing the SIM card slot filler..............................................................................................................................114
Palm-rest assembly..........................................................................................................................................................114
Removing the palm-rest............................................................................................................................................114
Installing the palm-rest..............................................................................................................................................116
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads.............................................................................................. 118
Chapter 4: BIOS setup................................................................................................................119
BIOS overview...................................................................................................................................................................119
Entering BIOS setup program....................................................................................................................................... 119
Navigation keys.................................................................................................................................................................119
One time boot menu....................................................................................................................................................... 120
System setup options..................................................................................................................................................... 120
Updating the BIOS...........................................................................................................................................................129
Updating the BIOS in Windows.............................................................................................................................. 129
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu.............................................................................................................. 130
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows........................................................................................ 130
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu................................................................................... 130
System and setup password..........................................................................................................................................131
Assigning a system setup password...................................................................................................................... 131
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password............................................................................... 132
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords......................................................................................... 132
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting....................................................................................................... 133
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries.......................................................................................................................133
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics.............................................................. 133
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check.............................................................. 134
Built-in self-test (BIST)..................................................................................................................................................134
M-BIST......................................................................................................................................................................... 134
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)................................................................................................................................. 135
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)................................................................................................................................. 135
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................135
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................ 137
Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)...................................................................................................................................... 137
Auto RTC reset.................................................................................................................................................................137
Backup media and recovery options........................................................................................................................... 138
WiFi power cycle..............................................................................................................................................................138
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)........................................................................................................138
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell...............................................................................139
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