I/O board.............................................................................................................................................................................39
Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................ 39
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 40
Speakers...............................................................................................................................................................................41
Removing the speakers...............................................................................................................................................41
Installing the speakers................................................................................................................................................ 42
Touchpad.............................................................................................................................................................................43
Removing the touchpad.............................................................................................................................................43
Installing the touchpad............................................................................................................................................... 44
Fan........................................................................................................................................................................................ 45
Removing the fan........................................................................................................................................................ 45
Installing the fan.......................................................................................................................................................... 46
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................46
Removing the heat sink (UMA)............................................................................................................................... 46
Installing the heat sink (UMA)..................................................................................................................................47
Removing the heat sink (discrete)..........................................................................................................................48
Installing the heat sink (discrete)............................................................................................................................49
Power button with optional fingerprint reader.......................................................................................................... 50
Removing the power button with optional fingerprint reader..........................................................................50
Installing the power button with optional fingerprint reader.............................................................................51
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 52
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 55
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................................................57
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................ 57
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 58
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 60
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 61
Entering BIOS setup program.........................................................................................................................................61
Navigation keys.................................................................................................................................................................. 61
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................62
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................62
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................66
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 66
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password................................................................................. 67
Clearing CMOS settings.............................................................................................................................................67
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.....................................................................................68
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 68
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................68
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................68
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu................................................................................................................ 68
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.................................................................................... 69
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 70
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries........................................................................................................................ 70
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ..............................................70
System-diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................. 71
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