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Removing the right-speaker .....................................................................................................................................81
Installing the right speaker........................................................................................................................................ 82
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................................................84
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................84
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly .................................................................................................85
Chapter 7: Software.................................................................................................................... 87
Operating system.............................................................................................................................................................. 87
Drivers and downloads..................................................................................................................................................... 87
Chapter 8: BIOS Setup................................................................................................................ 88
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 88
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................88
F12 One Time Boot menu................................................................................................................................................ 88
View Advanced Setup options....................................................................................................................................... 89
View Service options........................................................................................................................................................ 89
System Setup options...................................................................................................................................................... 89
Updating the BIOS........................................................................................................................................................... 110
Updating the BIOS in Windows...............................................................................................................................110
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows.........................................................................................110
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One Time Boot menu....................................................................................110
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................111
Assigning a System Setup password...................................................................................................................... 111
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password................................................................................ 112
Clearing Chassis Intrusion Alert.................................................................................................................................... 112
Clearing CMOS settings................................................................................................................................................. 114
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords..........................................................................................115
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting........................................................................................................ 116
Handling swollen rechargeable Li-ion batteries.........................................................................................................116
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ......................................................... 116
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics............................................................... 117
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check............................................................... 117
Built-in self-test (BIST)...................................................................................................................................................117
M-BIST.......................................................................................................................................................................... 117
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST).................................................................................................................................. 118
LCD Built-in Self-Test (BIST)..................................................................................................................................118
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................ 119
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................120
Recovering the operating system.................................................................................................................................121
Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset).......................................................................................................................................121
Backup media and recovery options............................................................................................................................ 121
Wi-Fi power cycle.............................................................................................................................................................121
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)........................................................................................................122
Chapter 10: Getting help and contacting Dell............................................................................. 123
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