Power-adapter port.......................................................................................................................................................... 37
Removing the power-adapter port..........................................................................................................................37
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................38
I/O board.............................................................................................................................................................................39
Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................ 39
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 40
Display assembly.................................................................................................................................................................41
Removing the display assembly................................................................................................................................ 41
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................43
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 44
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 46
Touchpad.............................................................................................................................................................................48
Removing the touchpad.............................................................................................................................................48
Installing the touchpad...............................................................................................................................................49
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 50
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................50
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 50
Chapter 3: Device drivers............................................................................................................ 52
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility....................................................................................................................52
Video drivers.......................................................................................................................................................................52
Intel Serial IO driver.......................................................................................................................................................... 52
Intel Trusted Execution Engine Interface....................................................................................................................52
Intel Virtual Button driver................................................................................................................................................52
Wireless and Bluetooth drivers...................................................................................................................................... 52
Chapter 4: System setup.............................................................................................................53
System setup......................................................................................................................................................................53
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 53
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................53
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................54
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................54
Clearing CMOS settings.................................................................................................................................................. 62
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.......................................................................................... 62
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................62
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 62
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................63
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................ 63
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.....................................................................................63
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 64
Updating the BIOS in Windows environment....................................................................................................... 64
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows environment................................................................. 64
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments..............................................................................64
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................65
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries........................................................................................................................ 65
SupportAssist diagnostics...............................................................................................................................................65
System diagnostic lights..................................................................................................................................................66
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