Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................ 36
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 37
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................38
Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 38
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................40
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 43
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 46
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 49
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................ 49
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 50
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 52
Operating system.............................................................................................................................................................. 52
Downloading Windows drivers....................................................................................................................................... 52
Chapter 4: System setup.............................................................................................................53
BIOS overview................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 53
Boot menu..................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................53
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................54
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................54
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 64
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................64
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu................................................................................................................ 64
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................64
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.................................................................................... 65
System and setup password.......................................................................................................................................... 65
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 66
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................66
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.....................................................................................67
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................68
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries........................................................................................................................ 68
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics................................................................68
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check................................................................69
System diagnostic lights..................................................................................................................................................69
Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)........................................................................................................................................70
WiFi power cycle............................................................................................................................................................... 70
Flea power release............................................................................................................................................................. 71
Recovering the operating system.................................................................................................................................. 71
Backup media and recovery options..............................................................................................................................71
BIOS recovery..................................................................................................................................................................... 71
BIOS recovery using hard drive................................................................................................................................72
BIOS recovery using USB drive................................................................................................................................73
M-BIST................................................................................................................................................................................. 73
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)......................................................................................................................................... 73
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