Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................59
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................60
Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 60
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................62
Trusted Platform Module................................................................................................................................................ 63
Removing the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) board......................................................................................63
Installing the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) board........................................................................................ 64
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 65
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 67
Touchpad.............................................................................................................................................................................69
Removing the touchpad.............................................................................................................................................69
Installing the touchpad...............................................................................................................................................70
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................. 71
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................. 71
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 72
Chapter 7: Software.................................................................................................................... 74
Operating system.............................................................................................................................................................. 74
Drivers and downloads..................................................................................................................................................... 74
Chapter 8: BIOS setup.................................................................................................................75
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 75
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................75
One time boot menu......................................................................................................................................................... 75
One time boot menu......................................................................................................................................................... 76
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................76
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 85
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................85
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................85
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu................................................................................................................86
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.....................................................................................86
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................86
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 87
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................87
Clearing CMOS settings.................................................................................................................................................. 88
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.......................................................................................... 88
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................89
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries........................................................................................................................ 89
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ..............................................89
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics............................................................... 90
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check................................................................90
Built-in self-test (BIST)................................................................................................................................................... 90
M-BIST...........................................................................................................................................................................90
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)....................................................................................................................................91
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)....................................................................................................................................91
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................. 92
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................. 92
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