Dell Alienware x16 R2 Owners Manual - Page 5

BIOS Setup, Troubleshooting

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Processor fan...78 Removing the processor fan...78 Installing the processor fan...79 Graphics-card fan...80 Removing the graphics-card fan...80 Installing the graphics-card fan...81 Power-adapter port...82 Removing the power-adapter port...82 Installing the power-adapter port...83 System board...84 Removing the system board...84 Installing the system board...90 Fan and heat-sink assembly...94 Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly...94 Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly...97 I/O board...99 Removing the I/O board...99 Installing the I/O board...100 Power button...102 Removing the power button...102 Installing the power button...103 Palm-rest and keyboard assembly...104 Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly...104 Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly...105 Chapter 8: BIOS Setup...109 Entering BIOS setup program...109 Navigation keys...109 F12 One Time Boot menu...109 System setup options...110 Updating the BIOS...123 Updating the BIOS in Windows...123 Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows 123 Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu...124 Updating the BIOS from the F12 One Time Boot menu 124 System and setup password...124 Assigning a System Setup password...125 Deleting or changing an existing system setup password 125 Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords 126 Chapter 9: Troubleshooting...127 Handling swollen rechargeable Li-ion batteries...127 Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer 127 Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics 128 Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check 128 Built-in self-test (BIST)...128 M-BIST...128 LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)...129 LCD Built-in Self-Test (BIST)...129 5

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Processor fan
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78
Removing the processor fan
.........................................................................................................................................
78
Installing the processor fan
...........................................................................................................................................
79
Graphics-card fan
..............................................................................................................................................................
80
Removing the graphics-card fan
..................................................................................................................................
80
Installing the graphics-card fan
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81
Power-adapter port
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82
Removing the power-adapter port
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82
Installing the power-adapter port
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83
System board
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84
Removing the system board
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84
Installing the system board
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90
Fan and heat-sink assembly
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94
Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly
..................................................................................................................
94
Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly
.....................................................................................................................
97
I/O board
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99
Removing the I/O board
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99
Installing the I/O board
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100
Power button
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102
Removing the power button
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102
Installing the power button
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103
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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104
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
......................................................................................................
104
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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105
Chapter 8: BIOS Setup
........................................................................................................................
109
Entering BIOS setup program
.........................................................................................................................................
109
Navigation keys
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109
F12 One Time Boot menu
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109
System setup options
........................................................................................................................................................
110
Updating the BIOS
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123
Updating the BIOS in Windows
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123
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
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123
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu
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124
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One Time Boot menu
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124
System and setup password
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124
Assigning a System Setup password
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125
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password
.........................................................................................
125
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
...................................................................................................
126
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting
.................................................................................................................
127
Handling swollen rechargeable Li-ion batteries
.............................................................................................................
127
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer
.....................................................................
127
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics
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128
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check
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128
Built-in self-test (BIST)
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128
M-BIST
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128
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)
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129
LCD Built-in Self-Test (BIST)
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129
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