1 Working on your tablet
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Safety instructions
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Before working inside the tablet
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Safety precautions
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Electrostatic dischargeāESD protection
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ESD field service kit
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After working inside the tablet
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2 Major components of the tablet
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3 System setup
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Boot menu
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Navigation keys
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Boot Sequence
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System setup options
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General options
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System information
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Video
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Security
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Secure boot
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Intel Software Guard Extensions
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Performance
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Power management
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POST behavior
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Manageability
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Virtualization support
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Wireless
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Maintenance screen
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System logs
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SupportAssist System Resolution
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About
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Updating the BIOS in Windows
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Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled
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Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive
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Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments
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Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu
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System and setup password
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Assigning a system setup password
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Deleting or changing an existing system setup password
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4 Troubleshooting
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Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) diagnostics
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Running the ePSA diagnostics
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System diagnostic lights
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Contents
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