Removing the display assembly
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Installing the display assembly
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I/O board
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40
Removing the I/O board
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40
Installing the IO board
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Power button with optional fingerprint reader
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Removing the power-button with optional fingerprint reader
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Installing the power button
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Heat sink
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Removing the heat sink
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Installing the heat sink
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System board
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Removing the system board
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46
Installing the system board
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47
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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49
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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49
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads
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Chapter 4: System setup
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Entering BIOS setup program
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Navigation keys
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Boot Sequence
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System setup options
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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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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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Clearing CMOS settings
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Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
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65
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
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Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer
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System-diagnostic lights
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SupportAssist | On-board Diagnostics
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Recovering the operating system
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Flashing BIOS (USB key)
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68
Flashing the BIOS
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WiFi power cycle
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69
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell
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