Power-adapter port
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Removing the power-adapter port
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Installing the power-adapter port
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Touchpad
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Removing the touchpad
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Installing the touchpad
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Fan
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Removing the fan
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Installing the fan
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I/O board
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47
Removing the I/O board
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47
Installing the I/O 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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50
Installing the power button with optional fingerprint reader
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50
System board
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51
Removing the system board
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51
Installing the system board
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54
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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58
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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Chapter 3: Device drivers
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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
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Video drivers
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Intel Serial IO driver
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Intel Trusted Execution Engine Interface
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Intel Virtual Button driver
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Wireless and Bluetooth drivers
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Chapter 4: System setup
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BIOS overview
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Entering BIOS setup program
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Navigation keys
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Boot Sequence
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One time boot menu
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System setup options
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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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Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
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SupportAssist diagnostics
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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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Built-in self-test (BIST)
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Recovering the operating system
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