I/O board
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Removing the I/O board
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39
Installing the I/O board
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Speakers
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Removing the speakers
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Installing the speakers
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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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Heat sink
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Removing the heat sink (UMA)
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Installing the heat sink (UMA)
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Removing the heat sink (discrete)
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Installing the heat sink (discrete)
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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 with optional fingerprint reader
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System board
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Removing the system board
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52
Installing the system board
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Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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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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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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Updating the BIOS
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Updating the BIOS in Windows
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Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
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Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu
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Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu
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Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
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Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries
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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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