Removing the I/O board
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37
Installing the I/O board
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Power button
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39
Removing the power button
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39
Installing the power button
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Power button with optional fingerprint reader
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41
Removing the power button with fingerprint reader
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41
Installing the power button with fingerprint reader
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Power-adapter port
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44
Removing the power-adapter port
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44
Installing the power-adapter port
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44
Display assembly
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45
Removing the display assembly
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45
Installing the display assembly
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47
System board
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49
Removing the system board
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49
Installing the system board
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51
Touchpad
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55
Removing the touchpad
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55
Installing the touchpad
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56
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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56
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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56
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads
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59
Chapter 4: BIOS 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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One time boot menu
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System setup options
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Updating the BIOS
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Updating the BIOS in Windows
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65
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu
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66
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
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Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu
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System and setup password
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67
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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69
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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70
System-diagnostic lights
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71
SupportAssist diagnostics
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72
Recovering the operating system
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