Installing the touchpad
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66
Speaker board
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68
Removing the speaker board
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68
Installing the speaker board
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68
Display assembly
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69
Removing the display assembly
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69
Installing the display assembly
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71
System board
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72
Removing the system board
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72
Installing the system board
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75
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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77
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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77
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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78
Chapter 7: Software
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80
Operating system
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80
Drivers and downloads
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80
Chapter 8: System setup
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81
Entering BIOS setup program
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81
Navigation keys
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81
One time boot menu
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81
System setup options
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82
Updating the BIOS
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86
Updating the BIOS in Windows
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86
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
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86
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu
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87
System and setup password
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87
Assigning a system setup password
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88
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password
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88
Clearing CMOS settings
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89
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
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89
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting
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90
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries
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90
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer
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90
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics
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91
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check
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91
Built-in self-test (BIST)
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91
M-BIST
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91
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)
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92
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)
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92
System-diagnostic lights
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93
Recovering the operating system
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95
Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)
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95
Backup media and recovery options
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95
WiFi power cycle
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95
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)
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96
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