Dell Vostro 16 5635 Owners Manual - Page 5

Software, BIOS setup, Troubleshooting

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Installing the power-adapter port...59 Display assembly...60 Removing the display assembly...60 Installing the display assembly...62 Trusted Platform Module...63 Removing the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) board 63 Installing the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) board 64 System board...65 Removing the system board...65 Installing the system board...67 Touchpad...69 Removing the touchpad...69 Installing the touchpad...70 Palm-rest and keyboard assembly...71 Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly 71 Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly 72 Chapter 7: Software...74 Operating system...74 Drivers and downloads...74 Chapter 8: BIOS setup...75 Entering BIOS setup program...75 Navigation keys...75 One time boot menu...75 One time boot menu...76 System setup options...76 Updating the BIOS...85 Updating the BIOS in Windows...85 Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows 85 Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu...86 Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu 86 System and setup password...86 Assigning a system setup password...87 Deleting or changing an existing system setup password 87 Clearing CMOS settings...88 Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords 88 Chapter 9: Troubleshooting...89 Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries...89 Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer 89 Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics 90 Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check 90 Built-in self-test (BIST)...90 M-BIST...90 LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)...91 LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)...91 System-diagnostic lights...92 Recovering the operating system...92 Contents 5

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Installing the power-adapter port
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59
Display assembly
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60
Removing the display assembly
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60
Installing the display assembly
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62
Trusted Platform Module
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63
Removing the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) board
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63
Installing the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) board
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64
System board
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65
Removing the system board
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65
Installing the system board
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67
Touchpad
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69
Removing the touchpad
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69
Installing the touchpad
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70
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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71
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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71
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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72
Chapter 7: Software
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74
Operating system
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74
Drivers and downloads
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74
Chapter 8: BIOS setup
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75
Entering BIOS setup program
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75
Navigation keys
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75
One time boot menu
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75
One time boot menu
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76
System setup options
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76
Updating the BIOS
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85
Updating the BIOS in Windows
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85
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
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85
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu
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86
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu
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86
System and setup password
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86
Assigning a system setup password
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87
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password
.................................................................................
87
Clearing CMOS settings
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88
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
..........................................................................................
88
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting
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89
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries
........................................................................................................................
89
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer
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89
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics
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90
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check
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90
Built-in self-test (BIST)
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90
M-BIST
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90
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)
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91
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)
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91
System-diagnostic lights
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92
Recovering the operating system
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92
Contents
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