Dell Vostro 5401 Service Manual - Page 5

Software, System setup, Troubleshooting

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Palm-rest and keyboard assembly...90 Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly - UMA 90 Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly - UMA 91 Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly - discrete 92 Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly - discrete 93 Chapter 4: Software...95 Downloading Windows drivers...95 Chapter 5: System setup...96 Boot menu...96 Navigation keys...96 Boot Sequence...97 BIOS setup...97 Overview...97 Boot configuration...98 Integrated Devices...99 Storage...100 Display...100 Connection options...101 Power management...101 Security...102 Password...103 Update and Recovery...105 System management...105 Keyboard...106 Pre-boot behavior...107 Virtualization support...108 Performance...108 System logs...109 Updating the BIOS in Windows ...109 Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled 110 Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments 110 Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu 110 System and setup password...113 Assigning a system setup password...113 Deleting or changing an existing system setup password 114 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting...115 Built-in self-test (BIST)...115 System board built-in self-test (M-BIST)...116 Display panel power rail built-in self-test (L-BIST 116 Display panel power rail built-in self-test (L-BIST 117 Display panel built-in self-test (LCD-BIST)...117 Outcome...118 SupportAssist diagnostics...118 Running the SupportAssist diagnostics...118 System diagnostic lights...118 Recovering the operating system...120 Contents 5

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Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
................................................................................................................................
90
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly - UMA
..................................................................................
90
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly - UMA
.....................................................................................
91
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly - discrete
.............................................................................
92
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly - discrete
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93
Chapter 4: Software
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95
Downloading Windows drivers
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95
Chapter 5: System setup
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96
Boot menu
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96
Navigation keys
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96
Boot Sequence
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97
BIOS setup
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97
Overview
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97
Boot configuration
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98
Integrated Devices
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99
Storage
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100
Display
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100
Connection options
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101
Power management
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101
Security
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102
Password
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103
Update and Recovery
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105
System management
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105
Keyboard
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106
Pre-boot behavior
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107
Virtualization support
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108
Performance
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108
System logs
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109
Updating the BIOS in Windows
...................................................................................................................................
109
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled
...........................................................................................
110
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments
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110
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu
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110
System and setup password
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113
Assigning a system setup password
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113
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password
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114
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
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115
Built-in self-test (BIST)
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115
System board built-in self-test (M-BIST)
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116
Display panel power rail built-in self-test (L-BIST)
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116
Display panel power rail built-in self-test (L-BIST)
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117
Display panel built-in self-test (LCD-BIST)
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117
Outcome
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118
SupportAssist diagnostics
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118
Running the SupportAssist diagnostics
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118
System diagnostic lights
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118
Recovering the operating system
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120
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