Installing the display assembly
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I/O board
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39
Removing the I/O board
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39
Installing the I/O board
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41
Touchpad
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42
Removing the touchpad
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42
Installing the touchpad
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43
Speakers
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44
Removing the speakers
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44
Installing the speakers
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45
System board
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47
Removing the system board
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47
Installing the system board
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49
Power button with optional fingerprint reader
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51
Removing the power button with optional fingerprint reader
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51
Installing the power button with optional fingerprint reader
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52
Power-adapter port
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53
Removing the power-adapter port
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53
Installing the power-adapter port
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53
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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54
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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54
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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55
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads
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57
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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58
BIOS overview
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58
Entering BIOS setup program
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58
Navigation keys
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58
One time boot menu
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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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64
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password
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65
Clearing CMOS settings
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65
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
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65
Updating the BIOS
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66
Updating the BIOS in Windows
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66
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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67
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
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Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries
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68
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer
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68
System-diagnostic lights
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69
SupportAssist diagnostics
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70
Built-in self-test (BIST)
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70
M-BIST
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