Removing the I/O board
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Installing the I/O board
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44
Speakers
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45
Removing the speakers (woofers)
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45
Installing the speakers (woofers)
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46
Removing the speakers (tweeters)
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48
Installing the speakers (tweeters)
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48
Touchpad
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49
Removing the touchpad
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49
Installing the touchpad
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50
Power-button board
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51
Removing the power-button board
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51
Installing the power-button board
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52
Power button with optional fingerprint reader
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53
Removing the power button with optional fingerprint reader
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53
Installing the power button with optional fingerprint reader
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System board
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56
Removing the system board
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56
Installing the system board
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58
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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60
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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60
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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61
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads
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Chapter 4: System setup
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BIOS overview
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Entering BIOS setup program
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64
Navigation keys
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64
Boot Sequence
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65
System setup options
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System and setup password
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69
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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71
Updating the BIOS
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Updating the BIOS in Windows
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Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
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Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu
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Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu
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Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
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Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries
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73
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer
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System-diagnostic lights
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74
SupportAssist diagnostics
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75
Built-in self-test (BIST)
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75
M-BIST
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