Installing the display assembly
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System board
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42
Removing the system board
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42
Installing the system board
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45
LED board
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49
Removing the LED board
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49
Installing the LED board
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50
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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51
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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51
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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52
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads
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54
Chapter 4: System setup
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55
Entering BIOS setup program
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55
Navigation keys
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55
Boot Sequence
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55
One time boot menu
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56
System setup options
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56
System and setup password
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65
Assigning a system setup password
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66
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password
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66
Clearing CMOS settings
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67
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
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67
Updating the BIOS
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67
Updating the BIOS in Windows
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67
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
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67
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu
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68
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
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69
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries
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69
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer
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69
System diagnostic lights
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70
SupportAssist diagnostics
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71
Built-in self-test (BIST)
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M-BIST
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LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)
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72
Recovering the operating system
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72
WiFi power cycle
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72
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)
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73
Backup media and recovery options
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73
Real Time Clock—RTC reset
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73
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell
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