Installing the I/O board
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37
Display assembly
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38
Removing the display assembly
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38
Installing the display assembly
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40
System board
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43
Removing the system board
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43
Installing the system board
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45
Antenna
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49
Removing the antenna
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49
Installing the antenna
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50
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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52
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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52
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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53
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads
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55
Chapter 4: System setup
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Entering BIOS setup program
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56
Navigation keys
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56
Boot Sequence
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One time boot menu
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57
System setup options
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57
Clearing CMOS settings
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68
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
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68
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
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69
SupportAssist diagnostics
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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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69
System board built-in self-test (M-BIST)
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70
Recovering the operating system
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70
Flashing the BIOS
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71
Flashing BIOS (USB key)
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71
Backup media and recovery options
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WiFi power cycle
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71
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)
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72
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell
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