Installing display bezel................................................................................................................................................34
Display panel..................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Removing display panel............................................................................................................................................. 34
Installing display panel................................................................................................................................................37
Display hinges................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Removing display hinge............................................................................................................................................. 37
Installing display hinge............................................................................................................................................... 38
Display cable..................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Removing display cable............................................................................................................................................. 39
Installing display cable................................................................................................................................................40
Camera.............................................................................................................................................................................. 40
Removing camera...................................................................................................................................................... 40
Installing camera......................................................................................................................................................... 41
Palm rest............................................................................................................................................................................ 41
Replacing palmrest..................................................................................................................................................... 41
3 Technology and components........................................................................................................................43
Keyboard........................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Keyboard keys function............................................................................................................................................. 43
Touchpad...........................................................................................................................................................................45
Bluetooth...........................................................................................................................................................................46
5 Software......................................................................................................................................................48
Operating system.............................................................................................................................................................48
Chrome OS................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Verified Boot...............................................................................................................................................................49
Disk Partition Map..................................................................................................................................................... 50
Developer and Recovery mode................................................................................................................................. 51
Chrome vs Chromium OS......................................................................................................................................... 52
View system information.................................................................................................................................................52
Basic troubleshooting...................................................................................................................................................... 56
Power issues...............................................................................................................................................................56
CROSH..............................................................................................................................................................................60
CROSH commands.......................................................................................................................................................... 61
Chrome commands..........................................................................................................................................................63
Commonly used CROSH command.............................................................................................................................. 69
Check battery charging status.................................................................................................................................69
Reset Chromebook.......................................................................................................................................................... 76
Recovery Chromebook.................................................................................................................................................... 81
Recovering the Chromebook.................................................................................................................................... 81
7 Contacting Dell............................................................................................................................................ 85
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