Dell Alienware m17 R3 Service Manual page 4

Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................... 40
Right I/O-board................................................................................................................................................................ 42
Removing the right I/O-board.................................................................................................................................... 42
Installing the right I/O-board...................................................................................................................................... 43
System board......................................................................................................................................................................45
Removing the system board......................................................................................................................................... 45
Installing the system board........................................................................................................................................... 47
Left I/O-board.................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Removing the left I/O-board...................................................................................................................................... 49
Installing the left I/O-board........................................................................................................................................ 50
Fan and heat-sink assembly................................................................................................................................................51
Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly................................................................................................................... 51
Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly.................................................................................................................... 53
Power-adapter port........................................................................................................................................................... 54
Removing the power-adapter port..............................................................................................................................54
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................... 55
Power-button assembly..................................................................................................................................................... 56
Removing the power-button assembly........................................................................................................................56
Installing the power-button assembly..........................................................................................................................57
Keyboard............................................................................................................................................................................ 58
Removing the keyboard............................................................................................................................................... 58
Installing the keyboard.................................................................................................................................................60
Palmrest.............................................................................................................................................................................. 62
Removing the palm rest................................................................................................................................................ 62
Installing the palm rest.................................................................................................................................................. 63
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads........................................................................................................ 65
Chapter 4: System setup........................................................................................................................66
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................... 66
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................66
One time boot menu.......................................................................................................................................................... 66
System setup options..........................................................................................................................................................67
Main............................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Advanced...................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Security..........................................................................................................................................................................69
Secure boot....................................................................................................................................................................71
Secure boot................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Updating the BIOS in Windows ....................................................................................................................................... 72
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled....................................................................................................73
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive...................................................................................................73
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.................................................................................................... 74
System and setup password............................................................................................................................................... 75
Assigning a system setup password..............................................................................................................................75
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password...........................................................................................75
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................... 76
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords............................................................................................... 76
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting................................................................................................................... 77
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