Dell G3 15 3500 Service Manual page 4

Installing the coin-cell battery.................................................................................................................................. 38
Power-adapter port.......................................................................................................................................................... 39
Removing the power-adapter port......................................................................................................................... 39
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................40
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................40
Removing the heat sink............................................................................................................................................. 40
Installing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................ 41
I/O board.............................................................................................................................................................................43
Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................ 43
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 44
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................45
Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 45
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................47
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 48
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 50
Power button with fingerprint reader.......................................................................................................................... 52
Removing the power button with fingerprint reader..........................................................................................52
Installing the power button with fingerprint reader............................................................................................53
Touchpad.............................................................................................................................................................................54
Removing the touchpad.............................................................................................................................................54
Installing the touchpad...............................................................................................................................................55
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 56
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................56
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 57
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 58
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 59
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 59
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................. 59
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................60
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................67
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 68
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................68
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................ 68
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.................................................................................... 69
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 69
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................69
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................69
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu................................................................................................................ 70
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu...................................................................................... 70
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 71
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries......................................................................................................................... 71
SupportAssist diagnostics................................................................................................................................................ 71
Recovering the operating system..................................................................................................................................72
System diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................. 72
Enabling Intel Optane memory....................................................................................................................................... 73
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