Installing the USB board............................................................................................................................................ 79
Ethernet and audio board................................................................................................................................................80
Fan and heat-sink assembly............................................................................................................................................ 81
Power-button assembly...................................................................................................................................................83
Removing the power button..................................................................................................................................... 83
Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 84
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 85
Chapter 7: Software.................................................................................................................... 88
Operating system.............................................................................................................................................................. 88
Drivers and downloads..................................................................................................................................................... 88
Chapter 9: BIOS setup................................................................................................................ 90
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 90
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................. 90
One Time Boot menu........................................................................................................................................................90
System setup options....................................................................................................................................................... 91
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 97
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................ 97
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................99
Clearing CMOS settings................................................................................................................................................ 100
Built-in self-test (BIST)..................................................................................................................................................102
M-BIST......................................................................................................................................................................... 102
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)................................................................................................................................. 103
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)................................................................................................................................. 103
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................104
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................105
Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)...................................................................................................................................... 105
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