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Installing the display panel.........................................................................................................................................90
Palmrest assembly............................................................................................................................................................ 92
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................ 92
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 93
Chapter 5: BIOS setup................................................................................................................ 95
Boot menu...........................................................................................................................................................................95
BIOS overview................................................................................................................................................................... 95
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................96
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 96
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................96
One time boot menu......................................................................................................................................................... 97
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................97
General options............................................................................................................................................................ 97
System information.....................................................................................................................................................98
Video...............................................................................................................................................................................99
Security..........................................................................................................................................................................99
Secure boot..................................................................................................................................................................101
Intel Software Guard Extensions............................................................................................................................ 101
Performance............................................................................................................................................................... 102
Power management.................................................................................................................................................. 102
POST behavior........................................................................................................................................................... 103
Manageability.............................................................................................................................................................. 104
Virtualization support................................................................................................................................................104
Wireless........................................................................................................................................................................ 105
Maintenance screen..................................................................................................................................................105
System logs................................................................................................................................................................. 105
Updating the BIOS.......................................................................................................................................................... 105
Updating the BIOS in Windows.............................................................................................................................. 105
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu.............................................................................................................. 106
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows........................................................................................ 106
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu...................................................................................106
System and setup password......................................................................................................................................... 107
Assigning a system setup password......................................................................................................................107
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password............................................................................... 108
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.........................................................................................108
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting....................................................................................................... 109
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries...................................................................................................................... 109
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics...............................................................110
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check............................................................... 110
Built-in self-test (BIST).................................................................................................................................................. 110
M-BIST.......................................................................................................................................................................... 110
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)................................................................................................................................... 111
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)................................................................................................................................... 111
System-diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................112
Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)....................................................................................................................................... 113
Recovering the operating system.................................................................................................................................113
Backup media and recovery options............................................................................................................................ 113
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