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Installing the ethernet and audio board..................................................................................................................70
Fan and heat-sink assembly.............................................................................................................................................71
Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly.............................................................................................................71
Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly.............................................................................................................. 73
Power-button assembly................................................................................................................................................... 74
Removing the power button..................................................................................................................................... 74
Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 75
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................................................76
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................ 76
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly...................................................................................................77
Chapter 7: Software.................................................................................................................... 79
Operating system.............................................................................................................................................................. 79
Drivers and downloads..................................................................................................................................................... 79
Chapter 8: BIOS setup.................................................................................................................80
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 80
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................80
One Time Boot menu........................................................................................................................................................80
System setup options....................................................................................................................................................... 81
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 90
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................90
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows.......................................................................................... 91
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu.................................................................................................................91
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One Time Boot menu..................................................................................... 91
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................92
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 92
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................92
Clearing CMOS settings.................................................................................................................................................. 93
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.......................................................................................... 93
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................94
Handling swollen rechargeable Li-ion batteries......................................................................................................... 94
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ..............................................94
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics............................................................... 95
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check................................................................95
Built-in self-test (BIST)................................................................................................................................................... 95
M-BIST...........................................................................................................................................................................95
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)................................................................................................................................... 96
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)................................................................................................................................... 96
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................. 97
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................. 98
Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)........................................................................................................................................98
Backup media and recovery options.............................................................................................................................98
Wi-Fi power cycle..............................................................................................................................................................98
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)......................................................................................................... 99
Chapter 10: Getting help and contacting Dell............................................................................. 100
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