Dell Alienware m15 R3 Service Manual page 4

Installing the right I/O-board.......................................................................................................................................41
System board...................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Removing the system board......................................................................................................................................... 43
Installing the system board........................................................................................................................................... 45
Left I/O-board...................................................................................................................................................................48
Removing the left I/O-board...................................................................................................................................... 48
Installing the left I/O-board........................................................................................................................................ 49
Fan and heat-sink assembly...............................................................................................................................................50
Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly.................................................................................................................. 50
Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly.................................................................................................................... 52
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 palmrest................................................................................................................................................. 62
Installing the palmrest................................................................................................................................................... 63
3 Drivers and downloads........................................................................................................................65
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....................................................................................................................................................................71
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.................................................................................................... 73
System and setup password............................................................................................................................................... 76
Assigning a system setup password.............................................................................................................................. 77
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password........................................................................................... 77
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................... 77
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords................................................................................................78
5 Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................................79
Recovering the operating system...................................................................................................................................... 79
System diagnostic lights..................................................................................................................................................... 79
Flea power release............................................................................................................................................................. 80
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