Dell XPS 17 9700 Service Manual page 4

Removing the display assembly................................................................................................................................... 35
Installing the display assembly......................................................................................................................................37
System board.......................................................................................................................................................................40
Removing the system board........................................................................................................................................ 40
Installing the system board...........................................................................................................................................43
Antenna.................................................................................................................................................................................46
Removing the antennas................................................................................................................................................ 46
Installing the antennas...................................................................................................................................................47
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................................................... 49
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly......................................................................................................49
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly........................................................................................................50
3 Software................................................................................................................................... 52
Operating system................................................................................................................................................................ 52
Downloading the audio driver............................................................................................................................................ 52
Downloading the graphics driver....................................................................................................................................... 52
Downloading the USB driver..............................................................................................................................................53
Downloading the WiFi driver.............................................................................................................................................. 53
Downloading the media-card reader driver......................................................................................................................54
Downloading the chipset driver.........................................................................................................................................55
Downloading the network driver....................................................................................................................................... 55
4 System setup............................................................................................................................. 57
Entering BIOS setup program............................................................................................................................................57
Navigation keys....................................................................................................................................................................57
Boot Sequence.................................................................................................................................................................... 57
One time boot menu........................................................................................................................................................... 58
System setup options......................................................................................................................................................... 58
Clearing CMOS settings..................................................................................................................................................... 68
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.................................................................................................69
5 Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................... 70
SupportAssist diagnostics.................................................................................................................................................. 70
System diagnostic lights..................................................................................................................................................... 70
System board built-in self-test (M-BIST)......................................................................................................................... 71
Recovering the operating system...................................................................................................................................... 71
Flashing the BIOS................................................................................................................................................................ 72
Backup media and recovery options................................................................................................................................. 72
Flashing BIOS (USB key)....................................................................................................................................................72
WiFi power cycle..................................................................................................................................................................72
Flea power release...............................................................................................................................................................73
6 Getting help and contacting Dell.................................................................................................. 74
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