System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 66
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 69
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................................................72
Chapter 7: Software.................................................................................................................... 75
Operating system.............................................................................................................................................................. 75
Drivers and downloads..................................................................................................................................................... 75
Chapter 8: BIOS setup.................................................................................................................76
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 76
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................76
One time boot menu......................................................................................................................................................... 76
System setup options....................................................................................................................................................... 77
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................. 81
Updating the BIOS in Windows.................................................................................................................................81
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................82
Clearing CMOS settings.................................................................................................................................................. 83
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................85
Built-in self-test (BIST)................................................................................................................................................... 86
M-BIST...........................................................................................................................................................................86
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)................................................................................................................................... 87
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)................................................................................................................................... 87
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................. 88
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................. 90
Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)........................................................................................................................................90
WiFi power cycle................................................................................................................................................................ 91
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