
I/O board............................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................ 37
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 38
Speakers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 39
Removing the speakers..............................................................................................................................................39
Installing the speakers.................................................................................................................................................41
Touchpad.............................................................................................................................................................................42
Removing the touchpad.............................................................................................................................................42
Installing the touchpad...............................................................................................................................................43
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................44
Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 44
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................46
Power button with optional fingerprint reader.......................................................................................................... 48
Removing the power-button with optional fingerprint reader......................................................................... 48
Installing the power-button with optional fingerprint reader........................................................................... 49
Power-adapter port..........................................................................................................................................................50
Removing the power-adapter port......................................................................................................................... 50
Installing the power-adapter port........................................................................................................................... 50
System board...................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Removing the system board......................................................................................................................................51
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 54
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................................................57
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................ 57
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 58
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 60
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 61
BIOS overview.................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Entering BIOS setup program......................................................................................................................................... 61
Navigation keys.................................................................................................................................................................. 61
Boot Sequence................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Advanced or Engineering configurations.....................................................................................................................62
SupportAssist system resolution................................................................................................................................... 62
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................62
Updating the BIOS in Windows .....................................................................................................................................72
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled............................................................................................72
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments..............................................................................72
Flashing BIOS (USB key)........................................................................................................................................... 72
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................73
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 73
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password................................................................................. 74
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 75
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics................................................................75
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check................................................................ 75
System diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................. 75
Recovering the operating system..................................................................................................................................77
Flashing BIOS (USB key)................................................................................................................................................. 77
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