
Camera......................................................................................................................................................................... 108
Palmrest and Keyboard assembly........................................................................................................................... 112
Palmrest........................................................................................................................................................................ 114
Chapter 5: System setup............................................................................................................ 116
BIOS overview...................................................................................................................................................................116
Entering BIOS setup program....................................................................................................................................... 116
Navigation keys.................................................................................................................................................................116
One time boot menu........................................................................................................................................................ 117
System setup..................................................................................................................................................................... 117
Boot options.......................................................................................................................................................................117
System configuration.......................................................................................................................................................118
Video screen options...................................................................................................................................................... 120
Security.............................................................................................................................................................................. 120
Passwords......................................................................................................................................................................... 122
Secure boot.......................................................................................................................................................................123
Expert Key Management............................................................................................................................................... 123
Performance..................................................................................................................................................................... 124
Power management........................................................................................................................................................ 124
Wireless options............................................................................................................................................................... 125
Post behavior....................................................................................................................................................................126
Virtualization support......................................................................................................................................................127
Maintenance......................................................................................................................................................................127
System logs....................................................................................................................................................................... 128
SupportAssist system resolution..................................................................................................................................128
Updating the BIOS...........................................................................................................................................................128
Updating the BIOS in Windows.............................................................................................................................. 128
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu.............................................................................................................. 129
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows........................................................................................ 129
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu................................................................................... 129
System and setup password......................................................................................................................................... 130
Assigning a system setup password......................................................................................................................130
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password................................................................................ 131
Clearing CMOS settings................................................................................................................................................. 131
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords..........................................................................................131
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting....................................................................................................... 133
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries.......................................................................................................................133
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics.............................................................. 134
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check.............................................................. 134
Built-in self-test (BIST)..................................................................................................................................................134
M-BIST......................................................................................................................................................................... 134
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)................................................................................................................................. 135
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)................................................................................................................................. 135
Diagnostic LED................................................................................................................................................................. 136
Battery status LED.......................................................................................................................................................... 137
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................ 137
Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)...................................................................................................................................... 137
Backup media and recovery options........................................................................................................................... 137
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