
Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................ 34
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 36
Power button with optional fingerprint reader...........................................................................................................37
Removing the power button with optional fingerprint reader .........................................................................37
Installing the power button with optional fingerprint reader............................................................................ 38
Power-button module...................................................................................................................................................... 39
Removing the power button.....................................................................................................................................39
Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 40
Power-adapter port...........................................................................................................................................................41
Removing the power-adapter port.......................................................................................................................... 41
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................ 41
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................42
Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 42
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................44
Trusted Platform Module................................................................................................................................................ 45
Removing the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) board......................................................................................45
Installing the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) board........................................................................................ 46
System board......................................................................................................................................................................47
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 47
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 49
Touchpad............................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Removing the touchpad............................................................................................................................................. 51
Installing the touchpad...............................................................................................................................................52
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 53
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................53
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 54
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 56
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 57
BIOS overview....................................................................................................................................................................57
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 57
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................57
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................58
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................58
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................67
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 67
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................67
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................ 68
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.....................................................................................68
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 68
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................68
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................69
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu................................................................................................................ 69
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.................................................................................... 69
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 71
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries......................................................................................................................... 71
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer ...............................................71
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