Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Precision 3460 Small Form Factor Service Manual
- Contents
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of Precision 3460 Small Form Factor
- Side cover
- Front bezel
- Hard drive
- Hard-drive and optical-drive bracket
- M.2 solid-state drive
- Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive (slot-1)
- Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive (slot-1)
- Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive (slot-2)
- Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive (slot-2)
- Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive (slot-1)
- Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive (slot-1)
- Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive (slot-3)
- Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive (slot-3)
- WLAN card
- WLAN antenna
- Coin-cell battery
- Memory
- Hard-drive and optical-drive supporting bracket
- Expansion card
- Optical drive
- Speakers
- Processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Processor
- Power-supply unit
- Fan
- Power button
- Intrusion switch
- SD-card reader
- Optional I/O modules (PS2/Serial)
- System board
- Software
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 79
Boot menu........................................................................................................................................................................... 79
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................79
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................80
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................80
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 89
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................89
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu................................................................................................................ 89
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows......................................................................................... 90
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.................................................................................... 90
System and setup password........................................................................................................................................... 91
Assigning a system setup password........................................................................................................................ 91
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................92
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................93
System Limitations............................................................................................................................................................93
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................... 94
Diagnostic LED behavior................................................................................................................................................. 95
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................. 96
Updating the BIOS in Windows......................................................................................................................................96
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows................................................................................................97
Backup media and recovery options............................................................................................................................. 97
WiFi power cycle............................................................................................................................................................... 97
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell................................................................................ 98
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