Service Manual

Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................38
Removing the heatsink...............................................................................................................................................38
Installing the heatsink.................................................................................................................................................39
Network-port bracket...................................................................................................................................................... 40
Removing the network-port bracket...................................................................................................................... 40
Installing the network-port bracket......................................................................................................................... 41
I/O board............................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................ 42
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 43
Speakers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Removing the speakers..............................................................................................................................................44
Installing the speakers................................................................................................................................................45
Touchpad............................................................................................................................................................................. 47
Removing the touchpad............................................................................................................................................. 47
Installing the touchpad............................................................................................................................................... 47
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................49
Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 49
Installing the display assembly ................................................................................................................................ 50
Power button with optional fingerprint reader.......................................................................................................... 52
Removing the power button with optional fingerprint reader..........................................................................52
Installing the power button with optional fingerprint reader............................................................................ 52
Power-adapter port.......................................................................................................................................................... 53
Removing the power-adapter port......................................................................................................................... 53
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................54
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Removing the system board.....................................................................................................................................55
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 58
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 62
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................ 62
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 63
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 65
Downloading the drivers..................................................................................................................................................65
Chapter 4: System setup.............................................................................................................66
BIOS overview................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 66
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................66
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................67
Advanced or Engineering configurations..................................................................................................................... 67
SupportAssist system resolution................................................................................................................................... 67
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................68
Updating the BIOS in Windows .....................................................................................................................................77
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled............................................................................................ 77
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments.............................................................................. 77
Flashing BIOS (USB key)........................................................................................................................................... 77
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................78
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 78
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password................................................................................. 79
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