Owners Manual
Display assembly..................................................................................................................................................................39
Removing the display assembly................................................................................................................................... 39
Installing the display assembly...................................................................................................................................... 41
System board....................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Removing the system board........................................................................................................................................ 44
Installing the system board...........................................................................................................................................47
Antenna................................................................................................................................................................................ 50
Removing the antennas................................................................................................................................................50
Installing the antennas................................................................................................................................................... 51
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................................................... 53
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly......................................................................................................53
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly........................................................................................................54
4 Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................... 56
SupportAssist diagnostics.................................................................................................................................................. 56
System diagnostic lights.....................................................................................................................................................56
System board built-in self-test (M-BIST)........................................................................................................................ 57
Recovering the operating system..................................................................................................................................... 57
Flashing the BIOS................................................................................................................................................................58
Flashing BIOS (USB key)....................................................................................................................................................58
Backup media and recovery options.................................................................................................................................58
WiFi power cycle................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Flea power release.............................................................................................................................................................. 59
5 Getting help.............................................................................................................................. 60
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................... 60
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