User Manual
Table Of Contents
- XPS 15 Service Manual
- Before working inside your computer
- After working inside your computer
- Removing the base cover
- Replacing the base cover
- Removing the battery (half-length)
- Replacing the battery (half-length)
- Removing the battery (full-length)
- Replacing the battery (full-length)
- Removing the hard drive
- Replacing the hard drive
- Removing the solid-state drive (half-length)
- Replacing the solid-state drive (half-length)
- Removing the solid-state drive (full-length)
- Replacing the solid-state drive (full-length)
- Removing the speakers
- Replacing the speakers
- Removing the wireless card
- Replacing the wireless card
- Removing the fans
- Replacing the fans
- Removing the heat-sink assembly
- Replacing the heat-sink assembly
- Removing the memory modules
- Replacing the memory modules
- Removing the system board
- Replacing the system board
- Removing the audio daughter-board
- Replacing the audio daughter-board
- Removing the coin-cell battery
- Replacing the coin-cell battery
- Removing the keyboard
- Replacing the keyboard
- Removing the display assembly
- Replacing the display assembly
- Removing the power-adapter port
- Replacing the power-adapter port
- Removing the antenna cover
- Replacing the antenna cover
- Removing the display hinges
- Replacing the display hinges
- Removing the antenna module
- Replacing the antenna module
- Removing the palm-rest assembly
- Replacing the palm-rest assembly
- BIOS overview
- Diagnostics
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Flashing the BIOS
You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you
replace the system board. To flash the BIOS:
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Go to www.dell.com/support.
3 Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Submit.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature
or manually browse for your computer model.
4 Click Drivers & downloads → Find it myself.
5 Select the operating system installed on your computer.
6 Scroll down the page and expand BIOS.
7 Click Download to download the latest version of the BIOS for your computer.
8 After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the
BIOS update file.
9 Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
Boot menu
This computer includes a one-time boot menu. By using this feature, you can change
the sequence of devices that your computer attempts to boot from, for example,
floppy, CD-ROM, or hard drive.
Boot menu enhancements
The boot menu enhancements are as follows:
• Easier Access – Press F12 to access the boot selection menu.
• User Prompting – The user is prompted to use the keystroke on the BIOS
screen.
• Diagnostics Options – The boot menu includes the ePSA diagnostic options.
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