Removing the power-adapter port......................................................................................................................... 40
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................ 41
Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 42
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................44
Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................46
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 47
Removing the touchpad.............................................................................................................................................48
Installing the touchpad...............................................................................................................................................49
Removing the speakers (in 3-cell battery configuration)..................................................................................50
Installing the speakers (in 3-cell battery configuration).....................................................................................51
Removing the speakers (in 4-cell battery configuration)..................................................................................52
Installing the speakers (in 4-cell battery configuration).................................................................................... 53
Removing the heat sink (for integrated GPU).....................................................................................................55
Installing the heat sink (for integrated GPU)....................................................................................................... 55
Removing the heat sink (for discrete GPU)......................................................................................................... 56
Installing the heat sink (for discrete GPU)............................................................................................................57
Removing the power button with optional fingerprint reader..........................................................................58
Installing the power button with optional fingerprint reader............................................................................59
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 60
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 62
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................ 64
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 65
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 67
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................67
One time boot menu.........................................................................................................................................................68
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................68
Updating the BIOS in Windows .....................................................................................................................................76
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments....................................................................................77
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu............................................................................................ 77
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................80
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 80
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password..................................................................................81
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................. 81
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