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
.
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.
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Summary of Contents for Inspiron 15 Gaming
Page 16: ...4 Disconnect the battery cable from the system board 16 ...
Page 22: ...2 Remove the memory module from the memory module slot 22 ...
Page 27: ...6 Remove the hard drive bracket off the hard drive 27 ...
Page 30: ...2 Slide and remove the solid state drive from the solid state drive slot 30 ...
Page 34: ...4 Slide and remove the wireless card from the wireless card slot 34 ...
Page 38: ...2 Peel off the coin cell battery from the battery socket on the computer base 38 ...
Page 41: ...2 Slide and remove the rear cover from the computer base 41 ...
Page 51: ...3 Lift the I O board off the computer base 51 ...
Page 55: ...7 Lift the right fan along with its cable off the computer base 55 ...
Page 58: ...3 Lift the status light board off the computer base 58 ...
Page 64: ...2 Lift the power button board along with the cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly 64 ...
Page 73: ...15 Remove the heat sink 73 ...
Page 77: ...2 Lift the heat sink off the system board 77 ...
Page 80: ...4 Lift the power adapter port along with its cable off the computer base 80 ...
Page 85: ...12 Lift the display assembly off the computer base 85 ...
Page 89: ...2 Lift the display bezel off the display assembly 89 ...
Page 92: ...2 Lift the display hinges off the display back cover 92 ...
Page 96: ...5 Lift the display panel away from the display back cover 96 ...
Page 99: ...99 ...
Page 102: ...2 Using a plastic scribe pry and lift the camera off the display back cover 102 ...