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Figure 17. Removing the status-light board

1. status-light board cable

2. palm rest and keyboard assembly

3. status-light board

4. foam

Removing the status-light board

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Summary of Contents for Inspiron 15-5568

Page 1: ...Inspiron 15 5568 2 in 1 Service Manual Regulatory Model P58F Regulatory Type P58F001 ...

Page 2: ...age to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2015 2019 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners 2019 11 Rev A02 ...

Page 3: ... Prerequisites 14 Procedure 14 6 Replacing the battery 15 Procedure 15 Post requisites 15 7 Removing the memory modules 16 Prerequisites 16 Procedure 16 8 Replacing the memory modules 18 Procedure 18 Post requisites 18 9 Removing the hard drive 19 Prerequisites 19 Procedure 19 10 Replacing the hard drive 22 Procedure 22 Post requisites 22 11 Removing the coin cell battery 23 Prerequisites 23 Proce...

Page 4: ...e 29 Post requisites 29 17 Removing the status light board 30 Prerequisites 30 Procedure 30 18 Replacing the status light board 32 Procedure 32 Post requisites 32 19 Removing the touchpad 33 Prerequisites 33 Procedure 33 20 Replacing the touchpad 36 Procedure 36 Post requisites 36 21 Removing the speakers 37 Prerequisites 37 Procedure 37 22 Replacing the speakers 39 Procedure 39 Post requisites 39...

Page 5: ...d volume buttons board 46 Prerequisites 46 Procedure 46 30 Replacing the power and volume buttons board 47 Procedure 47 Post requisites 47 31 Removing the I O board 48 Prerequisites 48 Procedure 48 32 Replacing the I O board 50 Procedure 50 Post requisites 50 33 Removing the system board 51 Prerequisites 51 Procedure 51 34 Replacing the system board 54 Procedure 54 Post requisites 54 Entering the ...

Page 6: ...3 Procedure 63 Post requisites 63 41 Removing the display cable 64 Prerequisites 64 Procedure 64 42 Replacing the display cable 66 Procedure 66 Post requisites 66 43 Removing the display back cover and antenna assembly 67 Prerequisites 67 Procedure 67 44 Replacing the display back cover and antenna assembly 68 Procedure 68 Post requisites 68 45 Removing the camera 69 Prerequisites 69 Procedure 69 ...

Page 7: ...igation keys 77 System setup 77 Entering BIOS setup program 78 System setup options 78 System and setup password 82 Assigning a system setup password 82 Deleting or changing an existing system setup password 83 Clearing CMOS settings 83 Clearing BIOS System Setup and System passwords 83 51 Troubleshooting 84 Flashing the BIOS 84 Flashing BIOS USB key 84 Enhanced Pre Boot System Assessment ePSA dia...

Page 8: ... inside the computer replace all covers panels and screws before connecting to the electrical outlet CAUTION To avoid damaging the computer ensure that the work surface is flat and clean CAUTION Handle components and cards with care Do not touch the components or contacts on a card Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket Hold a component such as a processor by its edges not by it...

Page 9: ...ck cover and antenna assembly M2x3 2 Fan Palm rest and keyboard assembly M2x3 2 Hard drive bracket Palm rest and keyboard assembly M2x3 3 Hard drive Hard drive bracket M3x3 4 I O board Palm rest and keyboard assembly M2x3 2 Power adapter port Palm rest and keyboard assembly M2x3 1 Power and volume buttons board Palm rest and keyboard assembly M2x3 1 System board Palm rest and keyboard assembly M2x...

Page 10: ...y screws remain inside your computer 2 Connect any external devices peripherals or cables you removed before working on your computer 3 Replace any media cards discs or any other parts that you removed before working on your computer 4 Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets 5 Turn on your computer 2 10 After working inside your computer ...

Page 11: ...side your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Close the display and turn the computer over 2 Remove the ten screws M2 5x7 that secure the base cover to the palm rest and keyboard assembly Figure 1 Removing screws from the base cover a base cover b screws 10 3 Using a plastic scribe pry the base cover off ...

Page 12: ...eyboard assembly c base cover 4 Disconnect the battery cable from the system board NOTE Disconnect the battery cable only when you continue to remove other components from your computer Figure 3 Disconnecting the battery cable a battery cable 12 Removing the base cover ...

Page 13: ...working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Connect the battery to the system board if applicable 2 Slide the tabs on the base cover into the slots on the palm rest and keyboard assembly and snap the base cover into place 3 Replace the ten screws M2 5x7 that secure the base cover to the palm r...

Page 14: ...nce home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Disconnect the battery cable from the system board if applicable 2 Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to ground the system board 3 Remove the two screws M2x3 that secure the battery to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 4 Lift the battery along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboa...

Page 15: ...working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the battery with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Replace the two screws M2x3 that secure the battery to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Connect the battery cable to the system board Post requisi...

Page 16: ...or more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Lift the Mylar from to access the memory module Figure 5 Removing the memory modules a Mylar b memory module 2 Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory module slot until the memory module pops u...

Page 17: ...Figure 6 Removing the memory modules a memory module slot b securing clips 2 c memory module Removing the memory modules 17 ...

Page 18: ...nce home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Lift the Mylar to access the memory module slot 2 Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory module slot 3 Slide the memory module firmly into the slot at an angle and press the memory module down until it clicks into place NOTE If you do not hear the click remove the memory module and reinstall it Figure 7 Replac...

Page 19: ...e the computer is in sleep or on state Prerequisites Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Using the pull tab disconnect the hard drive cable from the system board 2 Peel off the tape that secures the hard drive cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Note the hard drive cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides Figure 8 Removing the hard drive assembly 1 system board 2 routing...

Page 20: ...d assembly 6 Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive assembly Figure 10 Disconnecting the interposer a hard drive assembly b interposer 7 Remove the four screws M3x3 that secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive 8 Lift the hard drive off the hard drive bracket 20 Removing the hard drive ...

Page 21: ...Figure 11 Removing the hard drive bracket a hard drive b hard drive bracket c screws 4 Removing the hard drive 21 ...

Page 22: ... drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive 2 Replace the four screws M3x3 that secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive 3 Connect the interposer to the hard drive assembly 4 Align the screw holes on the hard drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 5 Replace the screws three M2x3 that secure the hard drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard a...

Page 23: ...ell com regulatory_compliance CAUTION Removing the coin cell battery resets the BIOS setup program s settings to default It is recommended that you note the BIOS setup program s settings before removing the coin cell battery Prerequisites Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Disconnect the coin cell battery cable from the I O board 2 Peel the coin cell battery off the palm rest and keyboard assembly ...

Page 24: ...ng inside your computer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Adhere the coin cell battery to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Connect the coin cell battery cable to the I O board Post requisites Replace the base cover 12 24 Replacing the coin cell b...

Page 25: ...pliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Remove the screw M2x3 that secures the wireless card bracket to the wireless card and the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Remove the wireless card bracket and disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card 3 Slide and remove the wireless card from the wireless card slot Figure 13 Removin...

Page 26: ...t the wireless card at an angle into the wireless card slot 3 Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card The following table provides the antenna cable color scheme for the wireless card supported by your computer Table 2 Antenna cable color scheme Connectors on the wireless card Antenna cable color Main white triangle White Auxiliary black triangle Black 4 Align the screw hole on the wireles...

Page 27: ...7 wireless card bracket Post requisites Replace the base cover Replacing the wireless card 27 ...

Page 28: ...Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery Procedure 1 Open the latches and disconnect the keyboard cables keyboard backlight cable optional status light board cable and the touch pad cable from the keyboard daughter board 2 Using a plastic scribe gently pry out the keyboard daughter board from the palm rest and keyboard assembly Figure 15 Removing the keyboard daughter board 1 key...

Page 29: ...ty best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Adhere the keyboard daughter board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Slide the keyboard cables keyboard backlight cable optional status light board cable and the touch pad cable into their respective connectors on the keyboard daughter board and then close the latches to secure the ca...

Page 30: ...tus light board cable from the keyboard daughter board 2 Peel off the tape that secures the speaker cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Note the speaker cable routing and remove the speaker cable from the routing guides on the palm rest and keyboard assembly Figure 16 Removing the status light board 1 latch 2 status light board cable 3 palm rest and keyboard assembly 4 speaker cable 5 t...

Page 31: ...Figure 17 Removing the status light board 1 status light board cable 2 palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 status light board 4 foam Removing the status light board 31 ...

Page 32: ...oard into the slot on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Slide the status light board cable into the connector on the keyboard daughter board and close the latch to secure the cable 3 Adhere the foam that secures the status light board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 4 Adhere the status light board cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 5 Route the speaker cable through the routing...

Page 33: ...uisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the status light board Procedure 1 Open the latches and then disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board and the keyboard daughter board Figure 18 Removing the keyboard cable 1 latches 2 2 keyboard cable 3 system board 4 keyboard daughter board 2 Open the latches and then disconnect the touch pad cable from the touch pad and the...

Page 34: ...e the touch pad bracket to the palm rest and keyboard assembly Figure 20 Removing the touchpad bracket a screws 3 b touch pad bracket c palm rest and keyboard assembly 6 Remove the screws that secure the touch pad to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 7 Lift the touch pad off the palm rest and keyboard assembly 34 Removing the touchpad ...

Page 35: ...Figure 21 Removing the touch pad a screws 4 b touch pad c palm rest and keyboard assembly Removing the touchpad 35 ...

Page 36: ...ch pad to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Align the screw holes on the touch pad bracket with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 4 Replace the screws that secure the touch pad bracket to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 5 Adhere the tape that secures the touch pad bracket to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 6 Adhere the touch pad cable to the touch pad 7 Slide both ...

Page 37: ... the system board 2 Disconnect the power and volume buttons board cable and the coin cell battery cable from the I O board 3 Note the cable routing and remove the power and volume buttons board cable from the routing guides on the palm rest and keyboard assembly and the speaker 4 Note the cable routing and remove the speaker cable from the routing guides on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 5 Pe...

Page 38: ...rs from the slots on the palm rest and keyboard assembly and lift the speakers along with the cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly Figure 23 Removing the speakers a system board b tabs 4 c speakers 2 38 Removing the speakers ...

Page 39: ...speakers in the slots on the palm rest and keyboard assembly and snap the speakers into place 2 Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Adhere the tape that secures the speaker cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 4 Connect the speaker cable to the system board 5 Route the power and volume buttons board cable through the routing guides on...

Page 40: ...practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery Procedure 1 Disconnect the fan cable from the system board 2 Remove the two screws M2x3 that secure the fan to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Lift the fan along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly Figure 24 Removing the fan 1 f...

Page 41: ... inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the fan with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Replace the two screws M2x3 that secure the fan to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Connect the fan cable to the system board Post requisites 1 Replace the b...

Page 42: ...hot during normal operation Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it CAUTION For maximum cooling of the processor do not touch the heat transfer areas on the heat sink The oils in your skin can reduce the heat transfer capability of the thermal grease Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery Procedure 1 In sequential order as indicated on the heat sink ...

Page 43: ...regulatory_compliance CAUTION Incorrect alignment of the heat sink can damage the system board and processor NOTE If either the system board or the heat sink is replaced use the thermal pad paste provided in the kit to ensure that thermal conductivity is achieved Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the heat sink with the screw holes on the system board 2 In sequential order indicated on the heat ...

Page 44: ...ome page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery Procedure 1 Disconnect the power adapter port cable from the system board 2 Remove the screw M2x3 that secures the power adapter port to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Lift the power adapter port along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly Figure 26 Removing the power a...

Page 45: ...Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Place the power adapter port into the slot on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Align the screw hole on the power adapter port with the screw hole on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Replace the screw M2x3 that secures the power adapter port to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 4 Connect the power adapter ...

Page 46: ...y cable from the I O board 2 Disconnect the power and volume buttons board cable from the I O board 3 Remove the power and volume buttons board cable from the routing guides on the palm rest and keyboard assembly and the speaker 4 Remove the screw M2x3 that secures the power and volume buttons board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 5 Lift the power and volume buttons board along with its cab...

Page 47: ...the power and volume buttons board on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Replace the screw M2x3 that secures the power and volume buttons board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Route the power and volume buttons board cable through the routing guides on the palm rest and keyboard assembly and the speaker 4 Connect the power and volume buttons board cable to the I O board 5 Adhere the ta...

Page 48: ...2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the wireless card Procedure 1 Peel off the tape that secures the I O board cable to the I O board 2 Open the latch and disconnect the I O board cable from the I O board 3 Disconnect the coin cell battery cable and the power and volume buttons board cable from the I O board Figure 28 Removing the I O board 1 I O board cable 2 tape 3 latch 4 I O board 5 coin cell batter...

Page 49: ...Figure 29 Removing the I O board a screws 2 b I O board c palm rest and keyboard assembly Removing the I O board 49 ...

Page 50: ...e I O board on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Align the screw holes on the I O board with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Replace the two screws M2x3 that secure the I O board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 4 Connect the power and volume buttons board cable and the coin cell battery cable to the I O board 5 Slide the I O board cable into the connector on the...

Page 51: ...s any changes you have made to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program You must make the appropriate changes again after you replace the system board NOTE Before disconnecting the cables from the system board note the location of the connectors so that you can reconnect the cables correctly after you replace the system board Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the mem...

Page 52: ...board cable 6 power adapter port cable 7 system board 4 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 5 Using the pull tab disconnect the hard drive cable from the system board 6 Open the latches and disconnect the keyboard cable and the I O board cable from the system board 52 Removing the system board ...

Page 53: ... 4 speaker cable 5 system board 6 hard drive cable 7 Remove the screws that secure the system board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 8 Lift the system board off the palm rest and keyboard assembly a screws 5 b system board c palm rest and keyboard assembly Removing the system board 53 ...

Page 54: ...system board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Connect the fan cable hard drive cable power adapter port cable and the speaker cable to the system board 4 Slide the keyboard cable and the I O board cable into their respective connectors on the system board and close the latches to secure the cables 5 Slide the display cable and the touch screen board cable into their respective connectors o...

Page 55: ...ve the memory modules 5 Remove the heat sink 6 Remove the system board Procedure 1 Turn the computer over and open the display to 180 degree angle CAUTION Place the computer on a soft and clean surface to avoid scratching the display Figure 32 Removing the display assembly a palm rest and keyboard assembly b display assembly 2 Place the computer on a flat surface with the display facing down 3 Rem...

Page 56: ...Figure 33 Removing the display assembly 1 display assembly 2 screws 2 3 display hinges 2 4 routing guide 5 antenna cables 2 6 palm rest and keyboard assembly 56 Removing the display assembly ...

Page 57: ...ance Procedure CAUTION Place the computer on a soft and clean surface to avoid scratching the display 1 With the display facing down align the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Replace the two screws M2 5x7 that secure the display assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Turn the computer over and close the display Post requisi...

Page 58: ...2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the memory modules 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the coin cell battery 6 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the hard drive 7 Remove the keyboard daughter board 8 Remove the fan 9 Remove the heat sink 10 Remove the I O board 11 Remove the power and volume buttons board 12 Remove the power adapter port 13 Remove the status light board 14 Remove...

Page 59: ...Figure 34 Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 1 palm rest and keyboard assembly Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 59 ...

Page 60: ...keyboard assembly on a clean and flat surface Post requisites 1 Replace the display assembly 2 Replace the system board 3 Replace the touchpad 4 Replace the status light board 5 Replace the speakers 6 Replace the power adapter port 7 Replace the power and volume buttons board 8 Replace the I O board 9 Replace the heat sink 10 Replace the fan 11 Replace the keyboard daughter board 12 Follow the pro...

Page 61: ...requisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the display assembly Procedure 1 Remove the display cable from inside the hinge covers 2 Using a plastic scribe pry up the display panel assembly to release the tabs that secure display panel assembly to the display back cover and antenna assembly Figure 35 Removing the display back cover and antenna assembly 1 display panel assembly...

Page 62: ...After performing the preceding steps we are left with the display panel Figure 36 Display panel a display panel 62 Removing the display panel ...

Page 63: ...egulatory_compliance Procedure CAUTION Place the display panel on a soft and clean surface to avoid scratching the display 1 Place the display panel on a flat surface with the display facing down 2 Replace the display cable 3 Replace the sensor board 4 Replace the camera 5 Turn over the display panel assembly 6 Align the display panel assembly with the display back cover and antenna assembly and g...

Page 64: ...m step 1 to step 2 in Removing the display panel 5 Remove the camera Procedure 1 Peel off the tape on the sensor board connector 2 Open the latch and disconnect the sensor board cable from the sensor board Figure 37 Removing the sensor board cable 1 display panel 2 tape 3 latch 4 sensor board cable 3 Peel off the tape on the display cable connector 4 Open the latch and disconnect the display cable...

Page 65: ...Figure 38 Removing the display cable 1 tape 2 display panel assembly 3 latch 4 display cable 5 tape Removing the display cable 65 ...

Page 66: ...le to the display panel assembly 2 Route the display cable through the routing guides on the display panel assembly 3 Slide the display cable into the connector on the display panel and close the latch to secure the cable 4 Adhere the tape on the display cable connector 5 Slide the sensor board cable into the connector on the sensor board and close the latch to secure the cable 6 Adhere the tape o...

Page 67: ...practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the display assembly 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 2 in Removing the display panel Procedure After performing the steps in prerequisites we are left with the display back cover and antenna assembly Figure 39 Display back cover and ...

Page 68: ...structions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure Place the display back cover and antenna assembly on a flat surface Post requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 6 in Replacing the display panel 2 Replace the display assembly 3 Replace the battery 4 Replace the base ...

Page 69: ...ce Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the display assembly 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 2 in Removing the display panel Procedure CAUTION Place the display panel assembly on a soft and clean surface to avoid scratching the display 1 Place the display panel assembly face down on a flat surface 2 Using a plastic scribe pry the camera module off the disp...

Page 70: ...3 display cable 4 display panel assembly 70 Removing the camera ...

Page 71: ... computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Connect the display cable to the camera module 2 Using the alignment posts place the camera module on the display panel and snap it into place Post requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 6 in Replacing the display panel 2 Replace the display assembly 3 R...

Page 72: ...e the display assembly 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 2 in Removing the display panel Procedure CAUTION Place the display panel assembly on a soft and clean surface to avoid scratching the display 1 Place the display panel assembly face down on a flat surface 2 Remove the screw that secures the sensor board to the display panel 3 Peel off the tape that secures the sensor board cable to...

Page 73: ...5 sensor board 6 display panel assembly Removing the sensor board 73 ...

Page 74: ...rocedure 1 Align the screw hole on the sensor board with the screw hole on the display panel assembly and snap the sensor board in place 2 Slide the sensor board cable into the connector on the sensor board and close the latch to secure the cable 3 Adhere the tape on the sensor board connector to secure the cable 4 Replace the screw that secures the sensor board to the display panel assembly Post ...

Page 75: ...en click or tap Submit NOTE If you do not have the Service Tag use the auto detect feature or manually browse for your computer model 4 Click or tap Drivers downloads Find it myself 5 Scroll down the page and expand Video 6 Click or tap Download to download the graphics driver for your computer 7 After the download is complete navigate to the folder where you saved the graphics driver file 8 Doubl...

Page 76: ...Go to www dell com support 3 Click or tap Product support enter the Service Tag of your computer and then click or tap Submit NOTE If you do not have the Service Tag use the auto detect feature or manually browse for your computer model 4 Click or tap Drivers downloads Find it myself 5 Scroll down the page and expand Chipset 6 Click or tap Download to download the chipset driver for your computer ...

Page 77: ... do not take effect until you restart the system Keys Navigation Up arrow Moves to the previous field Down arrow Moves to the next field Enter Selects a value in the selected field if applicable or follow the link in the field Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop down list if applicable Tab Moves to the next focus area Esc Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen Pressing Esc in t...

Page 78: ...ership Date Displays the ownership date of the computer Express Service Code Displays the express service code of the computer Memory Information Memory Installed Displays the total computer memory installed Memory Available Displays the total computer memory available Memory Speed Displays the memory speed Memory Channel Mode Displays single or dual channel mode Memory Technology Displays the tec...

Page 79: ...ork Stack UEFI Boot Path Security Enable or disable the system to prompt the user to enter the Admin password when booting a UEFI boot path from the F12 boot menu Date Time Displays the current date in MM DD YY format and current time in HH MM SS AM PM format Table 4 System setup options System Configuration menu System Configuration SATA Operation Configure operating mode of the integrated SATA h...

Page 80: ...Support Enable or disable the Execute Disable mode of the Processor Admin Setup Lockout Enable to prevent users from entering Setup when an Admin Password is set Table 7 System setup options Secure Boot menu Secure Boot Secure Boot Enable Enable or disable the secure boot feature Expert Key Management Expert Key Management Enable or disable Expert Key Management Custom Mode Key Management Select t...

Page 81: ...tions Enable or disable the Fn lock mode Fastboot Enable to set the speed of the boot process Default Thorough Extend BIOS POST Time Configure additional pre boot delay Pull Screen Logo Enable or disable to display full screen logo Warnings and Errors Select an action on encountering a warning or error Table 9 System setup options Virtualization Support menu Virtualization Support Virtualization S...

Page 82: ...ttings of your computer You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer CAUTION The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer CAUTION Anyone can access the data stored on your computer if it is not locked and left unattended NOTE System and setup password feature is disabled Assigning a system setup password You can assign a new...

Page 83: ... Enter or Tab 4 Select Setup Password alter or delete the existing setup password and press Enter or Tab NOTE If you change the System and or Setup password re enter the new password when prompted If you delete the System and or Setup password confirm the deletion when prompted 5 Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes 6 Press Y to save the changes and exit from System Setup The co...

Page 84: ...setup program file to the bootable USB drive 4 Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer that needs the BIOS update 5 Restart the computer and press F12 when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen 6 Boot to the USB drive from the One Time Boot Menu 7 Type the BIOS setup program filename and press Enter 8 The BIOS Update Utility appears Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the B...

Page 85: ...ht between power and battery status light and hard drive activity light Hard drive activity light Turns on when the computer reads from or writes to the hard drive NOTE Hard drive activity light is supported only on computers shipped with hard drive Power and battery status light Indicates the power and battery charge status Solid white Power adapter is connected and the battery has more than 5 pe...

Page 86: ... The following procedure list the steps to conduct a flea power release for the computer 1 Turn off your computer 2 Remove the base cover 3 Disconnect the battery cable from the system board 4 Press and hold down the power button for 15 seconds to drain the flea power 5 Connect the battery cable to the system board 6 Replace the base cover 7 Turn on your computer Wi Fi power cycle If your computer...

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