Service Manual

System board......................................................................................................................................................................46
Removing the system board......................................................................................................................................... 46
Installing the system board........................................................................................................................................... 48
Left I/O-board................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Removing the left I/O-board.......................................................................................................................................51
Installing the left I/O-board........................................................................................................................................ 52
Fan and heat-sink assembly............................................................................................................................................... 53
Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly...................................................................................................................53
Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly.................................................................................................................... 55
Power-adapter port........................................................................................................................................................... 57
Removing the power-adapter port..............................................................................................................................57
Installing the power-adapter port................................................................................................................................58
Power-button assembly..................................................................................................................................................... 59
Removing the power-button assembly........................................................................................................................59
Installing the power-button assembly......................................................................................................................... 60
Keyboard.............................................................................................................................................................................61
Removing the keyboard................................................................................................................................................61
Installing the keyboard................................................................................................................................................. 63
Removing the mechanical keyboard............................................................................................................................65
Installing the mechanical keyboard..............................................................................................................................67
Palmrest.............................................................................................................................................................................. 70
Removing the palmrest................................................................................................................................................. 70
Installing the palmrest....................................................................................................................................................71
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads........................................................................................................ 72
Chapter 4: System setup........................................................................................................................ 73
Entering BIOS setup program............................................................................................................................................73
Navigation keys.................................................................................................................................................................. 73
One time boot menu...........................................................................................................................................................73
System setup options..........................................................................................................................................................74
Main............................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Advanced...................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Security..........................................................................................................................................................................76
Secure boot................................................................................................................................................................... 78
Secure boot................................................................................................................................................................... 79
Updating the BIOS in Windows ....................................................................................................................................... 79
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled................................................................................................... 80
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive.................................................................................................. 80
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.....................................................................................................81
System and setup password............................................................................................................................................... 82
Assigning a system setup password..............................................................................................................................82
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password...........................................................................................82
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................... 83
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords............................................................................................... 83
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................84
System-diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................... 84
Flashing BIOS (USB key)................................................................................................................................................... 85
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