Dell G15 5515 User Manual

Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................38
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 38
Installing the system board........................................................................................................................................ 41
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................44
Removing the heat sink..............................................................................................................................................44
Installing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................45
USB board........................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Removing the USB board.......................................................................................................................................... 47
Installing the USB board............................................................................................................................................ 47
I/O board.............................................................................................................................................................................48
Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................ 48
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 49
Power button..................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Removing the power button.....................................................................................................................................50
Installing the power button........................................................................................................................................51
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 52
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................ 52
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 53
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 55
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 56
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 56
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................. 56
One time boot menu......................................................................................................................................................... 57
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................57
Updating the BIOS in Windows .................................................................................................................................... 65
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled........................................................................................... 65
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive......................................................................................... 65
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments................................................................................... 66
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu............................................................................................ 66
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................67
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 67
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................68
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................ 68
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.....................................................................................68
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................69
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................... 69
System diagnostic lights..................................................................................................................................................69
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................. 70
Flashing the BIOS..............................................................................................................................................................70
Flashing BIOS (USB key)..................................................................................................................................................71
Backup media and recovery options..............................................................................................................................71
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset).......................................................................................................... 71
WiFi power cycle................................................................................................................................................................72
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Dell................................................................................ 73
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Dell G15 5515 Specifications

General

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Display	15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 120Hz
RAM	16GB DDR4
Operating System	Windows 10 Home
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Storage	512GB SSD
Battery	56 Wh
Weight	2.57 kg (5.67 lbs)
Ports	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x Ethernet, 1x Audio Jack
Wireless	Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1