Dell P147G User Manual

Power-adapter port...........................................................................................................................................................41
Removing the power-adapter port.......................................................................................................................... 41
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................42
Touchpad.............................................................................................................................................................................43
Removing the touchpad.............................................................................................................................................43
Installing the touchpad............................................................................................................................................... 43
Fan........................................................................................................................................................................................ 45
Removing the fan........................................................................................................................................................ 45
Installing the fan.......................................................................................................................................................... 45
I/O board.............................................................................................................................................................................46
Removing the I/O board............................................................................................................................................ 46
Installing the I/O board.............................................................................................................................................. 47
Power button..................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Removing the power button.....................................................................................................................................49
Installing the power button ......................................................................................................................................49
Removing the power button with fingerprint reader ........................................................................................ 50
Installing the power button with fingerprint reader ........................................................................................... 51
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 52
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 55
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 59
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................59
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 60
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 62
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 63
BIOS overview................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Entering BIOS Setup program........................................................................................................................................63
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................63
Boot sequence................................................................................................................................................................... 64
F12 One Time Boot menu................................................................................................................................................ 64
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................64
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................73
Assigning a System Setup password...................................................................................................................... 74
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password................................................................................. 74
Clearing CMOS settings.............................................................................................................................................74
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.....................................................................................75
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 75
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................75
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................75
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One Time Boot menu..................................................................................... 76
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 77
Handling swollen rechargeable Li-ion batteries..........................................................................................................77
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................... 77
Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer .......................................................... 78
System diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................. 78
Built-in self-test (BIST)................................................................................................................................................... 79
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Dell P147G Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	P147G
Category	Laptop
Language	English