Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual Working on Your Computer Adding and Replacing Parts Specifications Diagnostics System Setup Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Back to Contents Page Access Panel Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Access Panel 1. 2. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the six screws that secure the access panel to the computer.
Replacing the Access Panel Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the access panel on your computer.
Back to Contents Page Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2.
3. Lift the battery from the computer. Replacing the Battery Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the battery in your computer.
Back to Contents Page Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
12. Disengage the Bluetooth card cable from its routing groove, then lift and remove the Bluetooth card from the computer. Replacing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the Bluetooth card in your computer.
Back to Contents Page Coin-Cell Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer.
11. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the connector on the system board, then lift and remove the coin-cell battery from the computer. Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the coin-cell battery in your computer.
Back to Contents Page Processor Fan Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Processor Fan 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. Remove the access panel from the computer.
. Remove the screw that secures the processor fan to the computer. 12. Lift the processor fan from the computer.
Replacing the Processor Fan Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the processor fan in your computer.
Back to Contents Page ExpressCard Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the ExpressCard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Press on the ExpressCard to release it from its slot in the computer. 3.
Replacing the ExpressCard Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the ExpressCard in your computer.
Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
5. Pull the plastic tab toward the opposite end of the hard drive assembly to disengage the hard drive interposer from the connector on the system board, then lift the hard drive assembly from the computer. Replacing the Hard Drive Assembly Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the hard drive in your computer. Removing the Hard Drive Bracket 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer.
5. Remove the four screws, two on either side of the bracket, that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. 6. Lift the bracket from the hard drive.
Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the hard drive into the hard drive bracket. Removing the Hard Drive Interposer 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. Remove the access panel from the computer. Remove the hard drive from the computer. 5. Tugging gently, remove the hard drive interposer from the hard drive.
Back to Contents Page Heat Sink Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Heat Sink 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the ExpressCard from the computer if applicable.
19. Remove the heat sink from the system board. Replacing the Heat Sink Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the heat sink onto your system board.
Back to Contents Page Control Panel Cover Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Control Panel Cover 1. 2. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. 3.
5. Remove the control panel cover from the computer. Replacing the Control Panel Cover Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the control panel cover in your computer.
Back to Contents Page Keyboard Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Keyboard 1. 2. 3. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. Remove the control panel cover from the computer. 4.
6. Open the keyboard data clip and detach the keyboard cable from the system board. 7. Remove the keyboard from the computer.
Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the keyboard in your computer.
Back to Contents Page Display Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
9. Remove the two screws that secure the display assembly to the bottom of the base of the computer. 10. Turn the computer right-side up. 11. Detach the wireless cable from the palm rest.
12. Release the display inverter cable clip and draw the display inverter cable away from the palm rest. 13. Remove the two screws that secure the display assembly to the top of the base of the computer. 14. Lift the display assembly from the computer, taking care as you go that all cables are free of the computer.
Replacing the Display Assembly Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the display assembly in your computer. Back to top Removing the Display Bezel 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. Remove the access panel from the computer. Remove the hard drive from the computer. Remove the WLAN card from the computer. Remove the control panel cover from the computer. Remove the keyboard from the computer.
9. 10. Remove the six rubber screw covers from the display assembly. Remove the six screws from the display assembly.
11. Remove the display bezel from the display assembly. Replacing the Display Bezel Perform the steps described above in reverse to replace the display bezel into the display assembly. Back to top Removing the Display LCD Panel 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. Remove the access panel from the computer. Remove the hard drive from the computer.
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Remove Remove Remove Remove Remove the the the the the WLAN card from the computer. control panel cover from the computer. keyboard from the computer. display assembly from the computer. display bezel from the display assembly. 10. Remove the four screws that secure the display panel to the display assembly. 11. Disconnect the display camera cable.
12. Lift the display LCD panel from the display assembly. Replacing the Display LCD Panel Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the display LCD panel in the display assembly. Back to top Removing the Display Camera 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. Remove the access panel from the computer. Remove the hard drive from the computer. Remove the WLAN card from the computer.
11. Remove the two screws that secure the display camera to the display assembly. 12. Lift the display camera from the display assembly. 13. Remove the two screws that secure the bracket to the display camera. Replacing the Display Camera Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the display camera into its bracket, and from there to the display assembly. Back to top Removing the Display Inverter Cable 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
12. Carefully detach and remove the display inverter cable from the display LCD panel. Replacing the Display Inverter Cable Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the display inverter cable.
Back to Contents Page System Board Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the System Board 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove AC Adapter.
17. Disconnect the speaker and Bluetooth® cables from the connector on the system board. 18. Disconnect the power cable from the system board. 19. Remove the system board from the computer chassis.
Replacing the System Board Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the system board in your computer.
Back to Contents Page Memory Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing Memory Modules 1. 2. 3. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. Remove the access panel from the computer. 4.
6. Repeat the last two steps to remove the second memory module: once again, spread apart the securing clips at each end of the memory module connector until the module pops up. 7. Slide the second memory module from its socket and remove the module from the computer. Replacing a Memory Module CAUTION: Insert memory modules at a 45-degree angle to avoid damaging the connector. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Back to Contents Page Memory Card Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Memory Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Press on the memory card to release it from its slot in the computer. 3.
Replacing the Memory Card Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace a memory card in your computer.
Back to Contents Page I/O Board Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the I/O Board 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. Remove the access panel from the computer.
12. Lift and remove the I/O board from the computer. Replacing the I/O Board Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the I/O board in your computer.
Back to Contents Page Optical Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Optical Drive 1. 2. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the computer.
4. Remove the optical drive from the computer. Replacing the Optical Drive Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the optical drive in your computer.
Back to Contents Page Palm Rest Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Palm Rest 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. Remove the optical drive from the computer.
11. Remove three screws from the media bay. 12. Turn the computer right-side up. 13. Remove the five screws that secure the palm rest to the computer.
14. Disconnect the control panel and palm rest cables from the system board. 15. Lift the palm rest from the base of the computer. Replacing the Palm Rest Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the palm rest in your computer.
Back to Contents Page Processor Module Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Processor Module 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
19. Lift and remove the processor from the system board. Replacing the Processor Module Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the processor module onto your system board.
Back to Contents Page Speaker Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Speaker 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the ExpressCard from the computer if applicable.
18. Remove the speaker from the computer. Replacing the Speaker Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the speaker in your computer.
Back to Contents Page WLAN Card Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing a WLAN Card 1. 2. 3. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. Remove the access panel from the computer. 4.
6. Lift the WLAN card from the computer. Replacing a WLAN Card Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace WLAN card in your computer.
Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual Entering System Setup Initiating the Boot Menu System Setup Menu Options Your computer offers the following BIOS and System Setup options: l l Access System Setup by pressing Bring up a one-time boot menu by pressing Entering System Setup Press to enter System Setup and make changes to user-definable settings. If you have trouble entering System Setup using this key, press when the keyboard lights first flash.
Battery Information Indicates the primary battery and the media bay battery status. Also displays the type of AC adapter connected to the computer. The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list: Diskette drive USB Storage Device CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive Internal HDD (IRRT) Cardbus NIC Onboard NIC l l l Boot Sequence l l l This list specifies the order that the BIOS searches devices when trying to find an operating system to boot.
Option Description Use the check box to enable/disable multi core support for the CPU. Multi Core Support Default setting: Enabled Multi Core Support checked This option allows you to optimize your HDD's performance and acoustic noise level based on your personal preferences. Settings are Bypass, Quiet, and Performance. HDD Acoustic Mode Default setting: Bypass Power Management Option Description Use the check box to enable/disable the ability for USB devices to wake the system from Standby.
Back to Contents Page Diagnostics Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual Device Status Lights Battery Status Lights Keyboard Status Lights Device Status Lights The small indicator lights on the computer are known as LEDs or light-emitting diodes. They serve as device status lights. The various LED indicator lights specify the following: Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a power management mode. Turns on when the computer reads or writes data.
Turns on when the numeric keypad is enabled. Turns on when the Caps Lock function is enabled. Turns on when the Scroll Lock function is enabled.
Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual Working on Your Computer Adding and Replacing Parts Specifications Diagnostics System Setup Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Back to Contents Page Adding and Replacing Parts Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual ExpressCard Memory Card Battery Optical Drive Access Panel Hard Drive Memory WLAN Card Control Panel Cover Keyboard Display Assembly Palm Rest Processor Fan Coin-Cell Battery I/O Board Internal Card with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology System Board Speaker Heat Sink Processor Back to Contents Page
Back to Contents Page Specifications Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual System Information Processor Memory Communications Audio Keyboard Battery Physical Ports and Connectors 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader Video Display Touch Pad Camera (Optional) AC Adapter Environmental NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start (or Start in Windows® XP)® Help and Support, and then select the option to view information about your computer.
Speakers One 2-watt speaker Keyboard Number of keys 86 (United States and Canada); 87 (Europe); 90 (Japan) Layout QWERTY / AZERTY / Kanji Battery Type 6-cell "smart" lithium ion Dimensions: Depth 53.39 mm (2.1 inches) Height 20.44 mm (0.8 inch) Width 206.44 mm (8.12 inches) Weight 0.33 kg (0.73 lb) Voltage 11.
Data bus PCI Express Graphic Video controller AMD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 Video memory 512 MB DRR2 Video Output VGA Connector Display Type (active-matrix TFT) Two-channel high-definition audio codec (HDA) Active Area 309.4 mm (H) x 173.9 mm (V) Dimensions: Height 192.5 mm Width 324 mm Diagonal 14.14 mm Operating Angle 0° to 135° Viewing Angle: WXGA Horizontal WXGA Vertical 40 / 40° 15 / 30° Pixel Pitch 0.
Working on Your Computer Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual Before Working Inside Your Computer Recommended Tools Turning Off Your Computer After Working Inside Your Computer Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your personal safety.
1. Shut down the operating system: l In Windows Vista®: Click Start l , then click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down. In Windows® XP: Click Start® Turn Off Computer® Turn Off. The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete. 2. Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off.