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book.book Page 2 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 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. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
book.book Page 3 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM Contents 1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 After Working Inside Your Computer . 3 Removing the Switch . Procedure 4 5 6 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 4 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 11 Removing the Memory Module(s). Prerequisites . Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Replacing the Memory Module(s) . Procedure . . Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Removing the Hard Drive Prerequisites . Procedure . .
book.book Page 5 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 21 Removing the Power-Adapter Port Prerequisites . Procedure . . . . . . . . . . 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Replacing the Power-Adapter Port Procedure . . Postrequisites . . . . . . . . 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery . Prerequisites .
book.book Page 6 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 31 Removing the Display Bezel Prerequisites . Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Replacing the Display Bezel Procedure . . Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Removing the Display Panel Prerequisites .
book.book Page 7 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 41 Removing the System Board . Prerequisites . Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 9 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 1 Before You Begin Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer. 1 Save and close all open files and exit all open programs. 2 Click Start and click Shut down. Microsoft Windows shuts down and then the computer turns off.
book.book Page 10 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking tabs or thumb-screws that you must disengage before disconnecting the cable. When disconnecting cables, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. When connecting cables, ensure that the connectors and ports are correctly oriented and aligned.
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book.book Page 13 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 3 Removing the Switch WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Slide the switch release latch to the side. The switch pops up. 2 Lift the switch off the computer.
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book.book Page 15 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 4 Replacing the Switch WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the tabs at the bottom of the switch with the slots on the display cover and snap the switch into place.
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book.book Page 17 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 5 Removing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Close the display and turn the computer over. 2 Slide the battery release latches to the unlock position.
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book.book Page 19 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 6 Replacing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the tabs on the battery with the slots on the battery bay and snap the battery until it clicks into place.
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book.book Page 21 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 7 Removing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17.
book.book Page 22 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM Procedure CAUTION: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard. 1 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible. 2 Using a plastic scribe, release the keyboard from the tabs on the palm rest and ease the keyboard up until it clears off the palm rest. CAUTION: Be extremely careful when removing and handling the keyboard.
book.book Page 23 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 3 Carefully turn the keyboard over and place it on the palm rest. 4 Lift the connector latches and pull the pull-tabs to disconnect the keyboard cable and keyboard-backlight cable from the connectors on the system board. 5 Lift the keyboard away from the computer.
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book.book Page 25 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 8 Replacing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 27 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 9 Removing the Base Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17.
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book.book Page 29 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 10 Replacing the Base Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Slide the tabs on the base cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the base cover into place.
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book.book Page 31 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 11 Removing the Memory Module(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover.
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book.book Page 33 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 12 Replacing the Memory Module(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
book.book Page 34 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM Postrequisites 1 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 29. 2 Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 19. 3 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. 4 Turn on the computer. As the computer boots, it detects the memory module(s) and automatically updates the system configuration information.
book.book Page 35 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 13 Removing the Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is On or in Sleep state. CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile.
book.book Page 36 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM Procedure 1 Pull the pull-tab to disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system-board connector. 2 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base. 3 Make a note of the hard-drive cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides. 4 Lift the hard-drive assembly along with its cable away from the computer base.
book.book Page 37 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 5 Pull the interposer to disconnect the hard-drive cable from the hard-drive. 1 1 hard-drive assembly 2 2 interposer 6 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 7 Slide the hard-drive off the hard-drive bracket.
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book.book Page 39 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 14 Replacing the Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
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book.book Page 41 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 15 Removing the Optical Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover.
book.book Page 42 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 3 Carefully pry the optical-drive bezel and remove it from the optical-drive assembly. 4 Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive. 5 Remove the optical-drive bracket.
book.book Page 43 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 16 Replacing the Optical Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the optical-drive bracket with the screw holes on the optical drive.
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book.book Page 45 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 17 Removing the Palm Rest WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 27.
book.book Page 46 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 3 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible. 4 Lift the connector latches and pull the pull-tabs to disconnect the power-button board cable, touchpad cable, and hot-key board cable from the connectors on the system board. 5 Pull the pull-tab to disconnect the display cable from the connector on the system board.
book.book Page 47 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 6 Make a note of the display cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on the palm rest. 7 Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base. CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm rest from the display assembly to avoid damage to the display assembly. 8 Starting from the back of the computer, carefully pry out the palm rest and then ease the palm rest from the computer base.
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book.book Page 49 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 18 Replacing the Palm Rest WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Slide the display cable through the slot on the palm rest.
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book.book Page 51 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 19 Removing the Mini-Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. If you ordered a wireless Mini-Card with your computer, the card is already installed. Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover.
book.book Page 52 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 3 Lift the Mini-Card out of the system-board connector. 1 2 1 system-board connector 2 Mini-Card CAUTION: When the Mini-Card is not in the computer, store it in protective antistatic packaging. For more information, see "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety information that shipped with your computer.
book.book Page 53 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 20 Replacing the Mini-Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Dell does not guarantee compatibility or provide support for Mini-Cards from sources other than Dell.
book.book Page 54 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM Postrequisites 1 Replace the palm rest. See "Replacing the Palm Rest" on page 49. 2 Replace the keyboard. See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 25. 3 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 29. 4 Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 19. 5 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11.
book.book Page 55 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 21 Removing the Power-Adapter Port WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover.
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book.book Page 57 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 22 Replacing the Power-Adapter Port WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw hole on the power-adapter port with the screw hole on the computer base.
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book.book Page 59 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 23 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: The battery may explode if installed incorrectly. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type.
book.book Page 60 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM Procedure 1 Turn the system board over. 2 Using a plastic scribe, gently pry the coin-cell battery out of the battery socket on the system board.
book.book Page 61 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 24 Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: The battery may explode if installed incorrectly. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type.
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book.book Page 63 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 25 Removing the Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 27.
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book.book Page 65 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 26 Replacing the Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Place the fan in the slot on the computer base. 2 Connect the fan cable to the connector on the system board.
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book.book Page 67 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 27 Removing the Speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 27.
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book.book Page 69 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 28 Replacing the Speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Use the alignment posts on the computer base to place the speakers in position.
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book.book Page 71 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 29 Removing the Display Assembly WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover.
book.book Page 72 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 3 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible. 4 Disconnect the antenna cables from the connectors on the Mini-Card.
book.book Page 73 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 5 Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base. 6 Lift the display assembly off the computer base.
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book.book Page 75 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 30 Replacing the Display Assembly WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Place the display assembly in position and replace the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base.
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book.book Page 77 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 31 Removing the Display Bezel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover.
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book.book Page 79 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 32 Replacing the Display Bezel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the display bezel with the display cover and gently snap the display bezel into place.
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book.book Page 81 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 33 Removing the Display Panel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover.
book.book Page 82 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 2 Carefully lift the display panel and turn it over. 3 Peel and lift the tape that secures the display cable to the display-board connector and then disconnect the display cable. 3 1 2 1 display cable 2 display-board connector 3 tape 4 82 Lift the display panel away from the display cover.
book.book Page 83 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 34 Replacing the Display Panel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Connect the display cable to the display-board connector and secure it with the tape.
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book.book Page 85 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 35 Removing the Display Hinges WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the switch. See "Removing the Switch" on page 13. 2 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17.
book.book Page 86 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 3 Turn the display assembly over. 4 Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the display cover. 5 Lift the display hinges off the display cover.
book.book Page 87 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 36 Replacing the Display Hinges WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the display cover.
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book.book Page 89 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 37 Removing the Camera Module WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover.
book.book Page 90 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 2 Turn the camera module over. 3 Peel and lift the tape that secures the camera cable to the camera module.
book.book Page 91 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 4 Disconnect the camera cable from the connector on the camera module.
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book.book Page 93 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 38 Replacing the Camera Module WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Connect the camera cable to the connector on the camera module and secure it with the tape.
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book.book Page 95 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 39 Removing the Processor WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 27.
book.book Page 96 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM Procedure 1 To loosen the ZIF socket, use a small, flat-blade screwdriver and rotate the ZIFsocket cam screw counterclockwise until it comes to the cam stop. CAUTION: To ensure maximum cooling for the processor, do not touch the heat transfer areas on the processor thermal cooling assembly. The oils in your skin can reduce the heat transfer capability of the thermal pads. CAUTION: When removing the processor module, pull the module straight up.
book.book Page 97 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 40 Replacing the Processor WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
book.book Page 98 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 11 Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 19. 12 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11.
book.book Page 99 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 41 Removing the System Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover.
book.book Page 100 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM Procedure NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS after you replace the system-board assembly. NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from the system board, note the location of the connectors so that you can reconnect them correctly after you replace the system-board assembly. 1 Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system-board connector.
book.book Page 101 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 3 Lift the system board at an angle and release the connectors on the system board from the slots on the computer base. 4 Remove the processor. See "Removing the Processor" on page 95. 5 Remove the processor heat-sink. See "Removing the Processor Heat-Sink" on page 105. 6 Remove the screws that secure the daughter board to the system board.
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book.book Page 103 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 42 Replacing the System Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Replace the screws that secure the daughter board to the system board. 2 Replace the processor.
book.book Page 104 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press during POST to enter the system setup program. 3 Navigate to the main tab and enter the Service Tag in the Service Tag Setting field.
book.book Page 105 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 43 Removing the Processor Heat-Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17. 2 Remove the base cover.
book.book Page 106 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM Procedure 1 Turn the system-board assembly over. 2 In sequential order (indicated on the processor heat-sink), loosen the captive screws that secure the processor heat-sink to the system board. 3 Lift the processor heat-sink off the system board.
book.book Page 107 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 44 Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the captive screws on the processor heat-sink with the screw holes on the system board.
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book.book Page 109 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:13 PM 45 Flashing the BIOS The BIOS may require flashing when an update is available or when replacing the system board. To flash the BIOS: 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Go to support.dell.com/support/downloads. 3 Locate the BIOS update file for your computer: NOTE: The Service Tag for your computer is located on a label at the bottom of your computer. For more information, see the Quick Start Guide that shipped with your computer.
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