Page 2 - Base Cover; Removing the Base Cover; Replacing the Base Cover
Back to Contents Page Base Cover Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Base Cover 1. Ensure that the computer is turned off. 2. Remove the battery (see Before Working Inside Your Computer ). 3. Loosen the seven captive screws on the base cover and lift the cover off t...
Page 3 - Before You Begin; Recommended Tools
Back to Contents Page Before You Begin Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Recommended Tools Before Working Inside Your Computer This document provides procedures for removing and installing the components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that: l You ...
Page 5 - Flashing the BIOS; Flashing the BIOS From a CD
Back to Contents Page Flashing the BIOS Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual If a BIOS-update program CD is provided with a new system board, flash the BIOS from the CD. If you do not have a BIOS-update program CD, flash the BIOS from the hard drive. Flashing the BIOS From a CD 1. Ensure...
Page 7 - Removing the USB/Audio Board; Replacing the USB/Audio Board
Back to Contents Page USB/Audio Board Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the USB/Audio Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the optical drive (see Removing the Optical Drive ). 3. Disconnect the two cables of the USB/Audio board from the connect...
Page 8 - Camera; Removing the Camera Module
Back to Contents Page Camera Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Camera Module 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the display bezel (see Removing the Display Bezel ). 3. Loosen the two screws connecting the camera to the display cover. 4. D...
Page 9 - Center Control Cover; Removing the Center Control Cover
Back to Contents Page Center Control Cover Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Center Control Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the two screws securing the center control cover from the battery bay. 3. Turn the computer over and open the d...
Page 10 - Replacing the Center Control Cover
8. Lift the keyboard and hold it up and slightly forward to access the media control buttons connector on the system board. 9. Disconnect the media control buttons cable from the connector on the system board. Replacing the Center Control Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin . ...
Page 11 - Removing the Coin-Cell Battery; Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery
Back to Contents Page Coin-Cell Battery Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the base cover (see Removing the Base Cover ). 3. Use a plastic scribe to pry up the coin-cell battery from the slo...
Page 12 - Processor Module; Removing the Processor Module; Replacing the Processor Module
Back to Contents Page Processor Module Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Processor Module 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the processor thermal-cooling assembly (see Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly ). 3. To loosen the ZIF s...
Page 14 - Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly; Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly; Replacing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly
Back to Contents Page Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Turn the computer over and remove the base cover (see Removing the Base Cover ). 3. In s...
Page 16 - Display; Display Assembly; Removing the Display Assembly
Back to Contents Page Display Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Display Assembly Display Bezel Display Panel Display Inverter Display Hinges Display Assembly Removing the Display Assembly 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the base cover(se...
Page 17 - Replacing the Display Assembly
8. Disconnect the display data cable from the connector on the system board, loosen the captive screw, and release the cable from the securing plastic tabs. 9. Disconnect the camera cable from the system board, loosen the captive screw, and release it from the securing plastic tabs. 10. Discon...
Page 18 - Display Bezel; Removing the Display Bezel
7. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard ). 8. Replace the center control cover (see Replacing the Center Control Cover ). 9. Close the display and turn the computer over. 10. Replace and tighten the two screws securing the display assembly to the bottom of the computer. 11. Rep...
Page 19 - Display Panel; Removing the Display Panel
Display Panel Removing the Display Panel 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly ). 3. Remove the display bezel (see Removing the Display Bezel ). 4. Remove the four screws securing the display panel to the co...
Page 20 - Replacing the Display Panel
8. Turn over the display panel and remove the conductive tape on the display board. 9. Disconnect the display cable from the display board. Replacing the Display Panel 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Replace the four screws (two on each side of the display panel) to s...
Page 21 - Display Inverter; Removing the Display Inverter; Display Hinges; Removing the Display Hinges
9. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard ). 10. Replace the center control cover (see Replacing the Center Control Cover ). Display Inverter Removing the Display Inverter 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the display assembly. See Removing the Displa...
Page 22 - Replacing the Display Hinges
3. Remove the display panel without removing the display bracket. See Removing the Display Panel . 4. Remove the four screws (two on each side) securing the display hinges to the display cover. 5. Remove the display hinges. Replacing the Display Hinges 1. Follow the instructions in Befor...
Page 23 - Hard Drive; Removing the Hard Drive
Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin . 2. Turn the computer over and remove the base cover (see Removing the Base Cover ). 3. Remove the four screws securing the hard drive assem...
Page 24 - Replacing the Hard Drive
8. Disconnect the hard drive cable from the connector on the hard drive.. Replacing the Hard Drive 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Connect the hard drive cable to the connector on the hard drive. 3. Replace the hard drive cage and tighten the four screws to secure the c...
Page 25 - Keyboard; Removing the Keyboard
Back to Contents Page Keyboard Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the center control cover (see Removing the Center Control Cover ). 3. Remove the keyboard surround by easing it out using a plastic scr...
Page 26 - Replacing the Keyboard
Replacing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin . 2. Slide the keyboard cable into the keyboard connector. 3. Rotate the keyboard connector latch to secure the cable. 4. Align the tabs along the bottom of the keyboard and slide them into the slots of the palm rest. 5....
Page 27 - Battery Latch Assembly; Removing the Battery Latch Assembly
Back to Contents Page Battery Latch Assembly Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Battery Latch Assembly 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the base cover (see Removing the Base Cover ). 3. Remove all memory modules (see Removing Memory Module(s...
Page 29 - Memory
Back to Contents Page Memory Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual You can increase your computer memory by installing memory modules on the system board. See "Specifications" in your Quick Reference Guide for information on the memory supported by your computer. Install only memory...
Page 31 - Microphone; Removing the Microphone Module; Replacing the Microphone Module
Back to Contents Page Microphone Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Microphone Module 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the palm rest. See Removing the Palm Rest . 3. Disconnect the microphone cable from the system board and remove the micropho...
Page 32 - Wireless Mini-Card; Removing the Mini-Card
Back to Contents Page Wireless Mini-Card Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Your computer supports three Mini-Card slots: l Two Full Mini-Card slots – for WWAN, WPAN, UWB, Bluetooth l One Half Mini-Card slot – for WLAN The types of Mini-Cards supported are: l Wireless Local Area Ne...
Page 33 - Replacing the Mini-Card
Replacing the Mini-Card 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the new Mini-Card from its packaging. 3. Insert the Mini-Card connector at a 45-degree angle into the appropriate system board connector. For example, the WLAN card connector is labeled WLAN and so on. 4. Pr...
Page 35 - Optical Drive; Removing the Optical Drive
Back to Contents Page Optical Drive Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest ). 3. Remove the three screws on the optical drive and take out the optical drive fro...
Page 37 - Palm Rest; Removing the Palm Rest
Back to Contents Page Palm Rest Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Palm Rest 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the base cover (see Removing the Base Cover ). 3. Remove the eight screws from the bottom of the computer. 4. Remove all Mini-Car...
Page 39 - Speaker Assembly; Removing the Speaker Assembly; Replacing the Speaker Assembly
Back to Contents Page Speaker Assembly Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual Removing the Speaker Assembly 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin . 2. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest ). 3. Remove the four screws (two on each side) on the speakers. 4. Relea...
Page 40 - System Board Assembly; Removing the System Board Assembly
Back to Contents Page System Board Assembly Dell™ Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual The BIOS chip in the system board contains the Service Tag, which is also visible on a barcode label on the bottom of the computer. The replacement kit for the system board includes media that provides a utility...