Dell E5440- Manuals

System Overview Figure 1. Inside View — Back 1. hard drive with isolation cap 2. coin-cell battery 3. memory module 4. optical drive 5. WLAN card 10

Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Perform the following steps:a. Slide the battery release latches into the unlock position.b. Push and remove the battery from the computer. Installing the Battery 1. Slide the battery into its slot until it cli...

Removing the ExpressCard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Perform the following steps:a. Push in on the ExpressCard to release from the computer [1].b. Slide the ExpressCard out of the computer [2]. Installing the ExpressCard 1. Slide the ExpressCard in its slot until...

Removing the Display Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery. 3. Perform the following steps:a. Pry up the bottom edge of the display bezel.b. Work your way around the sides and top edge of the display bezel. 4. Remove the display bezel from the ...

3. Remove the screws that secure the display panel and flip the panel over. 4. Perform the following steps:a. Lift the mylar tape and disconnect the low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) cable from the back of the display panel. b. Remove the display panel from the display assembly. Installing t...

Removing the Camera 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. batteryb. display bezel 3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the screw that secures the camera and microphone module.b. Disconnect the camera cable.c. Lift and remove the camera and microphone modu...

3. Perform the following steps:a. Pry up the keyboard trim on its sides and the top edge.b. Lift upwards and remove the keyboard trim from the computer. Installing the Keyboard Trim 1. Align the keyboard trim to its place. 2. Press along the sides of the keyboard trim until it snaps in place. 3. Ins...

Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. batteryb. keyboard trim 3. Remove the screws at the back of the computer and flip the computer over. 4. Remove the screws that secure the keyboard [1] and lift the keyboard from the computer [2] and ...

5. Disconnect the keyboard cable and remove the keyboard from the computer. Installing the Keyboard 1. Connect the keyboard cable to the keyboard. 2. Place the keyboard into its place until all the metal tabs fit into their positions. 3. Press down on the keyboard to the left and right side ensuring...

3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the screws that secure the base cover.b. Slide the base cover towards the front of the system and remove it from the computer. Installing the Base Cover 1. Slide the base cover into its slot until it clicks into place. 2. Install the screws that secure the ba...

3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the computer.b. Push the optical drive away to remove it from the computer. 4. After removing the optical-drive bracket, perform the following steps:a. Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive bracket [1].b. ...

Removing the Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. batteryb. base cover 3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket in place.b. Slide and pull the hard drive to remove from its connectors. 4. Remove the ha...

Installing the Hard Drive 1. Engage the hard-drive isolation cap to the hard drive. 2. Place the hard drive on its connector. 3. Place the hard-drive bracket on the hard drive and tighten the screws to secure the hard-drive bracket in place. 4. Install:a. base coverb. battery 5. Follow the procedure...

Installing the Memory Module 1. Insert the memory into the memory socket. 2. Press the clips to secure the memory module to the system board. 3. Install:a. base coverb. battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before ...

3. Perform the following steps:a. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board.b. Pry and remove the coin-cell battery from the adhesive. Installing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Place the coin-cell battery on the system board with adhesive side downwards. 2. Connect the coin-cell battery...

3. Remove the screws that secure the display hinge at the back of the computer. 4. Remove the screws that secure the display hinge at the front of the computer. Press and remove the display hinge from the computer. Installing the Display Hinge 1. Place the display hinge on the computer. 2. Tighten t...

Removing the Palmrest 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD cardb. batteryc. base coverd. keyboard trime. keyboardf. memoryg. optical driveh. hard drivei. display hinge 3. Remove the screws at the bottom of the computer. 27

Installing the Palmrest 1. Align the palmrest assembly to its original position in the computer and snap it into place. 2. Connect the following cables to the system board:a. power-button cableb. fingerprint-scanner cablec. touch-pad cabled. media button cable 3. Tighten the screws to secure the pal...

5. Remove the screws that secure the display assembly in place and lift to remove the display assembly from the computer. NOTE: The above display assembly removal procedures are applicable for both Touch and Non-touch versions of the computer. Installing the Display Assembly 1. Tighten the screws th...

Removing the ExpressCard Cage 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD cardb. batteryc. base coverd. keyboard trime. keyboardf. display hingeg. palmrest 3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the screws that secure the ExpressCard cage.b. Lift and remove th...

Removing the System Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD cardb. batteryc. base coverd. keyboard trime. keyboardf. memoryg. optical driveh. hard drivei. display hingej. palmrest 3. Disconnect:a. system-fan cableb. I/O board cable 33

4. Remove the screws that secure the system fan and lift the system fan to remove from the computer. Installing the System Fan 1. Place the system fan on the computer. 2. Connect the system-fan cable to the system board. 3. Connect the I/O board cable to its connector. 4. Tighten the screws to secur...

Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD cardb. batteryc. base coverd. keyboard trime. keyboardf. memoryg. optical driveh. hard drivei. WLAN cardj. display hingek. palmrestl. system fanm. ExpressCard cage 3. Disconnect:a. coin-cell b...

6. Remove the screws that secure the system board and lift the system board to remove from the computer. Installing the System Board 1. Align the system board into its original position on the computer. 2. Replace and tighten the screws to secure the system board to the computer. 3. Connect the foll...

Removing the Heatsink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD cardb. batteryc. base coverd. keyboard trime. keyboardf. memoryg. optical driveh. hard drivei. WLAN cardj. display hingek. palmrestl. system fanm. ExpressCard cagen. system board 3. Perform the fo...

3. Install:a. system boardb. ExpressCard cagec. system fand. palmreste. display hingef. WLAN cardg. hard driveh. optical drivei. memoryj. keyboardk. keyboard triml. base coverm. batteryn. SD card 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Power Connector 1. Follow ...

3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the power-connector cable from the routing channels.b. Lift and remove the power connector from the computer. Installing the Power Connector 1. Place the power connector on its place in the computer. 2. Route the power-connector cable on its routing channels....

Removing the Speakers 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD memory cardb. batteryc. base coverd. keyboard trime. keyboardf. memoryg. optical driveh. hard drivei. WLAN cardj. display hingek. palmrestl. system fanm. ExpressCard cagen. system board 3. Perform...

4. Install:a. system boardb. ExpressCard cagec. system fand. palmreste. display hingef. WLAN cardg. hard driveh. optical drivei. memoryj. keyboardk. keyboard triml. base coverm. batteryn. SD card 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Status-Light Board 1. Foll...

3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the LED cover.b. Disconnect the status-light board cable and remove the screw that secures the status-light board. c. Lift and remove the status-light board from the computer. Installing the Status-Light Board 1. Place the status-light board on its place on t...

3 System Setup System Setup enables you to manage your computer hardware and specify BIOS ‐ level options. From the System Setup, you can: • Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware• View the system hardware configuration• Enable or disable integrated devices• Set performance and p...

Table 1. Navigation Keys Keys Navigation Up arrow Moves to the previous field. Down arrow Moves to the next field. <Enter> Allows you to select a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field. Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop ‐ down list, if applicable. <Ta...

Table 13. System Logs Option Description BIOS Events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup (BIOS) POST events. Thermal Events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup (Thermal) events. Power Events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup (Power) events. Updating the BIOS It is rec...

4 Diagnostics If you experience a problem with your computer, run the ePSA diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running diagnostics is to test your computer's hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix the pro...

Device Status Lights Icon Description 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 steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status. Turns on when wireless networking is enabled. Batte...

5 Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start (Start icon) → Help and Support , and then select the option to view information about your computer. Table 14. System Information Feature Specification DRAM bus width ...

6 Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, ...

2. Click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down. . 2. Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your operating system, press and hol...

2 Removing and Installing Components This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver• #0 Phillips screwdriver• #1 Phillips screw...

System Overview Figure 1. Inside View — Back 1. hard drive with isolation cap 2. coin-cell battery 3. memory module 4. optical drive 5. WLAN card 9

Figure 2. Inside view — Front 1. power connector 2. I/O board (left) 3. system fan 4. ExpressCard cage 5. speakers 6. status-light board 7. system board 8. I/O board (right) Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Perform the following steps:a. Slide...

Installing the Battery 1. Slide the battery into its slot until it clicks into place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the SD Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Press in on the SD card to release it from the computer. 3....

Installing the ExpressCard 1. Slide the ExpressCard in its slot until it clicks in place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the SIM Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery. 3. Press and release the SIM card loca...

4. Remove the display bezel from the computer. Installing the Display Bezel 1. Place the display bezel onto the display assembly. 2. Starting from the top corner, press on the display bezel and work around the entire bezel until it snaps onto the display assembly. 3. Install the battery. 4. Follow t...

a. Lift the mylar tape and disconnect the low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) cable from the back of the display panel. b. Remove the display panel from the display assembly. Installing the Display Panel 1. Place the display panel to the display assembly. 2. Align the display panel in its orig...

Installing the Camera 1. Place the camera and microphone module on its place. 2. Connect the camera cable. 3. Tighten the screw to secure the camera and microphone module. 4. Install:a. display bezelb. battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Keyboard Tri...

3. Install the battery. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. batteryb. keyboard trim 3. Remove the screws at the back of the computer and flip the computer over. 4. Remove...

5. Disconnect the keyboard cable and remove the keyboard from the computer. Installing the Keyboard 1. Connect the keyboard cable to the keyboard. 2. Place the keyboard into its place until all the metal tabs fit into their positions. 3. Press down on the keyboard to the left and right side ensuring...

b. battery 7. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Base Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery. 3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the screws that secure the base cover.b. Pry the base cover towards th...

4. After removing the optical-drive bracket, perform the following steps:a. Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive bracket [1].b. Remove the optical-drive bracket from the optical drive [2]. 5. Disengage the optical drive bezel tabs to separate the optical drive bezel from the optical drive...

Removing the Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. batteryb. base cover 3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket in place.b. Slide and pull the hard drive to remove from its connectors. 4. Remove the ha...

2. Place the hard drive on its connector. 3. Place the hard-drive bracket on the hard drive and tighten the screws to secure the hard-drive bracket in place. 4. Install:a. base coverb. battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Memory Module 1. Follow the p...

4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. batteryb. base cover 3. Perform the following steps:a. Disconnect the antennae cables from the WLAN card.b. Remove the screw that sec...

Installing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Place the coin-cell battery on the system board with adhesive side downwards. 2. Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system board. 3. Install:a. base coverb. battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Display Hinge...

4. Remove the screws that secure the display hinge at the front of the computer. Press and remove the display hinge from the computer. Installing the Display Hinge 1. Place the display hinge on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the display hinge at the front and back of the computer. 3. ...

Installing the Palmrest 1. Align the palmrest assembly to its original position in the computer and snap it into place. 2. Connect the following cables to the system board:a. power-button cableb. fingerprint-scanner cablec. touch-pad cabled. media button cable 3. Tighten the screws to secure the pal...

NOTE: The above display assembly removal procedures are applicable for both Touch and Non-touch versions of the computer. Installing the Display Assembly 1. Tighten the screws that secure the display assembly in place. 2. Insert the WLAN cable through the holes on the chassis. 3. Route the display c...

f. display hingeg. palmrest 3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the screws that secure the ExpressCard cage.b. Lift and remove the ExpressCard cage from the computer. Installing the ExpressCard Cage 1. Align the ExpressCard cage to its original position on the computer and snap it into place. 2...

3. Disconnect:a. system-fan cableb. I/O board cable 4. Remove the screws that secure the system fan and lift the system fan to remove from the computer. Installing the System Fan 1. Place the system fan on the computer. 2. Connect the system-fan cable to the system board. 3. Connect the I/O board ca...

f. keyboardg. keyboard trimh. base coveri. batteryj. SD card 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD cardb. batteryc. base coverd. keyboard trime. keyboardf. memoryg. ...

Installing the System Board 1. Align the system board into its original position on the computer. 2. Replace and tighten the screws to secure the system board to the computer. 3. Connect the following cables:a. I/O board cableb. power-connector cablec. status-light board cable 4. Turn over the compu...

Removing the Heatsink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD cardb. batteryc. base coverd. keyboard trime. keyboardf. memoryg. optical driveh. hard drivei. WLAN cardj. display hingek. palmrestl. system fanm. ExpressCard cagen. system board 3. Perform the fo...

Installing the I/O Board (Right) 1. Place the I/O board on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the I/O board to the computer. 3. Install:a. system boardb. ExpressCard cagec. system fand. palmreste. display hingef. WLAN cardg. hard driveh. optical drivei. memoryj. keyboardk. keyboard triml....

j. display hingek. palmrestl. ExpressCard cagem. system fann. system board 3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the power-connector cable from the routing channels.b. Lift and remove the power connector from the computer. Installing the Power Connector 1. Place the power connector on its place i...

d. keyboard trime. keyboardf. memoryg. optical driveh. hard drivei. WLAN cardj. display hingek. palmrestl. system fanm. ExpressCard cagen. system board 3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the speaker cable from the routing channels.b. Remove the screws that secure the speakers from the computer...

i. memoryj. keyboardk. keyboard triml. base coverm. batteryn. SD card 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Status-Light Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD cardb. batteryc. base coverd. keyboard trime. keybo...

3 System Setup System Setup enables you to manage your computer hardware and specify BIOS ‐ level options. From the System Setup, you can: • Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware• View the system hardware configuration• Enable or disable integrated devices• Set performance and p...

Table 1. Navigation Keys Keys Navigation Up arrow Moves to the previous field. Down arrow Moves to the next field. <Enter> Allows you to select a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field. Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop ‐ down list, if applicable. <Ta...

Table 13. System Logs Option Description BIOS Events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup (BIOS) POST events. Thermal Events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup (Thermal) events. Power Events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup (Power) events. Updating the BIOS It is rec...

4 Diagnostics If you experience a problem with your computer, run the ePSA diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running diagnostics is to test your computer's hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix the pro...

Device Status Lights Icon Description 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 steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status. Turns on when wireless networking is enabled. Batte...

5 Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start (Start icon) → Help and Support , and then select the option to view information about your computer. Table 14. System Information Feature Specification DRAM bus width ...

6 Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, ...