Dell Latitude XT3- Manuals

3 Battery Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Slide the release latch to unlock the battery. 3. Remove the battery from the computer. 31

Installing the Battery 1. Slide the battery back into the computer.The release latch automatically click into the lock position. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 32

4 Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Removing the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Press and release the SIM card located on the battery wall. 4. Slide the SIM card from the computer. 33

5 ExpressCard Removing the ExpressCard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Press in on the ExpressCard. 4. Slide the ExpressCard out of the computer. 35

Installing the ExpressCard 1. Insert the ExpressCard into the slot until it clicks into place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 36

6 Back Panel Removing the Back Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the screws that secure the back panel. 4. Slide the back panel toward the back of the computer and lift it away from the computer. 37

Installing the Back Panel 1. Attach the back panel to the back of the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the back panel. 3. Replace the battery. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 38

7 Hard Drive Removing the Hard Drive Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the computer. 5. Pull the hard drive out of the computer. 39

Installing the Hard Drive Assembly 1. Attach the hard-drive bracket and the rubber to the hard drive. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the hard-drive bracket and the rubber. 3. Insert the hard drive into the compartment. 4. Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive to the computer. 5. Replace the ba...

8 Memory Removing the Memory 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Pry the retention clips away from the memory module. 5. Remove the memory module from the computer. 43

Installing the Memory 1. Insert the memory module into the slot. 2. Press down the memory until the securing clips secure the memory. 3. Replace the back panel. 4. Replace the battery. 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 44

9 Bluetooth Card Removing the Bluetooth Module 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the screw that secures the bluetooth module. 4. Disconnect the bluetooth cable from the bluetooth module. 45

5. Remove the bluetooth module. Installing the Bluetooth Module 1. Place the bluetooth module on the slot in the battery compartment. 2. Connect the bluetooth cable to the bluetooth module. 3. Tighten the screw to secure the bluetooth to the computer. 4. Replace the battery. 5. Follow the procedures...

10 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Removing the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Disconnect the WLAN antenna cables from the card. 5. Remove the screw that secures the WLAN...

6. Remove the WLAN card from the computer. Installing the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card 1. Insert the WLAN card into the slot. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the WLAN card to the system board. 3. Connect the antenna cables to the WLAN card. 4. Replace the back panel. 5. Replace the batter...

11 Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card Removing the Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Disconnect the WWAN antenna cables from the card. 5. Remove the screw that secures the WWAN c...

6. Remove the WWAN card from the computer. Installing the Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card 1. Insert the WWAN card into the slot. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the WWAN card to the system board. 3. Connect the antenna cables to the WWAN card. 4. Replace the back panel. 5. Replace the battery...

12 Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the WWAN card. 5. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board. 6. Remove the coin-cell battery. 51

Installing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Place the coin-cell battery into the slot. 2. Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system board. 3. Replace the WWAN card. 4. Replace the back panel. 5. Replace the battery. 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 52

13 Base Cover Removing the Base Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the hard drive assembly. 5. Remove the screws that secure the base cover. 6. Disengage the base cover from the edges and remove it from the co...

Installing the Base Cover 1. Attach the base cover until the edges snap into place. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the base cover. 3. Replace the hard drive assembly. 4. Replace the back panel. 5. Replace the battery. 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 54

14 Heat Sink Removing the Heat Sink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the hard drive assembly. 5. Remove the base cover. 6. Disconnect the fan cable from the system board 7. Loosen the captive screws on the heat si...

8. Lift the heat sink to remove it from the computer. Installing the Heat Sink 1. Place the heat sink in the heat sink compartment. 2. Tighten the captive screws to secure the heat sink. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the fan to the system board. 4. Connect the fan cable to the system board. 5. Rep...

15 Processor Removing the Processor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the hard drive assembly. 5. Remove the base cover. 6. Remove the heat sink. 7. Rotate the processor-cam screw in counter-clockwise direction. 8....

9. Lift the heat sink up to remove it from the computer. Installing the Processor 1. Insert the processor into the socket. 2. Tighten the processor-cam screw in clockwise direction to secure the processor. 3. Replace the heat sink. 4. Replace the base cover. 5. Replace the hard drive assembly. 6. Re...

16 Keyboard Trim Removing the Keyboard Trim 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Disengage the keyboard trim and remove it from the computer. Installing the Keyboard Trim 1. Press the keyboard trim down along all the edges, until it clicks into place...

17 Keyboard Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the keyboard trim. 5. Remove the screws that secure the keyboard on the back of the computer. 6. Flip the computer and remove the screws that secu...

Installing the Keyboard 1. Affix the mylar tape to secure the keyboard data cable to the back of the keyboard. 2. Place the keyboard on the palm rest to align with the screw holes. 3. Connect the keyboard data cable to the system board. 4. Tighten the keyboard screws. 5. Flip the computer and tighte...

18 Palm Rest Removing the Palm Rest 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the keyboard trim. 5. Remove the hard drive assembly. 6. Remove the back cover. 7. Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the back of th...

Installing the Palm Rest 1. Connect the touch pad cable to the system board. 2. Tighten the screws on the palm rest. 3. Flip the computer and tighten the screws to secure the palm rest to the system board. 4. Replace the base cover. 5. Replace the hard drive assembly. 6. Replace the keyboard. 7. Rep...

19 Display Closure Sensor Removing the Display Closure Sensor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the keyboard trim. 5. Remove the hard drive assembly. 6. Remove the base cover. 7. Remove the palm rest. 8. Disconnect...

10. Remove the display closure sensor from the computer. Installing the Display Closure Sensor 1. Place the display closure sensor in the compartment. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the display closure sensor to the system board. 3. Connect the display closure sensor flex cable to the system board. ...

20 ExpressCard Reader Removing the ExpressCard Reader 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the keyboard trim. 5. Remove the hard drive assembly. 6. Remove the base cover. 7. Remove the palm rest. 8. Disconnect the Exp...

10. Push the ExpressCard reader towards the side and remove it from the computer. Installing the ExpressCard Reader 1. Insert the ExpressCard reader in the compartment. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the ExpressCard reader to the back of the computer. 3. Connect the ExpressCard reader's flex cable ...

21 Smart Card Reader Removing the Smart Card Reader 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the keyboard trim. 5. Remove the hard drive assembly. 6. Remove the base cover. 7. Remove the palm rest. 8. Disconnect the smart...

Installing the Smart Card Reader 1. Place the smart card reader in the compartment. 2. Connect the smart card reader flex cable to the system board. 3. Replace the palm rest. 4. Replace the back cover. 5. Replace the hard drive assembly. 6. Replace the keyboard. 7. Replace the keyboard trim. 8. Repl...

22 Wireless Switch Removing the WLAN Switch Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the keyboard trim. 5. Remove the hard drive assembly. 6. Remove the base cover. 7. Remove the palm rest. 8. Disconnect the WLAN sw...

10. Remove the WLAN switch board from the computer. Installing the WLAN Switch Board 1. Place the WLAN switch board in the compartment. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the WLAN switch board. 3. Connect the WLAN switch board flex cable to the system board. 4. Replace the palm rest. 5. Replace the bas...

23 Speaker Removing the Speakers 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the keyboard trim. 5. Remove the hard drive assembly. 6. Remove the base cover. 7. Remove the ExpressCard reader. 8. Remove the palm rest. 9. Disco...

Installing the Speakers 1. Connect the speaker cable to the system board. 2. Attach the speakers and thread the speaker cables through the holder. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the right and left speakers. 4. Connect the smart card reader and the bluetooth cables to the system board. 5. Replace th...

24 Bluetooth Cable Removing the Bluetooth Cable 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the keyboard trim. 5. Remove the hard drive assembly. 6. Remove the base cover. 7. Remove the palm rest. 8. Disconnect bluetooth cab...

25 Modem Connector Removing the Modem Connector 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the keyboard trim. 5. Remove the hard drive assembly. 6. Remove the back cover. 7. Remove the palm rest. 8. Disconnect the modem con...

Installing the Modem Connector 1. Insert the modem connector in the slot. 2. Attach the modem-connector bracket to the modem connector. 3. Tighten the screw to secure the modem connector. 4. Flip the computer and connect the modem-connector cable to the system board. 5. Replace the palm rest. 6. Rep...

30 Display Bezel Removing the Display Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Disengage the display bezel from the right edge and remove the top and the bottom bezel. Installing the Display Bezel 1. Place the display bezel in line with the top cov...

27 System Board Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the SIM card. 4. Remove the SD card. 5. Remove the back panel. 6. Remove the keyboard trim. 7. Remove the hard drive assembly. 8. Remove the memory. 9. Remove the W...

Installing the System Board 1. Place the system board. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the system board. 3. Connect the cables to the system board. 4. Flip the computer and connect the cables to the back of the system board. 5. Flip the computer and connect the modem-connector cable to the system bo...

28 Power Connector Removing the Power Connector 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the SIM card. 4. Remove the SD card. 5. Remove the back panel. 6. Remove the keyboard trim. 7. Remove the hard drive assembly. 8. Remove the memory. 9. Remove...

18. Lift and remove the power connector from the computer. Installing the Power Connector 1. Route the power connector cables and insert the power connector in the slot. 2. Replace the system board. 3. Replace the palm rest. 4. Replace the WLAN switch board. 5. Replace the processor. 6. Replace the ...

30 Display Bezel Removing the Display Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the display bezel. 4. Remove the screws that secure the display panel. 5. Flip the display panel in the keyboard. 99

Installing the Display Panel 1. Place the display panel onto the keyboard. 2. Connect the LVDS and the touchscreen cables to the display panel. 3. Rotate the display panel over the top cover. 4. Tighten the screws to secure the display panel. 5. Replace the display bezel. 6. Replace the battery. 7. ...

31 Camera Removing the Camera 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the display bezel. 4. Remove the display panel. 5. Disconnect the cable from the camera module 6. Remove the screw that secures the camera. 103

7. Lift the camera module to remove it. Installing the Camera 1. Place the camera on the top edge of the display back cover. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the camera. 3. Connect the cable to the camera. 4. Replace the display panel. 5. Replace the display bezel. 6. Replace the battery. 7. Follow th...

32 Display Function Board and Cable Removing the Display Function Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the display bezel. NOTE: Removal of the top bezel is not required. 4. Remove the screws that secure the display function board. 5. Fli...

Installing the Display Function Board 1. Connect the display power and the fingerprint cables to the connector. 2. Attach the display function board to the display assembly. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the display function board. 4. Replace the display bezel. 5. Replace the battery. 6. Follow th...

33 Display Power Board Removing the Display Power Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the display bezel. NOTE: Removal of the top bezel is not required. 4. Remove the screws that secure the display power board. 5. Flip the power board. ...

Installing the Display Power Board 1. Connect the display power cable to the connector. 2. Attach the display power board to the display assembly. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the display power board. 4. Replace the display bezel. 5. Replace the battery. 6. Follow the procedures in After Working ...

34 Fingerprint Board Removing the Display Fingerprint Board and Cable 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the display bezel. NOTE: Removal of the top bezel is not required. 4. Remove the display function board. 5. Remove the screws that secur...

Installing the Display Fingerprint Board and Cable 1. Attach the display function board cable to the display back cover. 2. Attach the fingerprint board to the display assembly. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the fingerprint board. 4. Replace the display function board. 5. Replace the display bezel...

35 Display Assembly Installing the Display Assembly 1. Attach the display assembly to the computer. 2. Thread the WLAN, WWAN, LVDS, and function board cables through the hole on the computer. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the display assembly. 4. Replace the back panel. 5. Replace the hard drive. ...

36 Display Hinges Removing the Display Hinge Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the hard drive. 5. Remove the base cover. 6. Remove the display assembly. 7. Remove the display hinge cover from display hinge...

Installing the Display Hinge Assembly 1. Attach the display hinges to the display back cover. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the display hinges. 3. Attach the display hinge cap to the display hinges. 4. Attach the display hinge cover to the display hinges 5. Replace the display bezel. 6. Replace th...

37 Low-Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) Camera Cable Removing the LVDS Camera Cable 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the back panel. 4. Remove the hard drive. 5. Remove the base cover. 6. Remove the display assembly. 7. Remove the hin...

38 Specifications Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start → Help and Support and select the option to view information abo...

39 System Setup Overview System Setup allows you to: • change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your computer. • set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password. • read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive ins...

40 Contacting Dell 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 coun...