Dell XPS 14z- Manuals

6 Contents 15 Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Removing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Replacing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 16 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Display Hinge Covers . . . . . . . . . . ...

Before You Begin 7 1 Before You Begin This manual provides procedures for removing and installing the components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that the following conditions exist: • You have performed the steps in "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 7 and &...

8 Before You Begin Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your own personal safety. WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. Fo...

Base Cover 11 2 Base Cover 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. CAUTION: Only a certified service tech...

12 Base Cover 4 Lift the base cover off the palm-rest assembly. Replacing the Base Cover 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Align the tabs on the base cover with the slots on the palm-rest assembly and snap the base cover into place. 3 Replace the eight screws that ...

Battery 15 3 Battery 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. CAUTION: Only a certified service technician...

16 Battery Replacing the Battery CAUTION: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery designed for this particular Dell computer. 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Place the battery on the palm-rest assembly. 3 Replace the five screws that secure the batt...

Wireless Mini-Card 21 5 Wireless Mini-Card 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. CAUTION: Only a certif...

Wireless Mini-Card 23 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. Replacing the Mini-Card 1 Follow the instru...

Hard Drive 25 6 Hard Drive 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. WARNING: If you remove the hard drive ...

28 Hard Drive Replacing the Hard Drive 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Remove the new hard drive from its packaging.Save the original packaging for storing or shipping the hard drive. 3 Connect the interposer to the hard drive. 4 Place the hard-drive bracket on t...

Coin-Cell Battery 29 7 Coin-Cell Battery 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. CAUTION: Only a certifie...

30 Coin-Cell Battery Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Adhere the coin-cell battery to the system board. 3 Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system-board connector. 4 Replace the battery (see "Replacing the Battery" ...

Optical Drive 31 8 Optical Drive 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. CAUTION: Only a certified servic...

Optical Drive 33 Replacing the Optical Drive 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Place the optical-drive bracket in position. 3 Replace the two screws that secure the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive. 4 Slide the optical-drive assembly into the bracket and ...

Hall-Sensor Board 35 9 Hall-Sensor Board 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. CAUTION: Only a certifie...

Hall-Sensor Board 37 Replacing the Hall-Sensor Board 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Align the screw hole on the hall-sensor board with the screw hole on the palm-rest assembly. 3 Replace the screw that secures the hall-sensor board to the palm-rest assembly. 4 S...

Display-Converter Board 39 10 Display-Converter Board 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. CAUTION: On...

40 Display-Converter Board Replacing the Display-Converter Board 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Connect the display-converter-board cable, and the display cable to the connectors on the display-converter board. 3 Align the screw holes on the display-converter bo...

Heat Sink and Fan 41 11 Heat Sink and Fan 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. WARNING: If you remove ...

42 Heat Sink and Fan Replacing the Heat Sink and Fan NOTE: The original thermal grease can be reused if the original system board and heat sink are reinstalled together. If either the system board or the heat sink is replaced, use the thermal pad provided in the kit to ensure that thermal conductivi...

System Board 45 12 System Board 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. CAUTION: Only a certified service...

48 System Board Replacing the System Board 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Replace the memory module(s) (see "Replacing the Memory Module(s)" on page 18). 3 Place the system board on the palm-rest assembly. 4 Replace the five screws that secure the system...

System Board 49 10 Adhere the pull-tab on the keyboard cable over the keyboard cable connector on the system board. 11 Replace the heat sink and fan (see "Replacing the Heat Sink and Fan" on page 42). 12 Replace the optical drive (see "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 33). 13 Rep...

Power-Button Board 51 13 Power-Button Board 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. CAUTION: Only a certi...

52 Power-Button Board Replacing the Power-Button Board 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Use the alignment posts to place the power-button board on the palm-rest assembly. 3 Replace the two screws that secure the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly. 4 Repl...

Keyboard 53 14 Keyboard 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. CAUTION: Only a certified service technic...

Keyboard 57 Replacing the Keyboard Bracket 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Place the keyboard bracket on the palm-rest assembly. 3 Replace the 18 screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly. 4 Route the speakers cable and antenna cables thro...

58 Keyboard Removing the Keyboard 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Remove the keyboard bracket (see "Removing the Keyboard Bracket" on page 53). CAUTION: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time- consuming to replace. Be careful ...

Keyboard 59 Replacing the Keyboard 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Place the keyboard on the palm-rest assembly. 3 Replace the keyboard bracket (see "Replacing the Keyboard Bracket" on page 57). CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws ...

Speakers 61 15 Speakers 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. CAUTION: Only a certified service technic...

64 Speakers Replacing the Speakers 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Place the speakers on the palm-rest assembly and route the speakers cable through the routing guides. 3 Replace the two screws (one on each side) that secure the speakers to the palm-rest assembly...

Display 65 16 Display 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. CAUTION: Only a certified service technicia...

Display 67 Replacing the Display Hinge Covers 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Align the tabs on the display hinge covers with the slots on the palm-rest assembly and snap the display hinge covers into place. 3 Replace the system board (see "Replacing the Syst...

68 Display Display Assembly Removing the Display Assembly 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Remove the display hinge covers (see "Removing the Display Hinge Covers" on page 65). 3 Remove the two screws that secure the display assembly to the palm-rest assem...

Display 69 5 Remove the four screws (two on each side) that secure the display assembly to the palm-rest assembly. 6 Slide and lift the display assembly away from the palm-rest assembly. Replacing the Display Assembly 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Slide and pla...

Palm-Rest Assembly 71 17 Palm-Rest Assembly 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. CAUTION: Only a certi...

72 Palm-Rest Assembly Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Replace the display assembly (see "Replacing the Display Assembly" on page 69). 3 Replace the hall-sensor board (see "Replacing the Hall-Sensor Board" on page 3...

Flashing the BIOS 73 18 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 y...