Dell 1088 - Manual

3. Lift the battery from the computer. Replacing the Battery Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the battery in your computer. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Internal Card With Bluetooth ®  Wireless Technology Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the access p...

12. Disengage the Bluetooth card cable from its routing groove, then lift and remove the Bluetooth card from the computer. Replacing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the Bluetooth card in your computer. Back to Content...

Back to Contents Page Coin-Cell Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the access panel from the computer. 4. Remove the hard drive from the compute...

11. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the connector on the system board, then lift and remove the coin-cell battery from the computer.   Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the coin-cell battery in your computer. Back to Contents Pa...

Back to Contents Page Processor Fan Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the Processor Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the access panel from the computer. 4. Remove the hard drive from the computer. 5. Re...

Replacing the Processor Fan Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the processor fan in your computer. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page ExpressCard Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual Removing the ExpressCard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Press on the ExpressCard to release it from its slot in the computer. 3. Slide the ExpressCard from the computer. WARNING: Before working ...

Replacing the ExpressCard Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the ExpressCard in your computer. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual Removing the Hard Drive Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the access panel from the computer. 4. Remove the four screws that secure the hard ...

5. Remove the four screws, two on either side of the bracket, that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. 6. Lift the bracket from the hard drive.   Replacing the Hard Drive Bracket

Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the hard drive into the hard drive bracket. Removing the Hard Drive Interposer 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the access panel from the computer. 4. Rem...

Back to Contents Page Heat Sink Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the Heat Sink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the ExpressCard from the computer if applicable. 3. Remove the memory card from the computer if applicable. 4. Remove the battery from...

19. Remove the heat sink from the system board. Replacing the Heat Sink Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the heat sink onto your system board. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Control Panel Cover Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the Control Panel Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the three control panel cover screws from the bottom of the computer. 4. ...

5. Remove the control panel cover from the computer. Replacing the Control Panel Cover Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the control panel cover in your computer. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Keyboard Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the control panel cover from the computer. 4. Remove the two screws that secure the keyboard to...

6. Open the keyboard data clip and detach the keyboard cable from the system board. 7. Remove the keyboard from the computer.   Replacing the Keyboard

Back to Contents Page   Display Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the Display Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the access panel from the computer. 4. Remove the hard drive from the computer. 5. Rem...

11. Remove the display bezel from the display assembly.   Replacing the Display Bezel Perform the steps described above in reverse to replace the display bezel into the display assembly. Back to top Removing the Display LCD Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. R...

12. Carefully detach and remove the display inverter cable from the display LCD panel.   Replacing the Display Inverter Cable Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the display inverter cable.   Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page System Board Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove AC Adapter. 3. Remove the ExpressCard from the computer if applicable. 4. Remove the memory card from the computer if applicable...

Replacing the System Board Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the system board in your computer. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Memory Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing Memory Modules 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the access panel from the computer. 4. Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the securi...

6. Repeat the last two steps to remove the second memory module: once again, spread apart the securing clips at each end of the memory module connector until the module pops up. 7. Slide the second memory module from its socket and remove the module from the computer. Replacing a Memory Module 1. Gr...

Back to Contents Page Memory Card Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the Memory Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Press on the memory card to release it from its slot in the computer. 3. Slide the memory card from the computer. WARNING: Before working...

Replacing the Memory Card Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace a memory card in your computer. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page I/O Board Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the I/O Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the access panel from the computer. 4. Remove the hard drive from the computer. 5. Remove the...

12. Lift and remove the I/O board from the computer.   Replacing the I/O Board Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the I/O board in your computer. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Optical Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual     Removing the Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer.   3. Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the computer. WARNING: Before workin...

4. Remove the optical drive from the computer. Replacing the Optical Drive Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the optical drive in your computer. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Palm Rest Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the Palm Rest 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the optical drive from the computer. 4. Remove the access panel from the computer. 5. Remove ...

14. Disconnect the control panel and palm rest cables from the system board. 15. Lift the palm rest from the base of the computer.   Replacing the Palm Rest Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the palm rest in your computer. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Processor Module Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the Processor Module 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the ExpressCard from the computer if applicable. 3. Remove the memory card from the computer if applicable. 4. Remove th...

19. Lift and remove the processor from the system board. Replacing the Processor Module Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the processor module onto your system board. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Speaker Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing the Speaker 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the ExpressCard from the computer if applicable. 3. Remove the memory card from the computer if applicable. 4. Remove the battery from the...

18. Remove the speaker from the computer. Replacing the Speaker Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the speaker in your computer. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page WLAN Card Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Removing a WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the access panel from the computer. 4. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card. 5. Rem...

6. Lift the WLAN card from the computer. Replacing a WLAN Card Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace WLAN card in your computer. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual    Entering System Setup    Initiating the Boot Menu    System Setup Menu Options Your computer offers the following BIOS and System Setup options: l Access System Setup by pressing <F2> l Bring up a one-time boot menu by pre...

Back to Contents Page Diagnostics Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual     Device Status Lights    Battery Status Lights    Keyboard Status Lights     Device Status Lights The small indicator lights on the computer are known as LEDs or light-emitting diodes. They serve as device status lights. The vari...

Back to Contents Page Adding and Replacing Parts Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Back to Contents Page    ExpressCard    Battery    Access Panel    Memory    Control Panel Cover    Display Assembly    Processor Fan    I/O Board    System Board    Heat Sink    Memory Card    Optical Drive    Hard ...

Back to Contents Page Specifications Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual             System Information    Memory    Audio    Battery    Ports and Connectors    Video    Touch Pad    AC Adapter    Processor    Communications    Keyboard    Physical    5-in-1 Memory Card Reader    Display    Camera (Op...

  Working on Your Computer Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your personal safety. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure included in this document assum...

1. Shut down the operating system: l In Windows Vista ® : Click Start , then click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down . l In Windows ®  XP: Click Start ® Turn Off Computer ® Turn Off . The computer turns off after the operating system shutd...