Page 3 - Contents
Contents 1 Working on Your Computer................................................................................5 Before Working Inside Your Computer ................................................................................................ 5 Turning Off Your Computer .........................
Page 5 - Working on Your Computer; Before Working Inside Your Computer
1 Working on Your Computer 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 assumes that the following conditions ex...
Page 6 - Turning Off Your Computer
CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device. 4. Disconnect all network cables from the computer. 5. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets. 6. Close the display and turn t...
Page 7 - After Working Inside Your Computer
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...
Page 8 - Removing and Installing Components; Recommended Tools
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...
Page 9 - System Overview
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
Page 10 - Removing the Battery
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...
Page 11 - Installing the Battery; Removing the SD Card; Installing the SD Card; Removing the ExpressCard
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....
Page 12 - Installing the ExpressCard; Removing the SIM Card; Installing the SIM Card; Removing the Display Bezel
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...
Page 13 - Installing the Display Bezel; Removing the Display Panel
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...
Page 14 - Installing the Display Panel; Removing the Camera
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...
Page 15 - Installing the Camera; Removing the Keyboard Trim; Installing the Keyboard Trim
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...
Page 16 - Removing the Keyboard
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...
Page 17 - Installing the Keyboard
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...
Page 18 - Removing the Base Cover; Installing the Base Cover; Removing the Optical Drive
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...
Page 19 - Installing the Optical Drive
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...
Page 20 - Removing the Hard Drive; Installing the Hard 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...
Page 21 - Removing the Memory Module; Installing the Memory Module
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...
Page 22 - Removing the WLAN Card; Installing the WLAN Card; Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
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...
Page 23 - Installing the Coin-Cell Battery; Removing the Display Hinge
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...
Page 24 - Installing the Display Hinge; Removing the Palmrest
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. ...
Page 26 - Installing the Palmrest; Removing the Display Assembly
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...
Page 28 - Installing the Display Assembly; Removing the ExpressCard Cage
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...
Page 29 - Installing the ExpressCard Cage; Removing the System Fan
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...
Page 30 - Installing the System Fan
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...
Page 31 - Removing the System Board
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. ...
Page 33 - Installing the System Board
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...
Page 34 - Removing the Heatsink; Installing the Heatsink
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...
Page 37 - Removing the Power Connector
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....
Page 38 - Installing the Power Connector; Removing the Speakers
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...
Page 39 - Installing the Speakers
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...
Page 40 - Removing the Status-Light Board; Installing the Status-Light Board
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...
Page 42 - System Setup; Boot Sequence; Navigation Keys
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...
Page 43 - System Setup Options
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...
Page 53 - Updating the BIOS
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...
Page 56 - Diagnostics
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...
Page 57 - Device Status Lights; Battery Status Lights
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...
Page 58 - Specifications
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 ...
Page 64 - Contacting Dell
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, ...
