Page 3 - Contents
Contents 1 Working on Your Computer................................................................................6 Before Working Inside Your Computer ................................................................................................ 6 Turning Off Your Computer .........................
Page 6 - 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 7 - Turning Off Your Computer
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 the computer upside-down on a flat work surface. NOTE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you...
Page 8 - After Working Inside Your Computer
After Working Inside Your Computer After you complete any replacement procedure, ensure you connect any external devices, cards, and cables before turning on your computer. CAUTION: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery designed for this particular Dell computer. Do not use batteries...
Page 9 - System Overview
Page 11 - Removing and Installing Components; Opening the Press-Latch Doors; Installing a QD (Quick Disconnect) connector
3 Removing and Installing Components This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Opening the Press-Latch Doors There are eight press-latch doors. Four on the back, two on the right side, and two on the left side of the computer. 1. Left a...
Page 12 - Removing the Stylus and Tether; Installing the Stylus and Tether
Removing the Stylus and Tether 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Perform the following steps:a. Pull the stylus out from it’s slot on the computer.b. Release and remove the tether from the computer. Figure 1. Installing the Stylus and Tether 1. Install the tether t...
Page 13 - Removing the Battery; Installing the Battery; Removing the Hard Drive
Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside your computer . 2. Perform the following steps to remove the battery:a. Lift and open the battery bay press latch door.b. Press the blue battery release tab to release the battery.c. Pull the blue tab on the battery outwards to r...
Page 14 - Installing the Bottom Cover
Installing the Hard Drive 1. To secure the hard drive, push the hard drive into its compartment. 2. Rotate the door back towards the computer and press until it is in a closed position. NOTE: Ensure that the hard drive pull tab does not cover the water seal. 3. Engage the lock by sliding it until th...
Page 15 - Removing the Handle; Installing the Handle
Removing the Handle 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. hard drive c. bottom cover 3. Perform the following steps to remove the handle:a. Remove the front screws. [1]b. Remove the screws that secure the handle to the computer. [1]c. Lift and remo...
Page 16 - Removing the Battery Connector; Installing the Battery Connector; Removing the Docking Board
Removing the Battery Connector 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. bottom cover 3. Perform the following steps to remove the battery connector:a. Disconnect the battery connector cable from the system board. [1]b. Remove the screws that secure th...
Page 19 - Removing the ExpressCard Module
Removing the ExpressCard Module 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. bottom cover c. hard drive 3. Perform the following steps to remove the ExpressCard shroud:a. Disconnect the ExpressCard board shroud cable from the system board. [1,2]b. Remove ...
Page 20 - Installing the ExpressCard Module; Removing the Optical Drive
4. Perform the following steps to remove the ExpressCard board:a. Disconnect the ExpressCard board connector cable from the system board. [1,2]b. Remove the screws that secure the ExpressCard board. [3]c. Lift and remove the ExpressCard board from the computer. [4] Figure 6. Installing the ExpressCa...
Page 21 - Installing the Optical Drive
3. Perform the following steps to remove the optical drive:a. Unlock the optical drive bay press latch doors and open it.b. Disconnect the optical drive connector cable. [1,2]c. Remove the screws that secure the optical drive. [3]d. Slide the optical drive out of the press latch door. [4] Figure 7. ...
Page 23 - Removing the Heatsink; Installing the Heatsink
Removing the Heatsink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. bottom cover c. GPU module (optional) 3. Perform the following steps to remove the Heatsink:a. Loosen the screws (in order) that secure the heat sink to the system board. [1,2,3,4] NOTE: T...
Page 24 - Removing the System Fan; Installing the System Fan; Removing the Global Positioning System (GPS) Module
Removing the System Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. bottom cover 3. Perform the following steps to remove the system fan:a. Remove the system fan connector cable from the system board. [1]b. Remove the screws that secure the system fan to...
Page 25 - Installing the Global Positioning System (GPS) Module; Removing the USH Daughter Board
3. To remove the GPS module:a. Disconnect the GPS antenna cable from the module. [1]b. Release the GPS module from its connector to the system board. [2]c. Pry the GPS module retention latch upwards and remove the GPS module from the computer. [3] [4] Installing the Global Positioning System (GPS) M...
Page 26 - Installing the USH Daughter Board; Removing the LED Board
3. Perform the following steps to remove the USH daughter board:a. Disconnect the USH daughter board connector cable by lifting the release tab upwards. [1,2]b. Remove the screws that secure the USH daughter board. [3]c. Flip the board over and disconnect the other USH daughter board cable connector...
Page 27 - Installing the LED Board; Removing the Fingerprint reader
3. Perform the following steps to remove the LED board:a. Disconnect the LED board connector cable by lifting the release tab upwards. [1,2]b. Remove the screws that secure the LED board. [3]c. Lift and remove the LED board from the computer. [4] Figure 13. Installing the LED Board 1. Align the LED ...
Page 28 - Installing the Fingerprint Reader; Removing the SIM Board
3. Perform the following steps to remove the fingerprint reader:a. Remove the screws that secure the fingerprint reader cover. [1]b. Lift the cover and remove it to expose the fingerprint reader board underneath. [2]c. Disconnect the fingerprint reader cable by lifting the release tab upwards. [3,4]...
Page 29 - Installing the SIM Board
3. Perform the following steps:a. Open the press latch door by pressing the release tab upwards and lifting it in the direction indicated. [1,2] b. Remove the screws that secure the SIM board to the chassis. [3] Figure 15. 4. Perform the following steps to remove the SIM board:a. Disconnect the SIM ...
Page 30 - Removing the Coin-cell Battery; Installing the Coin-cell Battery
5. Install:a. bottom cover b. battery 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Coin-cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. bottom cover 3. Perform the following steps to remove the coin-cell battery:...
Page 31 - Removing the WLAN Card; Installing the WLAN Card; Removing the WWAN Card
Removing the WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. bottom cover 3. Perform the following steps to remove the WLAN card:a. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card.b. Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card.c. Slide the card ou...
Page 32 - Installing the WWAN Card
3. Perform the following steps to remove the WWAN card:a. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WWAN card.b. Remove the screw that secures the WWAN card.c. Slide the card out of the card connector on the system board and remove it. Figure 19. Installing the WWAN Card 1. Slide the WWAN card into its...
Page 33 - Removing the System Board
Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. hard drive c. keyboard d. keyboard door e. bottom cover f. docking board g. optical drive h. memory module i. GPU module j. heatsink k. ExpressCard l. GPS module m. WLAN card n. WWAN c...
Page 35 - Installing the System Board
6. Perform the following steps:a. Lift and rotate the system board in the direction indicated. [1]b. Slide the system board forward and release any other additional connections at the bottom of the chassis. [2] c. Disconnect the connector cable underneath the system board by pressing the release tab...
Page 36 - Removing the Smart Card; Installing the Smart Card
9. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Smart Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. hard drive c. keyboard d. bottom cover e. docking board f. optical drive g. memory module h. GPU module i. heatsink j. Ex...
Page 37 - Removing the Palmrest
4. Install:a. system board b. sim board c. WWAN card d. WLAN card e. GPS module f. ExpressCard g. heatsink h. GPU module i. Memory module j. optical drive k. docking board l. bottom cover m. keyboard n. hard drive o. battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing t...
Page 38 - Installing the Palmrest
3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the screws that secure the palmrest to the chassis. [1]b. Flip the computer over in the direction indicated. Figure 24. 4. Perform the following steps :a. Open the computer lid in the direction indicated. [1]b. Pry the palmrest at the bottom side of the touch...
Page 39 - Removing the I/O Board
3. Install:a. SmartCard reader b. system board c. sim board d. fingerprint reader e. WWAN card f. WLAN card g. GPS module h. coin-cell battery i. ExpressCard j. heatsink k. GPU module l. Memory module m. optical drive n. docking board o. bottom cover p. keyboard q. hard drive r. battery 4. Follow th...
Page 40 - Installing the I/O Board
3. Perform the following steps:a. Open the I/O port press latch door.b. Remove the thumb screws that secure the I/O port module to the computer. Figure 26. 4. Perform the following steps to remove the I/O board:a. Remove the screws that secure the I/O board module to the computer chassis. [1]b. Disc...
Page 41 - Removing the Keyboard
4. Install the thumb screws that secure the I/O board to the computer chassis. 5. Install:a. SmartCard reader b. system board c. sim board d. WWAN card e. WLAN card f. GPS module g. ExpressCard h. heatsink i. GPU module j. Memory module k. optical drive l. docking board m. bottom cover n. keyboard o...
Page 42 - Installing the Keyboard
3. Perform the following steps to remove the keyboard door:a. Remove the screws that secure the keyboard door. [1]b. Disconnect the keyboard cables from the keyboard controller card by pressing on the locking tab and lifting the connector upwards. [2,3] c. Lift and remove the keyboard from the compu...
Page 43 - Removing the Keyboard Control Board; Installing the Keyboard Control Board
Removing the Keyboard Control Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. hard drive c. keyboard d. bottom cover e. docking board f. optical drive g. memory module h. GPU module i. heatsink j. ExpressCard k. GPS module l. WLAN card m. WWAN card n. ...
Page 44 - Removing the Speaker
3. Install:a. system board b. sim board c. WWAN card d. WLAN card e. GPS module f. ExpressCard g. heatsink h. GPU module i. Memory module j. optical drive k. docking board l. bottom cover m. keyboard n. hard drive o. battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer . Removing t...
Page 45 - Installing the Speaker
3. Perform the following steps to remove the speaker:a. Remove the screws that secure the speaker module to the computer. [1]b. Unroute the speaker cable from its routing channel on the chassis. [2]c. Push the speaker module inwards and lift to remove it from the computer. [3] Figure 29. Installing ...
Page 46 - Removing the Power Connector; Installing the Power Connector
Removing the Power Connector 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. hard drive c. keyboard d. bottom cover e. docking board f. optical drive g. memory module h. GPU module i. heatsink j. ExpressCard k. GPS module l. WLAN card m. WWAN card n. SIM boa...
Page 47 - Removing the Display Assembly
3. Install:a. system board b. sim board c. WWAN card d. WLAN card e. GPS module f. ExpressCard g. heatsink h. GPU module i. Memory module j. optical drive k. docking board l. bottom cover m. keyboard n. hard drive o. battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing t...
Page 49 - Installing the Display Assembly
5. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the computer.b. Unroute the display cables completely from the routing channels.c. Flip the computer over to continue with the display removal. Figure 33. 6. Perform the following steps:a. Open the display lid.b. L...
Page 50 - Removing the Display Panel
9. Install:a. heatsink b. GPU module c. bottom cover d. battery 10. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Display Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery 3. Perform the following steps:a. Remove the screws that...
Page 51 - Installing the Display Panel; Removing the Camera
4. Perform the following steps to remove the display panel:a. Disconnect the eDP cable from the display assembly. [1]b. Disconnect the camera connector cables from the display assembly. [2][3]c. Remove the display panel from the display assembly. [4] Figure 36. Installing the Display Panel 1. Connec...
Page 52 - Installing the Camera; Removing the Touch Screen Controller Board
3. Perform the following steps to remove the camera:a. Disconnect the camera cable from the assembly. [1]b. Remove the screws that secure the camera to the display panel. [2]c. Lift and remove the camera from the computer. [3] Figure 37. Installing the Camera 1. Place and align the camera into its p...
Page 53 - Installing the Touch Screen Controller Board
3. Perform the following steps:a. Disconnect the touch screen controller board cable. [1]b. Remove the screw that secures the touch screen controller board. [2]c. Lift and remove the touch screen controller board from the computer. [3] Figure 38. Installing the Touch Screen Controller Board 1. Place...
Page 54 - System Setup; Boot Sequence; Navigation Keys
4 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 55 - 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 65 - 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 68 - Diagnostics
5 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 69 - 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 70 - 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, ...
