Dell M2800 - User Manual

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• Phillips screwdriver• Small plastic scribe...

Installing the Secure Digital (SD) Card 1. Slide the SD card into its slot until it clicks into place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the ExpressCard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Press in on the ExpressCard to release...

Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside your computer . 2. Slide the release latches to unlock the battery. 14

3. Flip the battery out of the computer. 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 . 15

Removing the Base Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside your computer . 2. Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer. 16

3. Lift the base cover and remove it from the computer. Installing the Base Cover 1. Place the base cover to align with the screw holes on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the base cover to the computer. 3. Install the battery . 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Comp...

4. Remove the screws that secure the left base-corner cover, lift and remove it from the computer. 5. Remove the screws that secure the right base-corner cover, lift and remove it from the computer. Installing the Base-Corner Covers 1. Place the left and right base-corner covers to align with the sc...

Removing the Memory 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. base cover 3. Pry the securing clips away from the memory module until it pops-up and remove the memory module from its connector on the system board. Installing the Memory 1. Insert the mem...

Installing the Hard Drive 1. Install the hard-drive isolation on the hard drive. 2. Attach the hard-drive caddy to the hard drive. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the hard-drive caddy to the hard drive. 4. Slide the hard drive into the computer. 5. Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive to the ...

5. Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive latch bracket to the optical drive. Remove the latch bracket from the optical drive. Installing the Optical Drive 1. Align the optical-drive latch bracket to its position on the optical drive. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the optical-drive latch b...

Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside your computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. base cover 3. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable, pry the coin-cell battery upward, and remove the coin-cell from the computer. Installing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Place the c...

3. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration:a. Disconnect the power-connector cable from the system board.b. Release the power-connector cable from the routing channel.c. Remove the screw that secures the power-connector bracket to the computer. 4. Lift the power-connector bracket fr...

Removing the Heat-Sink Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. base cover 3. Disconnect the fan cable and remove the screws that secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board. 4. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration:a...

Removing the Processor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. base cover c. heatsink 3. Rotate the processor-cam lock in a counter-clockwise direction. Remove the processor from the computer. Installing the Processor 1. Align the notches on the proc...

3. Using a plastic scribe, pry under the keyboard trim and then along the sides and bottom to release it from the computer. Lift and remove the keyboard trim from the computer. 4. Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the palmrest assembly, lift and flip the keyboard to access the keyboard-c...

4. Align the keyboard trim on its compartment and press along the sides until it snaps in place. 5. Install the battery . 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Palmrest Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD ...

6. Pry the palmrest assembly upwards and remove it from the computer. Installing the Palmrest Assembly 1. Align the palmrest assembly to its original position in the computer and snap it into place. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the palmrest assembly to the computer. 3. Connect the following cable...

Removing the WiFi-Switch Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD card b. ExpressCard c. battery d. keyboard e. display-hinge cap f. base cover g. base-corner covers h. palmrest assembly 3. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration:a. Dis...

Removing the VGA Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD card b. ExpressCard c. battery d. keyboard e. display-hinge cap f. base cover g. base-corner covers h. palmrest assembly 3. Remove the screws that secure the VGA board to the computer and remove ...

Removing the ExpressCard Cage 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD card b. ExpressCard c. battery d. keyboard e. display-hinge cap f. base cover g. base-corner covers h. Palmrest Assembly 3. Remove the screws that secure the ExpressCard cage to the comput...

Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. SD card b. ExpressCard c. battery d. keyboard e. hard drive f. optical drive g. display-hinge cap h. base cover i. base-corner covers j. power connector k. coin cell l. memory m. WLAN card n. WWA...

5. Lift the system board from the computer. Installing the System Board 1. Place the system board to align with the ports on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the system board. 3. Connect the following cables to the system board:a. speakerb. WiFi-switch 40

4. Install:a. ExpressCard cage b. VGA board c. processor d. heatsink e. WWAN card f. WLAN card g. memory h. coin-cell battery i. power connector j. base-corner covers k. base cover l. display-hinge cap m. optical drive n. hard drive o. keyboard p. battery q. ExpressCard r. SD card 5. Follow the proc...

4. Lift the speakers from the computer. Installing the Speakers 1. Align the speakers in its position on the computer and route the speaker cable in the routing channels on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the speakers. 43

4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Display Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside your computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. display-hinge cap c. base cover d. base-corner covers 3. Disconnect the antenna cables connected to the WLAN card a...

6. Remove the display assembly from the computer. Installing the Display Assembly 1. Place the display assembly in its position on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the display assembly. 3. Route the LVDS cable and the camera cable through the routing channel. 4. Route the antenna cables...

Removing the Display Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. display-hinge cap c. base cover d. base-corner covers e. display assembly 3. Pry up along the edges to release the display bezel. 49

4. Remove the display bezel from the display assembly. 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 clicks onto the display assembly. 3. Press on the left and r...

Removing the Display Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. display-hinge cap c. base cover d. base-corner covers e. display assembly f. display bezel 3. Remove the screws that secure the display panel to the display assembly. 51

5. Peel off the LVDS cable-connector tape and disconnect the LVDS cable from the display panel. Remove the display panel from the display assembly. Installing the Display Panel 1. Connect the LVDS cable and stick the LVDS cable-connector tape. 2. Flip the display and place it in the display assembly...

Removing the Display Hinges 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. display-hinge cap c. base cover d. base-corner covers e. display assembly f. display bezel g. display panel 3. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration:a. Remove the ...

Removing the Camera 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside your computer . 2. Remove:a. battery b. display assembly c. display bezel 3. Perform the following steps to remove the camera:a. Disconnect the camera cable.b. Remove the screw that secures the camera module.c. Lift the camera mod...

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...

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...

Option Description NOTE: The TPM , Virtualization Technology , and Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O must be enabled to use this feature. Table 11. Wireless Option Description Wireless Switch Allows you to determine which wireless device can be controlled by the wireless switch. The options a...

3. Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit . NOTE: To locate the Service Tag, click Where is my Service Tag? NOTE: If you cannot find your Service Tag, click Detect My Product . Proceed with the instructions on screen. 4. If you are unable to locate or find the Service Tag, cl...

To enter a system setup, press <F2> immediately after a power-on or re-boot. 1. In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select System Security and press <Enter>. The System Security screen appears. 2. In the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is Unlocked . 3. Select S...

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...

Device Status Lights Table 14. Device Status Lights 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 ...

5 Technical Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information about the configuration of your computer, go to Help and Support in your Windows operating system and select the option to view ...