Page 3 - Working on Your Computer; Before Working Inside Your Computer
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 exis...
Page 7 - Battery; Removing The Battery
Battery Removing The Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Lift the black cable-release clip to release the battery cable from the connector on the system board and disconnect the battery cable. 5....
Page 8 - Installing The Battery
Installing The Battery NOTE: To remove or locate the battery, see Removing The Battery . 1. Place the battery into the battery bay. 2. Replace and tighten the screws that secure the battery to the computer. 3. Connect the battery cable to the system board and press down the cable-release clip to loc...
Page 11 - Base Cover; Installing The Base Cover
Base Cover Removing The Base Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) Card . 3. Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer. 4. Slide the base cover towards the front of the computer. Lift it up and away from the computer....
Page 13 - Hard Drive and Audio Board; Removing The Hard Drive And Audio Board Assembly
Hard Drive and Audio Board Removing The Hard Drive And Audio Board Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Disconnect the speaker and system board cables from the audio board...
Page 15 - Installing The Hard Drive And Audio Board Assembly
10. Remove the hard drive from the hard-drive bracket. NOTE: To install the audio board and the hard drive, see Installing The Hard Drive And Audio Board Assembly . Installing The Hard Drive And Audio Board Assembly To remove or locate the hard drive and audio board, see Removing The Hard Drive And ...
Page 17 - Installing The Coin-Cell Battery
Coin-Cell Battery Removing The Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Remove the card-reader board . 6. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board...
Page 19 - Removing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Removing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card. ...
Page 20 - Installing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card
Installing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card NOTE: To remove or locate the WLAN card, see Removing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card . 1. Insert the WLAN card into its connector at a 45–degree angle. 2. Replace and tighten the screw that secures the WLAN card to the computer. 3. ...
Page 21 - Palmrest and Display Assembly; Removing The Palmrest and Display Assembly
Palmrest and Display Assembly Removing The Palmrest and Display Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Remove the audio board and hard drive . 6. Remove the wireless local a...
Page 22 - Installing The Palmrest and Display Assembly
18. Pull the cables out from the openings in the palmrest assembly to release the display assembly from the palmrest assembly. NOTE: To install the palmrest and display assembly, see Installing The Palmrest and Display Assembly Installing The Palmrest and Display Assembly NOTE: To remove or locate t...
Page 23 - Media Board; Removing The Media Board; Installing The Media Board
Media Board Removing The Media Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the LED cover . 3. Using a plastic scribe, pull the media board and remove it from the system board. NOTE: To replace the system board see, Installing The Media Board . Installing The Media B...
Page 25 - Speaker; Removing The Speaker
Speaker Removing The Speaker 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Remove the display-closure sensor . 6. Remove the audio board and the hard drive . 7. Remove the cloth tapes that ...
Page 26 - Installing The Speaker
11. Remove the speaker from the computer. NOTE: To replace the speaker, see Installing The Speaker . Installing The Speaker NOTE: To remove or locate the speaker, see Removing The Speaker . 1. Place the speaker into its slot on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws that secure the speaker to the compu...
Page 27 - Display Bezel; Removing the Display Bezel
Display Bezel Removing the Display Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Remove the wireless local area network (WLAN) card . 6. Remove the wireless wide area network (WWAN) c...
Page 29 - Installing The Display Bezel
NOTE: To install the display bezel, see Installing The Display Bezel . Installing The Display Bezel NOTE: To remove or locate the display bezel, see Removing The Display Bezel . 1. Align the display bezel with the display assembly and gently snap it into place. 2. Replace and tighten the screws to s...
Page 31 - Camera; Removing the Camera
Camera Removing the Camera 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Remove the display bezel . 6. Disconnect the camera cable from the camera module. 7. Using a plastic scribe, pry the...
Page 33 - Thermal Fan; Removing The Thermal Fan
Thermal Fan Removing The Thermal Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Remove the audio board and the hard drive . 6. Remove the wireless local area network (WLAN) card . 7. Rem...
Page 34 - Installing The Thermal Fan
Installing The Thermal Fan NOTE: To remove or locate the heat sink and fan assembly, see Removing the Thermal Fan . 1. Place the fan into its slot on the computer. 2. Replace and tighten the screw to secure the fan to the computer. 3. Connect the thermal fan cable to the system board. 4. Install the...
Page 35 - System Board; Removing The System Board
System Board Removing The System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Remove the wireless local area network (WLAN) card . 6. Remove the wireless wide area network (WWAN) car...
Page 37 - Installing The System Board
Installing The System Board NOTE: To remove or locate the system board, see Removing The System Board . 1. Place the system board in its location on the base of the computer. 2. Tighten the screws that secures the system board to the computer. 3. Connect the camera cable , thermal fan cable, coin-ce...
Page 39 - Removing The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Removing The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Insert a paper clip into the small hole on the SIM car...
Page 40 - Installing the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card
Installing the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card NOTE: To remove or locate the SIM card, see Removing The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card . 1. Place the SIM card on the SIM card holder. 2. Slide the SIM card holder together with the SIM card into its compartment until you hear a click. 3. ...
Page 41 - Memory; Removing The Memory
Memory Removing The Memory 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2. Remove the LED cover . 3. Use your fingertips to spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory module connector until the memory module pops up. 4. Remove the memory module from its connector on the...
Page 43 - LED Cover; Removing The LED Cover; Installing The LED Cover
LED Cover Removing The LED Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Starting on the right side of the system, use a plastic scribe to pry up the LED cover from the computer. 3. Pull the LED cover toward the keyboard and remove it from the computer. NOTE: To replace the ...
Page 45 - Removing The Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card
Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card Removing The Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) Card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WWAN card. 6....
Page 46 - Installing The Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card
Installing The Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card NOTE: To remove or locate the WWAN card, see Removing The Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card . 1. Insert the WWAN card into its connector at a 45–degree angle. 2. Replace and tighten the screw that secures the WWAN card to the computer. 3. Co...
Page 47 - Keyboard; Removing The Keyboard
Keyboard Removing The Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Remove the LED cover . 6. Remove the screws that secure keyboard to the computer. 7. Flip the keyboard over and ...
Page 48 - Installing The Keyboard
NOTE: To install the keyboard, see Installing The Keyboard . Installing The Keyboard NOTE: To remove or locate the keyboard, see Removing the Keyboard . 1. Place the keyboard on the palmrest with the bottom side up. 2. Connect the keyboard cable to its connector on the system board. 3. Turn the keyb...
Page 51 - Removing The Card-Reader Board
Card-Reader Board Removing The Card-Reader Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Remove the audio and hard drive assembly . 6. Disconnect the card-reader cable from the system...
Page 52 - Installing The Card-Reader Board
Installing The Card-Reader Board NOTE: To remove or locate the card-reader board, see Removing The Card-Reader Board . 1. Place the card-reader board in the card-reader board bay. 2. Connect card-reader cable to the system board. 3. Replace and tighten the screws that secure the card-reader board to...
Page 53 - Display Closure Sensor; Removing The Display Closure Sensor
Display Closure Sensor Removing The Display Closure Sensor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Disconnect and release the flex cable that connects the display closure sensor board t...
Page 54 - Installing The Display Closure Sensor
Installing The Display Closure Sensor NOTE: To remove or locate the display closure sensor, see Removing the Display Closure Sensor . 1. Connect the flex cable connecting the display closure sensor board to the system board. 2. Replace and tighten the screws that secures the display closure sensor t...
Page 55 - Display Panel; Removing The Display Panel
Display Panel Removing The Display Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Remove the wireless wide area network (WWAN) card . 6. Remove the wireless local area network (WLAN) c...
Page 56 - Installing The Display Panel
NOTE: To replace the display panel, see Installing The Display Panel . Installing The Display Panel NOTE: To remove or locate the display panel, see Removing The Display Panel . 1. Connect the display cable to the display cover and use the adhesive tape to secure the display cable to the display pan...
Page 57 - Display Hinges; Removing The Display Hinges
Display Hinges Removing The Display Hinges 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Remove the wireless local area network (WLAN) card . 6. Remove the wireless wide area network (WWAN)...
Page 58 - Installing The Display Hinges
16. Remove the display hinges. NOTE: To replace the display hinges see Installing The Display Hinges . Installing The Display Hinges NOTE: To remove or locate the display hinges, see Removing The Display Hinges . 1. Place the display hinges in the appropriate positions. 2. Tighten the screws to secu...
Page 59 - Removing The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Board
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Board Removing The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the battery . 5. Remove the SIM card . 6. Disconnect the SIM-board ca...
Page 60 - Installing The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Board
NOTE: To replace the SIM board, see Installing The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Board . Installing The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Board NOTE: To remove or locate the SIM board, see Removing The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Board . 1. Place the SIM board into its slot. 2. Tighten the sc...
Page 61 - System Setup; Overview; Entering System Setup
System Setup Overview System Setup allows you to: • change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your computer. • set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password. • read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive instal...
Page 62 - System Setup Options
Key Functions — Appears below the Options Field and lists keys and their functions within the active system setup field. Use the following keys to navigate through the System Setup screens: Keystroke Action < F2 > Displays information on any selected item in the System Setup. < Esc > Exi...
Page 67 - Diagnostics; Device Status Lights
Diagnostics 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 enabled. Turns on w...
Page 71 - Contacting Dell
Contacting Dell Contacting Dell To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Visit support.dell.com. 2. Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country/Region drop-down menu at the bottom of the page. 3. Click Contact Us on the left side of the page. 4. Select t...
