Page 3 - Contents
Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings..................................................................2 1 Working on Your Computer......................................................................7 Before Working Inside Your Computer ...............................................................
Page 7 - 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 11 - Removing The Battery; Installing The Battery
2 Removing The Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Slide the release latches to unlock the battery. 3. Slide the battery and remove it from the computer. Installing The Battery 1. Slide the battery into its slot until it clicks into place. 2. Follow the procedure...
Page 13 - Card
3 Removing The Secure Digital (SD) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Press in on the SD memory card to release it from the computer. 3. Slide the memory card out of the computer. 13
Page 15 - Removing The Hinge Cover
4 Removing The Hinge Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the screws that secure the hinge cover. 4. Flip the computer around and remove the hinge cover. 15
Page 16 - Installing The Hinge Cover
Installing The Hinge Cover 1. Install the hinge cover and press on it to secure its connection to the computer. 2. Flip the computer around and install the screws that secure the hinge cover. 3. Install the battery . 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . 16
Page 17 - Removing The Keyboard
5 Removing The Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Pry up to release the top four snaps securing the keyboard to the computer. 4. Flip the keyboard over and lay it on the palm rest. 5. Disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board. ...
Page 18 - Installing The Keyboard
6. Remove the keyboard from the computer. Installing The Keyboard 1. Connect the keyboard cable to the system board. 2. Insert the keyboard at an angle of 30 degrees to its compartment. 3. Press down on the keyboard to secure the top snaps. 4. Install the battery . 5. Follow the procedures in After ...
Page 19 - Removing The Optical Drive
6 Removing The Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the keyboard . 4. Remove the screw that secures the optical drive. 5. Use a screwdriver to gently pry the optical drive out of the computer. 19
Page 20 - Installing The Optical Drive
Installing The Optical Drive 1. Slide the optical drive into the compartment on the left side of the chassis. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the optical drive to the computer. 3. Install the keyboard . 4. Install the battery . 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . 20
Page 21 - Removing The Memory Module
7 Removing The Memory Module 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the keyboard . 4. Pry the retention clips away from the memory module until it pops up. 5. Remove the memory module from the computer. 21
Page 22 - Installing The Memory Module
Installing The Memory Module 1. Insert the memory module into the memory socket. 2. Press down on the memory module until the retention clips secure the memory module in place. 3. Install the keyboard . 4. Install the battery . 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . 22
Page 23 - Removing The Palm Rest
8 Removing The Palm Rest 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the keyboard . 4. Remove the screws that secure the bottom base. 5. Flip the computer around and disconnect the power board cable (1) and the touchpad cable (2). 6. Remove the scr...
Page 24 - Installing The Palm Rest
7. Pry up the palm rest using a plastic scribe to release all the snaps on the bottom, left, and right sides of the palm rest. Once all the snaps have been released, lift up the palm rest from the computer and remove. Installing The Palm Rest 1. Insert the palm rest towards the display screen at a 3...
Page 25 - Removing The Power Button Board
9 Removing The Power Button Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the keyboard . 4. Remove the palm rest . 5. Peel the power button board cable from the adhesive affixing it to the palm rest. 6. Flip the palm rest around and remove the ...
Page 26 - Installing The Power Button Board
7. Lift up the power button board and release the power button board cable through the opening. Installing The Power Button Board 1. Insert the power button board cable through the opening. 2. Fix the power button board to its compartment. 3. Install the screw to secure the power button board. 4. Fl...
Page 27 - Removing The Hard Drive
10 Removing The Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the keyboard . 4. Remove the palm rest . 5. Slide the hard drive and lift it out of the computer. 6. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive bracket and detach it from the ...
Page 28 - Installing The Hard Drive
Installing The Hard Drive 1. Install the hard drive bracket to the hard drive. 2. Tighten the screws that secure the hard drive bracket. 3. Place the hard drive in its compartment and slide it towards the SATA connector to secure it to the system board. 4. Install the palm rest . 5. Install the keyb...
Page 29 - Removing The Wireless Local Area
11 Removing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the keyboard . 4. Remove the palm rest . 5. Disconnect any antennae connected to the WLAN card. 6. Pry the latch to release the WLAN card from its c...
Page 30 - Installing The Wireless Local Area Network
7. Remove the WLAN card from the computer. Installing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card 1. Slide the WLAN card into its slot. 2. Clip on the WLAN card to the latch to secure it in place. 3. Connect the antennae according to the color code on the WLAN card. 4. Install the palm rest . 5. Ins...
Page 31 - Removing The Coin-Cell Battery
12 Removing The Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the keyboard . 4. Remove the palm rest . 5. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board. 6. Remove the coin-cell battery from the computer. 31
Page 32 - Installing The Coin-Cell Battery
Installing The Coin-Cell Battery 1. Install the coin-cell battery to the coin-cell battery compartment. 2. Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system board. 3. Install the palm rest . 4. Install the keyboard . 5. Install the battery . 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Comp...
Page 33 - Removing The Audio Board
13 Removing The Audio Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the keyboard . 4. Remove the palm rest . 5. Disconnect the WLAN card antennae hindering access to the audio board cable. 6. Lift up and remove the coin-cell battery from its co...
Page 35 - Installing The Audio Board
Installing The Audio Board 1. Insert the audio board into its compartment and clip on the latch to secure it in place. 2. Connect the audio board cable to the system board. 3. Insert the coin-cell battery cable to its compartment and align it in place. 4. Connect the antennae to the WLAN card. 5. In...
Page 37 - Removing The USB Board
14 Removing The USB Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the keyboard . 4. Remove the optical drive . 5. Remove the palm rest . 6. Disconnect the USB board cable from the system board. 7. Remove the screw that secures the USB board. 37
Page 38 - Installing The USB Board
8. Lift up the USB board and remove it from the computer. Installing The USB Board 1. Insert and align the USB board into its compartment on the computer. 2. Install the screw that secures the USB board in place. 3. Connect the USB board cable to the system board. 4. Install the palm rest . 5. Insta...
Page 41 - Removing The Processor
16 Removing The Processor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the keyboard . 4. Remove the palm rest . 5. Remove the heatsink and the CPU fan assembly . 6. Rotate the processor-cam screw in a counter-clockwise direction. 7. Lift up the proc...
Page 42 - Installing The Processor
Installing The Processor 1. Insert the processor into the processor socket. Ensure the processor is properly seated. 2. Tighten the cam-screw in a clockwise direction to the locked position. 3. Install the CPU fan assembly and the heatsink . 4. Install the palm rest . 5. Install the keyboard . 6. In...
Page 43 - Removing The System Board
17 Removing The System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the SD memory card . 4. Remove the keyboard . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the memory module . 7. Remove the palm rest . 8. Remove the hard drive . 9. Remove the WL...
Page 44 - Installing The System Board
14. Lift up the system board at an angle and slide it out from the LAN, VGA, HDMI, and USB sockets. Installing The System Board 1. Insert the system board with the LAN, VGA, HDMI, and USB connectors into their respective sockets and align the system board in place. 2. Install the screws that secure ...
Page 47 - Removing The Speakers
18 Removing The Speakers 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the SD memory card . 4. Remove the keyboard . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the memory module . 7. Remove the palm rest . 8. Remove the hard drive . 9. Remove the WLAN c...
Page 49 - Installing The Speakers
Installing The Speakers 1. Insert and attach the left and right speakers into their respective compartments. 2. Align and route the speaker cable to the chassis. 3. Install the display assembly . 4. Install the hinge cover . 5. Install the system board . 6. Install the processor . 7. Install the hea...
Page 51 - Removing The Display Assembly
19 Removing The Display Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the hinge cover . 4. Remove the keyboard . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the palm rest . 7. Disconnect the USB board cable from the system board to allow access ...
Page 53 - Installing The Display Assembly
Installing The Display Assembly 1. Insert the display assembly hinges into their holders. 2. Install the screws that secure both the hinges in place. 3. Connect the display cable to the system board. 4. Align the WLAN antennae routing cable to its holder and connect the antennae to the WLAN card. 5....
Page 55 - Removing The Display Bezel
20 Removing The Display Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Starting from the bottom, pry the bezel inside out from the display assembly and work your way to the right and the left corners of the display bezel. 4. Remove the bezel from the d...
Page 56 - Installing The Display Bezel
Installing The Display Bezel 1. Align the display bezel in line with the top cover. 2. Starting from the bottom edge, press downward on the display bezel to engage the tabs. 3. Install the battery . 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . 56
Page 57 - Removing The Camera
21 Removing The Camera 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the display bezel . 4. Disconnect the camera cable from the camera module. 5. Pry the latch, lift up the camera, and remove. 57
Page 58 - Installing The Camera
Installing The Camera 1. Insert and align the camera module to its compartment. 2. Connect the camera cable to the camera module. 3. Install the display bezel . 4. Install the battery . 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . 58
Page 59 - Removing The Display Panel
22 Removing The Display Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the hinge cover . 4. Remove the keyboard . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the palm rest . 7. Remove the display assembly . 8. Remove the display bezel . 9. Disconnec...
Page 61 - Installing The Display Panel
14. Remove the screws on the left and right display brackets and remove the display panel. Installing The Display Panel 1. Attach the left and right brackets to the display panel and secure the screws. 2. Insert and route the display cable and wireless antennae to the left and right hinges. 3. Align...
Page 63 - Removing The Display Cable
23 Removing The Display Cable 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the hinge cover . 4. Remove the keyboard . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the palm rest . 7. Remove the display assembly . 8. Remove the display bezel . 9. Remove th...
Page 64 - Installing The Display Cable
12. Peel off the entire display cable from the adhesive affixing it to the display panel and remove. Installing The Display Cable 1. Attach the display cable to the display panel. 2. Connect the display cable to the display panel and affix the tape securing them. 3. Connect the camera cable to the c...
Page 67 - Entering System Setup; System Setup Overview; System Setup Screens
24 Entering System Setup 1. Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2. When the blue DELL logo is displayed, you must watch for the F2 prompt to appear. 3. Once the F2 prompt appears, press <F2> immediately. NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This prompt can appear ve...
Page 69 - System Setup Options
System Setup Options Main System Information Displays the computer model number. System Date Re-sets the date on the computer's internal calendar. System Time Re-sets the time on the computer's internal clock. BIOS Version Displays the BIOS revision. Product Name Displays the product name and the mo...
Page 73 - Diagnostic Beep Codes
25 Diagnostic Beep Codes The computer may emit a series of beeps during start-up if the display cannot show errors or problems. These series of beeps, called beep codes, identify various problems. The delay between each beep is 300 ms, the delay between each set of beeps is 3 seconds, and the beep s...
Page 75 - Specifications
26 Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start → Help and Support and select the option to view information about your compute...
Page 83 - Contacting Dell
27 Contacting Dell 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 coun...
