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Dell XPS 15

Owner’s Manual

Computer model: XPS L521X

Regulatory model: P23F

Regulatory type: P23F001

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Summary of content (72 pages)

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book.book Page 2 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ © 2012 Dell Inc. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and XPS™ are trademarks of Dell Inc.
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book.book Page 3 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Contents Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices . Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . After Working Inside Your Computer . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Replacing the Base Cover Procedure . . . . 8 8 9 . . . . . .
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book.book Page 4 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Memory Module(s). Prerequisites. Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing the Memory Module(s) . Procedure . . . Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the Hard Drive Prerequisites.
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book.book Page 5 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Coin-Cell Battery . Prerequisites. Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery . Procedure . . . Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the Fan Prerequisites. Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 6 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Power/Battery Status-Light Board . . . . . . . . . . Prerequisites. Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing the Power/Battery Status-Light Board . . . . . . . . . Procedure . . . Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 52 . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 7 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Display Procedure . . . Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the Palm Rest Prerequisites. Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 8 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Before You Begin Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer. 1 2 Save and close all open files and exit all open programs. Click Start and click Shut down. Microsoft Windows shuts down and then the computer turns off.
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book.book Page 9 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking tabs or thumb-screws that you must disengage before disconnecting the cable. When disconnecting cables, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. When connecting cables, ensure that the connectors and ports are correctly oriented and aligned.
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book.book Page 10 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM After Working Inside Your Computer After you complete replacement procedures, ensure the following: • Replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside your computer. • Connect any external devices, cables, cards, and any other part(s) you removed before working on your computer. • Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets.
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book.book Page 11 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Base Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 12 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 3 Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the screws beneath the system badge. 4 Using a T5 screwdriver, remove the screws from the base-cover assembly. 1 1 2 T5 screws (6) 2 screws (2) 5 Slide the tabs on the system badge into the slots on the base-cover assembly and snap the system badge into place. 6 Starting from the back of the computer, pry the base-cover assembly, turn the base-cover assembly over, and place it on the palm-rest assembly.
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book.book Page 13 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 7 Lift the connector latch and, using the pull-tab, disconnect the battery-LED-board cable from the system board. 1 2 3 4 5 8 1 connector latch 2 pull-tab 3 battery-LED-board cable 4 battery-LED board 5 base-cover assembly Remove the battery-LED board from the base cover. See "Removing the Battery-LED Board" on page 15.
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book.book Page 14 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Base Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 15 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Battery-LED Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 16 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 3 Remove the screw that secures the battery-LED board to the base cover. 4 Lift and slide the battery-LED board out of the tab on the base cover.
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book.book Page 17 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Battery-LED Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 18 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the System Badge WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 19 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 2 Turn the base-cover assembly over. 3 Starting at the indicator on the base-cover assembly, carefully turn the system badge over. 4 Release the tabs on the system badge from the slots on the base-cove assembly. 5 Lift the system badge off the base-cover assembly.
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book.book Page 20 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the System Badge WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 21 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 22 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 23 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Memory Module(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 24 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Procedure CAUTION: To prevent damage to the memory-module connector, do not use tools to spread the memory module securing clips. 1 Using your fingertips, carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory-module connector until the memory module pops up. 2 Remove the memory module from the memory-module connector.
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book.book Page 25 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Memory Module(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 26 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Postrequisites 1 If you are replacing the secondary memory-module, go to step 3. 2 If you are replacing the primary memory-module: a Follow the instructions from step 2 to step 10 in "Replacing the System Board" on page 57. b Replace the processor heat-sink. See "Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink" on page 44. c Replace the fan. See "Replacing the Fan" on page 42.
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book.book Page 27 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 28 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 4 Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly. 5 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 6 Lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive.
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book.book Page 29 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 30 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Optical Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 31 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 2 Lift the connector latch and, using the pull-tab, disconnect the optical-drive cable from the system board. 3 Peel the optical-drive cable from the fan. 4 Remove the coin-cell-battery cable from the routing guides on the optical-drive bracket. 5 Remove the screw that secures the optical-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly. 6 Lift the optical-drive assembly at an angle and release it from the tab on the palm-rest assembly.
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book.book Page 32 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 7 Remove the screws that secure the interposer to the optical-drive assembly. 8 Disconnect the interposer from the optical-drive assembly. 1 2 9 10 1 optical-drive assembly 3 interposer 3 2 screws (2) Remove the screw that secures the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive. Remove the optical-drive bracket from the optical drive.
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book.book Page 33 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Optical Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 34 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Wireless Mini-Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 35 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 36 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the mSATA Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 37 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the mSATA Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 38 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Coin-Cell Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 39 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 3 Peel the mylar from the coin-cell battery. 4 Disconnect the coin-cell-battery cable from the system board. 5 Note the coin-cell battery-cable routing and remove the cable from the optical-drive bracket. 6 Peel the coin-cell battery from the palm-rest assembly. 7 Lift the coin-cell battery and remove it from the tab on the keyboard bracket.
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book.book Page 40 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 41 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 42 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 43 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Processor Heat-Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 44 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 45 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the I/O Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 46 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the I/O Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 47 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 48 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 6 Lift the speakers, along with the speaker cable, away from the palm-rest assembly.
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book.book Page 49 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 50 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Power/Battery Status-Light Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 51 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 5 Lift the power/battery status-light board at an angle to remove it from the tab on the palm-rest assembly, and lift the power/battery status-light board along with its cable off the palm-rest assembly.
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book.book Page 52 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Power/Battery Status-Light Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 53 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the System Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 54 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Procedure NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored under the system badge. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS after you replace the system board. NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from the system board, note the location of the connectors so that you can reconnect them correctly after you replace the system board. 1 Peel the mylar from the system board.
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book.book Page 55 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 3 Using the pull-tab, disconnect the display cable from the system board. 4 Disconnect the speaker cable, coin-cell-battery cable, I/O-board grounding cable, and camera cable from the system board. 5 Lift the connector latches and, using the pull-tab, disconnect the I/O-board cable, keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, touchpad cable, and power/battery status-light cable from the system board.
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book.book Page 56 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 6 Remove the screws that secure the system-board assembly to the palm-rest assembly. 7 Lift the system-board assembly at an angle and release the ports on the system board from the slots on the palm-rest assembly. 8 Slide and remove the system-board assembly from the tab on the palm-rest assembly. 1 2 3 9 10 56 1 screws (5) 3 tab 2 system-board assembly Turn the system-board assembly over.
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book.book Page 57 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the System Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 58 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Postrequisites 1 Replace the processor heat-sink. See "Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink" on page 44. 2 Replace the fan. See "Replacing the Fan" on page 42 3 Follow the instructions from step 4 to step 6 in "Replacing the Hard Drive" on page 29. 4 Replace the mSATA card. See "Replacing the mSATA Card" on page 37. 5 Replace the wireless mini-card. See "Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card" on page 35. 6 Replace the secondary memory-module.
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book.book Page 59 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Air Vent WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 60 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Procedure 1 Peel the mylar from the camera-cable routing. 1 1 2 mylar Note the camera-cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on the air vent.
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book.book Page 61 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM 3 Remove the screws that secure the air vent to the palm-rest assembly. 4 Lift the air vent off the palm-rest assembly.
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book.book Page 62 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Air Vent WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 63 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 64 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Procedure CAUTION: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard. 1 Remove the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly. 2 Lift the keyboard bracket away from the palm-rest assembly. 1 2 1 screws (21) 2 keyboard bracket 3 Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
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book.book Page 65 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 66 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Display WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 67 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm-rest assembly. 2 Open the palm-rest assembly as far as possible. 1 2 3 3 1 screws (6) 3 palm-rest assembly 2 display hinges (2) Slide and remove the tabs on the palm-rest assembly from the display hinges.
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book.book Page 68 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Display WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 69 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Palm Rest WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 70 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the display hinges. 2 Open the palm rest as far as possible. 1 2 3 3 1 screws (6) 3 palm rest 2 display hinges (2) Slide and remove the palm rest from the display hinges.
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book.book Page 71 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Palm Rest WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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book.book Page 72 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Flashing the BIOS The BIOS may require flashing when an update is available or when replacing the system board. To flash the BIOS: 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Go to support.dell.com/support/downloads. 3 Locate the BIOS update file for your computer: NOTE: The Service Tag for your computer is located on a label beneath the system badge at the back of your computer.