Inspiron 20 Owner's Manual Computer Model: Inspiron 20 Model 3045 Regulatory Model: W09B Regulatory Type: W09B002
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2014 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws.
Contents Before Working Inside Your Computer.................................... 9 Before You Begin .............................................................................................. 9 Safety Instructions............................................................................................. 9 Recommended Tools...................................................................................... 10 After Working Inside Your Computer......................................
Replacing the VESA-Mount Bracket........................................ 22 Procedure.........................................................................................................22 Postrequisites...................................................................................................22 Removing the Hard Drive........................................................... 23 Prerequisites.....................................................................................................
Replacing the Control-Buttons Board....................................35 Procedure.........................................................................................................35 Postrequisites...................................................................................................35 Removing the Converter Board................................................36 Prerequisites.....................................................................................................
Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery.............................................. 46 Procedure........................................................................................................ 46 Postrequisites...................................................................................................46 Removing the Heat Sink............................................................. 47 Prerequisites.................................................................................................
Replacing the Antenna(s)............................................................57 Procedure.........................................................................................................57 Postrequisites................................................................................................... 57 Removing the Fan........................................................................ 58 Prerequisites.....................................................................................
Replacing the Display Panel...................................................... 76 Procedure.........................................................................................................76 Postrequisites................................................................................................... 76 Flashing the BIOS......................................................................... 78 Getting Help and Contacting Dell............................................
Before Working Inside Your Computer CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by their edges and avoid touching pins and contacts. Before You Begin 1 Save and close all open files and exit all open applications. 2 Shut down your computer. – Windows 8: Move your mouse pointer to the upper-right or lowerright corner of the screen to open the charms sidebar, and then click or tap Settings → Power → Shut down. – Windows 7: Click or tap Start → Shut down .
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. WARNING: Disconnect all power sources before opening the computer cover or panels. After you finish working inside the computer, replace all covers, panels, and screws before connecting to the power source.
• Philips screwdriver • Flat-head screwdriver • Plastic scribe 11
After Working Inside Your Computer CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may severely damage your computer. 1 Replace all screws and make sure that no stray screws remain inside your computer. 2 Connect any external devices, peripherals, and cables you removed before working on your computer. 3 Replace any media cards, discs, and any other part(s) that you removed before working on your computer. 4 Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets.
Technical Overview WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
System Board Components 1 3 fan-cable connector hard-drive cable connector 5 converter-board cable connector 6 7 9 11 speaker-cable connector 8 memory-module connectors (2) 10 display-cable connector 12 14 2 4 optical-drive cable connector hard-drive and optical-drive power cable connector control-buttons cable connector coin-cell battery camera-cable connector wireless-card connector
Removing the Stand Assembly WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Place the computer face down on a soft cloth or a clean surface.
5 Pivot the stand upward and slide it away from the computer. 1 3 screws (4) stand 2 back cover If you need to remove either the stand base or stand riser from the stand assembly, follow the steps below: 6 Lift the screw handle on the stand base. 7 Using the screw handle, loosen the captive thumbscrew that secures the stand base to the stand riser.
8 Slide the stand base off the stand riser.
Replacing the Stand Assembly WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Slide the tabs on the stand into the slots on the back cover.
Removing the Back Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the stand assembly.
Replacing the Back Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the VESA-Mount Bracket WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover.
Replacing the VESA-Mount Bracket WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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 Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
Procedure 1 Lift and release the tabs on the hard-drive assembly from the slots on the display-panel base. 2 Disconnect the hard-drive and optical-drive power cable from the harddrive assembly. 1 3 3 24 hard-drive and optical-drive power cable tabs 2 hard-drive assembly 4 display-panel base Pull the sides of the hard-drive bracket to release the pins securing the hard drive.
4 Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive bracket.
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 Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
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 Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover.
3 Carefully pry the optical-drive bezel and remove it from the optical-drive assembly. 4 Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive and remove the optical-drive bracket from the optical drive.
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 Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the optical-drive bracket with the screw holes on the optical drive.
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 Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover.
3 Remove the memory module from the memory-module connector.
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 Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memorymodule connector.
Removing the ControlButtons Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover.
3 Lift the control-buttons board away from the display bezel.
Replacing the Control-Buttons Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Connect the control-buttons board cable to the control-buttons board.
Removing the Converter Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover.
3 Lift the converter board off the display-panel base.
Replacing the Converter Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the converter board with the screw holes on the display-panel base.
Removing the System-Board Shield WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover.
Replacing the System-Board Shield WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Slide the slots on the system-board shield into the ports on the system board.
Removing the Wireless Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover. 3 Remove the system-board shield.
3 Slide and remove the wireless card from the wireless-card connector on the system board.
Replacing the Wireless Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure CAUTION: To avoid damaging the wireless card, do not place any cables under it.
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 Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS settings to default.
3 Lift the coin-cell battery out of its socket.
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 Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Heat Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation.
3 Lift the heat sink off the system board.
Replacing the Heat Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Incorrect alignment of the heat sink can cause damage to the system board and processor.
Removing the Speaker Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover. 3 Remove the system-board shield.
Replacing the Speaker Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the speaker cover with the screw holes on the display bezel.
Removing the Speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover. 3 Remove the system-board shield.
4 Lift the speakers along with the cable off the display bezel.
Replacing the Speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the speakers with the screw holes on the display bezel.
Removing the Antenna(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover. 3 Remove the system-board shield.
3 Lift the antennas along with the cable off the display-panel base.
Replacing the Antenna(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align and adhere the antennas to the display-panel base.
Removing the Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover. 3 Remove the system-board shield.
3 Lift the fan, along with its cable, off the display-panel base.
Replacing the Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the fan with the screw holes on the displaypanel base.
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 Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board.
Procedure 1 Lift the latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board. 2 Disconnect the fan cable, optical-drive cable, hard-drive cable, harddrive and optical-drive power cable, converter-board cable, controlbuttons board cable, speaker cable, and camera cable from the system board. For more information, see System Board Components.
4 Lift the system board at an angle and release the ports on the system board from the tab on the display-panel base.
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 Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board.
Removing the Camera WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover. 3 Remove the system-board shield.
5 Disconnect the converter-board cable from the display-panel base. 1 3 5 routing guide camera cable speaker cable 7 converter-board cable 2 4 6 display cable system board control-buttons board cable 6 Remove the screws that secure the display-panel base to the display bezel. 7 Push and release the tabs that secure the display-panel base to the display bezel.
8 Lift the display-panel base off the display panel. 1 3 9 tabs (3) display bezel 2 4 screws (16) display-panel base Remove the screws that secure the camera assembly to the display bezel.
10 Carefully lift the camera assembly and turn it over. 1 3 display bezel screws (2) 2 camera assembly 11 Disconnect the camera cable from the camera assembly. 12 Remove the screw that secures the camera to the camera bracket. 13 Slide and remove the camera from the camera-module bracket.
Replacing the Camera WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Display Panel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the stand assembly. 2 Remove the back cover. 3 Remove the system-board shield.
5 Disconnect the converter-board cable from the display panel. 1 3 5 routing guide camera cable speaker cable 7 converter-board cable 2 4 6 display cable system board control-buttons board cable 6 Remove the screws that secure the display-panel base to the display bezel. 7 Push and release the tabs that secure the display-panel base to the display bezel.
8 Lift the display-panel base off the display panel. 1 3 9 72 tabs (3) display bezel 2 4 screws (16) display-panel base Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the connector on the display panel.
10 Press the release latch on either side of the display-cable connector and then pull the display cable to disconnect it from the display panel.
11 Lift the display assembly off the display bezel and place it on a clean surface. 1 display panel 2 display bezel 12 Remove the screws that secure the display-panel brackets to the display panel.
13 Remove the display-panel brackets from the display panel.
Replacing the Display Panel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the display-panel brackets with the screw holes on the display panel.
3 Replace the back cover. 4 Replace the stand assembly.
Flashing the BIOS You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you replace the system board. To flash the BIOS: 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Go to dell.com/support. 3 If you have your computer's Service Tag, type your computer's Service Tag and click Submit. If you do not have your computer's Service Tag, click Detect Service Tag to allow automatic detection of the Service Tag.
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