Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Latitude 3420 Service Manual
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw List
- Major components of your system
- MicroSD-card
- SIM card tray
- Base cover
- Battery cable
- Battery
- Memory module
- M.2 solid-state drive thermal plate
- M.2 solid-state drive conversion bracket
- M.2 solid-state drive
- Hard-disk drive
- WLAN card
- WWAN card
- I/O cable
- Display assembly
- System fan
- Heatsink assembly
- Power adapter port
- Coin-cell battery
- USB cable
- Ethernet port
- I/O board
- Power-button board
- System board
- Speakers
- Touchpad
- WWAN I/O board
- Palmrest assembly
- Display bezel
- Display panel
- Camera
- Display cable
- Display back-cover
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Built-in self-test (BIST)
- LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)
- Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics
- Diagnostic LED behavior
- Diagnostic error messages
- System error messages
- Recovering the operating system
- Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)
- Flashing the BIOS
- Backup media and recovery options
- WiFi power cycle
- Flea power release
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Chapter 1: Working inside your computer...................................................................................... 7
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Before working inside your computer....................................................................................................................... 7
Entering Service Mode................................................................................................................................................. 8
Exiting Service Mode.................................................................................................................................................... 8
Safety precautions........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection............................................................................................................... 9
ESD field service kit ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Transporting sensitive components.........................................................................................................................10
After working inside your computer........................................................................................................................ 10
Chapter 2: Removing and installing components...........................................................................11
Recommended tools...........................................................................................................................................................11
Screw List............................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Major components of your system................................................................................................................................ 14
MicroSD-card......................................................................................................................................................................15
Removing the microSD-card..................................................................................................................................... 15
Installing the MicroSD-card....................................................................................................................................... 16
SIM card tray...................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Removing the SIM card tray......................................................................................................................................16
Installing the SIM card tray........................................................................................................................................ 17
Base cover........................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Removing the base cover...........................................................................................................................................18
Installing the base cover............................................................................................................................................ 20
Battery cable....................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Removing the battery cable...................................................................................................................................... 21
Installing the battery cable........................................................................................................................................22
Battery................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Lithium-ion battery precautions...............................................................................................................................23
Removing the 3-cell battery..................................................................................................................................... 24
Installing the 3-cell battery....................................................................................................................................... 24
Removing the 4-cell battery..................................................................................................................................... 25
Installing the 4-cell battery....................................................................................................................................... 26
Memory module................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Removing the memory module.................................................................................................................................27
Installing the memory module...................................................................................................................................28
M.2 solid-state drive thermal plate...............................................................................................................................29
Replacing the M.2 solid-state drive thermal plate.............................................................................................. 29
Installing the M.2 solid-state drive thermal plate................................................................................................ 30
M.2 solid-state drive conversion bracket.....................................................................................................................31
Removing the M.2 solid-state drive conversion bracket....................................................................................31
Installing the M.2 solid-state drive conversion bracket..................................................................................... 32
M.2 solid-state drive.........................................................................................................................................................33
Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive............................................................................................................. 33
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