Dell Latitude 3160 Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: P21T Regulatory Type: P21T002
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 © 2015 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws.
Contents 1 Working on Your Computer................................................................................5 Before Working Inside Your Computer................................................................................................ 5 Turning Off Your Computer..................................................................................................................6 After Working Inside Your Computer......................................................................................
Installing the Heatsink.........................................................................................................................28 Removing the System Board.............................................................................................................. 28 Installing the System Board................................................................................................................ 29 Removing the Speaker...............................................................
Working on Your Computer 1 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 exist: • You have read the safety information that shipped with your computer. • A component can be replaced or--if purchased separately--installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse order.
3. If the computer is connected to a docking device (docked), undock it. CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device. 4. Disconnect all network cables from the computer. 5. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets. 6. Close the display and turn the computer upside-down on a flat work surface.
* • On the Home screen, click and then select Shut down. In Windows 7: 1. Click Start 2. Click Shut Down. . or 2. 1. Click Start 2. Click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click . . Shut Down Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your operating system, press and hold the power button for about 6 seconds to turn them off.
Removing and Installing Components This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver • #0 Phillips screwdriver • #1 Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe Removing the Base Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Perform the following steps to remove the base cover from the computer: a.
Installing the Base Cover 1. Place the base cover to align with the screw holders on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the base cover to the computer. 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the base cover. 3. To release the battery from the computer: a. Peel the adhesive tape that secures the battery cable [1]. b.
Installing the Battery 1. Insert the battery into its place on the computer. 2. Connect the battery cable to its connector on the system board. 3. Fix the adhesive tape to secure the battery cable. 4. Tighten the screws to secure the battery to the computer. 5. Install the base cover. 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Audio Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a. base cover b. battery 3.
Installing the Audio Board 1. Insert the audio board into its place on the computer. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the audio board to the computer. 3. Connect the audio-board cable to its connector on the system board. 4. Install the: a. battery b. base cover 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a. base cover b. battery 3. Perform the following steps: a. b. c. d.
Installing the WLAN Card 1. Insert the WLAN card to its connector on the system board. 2. Connect the WLAN cables to their connectors on the WLAN card. 3. Insert the metal bracket to secure the WLAN cables. 4. Tighten the screw to secure the WLAN card to the system board. 5. Install the: a. battery b. base cover 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Display Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a.
5. Pull the keyboard base assembly away from the display assembly to separate them. Installing the Display Assembly 1. Place the display assembly on the computer chassis. 2. Adjust the display hinges to align with the screw holders on the computer chassis. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the display assembly to the computer. 4. Connect the display cable to its connector on the system board. 5. Place the metal bracket to secure the display cable and tighten the screws to secure the metal bracket.
a. WLAN b. battery c. base cover 8. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Display Bezel NOTE: This task is applicable only if you have the non-touch version of the computer. 1. 2. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the: a. base cover b. battery c. display assembly 3. Perform the following steps: a. Peel the plastic adhesive to access the display-bezel screws [1]. b.
Installing the Display Bezel 1. Place the display bezel on the display assembly. 2. Starting from the top corner, press on the display bezel and work around the entire bezel until it snaps on to the display assembly. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the display bezel to the display assembly. 4. Fix the plastic adhesive to secure the display-bezel screws. 5. Install the: a. display assembly b. battery c. base cover 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
4. Peel the adhesive [1] to access the eDP cable [2]. 5. Disconnect the eDP cable from its connector [1] and remove the display panel from the display assembly [2].
Installing the Display Panel 1. Connect the eDP cable to its connector and fix the adhesive tape. 2. Place the display panel to align with the screw holders on the display assembly. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the display panel to the display assembly. 4. Install the: a. b. c. d. 5. display bezel display assembly battery base cover Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
Installing the Camera 1. Insert the camera into its place on the display assembly. 2. Connect the camera cable to its connector on the display assembly. 3. Install the: a. b. c. d. 4. display bezel display assembly battery base cover Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Power-Connector Port 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a. base cover b. battery c. display assembly 3. Perform the following steps: a.
Installing the Power-Connector Port 1. Insert the power-connector port into its place on the computer. 2. Connect the power-connector port cable to its connector on the system board. 3. Install the: a. display assembly b. battery c. base cover 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Hard-Drive Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a. base cover b. battery 3. Perform the following steps: a.
4. Remove the hard-drive assembly from the computer. 5. Pull to release the hard-drive cable from its connector on the hard-drive assembly.
6. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive [1] and remove the hard drive from the hard-drive bracket [2]. Installing the Hard-Drive Assembly 1. Place the hard drive within the hard-drive assembly, align the screw holders, and tighten the screws to secure the hard-drive bracket. 2. Connect the hard-drive cable to its connector on the hard drive. 3. Place the hard-drive assembly into its slot on the computer. 4.
a. battery b. base cover 7. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the LED Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a. base cover b. battery c. hard-drive assembly 3. Perform the following steps: a. Disconnect the LED board cable from its connector on the system board [1] [2]. b. Remove the screw that secures the LED board to the computer [3]. c. Remove the LED board from the computer [4]. Installing the LED Board 1.
b. battery 3. Pry the clips securing the memory module until the memory pops-up and remove the memory from the system board. Installing the Memory 1. Insert the memory on the memory socket until the clips secure the memory. 2. Install the: a. battery b. base cover 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a. base cover b. battery 3. Perform the following steps: a.
Installing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Insert the coin-cell battery in its place on the computer. 2. Route the coin-cell battery cable along its routing channels. 3. Fix the adhesive tape to secure the coin-cell battery cable. 4. Connect the coin-cell battery cable to its connector on the system board. 5. Install the: a. battery b. base cover 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Keyboard Trim 1. Follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2.
Installing the Keyboard Trim 1. Insert the keyboard trim to the keyboard until it snaps in its place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a. battery b. base cover c. keyboard trim NOTE: After removing the keyboard trim, flip the computer to access the keyboard cable. 3. Disconnect the keyboard cable from its connector on the system board [1] [2]. 4.
5. Perform the following steps: a. Pry the keyboard to release it from the computer [1]. b. Remove the keyboard from the computer [2]. Installing the Keyboard 1. Place the keyboard to align with the screw holders on the computer. 2. Flip the computer and connect the keyboard cable to its connector on the system board. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the keyboard to the computer. 4. Install the: a. keyboard trim b. battery c. base cover 5.
Removing the Heatsink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a. base cover b. battery 3. To release the heatsink from the system board: a. Remove the screws that secure the heatsink from the metal bracket [1]. b. Remove the metal bracket from the system board [2]. c. Remove the screw that secures the heatsink to the system board [3]. 4. Perform the following steps: a. Remove the screws that secure the heatsink to the system board [1] [2] [3]. b.
Installing the Heatsink 1. Insert the heatsink into its place on the system board. 2. Place the metal bracket and tighten the screws to secure the metal bracket to the system board. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the heatsink to the system board. 4. Install the: a. battery b. base cover 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a. b. c. d. 3.
Installing the System Board 1. Insert the system board into its place on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the system board to the computer. 3. Connect the following cables to their connectors on the system board: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. 4. Install the: a. b. c. d. 5. display coin-cell battery and power-connector port hard-drive assembly network and speaker LED board touchpad keyboard heatsink memory battery base cover Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
Installing the Speaker 1. Insert the speaker into its place on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the speaker to the computer. 3. Install the: a. b. c. d. e. 4. 30 system board heatsink memory battery base cover Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
System Setup 3 System Setup enables you to manage your computer hardware and specify BIOS‐level options.
Table 1. Navigation Keys Keys Navigation Up arrow Moves to the previous field. Down arrow Moves to the next field. Allows you to select a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field. Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop‐down list, if applicable. Moves to the next focus area. NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only. Moves to the previous page till you view the main screen.
Option Description Advanced Boot Options Allows you to enable the Legacy Option ROMs during the UEFI boot mode. This option is enabled by default. Date/Time Allows you to set the date and time. Table 3. System Configuration Option Description Integrated NIC Allows you to configure the integrated network controller.
Option Description Default Setting: All the options are enabled. USB PowerShare Allows you to configure the behavior of the USB PowerShare feature. The option is disabled by default. • Audio Enable USB PowerShare Allows you to enable or disable the integrated audio controller. • Miscellaneous Devices Enable Audio (Default Setting) Allows you to enable or disable the various on board devices.
Option Description Default Setting: Not set Strong Password Allows you to enforce the option to always set strong passwords. Default Setting: Enable Strong Password is disabled. Password Configuration You can define the length of your password. Min = 4, Max = 32 Password Bypass Allows you to enable or disable the permission to bypass the System and the Internal HDD password, when they are set.
Option Description Mode option is disabled by default. The options are: • • • • PK KEK db dbx If you enable the Custom Mode, the relevant options for PK, KEK, db, and dbx appear.
Option Description USB Wake Support Allows you to enable the USB devices to wake the computer from standby mode. The option is disabled. • Wireless Radio Control Enable USB Wake Support Allows you to control the WLAN radio. • Control WLAN radio Default Setting: The option is disabled. Wake on LAN/WLAN This option allows the computer to power up from the off state when triggered by a special LAN signal.
Option Description Numlock Enable Allows you to enable the Numlock when system boots. The option is enabled by default. Fn Key Emulation Allows you to match the key feature of PS-2 keyboard with the key feature in an internal keyboard. The option is enabled by default. • Fn Lock Options Enable Fn Key Emulation This option when enabled allows the hot key combination + toggle the primary behavior of – between their standard and secondary functions.
Option Description • • Bluetooth WLAN All options are enabled by default. Lid-Mounted Wireless Activity LED This field allows you to control the wireless activity LED mounted on the lid of the system. • • Always Off Led Indicates Wireless Activity (Default Setting) Table 12. Maintenance Option Description Service Tag Displays the Service Tag of your computer. Asset Tag Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not already set. This option is not set by default.
NOTE: If you cannot find your Service Tag, click Detect My Product. Proceed with the instructions on screen. 4. If you are unable to locate or find the Service Tag, click the Product Category of your computer. 5. Choose the Product Type from the list. 6. Select your computer model and the Product Support page of your computer appears. 7. Click Get drivers and click View All Drivers. The Drivers and Downloads page opens. 8.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password: • A password can have up to 32 characters. • The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9. • Only lower case letters are valid, upper case letters are not allowed. • Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`). Re-enter the system password when prompted. 4. Type the system password that you entered earlier and click OK. 5.
Technical Specifications 4 NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information about the configuration of your computer, go to Help and Support in your Windows operating system and select the option to view information about your computer.
Audio Volume controls Software program menus, media controls, and keyboard function keys Communications Network adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN Wireless • • Intel Dual Band Wireless- 7265 802.11AC Wi-Fi + BT 4.0 LE Wireless Card (2x2) Intel Dual Band Wireless- 7265 802.11AGN Wi-Fi + BT 4.0 LE Wireless Card (2x2) Ports and Connectors Audio Audio In / Out one Combo Jack Video One 19–pin HDMI connector Network adapter One RJ-45 network adapter USB • • Memory card reader SD 3.
Keyboard Number of keys • • • United States and Canada: 82 keys Europe and Brazil: 83 keys Japan: 86 keys Touchpad Active Area: X-axis 102.40 mm (4.03 inches) Y-axis 57.40 mm (2.26 inches) Battery Type 3-cell Li-polymer (3.43 AHr) (38 Whr) Dimensions: Depth 233.00 mm (9.17 inches) Height 7.05 mm (0.28 inch) Width 94.80 mm (3..73 inches) Weight 265.00 g (0.58 lb) Voltage 11.
AC Adapter Type Depth 65W 106.00 mm (4.17 inches) 65W HF-free / Non-HF free 108.00 mm (4.30 inches) 90W (India only) 128.00 (5.00 inches) Temperature range: Operating Non Operating 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) –40 °C to 70 °C (–40 °F to 158 °F) Physical Height (with a WLED panel) 22.90 mm (0.90 inch) Width 301.00 mm (11.85.0 inches) Depth 212.00 mm (8.35 inches) Weight (Minimum) 1.68 kg (3.
Diagnostics 5 If you experience a problem with your computer, run the ePSA diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running diagnostics is to test your computer's hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnel can use the diagnostics results to help you solve the problem.
1. Shutdown the computer. 2. Press and hold the key, while pressing the power button, and then release both. The Enhanced Pre-boot System Assessment window displays, listing all devices detected in the computer. The diagnostics starts running the tests on all the detected devices. 3. On the boot menu screen, select the Diagnostics option. The Enhanced Pre-boot System Assessment window displays, listing all devices detected in the computer.
Storage LED Power LED Wireless LED Fault Description Solid Blinking Blinking No memory modules are installed/detected. Blinking Solid Blinking The display encountered a problem during initialization. Off Blinking Blinking The modem is preventing the system from completing POST Off Blinking Off Memory failed to initialize or memory is unsupported.
Contacting Dell 6 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 country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Go to support.dell.com. 2. Select your support category. 3.
