Owners Manual

Removing the speakers..............................................................................................................................................40
Installing the speakers................................................................................................................................................ 43
System fan.......................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Removing the system fan..........................................................................................................................................46
Installing the system fan............................................................................................................................................ 48
Heat sink............................................................................................................................................................................. 50
Removing the heatsink.............................................................................................................................................. 50
Installing the heatsink..................................................................................................................................................51
DC-in port........................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Removing the DC-in port.......................................................................................................................................... 52
Installing the DC-in port.............................................................................................................................................54
LED board........................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Removing the LED board...........................................................................................................................................56
Installing the LED board.............................................................................................................................................59
Touchpad button board................................................................................................................................................... 62
Removing the touchpad button board................................................................................................................... 62
Installing the touchpad button board..................................................................................................................... 64
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Removing the system board.....................................................................................................................................66
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 72
Coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................................................ 79
Removing the coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................ 79
Installing the coin-cell battery.................................................................................................................................. 79
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................80
Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 80
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................83
Keyboard............................................................................................................................................................................. 86
Removing the keyboard............................................................................................................................................. 86
Installing the keyboard............................................................................................................................................... 89
Smart card reader board................................................................................................................................................. 92
Removing the smart card reader board................................................................................................................. 92
Installing the smart card reader board................................................................................................................... 94
Palmrest assembly............................................................................................................................................................ 96
Replacing the palmrest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 96
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................98
Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries........................................................................................................................ 98
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics................................................................99
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check................................................................99
Built-in self-test (BIST)................................................................................................................................................... 99
M-BIST...........................................................................................................................................................................99
LCD Power rail test (L-BIST)................................................................................................................................. 100
LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)................................................................................................................................. 100
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................ 101
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................ 101
Backup media and recovery options........................................................................................................................... 102
WiFi power cycle..............................................................................................................................................................102
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)........................................................................................................102
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