Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual Working on Your Computer Removing and Replacing Parts Specifications Diagnostics System Setup 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.
Back to Contents Page Working on Your Computer Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual Before Working Inside Your Computer Recommended Tools Turning Off Your Computer After Working Inside Your Computer 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.
7. 8. 9. 10. Remove the main Battery. Turn the computer top-side up. Open the display. Press the power button to ground the system board. CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the display. CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the computer.
2. Connect any telephone or network cables to your computer. CAUTION: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network device and then plug it into the computer. 3. Replace the Battery. 4. Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets. 5. Turn on your computer.
Back to Contents Page Removing and Replacing Parts Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual ExpressCard SIM Card PCMCIA Card Media Card Battery Access Panel Coin-Cell Battery Hinge Cover Hard Drive Optical Drive Secondary Hard Drive Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) card Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) card Flash Cache Module (FCM) Keyboard Memory Display Assembly Camera PCMCIA Card Cage Palm Rest I/O and IEEE 1394
Back to Contents Page Technical Specifications System Information Processor Memory Video Audio Communications PC Card ExpressCard Smart Card Ports and Connectors Display Keyboard Touchpad Fingerprint Reader (optional) Battery AC Adapter Physical Environmental NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start® Help and Support and select the option to view information about your computer.
Type DDR3 Speed 1333 MHz or 1600 MHz NOTE: Intel Core i5/i7 dual-core processors support 1600 MHz and 1333 MHz memory modules, but the memory will operate at 1067 MHz. NOTE: Intel Core i7-920XM Quad-Core processor supports memory frequency up to 1600 MHz. All other Core i7 Quad-Core processors support memory frequency up to 1333 MHz only, even if memory modules of higher frequency are installed.
Internal speaker amplifier class AB, 2 W Stereo BTL speaker amplifier Volume controls volume up, volume down, and mute buttons Communications Network adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps Broadcom NetXtreme 5761E Gigabit Ethernet Controller Wireless internal WLAN, WWAN, Bluetooth, and UWB wireless support (if optional cards are purchased) PC Card NOTE: The PC Card slot is designed only for PC Cards. It does NOT support ExpressCards.
one eSATA/USB 2.0-compliant connector two USB 3.
Layout QWERTY/AZERTY/Kanji Touchpad Resolution: X axis 57.52 units per mm Y axis 78.12 units per mm Active Area: X axis 80.0 mm (3.14 inches) Y axis 47.11 mm (1.
Slim 12.3 A Standard 10.8 A Output voltage 19.50 VDC Dimensions: Slim (210 W / 240W): Height 100 mm (3.94 inches) Width 25.40 mm (1.00 inch) Depth 200 mm (7.87 inches) Standard (210 W): Height 100 mm (3.94 inches) Width 43 mm (1.70 inches) Depth 200 mm (7.87 inches) Temperature range: Operating 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) Storage –40 °C to 65 °C (–40 °F to 149 °F) Physical Height 38.5 mm (1.52 inches) Width 393.0 mm (15.47 inches) Depth 280.5 mm (11.
Storage Airborne contaminant level Back to Contents Page –15.20 m to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft) G2 or lower as defined by ANSI/ISAS71.
Back to Contents Page Diagnostics Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual Device Status Lights Battery Status Lights Battery Charge and Health Keyboard Status Lights LED Error Codes Dell Diagnostics Device Status Lights Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a power management mode. Turns on when the computer reads or writes data. Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status. Turns on when wireless networking is enabled.
Turns on when the numeric keypad is enabled. Turns on when the Caps Lock function is enabled. Turns on when the Scroll Lock function is enabled. LED Error Codes The following table shows the possible LED codes that may display in a no-POST situation. Appearance Description ON-FLASH-FLASH No SODIMMs are installed Next Step 1. Install supported memory modules. 2. If memory is already present, reseat the module(s) one at time in each slot. 3.
FLASH-FLASH-FLASH System board error 1. Replace the system board. Option ROM error 1. Reseat the device. 2. Replace the device. 3. Replace the system board. FLASH-FLASH-OFF OFF-ON-OFF Storage device error 1. Reseat the hard drive and optical drive. 2. Test the computer with just the hard drive and just the optical drive. 3. Replace the device that is causing the failure. 4. Replace the system board. FLASH-FLASH-ON Video card error 1. Replace the system board.
4. When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test that you want to run. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 1. Insert the Drivers and Utilities media. 2. Shut down and restart the computer. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only.
4. When the tests are completed, if you are running the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media, remove the media. 5. Close the test screen to return to the Main Menu screen. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu screen.
Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual Boot Menu Navigation Keystrokes Entering System Setup System Setup Options Boot Menu The boot menu allows you to set a one-time boot sequence without entering system setup. You can also use this procedure to run the diagnostics on your 1. Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2. When the Dell™ logo appears, press immediately.
NOTE: Making changes in the boot menu does not make any changes to the boot order stored in the System Setup program. 1. Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2. When the Dell logo appears, press immediately. If you are unable to enter System Setup by pressing the key when the Dell Logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then restart your computer and press when the keyboard lights first flash.
The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list: Boot Sequence Diskette drive USB Storage Device CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive Internal hard drive Cardbus NIC Onboard NIC This list specifies the order that the BIOS searches for devices while trying to find an operating system to boot. To change the boot order, select the device to be changed in the list then click the up/down arrows or use the keyboard PgUp/PgDn keys to change the boot order of the device.
Sensor based on the amount of light in the surroundings. LCD Brightness This option (represented by a slider bar for On Battery and On AC) sets the panel brightness when the ambient light sensor is off. Security Option Description This field lets you set, change, or delete the administrator password. The administrator password enables several security features when set including: Admin Password Restricts changes to the settings in Setup.
This option lets you determine whether changes to the setup option are permitted when an administrator password is set. If disabled the setup option is locked by the admin password. It cannot be modified unless setup is unlocked. Use the check boxes to allow / deny access to the Wi-Fi Catcher Changes and / or Wireless Switch Changes within the system setup. Non-Admin Setup Changes Performance Option Description Intel® SpeedStep Use the check box to enable / disable mode for the CPU.
USB Emulation This option defines how the BIOS, in the absence of a USB–aware operating system, handles USB devices. USB emulation is always enabled during POST. Use the check box to enable/disable this feature. Default setting: Enabled This field lets you use the key on an external PS/2 keyboard the same way you use the key on the computer's internal keyboard. Use the check box to enable/disable this feature.
already set. System Logs Option Description BIOS Events This field allows you to view and clear BIOS power-on self-test (POST) events. It includes the date and time of the event as well as the LED code. DellDiag Events This filed allows you to view the diagnostic results from Dell Diagnostics and PSA. It includes the time and date, the diagnostic version and the resulting code. Thermal Events This field allows you to view and clear thermal events.
Back to Contents Page Battery Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Battery NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
3. Lift the battery up and away from the computer. Replacing the Battery To replace the battery, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page ExpressCard Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the ExpressCard NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1.
3. Pull out the ExpressCard and remove it from the computer. Replacing the ExpressCard To replace the ExpressCard, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Hard Drive NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1.
4. Pull the release tab to release the hard-drive cage from the computer. 5. Remove the hard-drive cage from the computer.
6. Slide the hard drive away from the computer. 7. Using the black pull-tab, lift the hard drive up and remove it from the computer.
8. Remove the screws that secure the black pull-tab bar to the hard drive. 9. Remove the black pull-tab bar from the hard drive.
Replacing the Hard Drive To replace the hard drive, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page PCMCIA Card Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the PCMCIA Card NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1.
3. Pull the PCMCIA card from the computer. Replacing the PCMCIA Card To replace the PCMCIA card, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Coin-Cell Battery Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4.
5. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board and remove it from the computer. Replacing the Coin-Cell battery To replace the coin-cell battery, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Hard Drive NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1.
4. Pull the release tab to release the hard-drive cage from the computer. 5. Remove the hard-drive cage from the computer.
6. Slide the hard drive away from the computer. 7. Using the black pull-tab, lift the hard drive up and remove it from the computer.
8. Remove the screws that secure the black pull-tab bar to the hard drive. 9. Remove the black pull-tab bar from the hard drive.
Replacing the Hard Drive To replace the hard drive, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Secondary Hard Drive Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Secondary Hard Drive NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4.
5. Pull the black tab to lift the hard drive up and away from the computer. 6. Remove the screws on either sides of the hard drive to release the hard-drive bracket from the hard drive.
7. Remove the hard-drive bracket from the hard drive. 8. Remove the hard-drive interposer from the hard drive.
Replacing the Secondary Hard Drive To replace the secondary hard drive, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the WWAN card NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4.
5. Remove the screw that secures the WWAN card to the system board. The card pops up at a 45-degree angle. 6. Slide the WWAN card out of the connector on the system board.
Replacing the WWAN Card To replace the WWAN card, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Flash Cache Module (FCM) Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the FCM Card NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4.
5. Pull the FCM card away from the computer. Replacing the FCM Card To replace the FCM card, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Memory Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Memory Module(s) NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1.
4. Remove the memory module from the connector. Replacing the Memory Module(s) To replace the memory module(s), perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Camera Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Camera NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. Remove the screws that secure the camera to the display assembly. 11. Remove the camera from the display assembly.
Replacing the Camera To replace the camera, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page PCMCIA Card Cage Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the PCMCIA Card Cage NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. Disconnect the card cage cable from the system board. 12. Remove the screws that secure the card cage to the computer.
13. Remove the card cage from the computer. Replacing the PCMCIA Card Cage To replace the PCMCIA card cage, perform the above steps in reverse order.
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Back to Contents Page Heat Sink Dell Precision Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Heat Sink NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. Remove the heat sink from the computer. Replacing the Heat Sink To replace the heat sink, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Processor Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Processor NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. Carefully lift the processor straight up from the slot and remove the processor from the computer. Replacing the Processor To replace the processor, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page System Board Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the System Board NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
29. Remove the system board from the computer.
Replacing the System Board To replace the system board, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page SIM Card Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the SIM Card NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1.
Replacing the SIM Card To replace the SIM card, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Media Card Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Media Card NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1.
3. Pull the Media Card out to remove it from the computer. Replacing the Media Card To replace the Media Card, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Access Panel Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Access Panel NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1.
4. Slide the access panel towards the battery compartment. 5. Pull the access panel away from the computer.
Replacing the Access Panel To replace the access panel, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Hinge Cover Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Hinge Cover NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1.
4. Flip the hinge cover over and place it on the keyboard. 5. Disconnect the cables that connect the hinge cover to the computer.
6. Remove the hinge cover from the computer. Replacing the Hinge Cover To replace the hinge cover, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Optical Drive Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Optical Drive NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1.
4. Using a screwdriver or a small plastic scribe, nudge the optical drive towards the outside edge of the computer. 5. Pull the optical drive out of the optical-drive bay and away from the computer.
Replacing the Optical Drive To replace the optical drive, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the WLAN card NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4.
5. Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card to the system board. The card pops up at a 45-degree angle. 6. Slide the WLAN card out of the connector on the system board.
Replacing the WLAN Card To replace the WLAN card, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) Card Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the WPAN Card NOTE: WPAN is a generic name for Ultra Wide Band (UWB) and Bluetooth® (BT). Insert a WPAN card only into the slot labeled WPAN/UWB/FCM.
5. Remove the screw that secures the card to the computer. The card pops up at a 45-degree angle. 6. Slide the WPAN card out of the connector on the system board.
Replacing the WPAN Card To replace the WPAN card, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Keyboard Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Keyboard NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4.
5. Slide the keyboard towards the display to disconnect it from the system board. 6. Remove the keyboard from the computer.
Replacing the Keyboard To replace the keyboard, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Display Assembly Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
7. Remove the wireless antenna cables from their routing guides. 8. Remove the four screws that secure the display assembly to the computer.
9. Turn over the computer and open the display. 10. Disconnect the two display cables from the connectors on the system board. 11. Remove the screw that secures the display assembly to the computer.
12. Loosen the captive screw and remove the cable retention bar that secures the display assembly to the computer. 13. Disconnect the display cable from the connector on the computer.
14. Remove the antenna cables from their routing guides.
15. Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer. 16. Remove the display assembly from the computer.
Replacing the Display Assembly To replace the display assembly, perform the above steps in reverse order. Removing the Display Bezel NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the access panel. Remove the hinge cover. Remove the keyboard. Remove the display assembly. Remove the screw covers from the display bezel.
8. Remove the screws that secure the display bezel to the display panel. 9. Gently pry the display bezel away from the display panel by rolling your fingers between the edge of the bezel and display panel.
10. Remove the display bezel from the display panel. Replacing the Display Bezel To replace the display bezel, perform the above steps in reverse order.
NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the access panel. Remove the hinge cover. Remove the keyboard. Remove the display assembly. Remove the display bezel. Remove the screws that secure the top of the display panel to the display assembly. 9. Remove the antenna cables that run along both sides of the display panel.
10. Remove the screws on either sides of the display panel. 11. Peel the tape that secures the flex cable to the display panel.
12. Use the display connector release tabs to disconnect the display cable from the display.
13. Remove the display panel from the display assembly. Replacing the Display Panel To replace the display panel, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Palm Rest Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Palm Rest NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. Disconnect the display cable and right IO-panel and fan cables from the system board. 11. Disconnect the left IO-panel and fan cables from the system board.
12. Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the computer. 13. Gently pry the palm rest and remove the palm rest from the computer.
Replacing the Palm Rest To replace the palm rest, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page I/O and IEEE 1394 Board Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
10. Lift the right I/O board up and away from the computer. Replacing the Right I/O Board To replace the right I/O board, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Removing the Left I/O and IEEE 1394 Board NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the access panel. Remove the secondary hard drive (if applicable). Remove the hinge cover. Remove the keyboard. Remove the display assembly. Remove the palm rest. Remove the PCMCIA card cage.
12. Disconnect the cable that connects the IEEE 1394 board to the left I/O board.
Replacing the Left I/O and IEEE 1394 Board To replace the left I/O and IEEE 1394 board, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Fan Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Fan NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
12. Remove the screws that secure the fan to the computer. 13. Remove the fan from the computer. 14. Repeat step 11–step 13 to remove the other fan. Replacing the Fan To replace the fan, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Video-Card Assembly Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Video-Card Assembly NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. Loosen the captive screws that secure the video-card assembly to the computer. 12. Remove the video-card assembly from the computer.
Replacing the Video-Card Assembly To replace the video-card assembly, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Internal Memory Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Internal Memory NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. Pull the memory module from its slot to remove it from the computer. Replacing the Internal Memory To replace the internal memory, perform the above steps in reverse order.
