Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 Service Manual Working on Your Computer Adding 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 Access Panel Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 1. 2. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery from the computer. 3.
4. Remove the access panel from the computer. Replacing the Access Panel Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the access panel.
Back to Contents Page Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. 3. Turn the computer upside-down with the back of the computer facing you.
3. Lift the battery from the computer. Replacing the Battery Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the battery.
Back to Contents Page Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 Bluetooth Wireless Card 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery.
12. Release the Bluetooth card cable from its routing groove and lift the Bluetooth card to remove it from the computer. Replacing the Bluetooth Card Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the Bluetooth card.
Back to Contents Page Coin-Cell Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 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 hard drive.
11. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the connector on the system board, then lift the coin-cell battery to remove it from the computer. Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the coin-cell battery.
Back to Contents Page Control Panel Cover Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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. Vostro 1014 Vostro 1015 Vostro 1014 Removing the Control Panel Cover 1. 2. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. 3.
5. 6. Turn the computer over and open the display. Remove the control panel cover from the computer. Replacing the Control Panel Cover Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the control panel cover. Vostro 1015 Removing the Control Panel Cover 1. 2. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery.
3. Remove the eight control panel cover screws from the bottom of the computer. 4. 5. Turn the computer over and open the display. Remove the control panel cover from the computer.
Perform the above steps in the reverse to replace the control panel cover.
Back to Contents Page Processor Fan Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 Fan 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 hard drive.
11. Remove the screw that secures the processor fan to the computer. 12. Lift the processor fan from the computer.
Replacing the Processor Fan Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the processor fan.
Back to Contents Page ExpressCard Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Press the ExpressCard to release it from its slot in the computer. 3.
Replacing the ExpressCard Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the ExpressCard.
Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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.
5. 6. Pull the mylar tab towards the hard drive assembly to release the hard drive interposer from the connector on the system board. Lift the hard drive assembly from the computer. Replacing the Hard Drive Assembly Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the hard drive assembly in the computer. Removing the Hard Drive Bracket 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the access panel. Remove the hard drive.
5. Remove the four screws, two on either sides of the bracket, that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. 6. Lift the bracket from the hard drive.
Perform the above step in the reverse order to replace the hard drive into the hard drive bracket. Removing the Hard Drive Interposer 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the access panel. Remove the hard drive. 5. Tugging gently, remove the hard drive interposer from the hard drive. Replacing the Hard Drive Interposer Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the hard drive interposer.
Back to Contents Page Heat Sink Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the ExpressCard (if applicable).
18. Remove the heat sink from the system board. Replacing the Heat Sink Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the heat sink.
Back to Contents Page I/O Board Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 I/O Board 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 hard drive.
11. Disconnect the modem cable from the connector on the I/O board. 12. Lift the I/O board to remove it from the computer. Replacing the I/O Board Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the I/O board.
Back to Contents Page Keyboard Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 1. 2. 3. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the control panel cover. 4.
NOTE: Lift the keyboard carefully to ensure that you do not pull on the keyboard cable. 6. Rotate the keyboard data clip to release the keyboard cable from the connector on the system board. 7. Remove the keyboard from the computer.
Replacing the Keyboard Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the keyboard.
Back to Contents Page Display Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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.
9. Remove the two screws that secure the display assembly to the bottom of the base of the computer. 10. Turn the computer right-side up and open the display. 11. Remove the wireless cable from the routing guides.
12. Rotate the display inverter cable clip to disconnect the display inverter cable. 13. Remove the two screws that secure the display assembly to the top of the base of the computer. 14. Lift the display assembly from the computer. Ensure that all the cables are carefully removed away from the computer.
Replacing the Display Assembly Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the display assembly. Removing the Display Bezel 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 hard drive. Remove the WLAN card. Remove the control panel cover. Remove the keyboard. Remove the display assembly.
9. 10. Using a plastic scribe, remove the six rubber screw covers from the display assembly. Remove the six screws from the display assembly.
11. Remove the display bezel. Replacing the Display Bezel Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the display bezel into the display assembly. Removing the Display LED Panel 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 hard drive. Remove the WLAN card. Remove the control panel cover. Remove the keyboard.
8. 9. Remove the display assembly. Remove the display bezel. 10. Remove the four screws that secure the display panel to the display assembly. 11. Disconnect the display camera cable.
12. Lift the display LED panel from the display assembly. Replacing the Display LED Panel Perform the above steps in the reverse to replace the display LED panel. Removing the Display Camera 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 hard drive. Remove the WLAN card. Remove the control panel cover. Remove the keyboard. Remove the display assembly. Remove the display bezel.
11. Remove the two screws that secure the display camera to the display assembly. 12. Lift the display camera from the display assembly. 13. Remove the two screws that secure the bracket to the display camera. Replacing the Display Camera Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the display camera into its bracket, and from there to the display assembly. Removing the Display Inverter Cable 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
11. Remove the two screws that secure the display camera to the display LED panel. 12. Carefully detach and remove the display inverter cable from the display LED panel. Replacing the Display Inverter Cable Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the display inverter cable.
Back to Contents Page System Board Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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. Vostro 1014 Vostro 1015 Vostro 1014 Removing the System Board 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the ExpressCard.
17. Disconnect the power cable from the system board. 18. Remove the five screws that secure the system board to the computer chassis.
19. Lift the system board up and away from the computer chassis. Replacing the System Board Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the system board. Vostro 1015 Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Remove Remove Remove Remove Remove Remove Remove Remove Remove Remove Remove Remove Remove Remove the the the the the the the the the the the the the the ExpressCard. memory card. battery. access panel. hard drive. memory modules. WLAN card. control panel cover. keyboard. display assembly. palm rest. processor fan. I/O board. Bluetooth wireless card. 16. Disconnect the speaker cables from the system board. 17.
18. Remove the six screws that secure the system board to the computer chassis. 19. Lift the system board up and away from the computer chassis.
Replacing the System Board Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the system board.
Back to Contents Page Memory Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 Memory Modules 1. 2. 3. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the access panel. 4.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to remove the second memory module. Replacing a Memory Module CAUTION: Insert memory modules at a 45-degree angle to avoid damaging the connector. Ground yourself and install the memory module: 1. 2. 3. 4. Align the notch in the module edge connector with the tab in the connector slot. Slide the module firmly into the slot at a 45-degree angle, and rotate the module down until it clicks into place. If you do not feel the click, remove the module and reinstall it.
Back to Contents Page Memory Card Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Press the memory card to release it from the memory card slot in the computer. 3.
Replacing the Memory Card Perform the above steps in the reverse to replace a memory card.
Back to Contents Page Optical Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 1. 2. 3. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the computer. 4.
Replacing the Optical Drive Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the optical drive.
Back to Contents Page Palm Rest Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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. Vostro 1014 Vostro 1015 Vostro 1014 Removing the Palm Rest 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the optical drive.
11. Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the computer in the media bay. 12. Turn over the computer. 13. Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the computer.
14. Disconnect the control panel and palm rest cables from the system board. 15. Lift the palm rest from the base of the computer. Replacing the Palm Rest Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the palm rest.
Vostro 1015 Removing the Palm Rest 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the optical drive. Remove the access panel. Remove the hard drive. Remove the WLAN card. Remove the control panel cover. Remove the keyboard. Remove the display assembly. From the bottom of the computer, remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the computer.
11. Remove screws that secure the palm rest to the computer in the media bay. 12. Turn the computer over. 13. Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the computer. 14. Disconnect the control panel and palm rest cables from the system board.
15. Lift the palm rest from the base of the computer. Replacing the Palm Rest Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the palm rest.
Back to Contents Page Processor Module Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 Module 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the ExpressCard.
20. Remove the heat sink from the system board. Replacing the Processor Module Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the processor module.
Back to Contents Page Speaker Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 Speaker 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the ExpressCard (if applicable).
18. Remove the speaker from the computer. Replacing the Speaker Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the speaker.
Back to Contents Page Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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 a WLAN Card 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the access panel. Remove the hard drive. 5.
7. Slide the WLAN card out of the connector on the system board at a 45-degree angle. Replacing a WLAN Card Perform the above steps in the reverse order to replace the WLAN card.
Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 Service Manual Boot Menu Navigation Keystrokes Entering System Setup System Setup Simulation System Setup Menu 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. 2. Turn on (or restart) your computer. When the Dell™ logo appears, press immediately.
This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer. There are no configurable options in this section.
Option Description This field lets you set, change, or delete the administrator password. The administrator password enables several security features when set including: l l l l Admin Password Restricts changes to the settings in Setup. Restricts the boot devices listed in the Boot Menu to those enabled in the Boot Sequence field. Prohibits changes to the owner and asset tags. Substitutes for the system password if the system prompts for a password during power on.
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. Fn Key Emulation USB keyboards cannot emulate the key if you are running an ACPI operating system such as Microsoft® Windows® XP. USB keyboards will only emulate the key in non-ACPI mode (e.g., when you are running in DOS).
Back to Contents Page Diagnostics Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 Service Manual Device Status Lights Battery Status Lights Battery Charge and Health Keyboard Status Lights LED Error Codes 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.
FLASH-ON-FLASH LCD panel error OFF-FLASH-OFF 1. 2. 3. Reseat the LCD cable. Replace the LCD panel. Replace the video card/system board. 1. 2. Install compatible memory modules. If two modules are installed remove one and test. Try the other module in the same slot and test. Test the other slot with both modules. Replace the memory. Replace the system board. Memory compatibility error 3. 4. ON-FLASH-ON 1. 2. Memory is detected but has errors 3. 4. Reseat the memory.
Back to Contents Page Adding and Replacing Parts Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 Service Manual ExpressCard Memory Card Battery Optical Drive Access Panel Hard Drive Memory WLAN Card Control Panel Cover Keyboard Display Assembly Palm Rest Processor Fan Coin-Cell Battery I/O Board Internal Card with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology System Board Speaker Heat Sink Processor Back to Contents Page
Back to Contents Page Specifications Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 Service Manual System Information Processor Memory Communications Audio Keyboard Battery Ports and Connectors 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader Video Display Touch Pad Camera (Optional) AC Adapter Physical Environmental NOTE: Offerings may vary by region.
Speakers one 2-watt, 4-ohm speaker Internal speaker amplifier 2-W channel into 4 ohms Internal microphone single digital microphone Volume controls program menus, keyboard function keys Keyboard Number of keys 105 (U.S. and Canada); 106 (Europe); 109 (Japan) Layout QWERTY/AZERTY/Kanji Size: Standard full-sized (19 mm key pitch) Maximum 359.4 mm x 118.9 mm x 5.2 mm (14.15 x 4.681 x 0.205 inches) Battery Type 4 or 6-cell "smart" lithium ion Dimensions: Depth 53.39 mm (2.
Display Type (active-matrix TFT) 14" HD w/anti-glare 14" HD TrueLife Dimensions Height 309.4 mm (12.2 inches) Width 174.0 mm (6.9 inches) Diagonal 355.6 mm (14.0 inches) Maximum resolutions WXGA w/anti-glare 1280x720 with 18-bit color (262K) Refresh rate 60 Hz Operating angle 0° (closed) to 135° Viewing angles Volume controls program menus, keyboard function keys Horizontal ±40° Vertical ±15°/–30° Pixel pitch 0.252x0.
Weight: minimum 2.30 kg (5.070 lbs) with a 6-cell battery maximum 2.50 kg (5.511 lbs) with a 6-cell battery Environmental Temperature range: Operating 0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F) Storage –40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F) Relative humidity (maximum): Operating 10% to 90% (non-condensing) Storage 5% to 95% (non-condensing) Airborne contaminant level Back to Contents Page G2 or lower as defined by ANSI/ISA-S71.
Working on Your Computer Dell™ Vostro™ 1014/1015 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.
1. Shut down the operating system: l In Windows Vista®: Click Start l , then click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down. In Windows® XP: Click Start® Turn Off Computer® Turn Off. The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete. 2. Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off.