Installation Manual
Table Of Contents
- XPS 15 Service Manual
- Before working inside your computer
- After working inside your computer
- Removing the base cover
- Replacing the base cover
- Removing the battery (half-length)
- Replacing the battery (half-length)
- Removing the battery (full-length)
- Replacing the battery (full-length)
- Removing the hard drive
- Replacing the hard drive
- Removing the solid-state drive (half-length)
- Replacing the solid-state drive (half-length)
- Removing the solid-state drive (full-length)
- Replacing the solid-state drive (full-length)
- Removing the speakers
- Replacing the speakers
- Removing the wireless card
- Replacing the wireless card
- Removing the fans
- Replacing the fans
- Removing the heat-sink assembly
- Replacing the heat-sink assembly
- Removing the memory modules
- Replacing the memory modules
- Removing the system board
- Replacing the system board
- Removing the audio daughter-board
- Replacing the audio daughter-board
- Removing the coin-cell battery
- Replacing the coin-cell battery
- Removing the keyboard
- Replacing the keyboard
- Removing the display assembly
- Replacing the display assembly
- Removing the power-adapter port
- Replacing the power-adapter port
- Removing the antenna cover
- Replacing the antenna cover
- Removing the display hinges
- Replacing the display hinges
- Removing the antenna module
- Replacing the antenna module
- Removing the palm-rest assembly
- Replacing the palm-rest assembly
- BIOS overview
- Diagnostics
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Screw list
The following table provides the list of screws that are used for securing different
components to the computer.
Table 1. Screw list
Component Secured to Screw type Quantity Screw image
Base cover Palm-rest
assembly
M2x3 T5 10
System badge Palm-rest
assembly
M2x8 2
Battery (half-
length)
Palm-rest
assembly
M2x4 4
Battery (full-
length)
Palm-rest
assembly
M2x4 7
Hard-drive
cage
Hard-drive
assembly
M2x4 4
Solid-state
drive (half-
length)
System board M2x3 1
Solid-state
drive
Solid-state
drive bracket
M2x2 1
Solid-state
drive (full-
length)
System board M2x3 1
Speakers Palm-rest
assembly
M2x2 4
Fan System board M2x4 4
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