User 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

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by
their edges, and avoid touching pins and contacts.
CAUTION: You should only perform troubleshooting and repairs as
authorized or directed by the Dell technical assistance team. Damage due to
servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. See
the safety instructions that shipped with the product or at www.dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
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. While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal
surface to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal
components.
CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull
tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking tabs
or thumb-screws that you must disengage before disconnecting the cable.
When disconnecting cables, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any
connector pins. When connecting cables, ensure that the ports and
connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.
CAUTION: Press and eject any installed card from the media-card reader.
Recommended tools
The procedures in this document may require the following tools:
• Phillips screwdriver
• Torx #5 (T5) screwdriver
• Plastic scribe
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