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Removing the battery

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety 
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in 

Before working inside your computer

. After working inside your 

computer, follow the instructions in 

After working inside your 

computer

. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory 

Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. 

 

Procedure

Close the display and turn the computer over.

Slide the battery-release latch to the unlock position.

Lift the battery at an angle and remove the battery from the battery bay.

1

battery

2

battery-release latch

Turn the computer over, open the display, and press the power button 

for five seconds to ground the system board.

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Summary of Contents for Inspiron 14 5458

Page 1: ...Inspiron 14 5000 Series Service Manual Computer Model Inspiron 14 5458 Regulatory Model P64G Regulatory Type P64G001 ...

Page 2: ...problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright 2015 Dell Inc All rights reserved This product is protected by U S and international copyright and intellectual property laws Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc in the United States and or other jurisdictions All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their res...

Page 3: ...de your computer 13 Removing the battery 14 Procedure 14 Replacing the battery 15 Procedure 15 Removing the optical drive 16 Prerequisites 16 Procedure 16 Replacing the optical drive 19 Procedure 19 Post requisites 19 Removing the keyboard 20 Prerequisites 20 Procedure 20 Replacing the keyboard 23 Procedure 23 Post requisites 23 3 ...

Page 4: ...ry 27 Prerequisites 27 Procedure 27 Replacing the coin cell battery 29 Procedure 29 Post requisites 29 Removing the hard drive 30 Prerequisites 30 Procedure 30 Replacing the hard drive 33 Procedure 33 Post requisites 33 Removing the memory modules 34 Prerequisites 34 Procedure 34 Replacing the memory modules 36 Procedure 36 Post requisites 37 4 ...

Page 5: ...ites 41 Procedure 41 Replacing the computer base 46 Procedure 46 Post requisites 46 Removing the optical drive interposer 47 Prerequisites 47 Procedure 47 Replacing the optical drive interposer 49 Procedure 49 Post requisites 49 Removing the heat sink assembly 50 Prerequisites 50 Procedure 50 Replacing the heat sink assembly 52 Procedure 52 Post requisites 52 5 ...

Page 6: ...isites 56 Procedure 56 Replacing the system board 61 Procedure 61 Post requisites 62 Removing the power adapter port 63 Prerequisites 63 Procedure 63 Replacing the power adapter port 65 Procedure 65 Post requisites 65 Removing the power button board 66 Prerequisites 66 Procedure 66 Replacing the power button board 68 Procedure 68 Post requisites 68 6 ...

Page 7: ...requisites 72 Procedure 72 Replacing the display assembly 76 Procedure 76 Post requisites 76 Removing the palm rest assembly 77 Prerequisites 77 Procedure 77 Replacing the palm rest assembly 79 Procedure 79 Post requisites 79 Removing the display bezel 80 Prerequisites 80 Procedure 81 Replacing the display bezel 82 Procedure 82 Post requisites 82 7 ...

Page 8: ...rerequisites 86 Procedure 86 Replacing the display panel 89 Procedure 89 Post requisites 89 Removing the display hinges 90 Prerequisites 90 Procedure 90 Replacing the display hinges 92 Procedure 92 Post requisites 92 Removing the display cable 93 Prerequisites 93 Procedure 93 Replacing the display cable 95 Procedure 95 Post requisites 95 8 ...

Page 9: ...tenna assembly 96 Prerequisites 96 Procedure 96 Replacing the display back cover and antenna assembly 98 Procedure 98 Post requisites 98 Flashing the BIOS 99 Getting help and contacting Dell 100 Self help resources 100 Contacting Dell 100 9 ...

Page 10: ...ck or tap Start Shut down NOTE If you are using a different operating system see the documentation of your operating system for shut down instructions 3 Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets 4 Disconnect all cables such as telephone cables network cables and so on from your computer 5 Disconnect all attached devices and peripherals such as keyboard mouse m...

Page 11: ...uctions that shipped with the product or at 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...

Page 12: ... Philips screwdriver Plastic scribe 12 ...

Page 13: ...sure that no stray screws remain inside your computer 2 Connect any external devices peripherals and cables you removed before working on your computer 3 Replace any media cards discs and any other parts that you removed before working on your computer 4 Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets 5 Turn on your computer 13 ...

Page 14: ...nside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Close the display and turn the computer over 2 Slide the battery release latch to the unlock position 3 Lift the battery at an angle and remove the battery from the battery bay 1 battery 2 battery release latch 4 Turn the computer over open the display and press ...

Page 15: ...ing inside your computer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure Slide the tabs on the battery into the slots on the battery bay and snap the battery into place NOTE The battery release latch returns to the lock position if the battery is installed properly 15 ...

Page 16: ...ore working inside your computer After working inside your computer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the battery Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures the optical drive assembly to the computer base 16 ...

Page 17: ...c scribe slide the optical drive assembly out of the optical drive bay 1 screw 2 plastic scribe 3 computer base 4 optical drive assembly 3 Carefully pull the optical drive bezel and remove it from the optical drive 17 ...

Page 18: ...4 Remove the screws that secure the optical drive bracket to the optical drive and remove the optical drive bracket 1 optical drive bezel 2 optical drive 3 optical drive bracket 4 screws 2 18 ...

Page 19: ... Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the optical drive bracket with the screw holes on the optical drive 2 Replace the screws that secure the optical drive bracket to the optical drive 3 Align the tabs on the optical drive bezel with the slots on the optical drive assembly and snap the optical drive bezel into place 4 Slide the optical drive assembly into the optical drive bay and align the screw...

Page 20: ...n Before working inside your computer After working inside your computer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the battery Procedure 1 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible 20 ...

Page 21: ...c scribe gently release the tabs that secure the keyboard to the palm rest assembly 1 plastic scribe 2 keyboard 3 palm rest assembly 4 tabs 5 3 Carefully turn the keyboard over and place it on the palm rest assembly 21 ...

Page 22: ...cable from the system board NOTE The keyboard backlight cable is present only if the laptop is shipped with a backlit keyboard 1 keyboard backlight cable 2 latch 3 keyboard cable 4 keyboard 5 palm rest assembly 5 Lift the keyboard along with the cables off the palm rest assembly 22 ...

Page 23: ...more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Slide the keyboard cable and the keyboard backlight cable into their connectors on the system board and press down on the latches to secure the cables 2 Carefully turn the keyboard over slide the tabs on the keyboard into the slots on the palm rest assembly and snap the keyboard into pl...

Page 24: ... Before working inside your computer After working inside your computer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the battery Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer base 24 ...

Page 25: ...2 Using your fingertips gently pry the base cover off the computer base 1 computer base 2 screws 2 3 base cover 25 ...

Page 26: ...ide your computer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Slide the tabs on the base cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the base cover into place 2 Replace the screws that secure the base cover to the computer base Post requisites Replace the ba...

Page 27: ... computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance CAUTION Removing the coin cell battery resets the BIOS setup program s settings to default It is recommended that you note the BIOS setup program s settings before removing the coin cell battery Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover Procedure Using a plastic scrib...

Page 28: ...1 plastic scribe 2 coin cell battery 3 battery socket 28 ...

Page 29: ...omputer After working inside your computer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure With the positive side facing up snap the coin cell battery into the battery socket on the system board Post requisites 1 Replace the base cover 2 Replace the battery 29 ...

Page 30: ... safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance CAUTION Hard drives are fragile Exercise care when handling the hard drive CAUTION To avoid data loss do not remove the hard drive while the computer is in sleep or on state Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Lift the latch and disconnect the hard drive cable from th...

Page 31: ...d drive assembly off the computer base 1 screws 4 2 hard drive assembly 3 hard drive cable 4 latch 4 Disconnect the hard drive interposer from the hard drive assembly 1 hard drive assembly 2 hard drive interposer 31 ...

Page 32: ...5 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive and lift the hard drive off the hard drive bracket 1 hard drive 2 hard drive bracket 3 screws 4 32 ...

Page 33: ...ing the hard drive Procedure 1 Place the hard drive over the hard drive bracket 2 Align the screw holes on the hard drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive 3 Replace the screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket 4 Connect the hard drive interposer to the hard drive assembly 5 Slide the hard drive assembly in the computer base and align the screw holes on the hard dri...

Page 34: ... After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover Procedure NOTE The number of the memory module slots may be different on your computer depending on the configuration ordered 1 Using your fingertips spread apart the securing clips on each end of the...

Page 35: ...2 Slide and remove the memory module from the memory module slot 1 securing clips 2 2 memory module 35 ...

Page 36: ...w the steps in Before working inside your computer After working inside your computer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory module slot 36 ...

Page 37: ...ly press the memory module down until it clicks into place NOTE If you do not hear the click remove the memory module and reinstall it 1 notch 2 memory module 3 securing clips 4 memory module slot 5 tab Post requisites 1 Replace the base cover 2 Replace the battery 37 ...

Page 38: ...follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures the wireless card bracket to the wireless card 2 Lift the wireless card bracket off the wireless card 3 Disconnect the antenna cable...

Page 39: ...4 Slide and remove the wireless card out of the wireless card slot 1 wireless card 2 wireless card slot 3 screw 4 antenna cables 2 5 wireless card bracket 39 ...

Page 40: ...o not place any cables under it 1 Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless card slot and slide the card into the slot 2 Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card The following table provides the antenna cable color scheme for the wireless card supported by your computer Connectors on the wireless card Antenna cable color Main white triangle White Auxiliary black tria...

Page 41: ...tions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the optical drive 3 Remove the base cover 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 5 Remove the wireless card 6 Remove the keyboard Procedure 1 Lift the latch and disconnect th...

Page 42: ...2 Remove the screws that secure the computer base to the palm rest assembly 1 optical drive cable 2 latch 3 screws 2 3 Close the display and turn the computer over 42 ...

Page 43: ...ews that secure the computer base to the palm rest assembly 1 screws 13 2 computer base 5 Using a plastic scribe pry up the computer base from the palm rest assembly starting from the area around the display hinges 43 ...

Page 44: ...6 Lift the computer base off the palm rest assembly 1 palm rest assembly 2 plastic scribe 3 computer base 44 ...

Page 45: ...7 Lift the optical drive interposer along with the cable off the computer base 1 computer base 2 optical drive interposer 3 optical drive cable 45 ...

Page 46: ...ce 2 Turn the computer base over 3 Align and place the computer base on the palm rest assembly 4 Press the computer base down along the edges to snap it into place 5 Replace the screws that secure the computer base to the palm rest assembly 6 Turn the computer over and open the display 7 Replace the screws that secure the computer base to the palm rest assembly 8 Slide the optical drive cable into...

Page 47: ...g inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 5 Remove the wireless card 6 Remove the keyboard Procedure 1 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removin...

Page 48: ...3 Lift the optical drive interposer along with the cable off the computer base 1 computer base 2 optical drive interposer 3 optical drive cable 48 ...

Page 49: ...or more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Align the optical drive interposer with the slot on the computer base and snap it into place 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Replacing the computer base Post requisites 1 Replace the keyboard 2 Replace the wireless card 3 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 7 in ...

Page 50: ...ch the heat transfer areas on the heat sink The oils in your skin can reduce the heat transfer capability of the thermal grease Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 5 Remove the wireless card 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Remove the computer base Procedure NOTE The number of screws an...

Page 51: ...4 Lift the heat sink assembly off the system board 1 screws 3 2 fan cable 3 heat sink assembly 4 captive screws 3 5 system board 51 ...

Page 52: ...alled together If either the system board or the fan is replaced use the thermal pad provided in the kit to ensure that thermal conductivity is achieved Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the heat sink assembly with the screw holes on the system board 2 In sequential order as indicated on the heat sink assembly tighten the captive screws that secure the heat sink assembly to the system board 3 R...

Page 53: ...actices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 5 Remove the wireless card 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Remove the computer base Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures the I O board to the palm rest assembly 2 ...

Page 54: ...4 Lift the I O board off the palm rest assembly 1 I O board 2 I O board cable 3 latch 4 screw 54 ...

Page 55: ...ulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Slide the I O board cable into the connector on the I O board and press down on the latch to secure the cable 2 Turn the I O board over and align the screw hole on the I O board with the screw hole on the palm rest assembly 3 Replace the screw that secures the I O board to the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Replace the computer base 2 Replace the keyboard 3 Rep...

Page 56: ...NOTE Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program You must make the desired changes again after you replace the system board NOTE Before disconnecting the cables from the system board note the location of the connectors so that you can reconnect them correctly after you replace the system board Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the...

Page 57: ...e system board 1 power button board cable 2 palm rest assembly 3 touch pad cable 3 Close the display and turn the computer over 4 Lift the latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board 5 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 6 Peel the tape from the antenna cables 57 ...

Page 58: ...7 Remove the screw that secures the system board to the palm rest assembly 1 screw 2 display cable 3 speaker cable 4 system board 5 palm rest assembly 6 tape 58 ...

Page 59: ...lm rest assembly and carefully turn the system board over 1 system board 2 palm rest assembly 9 Disconnect the power adapter port cable from the system board 10 Lift the latch and disconnect the I O board cable from the system board 59 ...

Page 60: ...11 Lift the system board off the palm rest assembly 1 system board 2 power adapter port cable 3 I O board cable 4 latch 60 ...

Page 61: ... board Procedure 1 Connect the power adapter port cable to the system board CAUTION To avoid damaging the system board ensure that no cables are placed under it 2 Slide the I O board cable into its connector on the system board and press down the latch to secure the cable 3 Connect the power adapter port cable to the system board 4 Turn the system board over 5 Slide the ports on the system board i...

Page 62: ...the cables Post requisites 1 Replace the I O board 2 Replace the heat sink assembly 3 Replace the computer base 4 Replace the keyboard 5 Replace the wireless card 6 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 7 in Replacing the hard drive 7 Replace the memory modules 8 Replace the optical drive 9 Replace the base cover 10 Replace the battery 62 ...

Page 63: ... regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly 10 Remove the I O board 11 Remove the system board Procedure 1 Note the power adapt...

Page 64: ...3 Lift the power adapter port along with the power adapter port cable off the palm rest assembly 1 screw 2 power adapter port 3 power adapter port cable 4 palm rest assembly 64 ...

Page 65: ...ure 1 Place the power adapter port into the slot on the palm rest assembly 2 Route the power adapter port cable through its routing guides on the palm rest assembly 3 Replace the screw that secures the power adapter port to the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Replace the system board 2 Replace the I O board 3 Replace the heat sink assembly 4 Replace the computer base 5 Replace the keyboard 6 ...

Page 66: ... Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly 10 Remove the I O board 11 Remove the system board...

Page 67: ...3 Lift the power button board along with its cable off the palm rest assembly 1 screw 2 power button board 3 tape 4 power button board cable 67 ...

Page 68: ...ance Procedure 1 Align the screw hole on the power button board with the screw hole on the palm rest assembly 2 Adhere the tape on the power button board 3 Replace the screw that secures the power button board to the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Replace the system board 2 Replace the I O board 3 Replace the heat sink assembly 4 Replace the computer base 5 Replace the keyboard 6 Replace the...

Page 69: ...s in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 5 Remove the wireless card 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Remove the computer base Procedure 1 Disconnec...

Page 70: ...2 Lift the speakers along with the speaker cable off the palm rest assembly 1 speaker cable 2 speakers 2 3 palm rest assembly 70 ...

Page 71: ... more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Using the alignment posts align and place the speakers on the palm rest assembly 2 Connect the speaker cable to the system board Post requisites 1 Replace the computer base 2 Replace the keyboard 3 Replace the wireless card 4 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 7 in Replacing the ...

Page 72: ...gulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly 10 Remove the I O board 11 Remove the syst...

Page 73: ... 2 routing guides 3 antenna cables 2 3 Turn the computer over and open the display at an angle of 90 degrees 4 Turn the computer over and place it on the edge of the table in a position that allows access to the screws on the display hinges 5 Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm rest assembly 73 ...

Page 74: ...6 Carefully lift the display assembly from the palm rest assembly 1 computer base 2 screws 3 3 display hinges 2 4 display assembly 74 ...

Page 75: ...7 Carefully place the display assembly on a clean flat surface 1 display assembly 75 ...

Page 76: ...edge 2 Align the screw holes on the palm rest assembly with the screw holes on the display hinges 3 Replace the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm rest assembly 4 Route the antenna cables through its routing guides on the palm rest assembly 5 Route the display cable through its routing guides on the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Replace the system board 2 Replace the I O boar...

Page 77: ...atory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the speakers 10 Remove the heat sink assembly 11 Remove the I O board 12 Remove the system board 13 Remove the p...

Page 78: ...1 palm rest assembly 78 ...

Page 79: ...om regulatory_compliance Procedure Place the palm rest assembly on a clean and flat surface Post requisites 1 Replace the display assembly 2 Replace the power button board 3 Replace the power adapter port 4 Replace the system board 5 Replace the I O board 6 Replace the heat sink assembly 7 Replace the speakers 8 Replace the computer base 9 Replace the keyboard 10 Replace the wireless card 11 Follo...

Page 80: ...gulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touch screen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the ...

Page 81: ...Procedure 1 Using your fingertips gently pry up the inner edges of the display bezel 1 display bezel 2 display panel 2 Lift the display bezel off the display assembly 81 ...

Page 82: ...nce home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure Align the display bezel with the display back cover and gently snap the display bezel into place Post requisites 1 Replace the display assembly 2 Replace the system board 3 Replace the I O board 4 Replace the heat sink assembly 5 Replace the computer base 6 Replace the keyboard 7 Replace the wireless card 8 Follow the procedure from step 5 ...

Page 83: ...ulatory_compliance Prerequisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly ...

Page 84: ...2 Using a plastic scribe gently pry the camera off the display back cover 1 plastic scribe 2 camera cable 3 camera 4 display back cover 84 ...

Page 85: ...ry_compliance Procedure 1 Align the camera to the slot on the display back cover and adhere the camera in place 2 Connect the camera cable to the camera Post requisites 1 Replace the display bezel 2 Replace the display assembly 3 Replace the system board 4 Replace the I O board 5 Replace the heat sink assembly 6 Replace the computer base 7 Replace the keyboard 8 Replace the wireless card 9 Follow ...

Page 86: ...liance Prerequisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touch screen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly 10 Remove t...

Page 87: ... display panel over 1 screws 4 2 display panel 3 display back cover 3 Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the display panel 4 Lift the latch and disconnect the display cable from the display panel 87 ...

Page 88: ...5 Lift the display panel off the display back cover 1 display back cover 2 latch 3 display cable 4 tape 5 display panel 88 ...

Page 89: ...re the tape that secures the display cable to the display panel 3 Turn the display panel over and place it on the display back cover 4 Align the screw holes on the display panel with the screw holes on the display back cover 5 Replace the screws that secure the display panel to the display back cover Post requisites 1 Replace the display bezel 2 Replace the display assembly 3 Replace the system bo...

Page 90: ...uisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly 10 Remove the I O board 1...

Page 91: ...2 Carefully lift the display hinges off the display back cover 1 screws 12 2 display hinges 2 3 display back cover 91 ...

Page 92: ... the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the display back cover 2 Replace the screws that secure the display hinges to the display back cover Post requisites 1 Replace the display panel 2 Replace the display bezel 3 Replace the display assembly 4 Replace the system board 5 Replace the I O board 6 Replace the heat sink assembly 7 Replace the computer base 8 Replace the keyboar...

Page 93: ...hscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly 10 Remove the I O board 11 Remove the system board 12 Remove the display assembly 13 Remove the display ...

Page 94: ...4 Note the camera cable routing and remove the camera cable from the display back cover 1 display cable 2 display back cover 3 camera cable 4 tape 94 ...

Page 95: ...the routing guides on the display back cover 2 Connect the camera cable to the camera 3 Adhere the tape that secures the camera cable to the display back cover Post requisites 1 Replace the display hinges 2 Replace the display panel 3 Replace the display bezel 4 Replace the display assembly 5 Replace the system board 6 Replace the I O board 7 Replace the heat sink assembly 8 Replace the computer b...

Page 96: ...re applicable only for laptops with a non touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly 10 Remove the I O board 11 Remove the system board 12 Remo...

Page 97: ...1 display back cover and antenna assembly 97 ...

Page 98: ...ce Procedure Place the display back cover and antenna assembly on a clean flat surface Post requisites 1 Replace the display cable 2 Replace the display hinges 3 Replace the display panel 4 Replace the camera 5 Replace the display bezel 6 Replace the display assembly 7 Replace the system board 8 Replace the I O board 9 Replace the heat sink assembly 10 Replace the computer base 11 Replace the keyb...

Page 99: ...browse for your computer model 4 Click Drivers downloads 5 Scroll down the page and select BIOS from the Category drop down list NOTE In the Change OS drop down list select the operating system installed on your computer 6 Expand BIOS to view the available BIOS files 7 Click Download File to download the latest version of the BIOS for your computer 8 Save the file and once the download is complete...

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