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After working inside your

computer

CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may
severely damage your computer.

Replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside your
computer.

Connect any external devices, peripherals, or cables you removed before

working on your computer.

Replace any media cards, discs, or any other parts that you removed

before working on your computer.

Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical

outlets.

Turn on your computer.

Summary of Contents for Inspiron 15 Gaming

Page 1: ...Inspiron 15 Gaming Service Manual Computer Model Inspiron 15 7566 Regulatory Model P65F Regulatory Type P65F001 ...

Page 2: ...the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2016 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 respectiv...

Page 3: ...inside your computer 14 Removing the base cover 15 Procedure 15 Replacing the base cover 17 Procedure 17 Removing the battery 18 Prerequisites 18 Procedure 18 Replacing the battery 20 Procedure 20 Post requisites 20 Removing the memory modules 21 Prerequisites 21 Procedure 21 Replacing the memory modules 23 Procedure 23 Post requisites 24 3 ...

Page 4: ...Prerequisites 29 Procedure 29 Replacing the solid state drive 31 Procedure 31 Post requisites 32 Removing the wireless card 33 Prerequisites 33 Procedure 33 Replacing the wireless card 35 Procedure 35 Post requisites 36 Removing the coin cell battery 37 Prerequisites 37 Procedure 37 Replacing the coin cell battery 39 Procedure 39 Post requisites 39 4 ...

Page 5: ...oard assembly 43 Prerequisites 43 Procedure 43 Replacing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 49 Procedure 49 Post requisites 49 Removing the I O board 50 Prerequisites 50 Procedure 50 Replacing the I O board 52 Procedure 52 Post requisites 52 Removing the fans 53 Prerequisites 53 Procedure 53 Replacing the fans 56 Procedure 56 Post requisites 56 5 ...

Page 6: ...peakers 60 Prerequisites 60 Procedure 60 Replacing the speakers 62 Procedure 62 Post requisites 62 Removing the power button board 63 Prerequisites 63 Procedure 63 Replacing the power button board 65 Procedure 65 Post requisites 65 Removing the touch pad 66 Prerequisites 66 Procedure 66 Replacing the touch pad 68 Procedure 68 Post requisites 68 6 ...

Page 7: ...erequisites 76 Procedure 76 Replacing the heat sink 78 Procedure 78 Post requisites 78 Removing the power adapter port 79 Prerequisites 79 Procedure 79 Replacing the power adapter port 81 Procedure 81 Post requisites 81 Removing the display assembly 82 Prerequisites 82 Procedure 82 Replacing the display assembly 86 Procedure 86 Post requisites 86 7 ...

Page 8: ...es 91 Prerequisites 91 Procedure 91 Replacing the display hinges 93 Procedure 93 Post requisites 93 Removing the display panel 94 Prerequisites 94 Procedure 94 Replacing the display panel 97 Procedure 97 Post requisites 97 Removing the display cable 98 Prerequisites 98 Procedure 98 Replacing the display cable 100 Procedure 100 Post requisites 100 8 ...

Page 9: ...tes 103 Removing the display back cover and antenna assembly 104 Prerequisites 104 Procedure 105 Replacing the display back cover and antenna assembly 107 Procedure 107 Post requisites 107 Flashing the BIOS 108 Diagnostics 109 Getting help and contacting Dell 111 Self help resources 111 Contacting Dell 111 9 ...

Page 10: ...al outlets 4 Disconnect all cables such as telephone cables and network cables from your computer 5 Disconnect all attached devices and peripherals such as keyboard mouse and monitor from your computer 6 Remove any media card and optical disc from your computer if applicable 7 Close the display and turn the computer over Safety instructions Use the following safety guidelines to protect your compu...

Page 11: ...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 Som...

Page 12: ...uter base M2 5x3 Ladder type 4 Hard drive bracket Hard drive M3x3 4 Solid state drive Computer base M2x3 1 Wireless card bracket Computer base M2x3 1 Rear cover Computer base M2x3 Big head 4 Palm rest and keyboard assembly Computer base M2 5x5 15 Palm rest and keyboard assembly Computer base M2 5x8 2 I O board Computer base M2x3 2 Fan Computer base M2x3 6 Power adapter port bracket Computer base M...

Page 13: ... pad Palm rest and keyboard assembly M2x2 4 Display cable bracket System board M2x3 1 System board Computer base M2x3 2 Heat sink System board M2x3 6 Display assembly Computer base M2x3 2 Display assembly Computer base M2 5x5 2 Display assembly Computer base M2 5x5 2 Display hinges Display back cover M2 5x2 5 8 Display panel Display back cover M2x2 5 4 13 ...

Page 14: ...nsure that no stray screws remain inside your computer 2 Connect any external devices peripherals or cables you removed before working on your computer 3 Replace any media cards discs or 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 14 ...

Page 15: ...omputer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Loosen the captive screw that secures the base cover to the computer base 2 Using your fingertips gently pry the base cover to release the tabs from the slots on the computer base 3 Lift the base cover off the...

Page 16: ...4 Disconnect the battery cable from the system board 16 ...

Page 17: ...puter follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Connect the battery cable to the system board 2 Slide the tabs on the base cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the base cover into place 3 Tighten the captive screw that secures the base cover to ...

Page 18: ...rking inside your computer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Remove the battery cable from the routing guide on the computer base 2 Remove the five screws M2x4 T8 that secure the battery to the computer base 18 ...

Page 19: ...3 Lift the battery at an angle off the computer base 4 Turn the computer over open the display and press and hold the power button for five seconds to ground the system board 19 ...

Page 20: ...ide your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Slide the battery in the slot on the computer base and align the screw holes on the battery with the screw holes on the computer base 2 Replace the five screws M2x4 T8 that secure the battery to the computer base 3 Route the battery cable through the routing gu...

Page 21: ... 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 www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory module slot until the memory module pops up 21 ...

Page 22: ...2 Remove the memory module from the memory module slot 22 ...

Page 23: ...king 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 www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory module slot and slide it firmly into the slot at an angle 23 ...

Page 24: ...2 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 Post requisites Replace the base cover 24 ...

Page 25: ...le 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 Remove the base cover Procedure CAUTION The latch on the hard drive locking connector is fragile Pulling the latch forcefully may damage the hard drive locking connector Exercise care when handling the latch on the hard drive locking connect...

Page 26: ...the hard drive assembly along with its cable off the computer base 4 Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive assembly 5 Remove the four screws M3x3 that secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive 26 ...

Page 27: ...6 Remove the hard drive bracket off the hard drive 27 ...

Page 28: ...agile Exercise care when handling the hard drive Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the hard drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive 2 Replace the four screws M3x3 that secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive 3 Connect the interposer to the hard drive assembly 4 Align the screw holes on the hard drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base 5 Replace the four scre...

Page 29: ...r working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance CAUTION Solid state drives are fragile Exercise care when handling the solid state drive CAUTION To avoid data loss do not remove the solid state drive while the computer is in sleep or on state Prerequisites Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Remove the screw ...

Page 30: ...2 Slide and remove the solid state drive from the solid state drive slot 30 ...

Page 31: ...or more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance CAUTION Solid state drives are fragile Exercise care when handling the solid state drive Procedure 1 Align the notch on the solid state drive with the tab on the solid state drive slot and slide the solid state drive into the solid state drive slot 2 Press the other end of the solid state dr...

Page 32: ...3 Replace the screw M2x3 that secures the solid state drive to the computer base Post requisites Replace the base cover 32 ...

Page 33: ... the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Remove the screw M2x3 that secures the wireless card bracket to the to the wireless card and system board 2 Remove the wireless card bracket from the wireless card 3 Disconnect the antenn...

Page 34: ...4 Slide and remove the wireless card from the wireless card slot 34 ...

Page 35: ...e CAUTION To avoid damage to the wireless card do not place any cables under it 1 Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless card slot 2 Slide the wireless card at an angle into the wireless card slot 3 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...

Page 36: ...5 Replace the screw M2x3 that secures the wireless card bracket to the wireless card and system board Post requisites Replace the base cover 36 ...

Page 37: ... in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www 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 Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Disconnec...

Page 38: ...2 Peel off the coin cell battery from the battery socket on the computer base 38 ...

Page 39: ...er 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 www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Adhere the coin cell battery into the battery socket on the computer base 2 Connect the coin cell battery cable to the system board Post requisites Replace the base cover 39 ...

Page 40: ...ng 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 www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Remove the four screws M2x3 Big head that secure the rear cover to the computer base 40 ...

Page 41: ...2 Slide and remove the rear cover from the computer base 41 ...

Page 42: ...ing inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Slide the tabs on the rear cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the rear cover into place 2 Align the screw holes on the rear cover with the screw holes on the computer base 3 Replace the four screws M2x3 Big head that secure the rear cover...

Page 43: ...instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover Procedure 1 Open the latches and disconnect the touch pad cable and keyboard backlit cable from the system board 2 Remove the 15 screws M2 5x5 that secure th...

Page 44: ...3 Remove the two screws M2 5x8 that secure the palm rest and keyboard assembly to the computer base 4 Turn the computer over and open the display 44 ...

Page 45: ...5 Using a plastic scribe release the tabs on palm rest and keyboard assembly from the slots on the computer base 6 Lift the palm rest and keyboard assembly at an angle 45 ...

Page 46: ...7 Open the latches and disconnect the keyboard cable and the power button board cable from the system board 46 ...

Page 47: ...8 Lift the palm rest and keyboard assembly off the computer base 9 Remove the power button board 10 Remove the touch pad 47 ...

Page 48: ...11 After performing all the above steps you are left with the palm rest and keyboard assembly 48 ...

Page 49: ...mbly on the computer base 4 Slide the keyboard cable and the power button board cable into the connectors on the system board and close the latches to secure the cables 5 Press down the edges of the palm rest and keyboard assembly and snap it into place 6 Close the display and turn the computer over 7 Replace the 15 screws M2 5x5 that secure the palm rest and keyboard assembly to the computer base...

Page 50: ...inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly Procedure 1 Open the latch and disconnect the I O board cable from the I O board 2 Remove the ...

Page 51: ...3 Lift the I O board off the computer base 51 ...

Page 52: ...gulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the I O board with the screw holes on the computer base 2 Replace the two screws M2x3 that secures the I O board to the computer base 3 Slide the I O board cable into the connector on the I O board and close the latch to secure the cable Post requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to ste...

Page 53: ...safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly Procedure 1 Disconnect the left fan cable from the system board 2 Peel off the tape that secures the left fan cable to the s...

Page 54: ...4 Lift the left fan along with its cable off the computer base 5 Disconnect the right fan cable from the system board 6 Remove the three screws M2x3 that secure the right fan to the system board 54 ...

Page 55: ...7 Lift the right fan along with its cable off the computer base 55 ...

Page 56: ...an with the screw holes on the computer base 2 Replace the three screws M2x3 that secure the left fan to the computer base 3 Connect the left fan cable to the system board 4 Adhere the tape that secures the left fan cable to the system board 5 Align the screw holes on the right fan with the screw holes on the computer base 6 Replace the three screws M2x3 that secure the right fan to the computer b...

Page 57: ...ory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly Procedure NOTE The status light board includes an LED indicator for power and battery status light hard drive activity light 1 Open the latch and disconnect the ...

Page 58: ...3 Lift the status light board off the computer base 58 ...

Page 59: ...liance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the status light board with the screw holes on the computer base 2 Replace the two screws M2x3 that secure the status light board to the computer base 3 Slide the status light board cable into the connector on the status light board and close the latch to secure the cable Post requisites 1 Follow the proced...

Page 60: ...gulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 5 Remove the status light board Procedure 1 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 2 Remove the six screws M2x3 Big head that secure the speakers and woofer to the computer base 3 Note the rou...

Page 61: ...5 Remove the speakers from the alignment posts and lift the speakers and woofer along with the cable off the computer base 61 ...

Page 62: ...ut while replacing the speaker Ensure that the rubber grommets are in their position after placing the speaker on the system board 1 Using the alignment posts place the speakers and woofer on the computer base 2 Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the computer base 3 Replace the six screws M2x3 Big head that secure the speakers and woofer to the computer base 4 Connect the speake...

Page 63: ...uctions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly Procedure 1 Remove the two screws M2x2 5 that secure the power button...

Page 64: ...2 Lift the power button board along with the cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly 64 ...

Page 65: ...ety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the power button board with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Replace the two screws M2x2 5 that secure the power button board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly Post requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 9 in Replacing the...

Page 66: ...ter For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly Procedure 1 Peel off the tape that secures the touch pad to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Remove the fo...

Page 67: ...3 Lift the touch pad along with the cable at an angle from under the touch pad bracket off the palm rest and keyboard assembly 67 ...

Page 68: ...ch pad bracket NOTE Ensure that the touch pad is aligned with the guides available on the palm rest and keyboard assembly and the gap on either sides of the touch pad is equal 2 Align the screw holes on the touch pad with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Replace the four screws M2x2 that secure the touch pad to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 4 Adhere the tape that secu...

Page 69: ...have made to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program You must make the appropriate 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 the cables correctly after you replace the system board Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Remove t...

Page 70: ...rive cable from the system board 6 Using the pull tab disconnect the camera cable from the system board 7 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible 8 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 9 Open the latch and disconnect the status light board cable from the system board 70 ...

Page 71: ...d disconnect the I O board cable from the system board 11 Remove the two screws M2x3 that secure the system board to the computer base 12 Gently release the ports on the system board from the slots on the computer base 71 ...

Page 72: ...13 Lift the system board at an angle and turn the system board over 14 Disconnect the power adapter port cable from the system board 72 ...

Page 73: ...15 Remove the heat sink 73 ...

Page 74: ...ace the system board Procedure 1 Replace the heat sink 2 Connect the power adapter port cable to the system board 3 Turn the system board over 4 Slide the ports on the system board into the slots on the computer base and align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the computer base 5 Replace the two screws M2x3 that secure the system board to the computer base 6 Slide the I O...

Page 75: ...he procedure from step 3 to step 9 in Replacing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Replace the wireless card 4 Replace the solid state drive 5 Replace the memory modules 6 Replace the rear cover 7 Replace the battery 8 Replace the base cover 75 ...

Page 76: ...AUTION For maximum cooling of the processor do not touch 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 base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Remove the solid state drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in R...

Page 77: ...2 Lift the heat sink off the system board 77 ...

Page 78: ...riginal system board and heat sink are reinstalled together If either the system board or the heat sink 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 with the screw holes on the system board 2 In sequential order indicated on the heat sink replace the six screws M2x3 that secure the heat sink t...

Page 79: ...Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 5 Remove the fans 6 Remove the system board Procedure 1 Remove the four screws M2x3 that secure the power adapter port bracket to the computer base 2 Lift...

Page 80: ...4 Lift the power adapter port along with its cable off the computer base 80 ...

Page 81: ...e power adapter port into the slot on the computer base 2 Align the screw holes on the power adapter port bracket with the screw holes on the computer base 3 Replace the four screws M2x3 that secure the power adapter port bracket to the computer base 4 Route the power adapter port cable through the routing guides on the computer base 5 Connect the power adapter port cable to the system board Post ...

Page 82: ...base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly Procedure 1 Using the pull tab disconnect the camera cable from the system board 2 Peel off the camera cable from the computer base 3 Note the antenna cables routing and remove the antenna cables from the routing guides on t...

Page 83: ...ove the display cable from the routing guides on the computer base and peel off the display cable from the computer base 8 Remove the two screws M2x3 that secure the display assembly to the computer base 83 ...

Page 84: ...the two screws M2 5x5 that secure the display assembly to the computer base 10 Turn the computer over and open the display 11 Remove the two screws M2 5x5 that secure the display assembly to the computer base 84 ...

Page 85: ...12 Lift the display assembly off the computer base 85 ...

Page 86: ...er over 4 Replace the two screws M2x3 that secure the display assembly to the computer base 5 Replace the two screws M2 5x5 that secure the display assembly to the computer base 6 Route the display cable through the routing guides on the computer base 7 Adhere the display cable and the camera cable to the computer base 8 Connect the display cable to the system board 9 Align the screw hole on displ...

Page 87: ...2 Replace the wireless card 3 Replace the rear cover 4 Replace the battery 5 Replace the base cover 87 ...

Page 88: ... best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touch screen display 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 6 Remove the di...

Page 89: ...2 Lift the display bezel off the display assembly 89 ...

Page 90: ...e your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www 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 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 9 in Replacing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Replace the wireless card...

Page 91: ...the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touch screen display 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 6 Remove the display assembly 7 Rem...

Page 92: ...2 Lift the display hinges off the display back cover 92 ...

Page 93: ...ulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the display back cover 2 Replace the eight screws M2 5x2 5 that secure the display hinges to the display back cover Post requisites 1 Replace the display bezel 2 Replace the display assembly 3 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 9 in Replacing the ...

Page 94: ...y Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touch screen display 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 6 Remove the display assembly 7 Remove the displ...

Page 95: ...2 Gently lift the display panel and turn it over 3 Peel off the tape that secures the display cable to the display panel 4 Open the latch and disconnect the display cable from the display panel 95 ...

Page 96: ...5 Lift the display panel away from the display back cover 96 ...

Page 97: ...nel and close the latch to secure the cable 2 Adhere the tape that secures the display cable to the display panel 3 Turn the display panel over and gently 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 four screws M2x2 5 that secure the display panel to the display back cover Post requisites 1 Replace the...

Page 98: ... practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 6 Remove the display assembly 7 Remove the display bezel 8 Remove the display hinges 9 Remove the display pa...

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Page 100: ...tices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure Adhere and route the display cable according to the routing guides on the display back cover Post requisites 1 Replace the display panel 2 Replace the display hinges 3 Replace the display bezel 4 Replace the display assembly 5 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 9 in Replacing the palm rest and keybo...

Page 101: ...ices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touch screen display 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the rear cover 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 6 Remove the display assem...

Page 102: ...2 Using a plastic scribe pry and lift the camera off the display back cover 102 ...

Page 103: ...afety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Using the alignment posts adhere the camera to the display back cover 2 Connect the camera cable to the camera Post requisites 1 Replace the display bezel 2 Replace the display assembly 3 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 9 in Replacing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 4 Replace...

Page 104: ...nside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the wireless card 4 Remove the rear cover 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 6 Remove the display assembly 7 Remove the display bezel 8 Remove th...

Page 105: ...Procedure 1 Note the camera cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on the display back cover and antenna assembly 105 ...

Page 106: ...2 After performing the above step we are left with the display back cover and antenna assembly 106 ...

Page 107: ...tices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure Place the display back cover and antenna assembly on a flat surface Post requisites 1 Replace the camera 2 Replace the display cable 3 Replace the display panel 4 Replace the display hinges 5 Replace the display bezel 6 Replace the display assembly 7 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 9 in Replacing...

Page 108: ...o not have the Service Tag use the auto detect feature or manually browse for your computer model 4 Click Drivers downloads Find it myself 5 Select the operating system installed on your computer 6 Scroll down the page and expand BIOS 7 Click Download to download the latest version of the BIOS for your computer 8 After the download is complete navigate to the folder where you saved the BIOS update...

Page 109: ...Off Power adapter is connected and the battery is fully charged Computer is running on battery and the battery has more than 5 percent charge Computer is in sleep state hibernation or turned off The power and battery status light blinks amber along with beep codes indicating failures For example the power and battery status light blinks amber two times followed by a pause and then blinks white thr...

Page 110: ...r may emit a series of beeps during start up if the errors or problems cannot be displayed The repetitive beep codes help the user troubleshoot problems with the computer Camera status light Indicates whether the camera is in use Solid white Camera is in use Off Camera is not in use Caps Lock status light Indicates whether Caps Lock is enabled or disabled Solid white Caps Lock enabled Off Caps Loc...

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