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Steps

1. Turn off your computer.
2. Remove the

base cover

NOTE:

The battery must be disconnected from the system board. See Step 4 in

removing the base cover

3. Press and hold the power button for 15 seconds to drain the flea power.
4. Install the

base cover

5. Turn on your computer.

Troubleshooting

Summary of Contents for Inspiron 7506 2-in-1 Black

Page 1: ...Inspiron 7506 2 in 1 Black Service Manual Regulatory Model P97F Regulatory Type P97F005 September 2020 Rev A00 ...

Page 2: ...ential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2020 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners ...

Page 3: ...ery 16 Coin cell battery 17 Removing the coin cell battery 17 Installing the coin cell battery 18 Memory modules 19 Removing the memory modules 19 Installing the memory modules 20 Speakers 22 Removing the speakers 22 Installing the speakers 23 Heat sink 24 Removing the heat sink 24 Installing the heat sink 24 Power adapter port 25 Removing the power adapter port 25 Installing the power adapter por...

Page 4: ... Palm rest and keyboard assembly 56 Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 56 Installing the palm rest and keyboard assembly 57 Chapter 3 Drivers and downloads 58 Chapter 4 System setup 59 Entering BIOS setup program 59 Navigation keys 59 Boot Sequence 59 One time boot menu 60 System setup options 60 Clearing CMOS settings 69 Clearing BIOS System Setup and System passwords 69 Chapter 5 Troub...

Page 5: ...r computer WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that is shipped with your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance WARNING Disconnect your computer from all power sources before opening the computer cover or panels After you finish working inside the computer replace all covers panels an...

Page 6: ... to the damage The weakened trace may take weeks or months to melt and in the meantime may cause degradation of memory integrity intermittent memory errors etc The more difficult type of damage to recognize and troubleshoot is the intermittent also called latent or walking wounded failure Perform the following steps to prevent ESD damage Use a wired ESD wrist strap that is properly grounded The us...

Page 7: ... 30 centimeters away from sensitive parts before physically handling any hardware components ESD Packaging All ESD sensitive devices must be shipped and received in static safe packaging Metal static shielded bags are preferred However you should always return the damaged part using the same ESD bag and packaging that the new part arrived in The ESD bag should be folded over and taped shut and all...

Page 8: ...gnetic surfaces Ensure that the screws are not left attached to such surfaces when replacing a component NOTE Screw color may vary with the configuration ordered Table 1 Screw list Component Secured to Screw type Quantity Screw image Base cover Palm rest and keyboard assembly M2x4 6 Battery Palm rest and keyboard assembly M2x3 2 Wireless card bracket Wireless card and palm rest and keyboard assemb...

Page 9: ... rest and keyboard assembly M2x3 5 4 Display hinges Palm rest and keyboard assembly M2 5x5 2 Power adapter port Palm rest and keyboard assembly M2x3 1 Power button bracket Palm rest and keyboard assembly M1 6x2 5 2 USB Type C bracket System board and palm rest and keyboard assembly M2x3 2 System board Palm rest and keyboard assembly M2x2 2 Major components of Inspiron 7506 2 in 1 Black The followi...

Page 10: ... bracket 14 Power button with fingerprint reader 15 I O board 16 Pen garage cable 17 Solid state drive 18 Solid state drive thermal bracket NOTE Dell provides a list of components and their part numbers for the original system configuration purchased These parts are available according to warranty coverages purchased by the customer Contact your Dell sales representative for purchase options 10 Re...

Page 11: ...isites 1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer About this task The following images indicate the location of the base cover and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure Removing and installing components 11 ...

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Page 13: ...he base cover from the palm rest and keyboard assembly NOTE The following step is applicable only if you want to further remove any other component from your computer 4 Disconnect the battery cable from the system board 5 Turn your computer over and press the power button for 15 seconds to drain the flea power Installing the base cover Prerequisites If you are replacing a component remove the exis...

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Page 15: ...ter working inside your computer Battery Lithium ion battery precautions CAUTION Exercise caution when handling Lithium ion batteries Discharge the battery completely before removing it Disconnect the AC power adapter from the system and operate the computer solely on battery power the battery is fully discharged when the computer no longer turns on when the power button is pressed Do not crush dr...

Page 16: ...and resellers Removing the battery Prerequisites 1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer 2 Remove the base cover About this task The following image indicates the location of the battery and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure Steps 1 Remove the two screws M2x3 that secure the battery to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Loosen the captive screw that...

Page 17: ...xt steps 1 Install the base cover 2 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer Coin cell battery Removing the coin cell battery Prerequisites 1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer NOTE Removing the I O board cable is equivalent to removing the coin cell battery It resets the BIOS setup program s settings to default It is recommended that you note the BIOS se...

Page 18: ...c scribe peel the coin cell battery off the palm rest and keyboard assembly Installing the coin cell battery Prerequisites If you are replacing a component remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure About this task The following image indicates the location of the coin cell battery and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure 18 Removing and in...

Page 19: ...e palm rest and keyboard assembly Next steps 1 Install the base cover 2 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer Memory modules Removing the memory modules Prerequisites 1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer 2 Remove the base cover About this task The following image indicates the location of the memory modules and provides a visual representation of the r...

Page 20: ... module slot NOTE Repeat step 2 to step 3 to remove any other memory modules installed in your computer Installing the memory modules Prerequisites If you are replacing a component remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure About this task The following image indicates the location of the memory modules and provides a visual representation of the installation proced...

Page 21: ... into the memory module slot 4 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 NOTE Repeat step 2 to step 4 to install any other memory modules in your computer Next steps 1 Install the base cover 2 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer Removing and installing components 21 ...

Page 22: ...entation of the removal procedure Steps 1 Remove the I O board cable from the routing guides on the fan 2 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 3 Peel the tape that secures the speaker cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 4 Remove the speaker cable from the routing guides on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 5 Lift both the speakers along with the cables off the palm rest an...

Page 23: ...bber grommets place the speakers on the slots of the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Adhere the tape that secures the speaker to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 4 Connect the speaker cable to the system board 5 Route the I O board cable through the routing guides on the fan Next steps 1 Install the ba...

Page 24: ...s a visual representation of the removal procedure Steps 1 Peel the tape that secures the touchscreen cable to the heat sink 2 In reverse sequential order as indicated on the heat sink loosen the seven captive screws that secure the heat sink to the system board 3 Lift the heat sink off the system board Installing the heat sink Prerequisites If you are replacing a component remove the existing com...

Page 25: ... heat sink to the system board 3 Adhere the tape that secures the touchscreen cable to the heat sink Next steps 1 Install the base cover 2 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer Power adapter port Removing the power adapter port Prerequisites 1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer 2 Remove the base cover About this task The following image indicates the l...

Page 26: ...ures the power adapter port to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 6 Remove the power adapter port cable from the routing guide on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 7 Lift the power adapter port along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly Installing the power adapter port Prerequisites If you are replacing a component remove the existing component before performing the installat...

Page 27: ... that secure the right display hinge to the system board and palm rest and keyboard assembly 7 Replace the screw M2 5x5 that secures the right display hinge to the system board and palm rest and keyboard assembly Next steps 1 Install the base cover 2 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer Touchpad Removing the touchpad Prerequisites 1 Follow the procedure in Before working insi...

Page 28: ...and keyboard assembly 5 Remove the two screws M2x2 that secure the touchpad to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 6 Slide and lift the touchpad off the palm rest and keyboard assembly Installing the touchpad Prerequisites If you are replacing a component remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure About this task The following image indicates the location of the tou...

Page 29: ...assembly 6 Replace the three screws M2x2 that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 7 Adhere the tape that secures the speaker cable to the touchpad bracket Next steps 1 Install the battery 2 Install the base cover 3 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer Pen garage cable Removing the pen garage cable Prerequisites 1 Follow the procedure in Before w...

Page 30: ...ard assembly 4 Lift the pen garage cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly Installing the pen garage cable Prerequisites If you are replacing a component remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure About this task The following image indicates the location of the pen garage cable and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure 30 Removing and...

Page 31: ...ct the pen garage cable to the system board Next steps 1 Install the base cover 2 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer Solid state drive Removing the M 2 2230 solid state drive Prerequisites 1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer 2 Remove the base cover About this task The following image indicates the location of the M 2 2230 solid state drive and prov...

Page 32: ...d state drive from the solid state drive slot Installing the M 2 2230 solid state drive Prerequisites If you are replacing a component remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure About this task This computer supports two solid state drive form factors M 2 2230 M 2 2280 If you are replacing the M 2 2230 solid state drive with an M 2 2280 solid state drive the followi...

Page 33: ...The following image indicates the location of the M 2 2230 solid state drive and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure Removing and installing components 33 ...

Page 34: ...the screw M1 6x2 5 that secures the solid state drive bracket to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 5 Slide the solid state drive firmly into the solid state drive slot at an angle 6 Replace the screw M2x3 that secures the solid state drive to the solid state drive bracket 7 Align the screw hole on the solid state drive thermal bracket with the screw hole on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 8 ...

Page 35: ...ift the solid state drive thermal bracket off the solid state drive 3 Slide and remove the solid state drive from the solid state drive slot Installing the M 2 2280 solid state drive Prerequisites If you are replacing a component remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure About this task This computer supports two solid state drive form factors M 2 2230 M 2 2280 If ...

Page 36: ...Perform step 1 to step 3 if you are replacing the M 2 2280 solid state drive with an M 2 2230 solid state drive Steps 1 Remove the screw M1 6x2 5 that secures the solid state drive bracket to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Shift the solid state drive bracket to the other side of the solid state drive slot 36 Removing and installing components ...

Page 37: ...embly 8 Replace the two screws M2x3 that secures the solid state drive thermal bracket to the palm rest and keyboard assembly Next steps 1 Install the base cover 2 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer Fan Removing the fan Prerequisites 1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer 2 Remove the base cover About this task The following image indicates the locati...

Page 38: ...y 2 Replace the two screws M2x2 that secure the system fan to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Connect the fan cable to the system board Next steps 1 Install the base cover 2 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer I O board Removing the I O board Prerequisites 1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the fan About this ...

Page 39: ...connect the coin cell battery cable from the I O board 6 Peel the tape that secures the fingerprint reader cable to the I O board 7 Remove the two screws M2x3 that secure the I O board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 8 Open the latch and disconnect the fingerprint reader cable from the I O board 9 Slide and lift the I O board off the palm rest and keyboard assembly Installing the I O board ...

Page 40: ...nto the connector on the I O board and close the latch to secure the cable 5 Connect the I O board cable to the I O board 6 Connect the coin cell battery cable to the I O board 7 Adhere the tape that secures the fingerprint reader cable to the I O board 8 Close the left display hinge 9 Replace the two screws M2x3 5 that secure the left display hinge to the I O board and palm rest and keyboard asse...

Page 41: ... 2 Lift the power button bracket off the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Lift the flap to access the fingerprint reader board 4 Open the latch and disconnect the power button board cable from the fingerprint reader board 5 Lift the power button board along with its cable off the slot on the palm rest and keyboard assembly Installing the power button board Prerequisites If you are replacing a com...

Page 42: ... 5 that secure power button board bracket to the palm rest and keyboard assembly Next steps 1 Install the I O board 2 Install the fan 3 Install the base cover 4 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer Fingerprint reader daughter board Removing the fingerprint reader daughter board Prerequisites 1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer 2 Remove the base cover...

Page 43: ...nt reader daughter board along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly Installing the fingerprint reader daughter board Prerequisites If you are replacing a component remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure About this task The following image indicates the location of the fingerprint reader daughter board and provides a visual representation of the...

Page 44: ...the fingerprint reader board and close the latch to secure the cable Next steps 1 Install the I O board 2 Install the fan 3 Install the base cover 4 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer Display assembly Removing the display assembly Prerequisites 1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer 2 Remove the base cover About this task The following image indicates...

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Page 46: ...e computer at the edge of a table 7 Remove the four screws M2x3 5 that secure the display hinges to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 8 Remove the two screws M2 5x5 that secure the display hinges to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 9 Lift the display assembly off the palm rest and keyboard assembly Installing the display assembly Prerequisites If you are replacing a component remove the exist...

Page 47: ...cure the display hinges to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Replace the two screws M2 5x5 that secure the display hinges to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 4 Close the display and turn the computer over 5 Route the display cable through the routing guides on the fan and palm rest and keyboard assembly Removing and installing components 47 ...

Page 48: ...System board Removing the system board Prerequisites 1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the battery 4 Remove the coin cell battery 5 Remove the memory modules 6 Remove the M 2 2230 solid state drive or M 2 2280 solid state drive as applicable 7 Remove the fan 8 Remove the heat sink About this task The following image indicates the connect...

Page 49: ...The following image indicates the location of the system board and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure Removing and installing components 49 ...

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Page 51: ...est and keyboard assembly 6 Remove the screw M2 5x5 that secures the right display hinge to the system board and palm rest and keyboard assembly 7 Open the hinge at an angle of 90 degrees 8 Peel the tape that secures the pen garage cable to the system board 9 Disconnect the pen garage cable from the system board 10 Disconnect the fan cable from the system board 11 Peel the tape that secures the to...

Page 52: ... 22 Remove the two screws M2x2 that secures the system board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly Installing the system board Prerequisites If you are replacing a component remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure About this task The following image indicates the connectors on your system board Figure 2 System board connectors 1 Power adapter port cable 2 Displa...

Page 53: ...Removing and installing components 53 ...

Page 54: ...on the palm rest and keyboard assembly 2 Replace the two screws M2x2 that secures the system board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly 3 Connect the display cable on to the connector on the system board 54 Removing and installing components ...

Page 55: ...play hinge 19 Replace the two screws M2x3 5 that secures the right display hinge to the system board and palm rest and keyboard assembly 20 Replace the screw M2 5x5 that secures the right display hinge to the system board and palm rest and keyboard assembly 21 Adhere the tape that secures the antenna cables to the system board and route the antenna cables on the system board and palm rest and keyb...

Page 56: ...ve the heat sink 11 Remove the touchpad 12 Remove the power adapter port 13 Remove the power button board 14 Remove the fingerprint reader daughter board 15 Remove the display assembly 16 Remove the pen garage cable 17 Remove the system board NOTE The system board can be removed along with the heat sink About this task The following image indicates the location of the palm rest and keyboard assemb...

Page 57: ...eps 1 Install the system board 2 Install the pen garage cable 3 Install the display assembly 4 Install the fingerprint reader daughter board 5 Install the power button board 6 Install the touchpad 7 Install the power adapter port 8 Install the fan 9 Install the heat sink 10 Install the speakers 11 Install the I O board 12 Install the M 2 2230 solid state drive or M 2 2280 solid state drive as appl...

Page 58: ...rivers and downloads When troubleshooting downloading or installing drivers it is recommended that you read the Dell Knowledge Based article Drivers and Downloads FAQ SLN128938 3 58 Drivers and downloads ...

Page 59: ...k Turn on or restart your computer and press F2 immediately Navigation keys NOTE For most of the System Setup options changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you restart the system Table 3 Navigation keys Keys Navigation Up arrow Moves to the previous field Down arrow Moves to the next field Enter Selects a value in the selected field if applicable or follow the link in the...

Page 60: ...SATA Hard Drive if available Diagnostics The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen System setup options NOTE Depending on this computer and its installed devices the items that are listed in this section may or may not be displayed Table 4 System setup options System information menu Overview Inspiron 7506 2 in 1 BIOS Version Displays the BIOS version numb...

Page 61: ...ys the total computer memory available Memory Speed Displays the memory speed Memory Channel Mode Displays single or dual channel mode Memory Technology Displays the technology that is used for the memory DEVICES Panel Type Displays the Panel Type of the computer Video Controller Displays the integrate graphics information of the computer Video Memory Displays the video memory information of the c...

Page 62: ... Enable Camera Enables or disables the camera By default Enable Camera is selected Audio Enable Audio Enables or disables all integrated audio controller Default ON Enable Microphone Enables or disables microphone By default Enable Microphone is selected Enable Internal Speaker Enables or disables internal speaker By default Enable Internal Speaker is selected USB Thunderbolt Configuration Enable ...

Page 63: ... of various onboard drives Table 8 System setup options Display menu Display Display Brightness Brightness on battery power Sets the screen brightness when the computer is running on battery power Default 50 Brightness on AC power Sets the screen brightness when the computer is running on AC power Default 100 Touchscreen Touchscreen Enables or disables the touchscreen Default ON Full Screen Logo W...

Page 64: ...omputer from entering Sleep S3 mode in the operating system Default OFF NOTE If enabled the computer will not go to sleep Intel Rapid Start will be disabled automatically and the operating system power option will be blank if it was set to Sleep Lid Switch Enable Lid Switch Enable or disable the lid switch Default ON Power On Lid Open Enables the computer to power up from the off state whenever th...

Page 65: ...bles the user to set change or delete the administrator admin password The admin password enables several security features System Password Enables the user to set change or delete the system password Password Configuration Upper Case Letter Enforces password restriction that the password must contain at least one upper case letter Default OFF Lower Case Letter Enforces password restriction that t...

Page 66: ...BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannot work if the Boot Block is damaged In addition this feature cannot work in the event of EC corruption ME corruption or a hardware issue The recovery image must exist on an unencrypted partition on the drive BIOS Downgrade Allow BIOS Downgrade Controls flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions Default ON SupportAssist OS Rec...

Page 67: ...ndary Keyboard Illumination Enables the user to change the keyboard illumination settings Default Bright Keyboard Backlight Timeout on AC Enables the user to define the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when an AC adapter is plugged into the system Default 1 minute Keyboard Backlight Timeout on Battery Enables the user to define the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when the system i...

Page 68: ...options Performance menu Performance Multi Core Support Active Cores Changes the number of CPU cores available to the operating system The default value is set to the maximum number of cores Default All Cores Intel SpeedStep Enable Intel SpeedStep Technology Enables or disables the Intel SpeedStep Technology to dynamically adjust processor voltage and core frequency decreasing average power consum...

Page 69: ...ear Power events Default Keep Clearing CMOS settings About this task CAUTION Clearing CMOS settings will reset the BIOS settings on your computer Steps 1 Turn off your computer 2 Remove the base cover NOTE The battery must be disconnected from the system board See Step 4 in Removing the base cover 3 Press and hold the power button for 15 seconds to drain the flea power 4 Before you turn on your co...

Page 70: ... Your Dell computer is uniquely identified by a Service Tag or Express Service Code To view relevant support resources for your Dell computer we recommend entering the Service Tag or Express Service Code at www dell com support For more information on how to find the Service Tag for your computer see Locate the Service Tag for your Dell Laptop System diagnostic lights Battery status light Indicate...

Page 71: ...Recovery Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery is a standalone tool that is preinstalled in all Dell computers installed with Windows 10 operating system It consists of tools to diagnose and troubleshoot issues that may occur before your computer boots to the operating system It enables you to diagnose hardware issues repair your computer back up your files or restore your computer to its factory state Y...

Page 72: ...setup program filename and press Enter 8 The BIOS Update Utility appears Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the BIOS update Backup media and recovery options It is recommended to create a recovery drive to troubleshoot and fix problems that may occur with Windows Dell proposes multiple options for recovering Windows operating system on your Dell PC For more information see Dell Wind...

Page 73: ...se cover NOTE The battery must be disconnected from the system board See Step 4 in removing the base cover 3 Press and hold the power button for 15 seconds to drain the flea power 4 Install the base cover 5 Turn on your computer Troubleshooting 73 ...

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