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a. screw

b. palm-rest assembly

c. display hinge

3. Note the power-adapter port cable routing and remove the cable from its routing guides.
4. Remove the screw that secures the power-adapter port to the palm-rest assembly.
5. Lift the power-adapter port, along with its cable, off the palm-rest assembly.

1. screw

2. power-adapter port

3. palm-rest assembly

4. power-adapter port cable

Removing the power-adapter port

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Summary of Contents for Latitude 3000 Series

Page 1: ...Inspiron 15 3000 Series Service Manual with optical drive Regulatory Model P47F Regulatory Type P47F003 December 2020 Rev A01 ...

Page 2: ...oid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright 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 t...

Page 3: ...tes 12 Procedure 12 Chapter 6 Replacing the optical drive 14 Procedure 14 Post requisites 14 Chapter 7 Removing the keyboard 15 Prerequisites 15 Procedure 15 Chapter 8 Replacing the keyboard 17 Procedure 17 Post requisites 17 Chapter 9 Removing the base cover 18 Prerequisites 18 Procedure 18 Chapter 10 Replacing the base cover 21 Procedure 21 Post requisites 21 Chapter 11 Removing the hard drive 2...

Page 4: ...button board 34 Prerequisites 34 Procedure 34 Chapter 18 Replacing the power button board 36 Procedure 36 Post requisites 36 Chapter 19 Removing the speakers 37 Prerequisites 37 Procedure 37 Chapter 20 Replacing the speakers 38 Procedure 38 Post requisites 38 Chapter 21 Removing the I O board 39 Prerequisites 39 Procedure 39 Chapter 22 Replacing the I O board 41 Procedure 41 Post requisites 41 Cha...

Page 5: ...erequisites 52 Procedure 52 Chapter 30 Replacing the touch pad 55 Procedure 55 Post requisites 55 Chapter 31 Removing the power adapter port 56 Prerequisites 56 Procedure 56 Chapter 32 Replacing the power adapter port 58 Procedure 58 Post requisites 58 Chapter 33 Removing the display assembly 59 Prerequisites 59 Procedure 59 Chapter 34 Replacing the display assembly 62 Procedure 62 Post requisites...

Page 6: ...er 40 Replacing the camera 71 Procedure 71 Post requisites 71 Chapter 41 Removing the display hinges 72 Prerequisites 72 Procedure 72 Chapter 42 Replacing the display hinges 74 Procedure 74 Post requisites 74 Chapter 43 Removing the palm rest 75 Prerequisites 75 Procedure 75 Chapter 44 Replacing the palm rest 77 Procedure 77 Post requisites 77 Chapter 45 Flashing the BIOS 78 Chapter 46 Getting hel...

Page 7: ...ith your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance NOTE Disconnect all power sources before opening the computer cover or panels After you finish working inside the computer replace all covers panels and screws before connecting to the power source CAUTION To avoid damaging the computer ensure that the work surface is flat...

Page 8: ...ting cables ensure that the ports and connectors are correctly oriented and aligned CAUTION Press and eject any installed card from the media card reader Recommended tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools Phillips screwdriver Plastic scribe 8 Before working inside your computer ...

Page 9: ... 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 2 After working inside your computer 9 ...

Page 10: ...more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Topics Procedure Procedure 1 Close the display and turn the computer over 2 Slide the battery release latch to the unlocked position 3 Lift the battery at an angle and remove the battery from the battery bay a battery b battery release latch 4 Turn the computer over open the display and press t...

Page 11: ...instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Topics Procedure Procedure 1 Close the display and turn the computer over 2 Place the battery in the battery bay and snap the battery into place NOTE The battery release latch returns to the locked position if the battery is installed prope...

Page 12: ...ites Procedure Prerequisites Remove the battery Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures the optical drive assembly to the base cover 2 Using a plastic scribe push the optical drive assembly out of the optical drive bay 3 Pull the optical drive assembly out of the optical drive bay 1 optical drive assembly 2 plastic scribe 3 screw 4 base cover 4 Carefully pry the optical drive bezel off the optic...

Page 13: ...1 screw 2 optical drive 3 optical drive bezel 4 optical drive bracket Removing the optical drive 13 ...

Page 14: ...optical drive bracket with the screw hole on the optical drive NOTE You must correctly align the optical drive bracket to ensure that the optical drive can be properly secured to the computer For correct orientation see step 5 in Removing the optical drive 2 Replace the screw that secures the optical drive bracket to the optical drive 3 Align the tabs on the optical drive bezel with the slots on t...

Page 15: ...ices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Topics Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites Remove the battery Procedure 1 Turn the computer over and open the display 2 Using a plastic scribe gently release the tabs that secure the keyboard to the palm rest assembly 3 Slide the keyboard up to release it from the slots on the palm rest assembly 4 Carefully turn t...

Page 16: ...t assembly 5 Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board 1 latch 2 keyboard cable 3 keyboard 4 palm rest assembly 6 Lift the keyboard along with the cable off the palm rest assembly 16 Removing the keyboard ...

Page 17: ...safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Topics Procedure Post requisites Procedure 1 Slide the keyboard cable into the system board connector and close the latch to secure the cable 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 place 3 Close the displa...

Page 18: ...home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Topics Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard Procedure 1 Open the display and remove the screws that secure the palm rest assembly to the base cover from its connector on the system board 2 Open the latch and disconnect the optical dr...

Page 19: ... the palm rest assembly a screws 13 b base cover c palm rest assembly 5 Using your fingertips gently pry the base cover off the palm rest assembly a base cover b palm rest assembly 6 Turn the base cover over 7 Release the optical drive interposer from the tabs on the base cover Removing the base cover 19 ...

Page 20: ...1 base cover 2 optical drive interposer 3 tabs 2 4 optical drive cable 20 Removing the base cover ...

Page 21: ...ve interposer with the tabs on the base cover and snap it into place 2 Turn the base cover over 3 Slide the tabs on the base cover into the slots on the palm rest assembly and snap the base cover into place 4 Replace the screws that secure the base cover to the palm rest assembly 5 Turn the computer over 6 Open the display and replace the screws that secure the palm rest assembly to the base cover...

Page 22: ...rcise 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 Topics Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover Procedure 1 Remove the scr...

Page 23: ...drive cable 4 latch 4 Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive assembly a interposer b hard drive assembly 5 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive and lift it off the hard drive Removing the hard drive 23 ...

Page 24: ...a hard drive b screws 4 c hard drive bracket 24 Removing the hard drive ...

Page 25: ...crew holes on the hard drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive 2 Replace the screws 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 palm rest assembly 5 Replace the screws that secure the hard drive assembly to the palm rest assembly 6 Slide the hard ...

Page 26: ...me page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Topics Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover Procedure 1 Using your fingertips spread apart the securing clips at each end of the memory module slot until the memor...

Page 27: ...c memory module slot Removing the memory module 27 ...

Page 28: ... page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Topics Procedure Post requisites Procedure 1 Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory module slot 2 Slide the memory module firmly into the slot at an angle and 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 memory module 2 securing clips 2 3 mem...

Page 29: ...2 Replace the keyboard 3 Follow the procedures from step 4 to step 5 in Replacing the optical drive 4 Replace the battery Replacing the memory module 29 ...

Page 30: ...tory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Topics Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover Procedure 1 Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card 2 Remove the screw that secures the ...

Page 31: ...1 antenna cables 2 2 wireless card 3 wireless card slot 4 screw Removing the wireless card 31 ...

Page 32: ...isites Procedure 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 and slide the card into the slot 2 Press the other end of the wireless card and replace the screw that secures the wireless card to the system board 3 Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card The following table provides...

Page 33: ...es 2 5 notch 6 tab Post requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in Replacing the base cover 2 Replace the keyboard 3 Follow the procedures from step 4 to step 5 in Replacing the optical drive 4 Replace the battery Replacing the wireless card 33 ...

Page 34: ...es see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Topics Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover Procedure 1 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible 2 Open th...

Page 35: ... the screw that secures the power button board to the palm rest assembly 6 Note the power button board cable routing and peel it off the palm rest assembly 7 Slide and remove the power button board along with its cable from under the tab on the palm rest assembly 1 power button board cable 2 palm rest assembly 3 tab 4 power button board 5 tape 6 screw Removing the power button board 35 ...

Page 36: ... screw hole on the palm rest assembly 2 Replace the screw that secures the power button board to the palm rest assembly 3 Adhere the tape that secures the power button board to the palm rest assembly 4 Adhere the power button board cable to the palm rest assembly 5 Slide the power button board cable through the slot on the palm rest assembly 6 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as ...

Page 37: ...ompliance Topics Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover Procedure 1 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 2 Note the speaker cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on the palm re...

Page 38: ...at www dell com regulatory_compliance Topics Procedure Post requisites Procedure 1 Align the speakers using the alignment posts on the palm rest assembly and snap the speakers into place 2 Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the palm rest assembly 3 Connect the speaker cable to the system board Post requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in Replacing the base cov...

Page 39: ...liance Topics Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures the I O board to the palm rest assembly 2 Turn the I O board over and peel the tape that secures the I O board cable...

Page 40: ...3 tape 4 I O board cable 5 latch 40 Removing the I O board ...

Page 41: ...uisites Procedure 1 Slide the I O board cable into its connector on the I O board and close the latch to secure the cable 2 Adhere the tape that secures the I O board cable to the I O board 3 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 4 Replace the screw that secures the I O board to the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Follo...

Page 42: ...n 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 Topics Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base ...

Page 43: ...re safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www dell com regulatory_compliance Topics Procedure Post requisites Procedure With the positive side facing up snap the coin cell battery into the battery socket on the system board Post requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in Replacing the base cover 2 Replace the keyboard 3 Follow the procedures from step 4 to...

Page 44: ... the heat sink to cool before you touch it CAUTION 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 Topics Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow th...

Page 45: ...1 tab 2 screws 4 3 heat sink 4 system board Removing the heat sink 45 ...

Page 46: ...f the original 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 Topics Procedure Post requisites Procedure 1 Slide the heat sink below the tab on the display hinge and place it on the system board 2 Align the screws on the heat sink with the screw holes...

Page 47: ...t 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 the cables correctly after you replace the system board Topics Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the k...

Page 48: ...button board cable 3 Close the display and turn the computer over 4 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 5 Remove the screw that secures the system board to the palm rest assembly a system board b screw c speaker cable 48 Removing the system board ...

Page 49: ...b c speaker 9 Peel the tapes that secure the I O board cable and display cable to the system board 10 Open the latches and disconnect the I O board cable and display cable from the system board 11 Disconnect the power adapter port cable from the system board 12 Lift the system board off the palm rest assembly 1 system board 2 tape 3 display cable 4 power adapter port cable Removing the system boar...

Page 50: ...5 palm rest assembly 6 latches 2 7 I O board cable 8 tape 50 Removing the system board ...

Page 51: ...es that secure the display cable and I O board cable to the system board 3 Connect the power adapter port cable to the system board 4 Turn the system board over 5 Slide the ports into the slots on the palm rest assembly 6 Slide the system board below the tab on the left speaker and align the screw hole on the system board with the screw hole on the palm rest assembly 7 Replace the screw that secur...

Page 52: ...l com regulatory_compliance Topics Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the memory module 7 Remove the wireless card 8 Remove th...

Page 53: ...d bracket to the touch pad 4 Open the latch and disconnect the touch pad cable from the touch pad 1 touch pad cable 2 latch 3 palm rest assembly 4 screws 3 5 touch pad bracket 6 tape 5 Lift the touch pad bracket off the touch pad a touch pad bracket b palm rest assembly 6 Lift the touch pad off the palm rest assembly Removing the touch pad 53 ...

Page 54: ...a palm rest assembly b touch pad 54 Removing the touch pad ...

Page 55: ...st assembly 3 Slide the touch pad cable into the connector on the touch pad and close the latch to secure the cable 4 Align the screw holes on the touch pad bracket with the screw holes on the palm rest assembly 5 Replace the screws that secure the touch pad bracket to the palm rest assembly 6 Adhere the tape over the touch pad bracket Post requisites 1 Replace the heat sink 2 Replace the I O boar...

Page 56: ...cs Prerequisites Procedure Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the memory module 7 Remove the wireless card 8 Remove the I O board 9 Remove the heat si...

Page 57: ...he cable from its routing guides 4 Remove the screw that secures the power adapter port to the palm rest assembly 5 Lift the power adapter port along with its cable off the palm rest assembly 1 screw 2 power adapter port 3 palm rest assembly 4 power adapter port cable Removing the power adapter port 57 ...

Page 58: ...t secures the power adapter port to the palm rest assembly 3 Route the power adapter port cable along its routing guides on the palm rest assembly 4 Close the display hinge and replace the screw that secures the display hinge to the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Replace the display assembly 2 Replace the system board 3 Replace the heat sink 4 Replace the I O board 5 Replace the wireless car...

Page 59: ...ery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the memory module 7 Remove the wireless card 8 Remove the I O board 9 Remove the heat sink 10 Remove the system board Procedure 1 Remove the screw...

Page 60: ...1 antenna cables 2 2 palm rest assembly 3 display cable 4 display hinges 2 5 screws 3 4 Open the palm rest assembly a palm rest assembly 60 Removing the display assembly ...

Page 61: ...mbly 5 Lift the palm rest assembly at an angle off the display assembly a palm rest assembly b display assembly 6 Place the display assembly on a clean flat surface a display assembly Removing the display assembly 61 ...

Page 62: ...the screw holes on the palm rest assembly 3 Replace the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm rest assembly 4 Route the display cable through its routing guides on the palm rest assembly 5 Route the antenna cables through its routing guides on the palm rest assembly 6 Close the display and turn the computer over Post requisites 1 Replace the system board 2 Replace the heat sink 3 Repla...

Page 63: ...ctions are applicable only for laptops with a non touch screen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the memory module 7 Remove the wireless card 8 Remove the ...

Page 64: ...a display bezel b display panel 64 Removing the display bezel ...

Page 65: ...dure Post requisites 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 heat sink 4 Replace the I O board 5 Replace the wireless card 6 Replace the memory module 7 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in Replacing the hard drive 8 Follow the procedur...

Page 66: ...s are applicable only for laptops with a non touch screen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the memory module 7 Remove the wireless card 8 Remove the I O b...

Page 67: ...res the display cable to the display back cover 4 Open the latch and disconnect the display cable from the display back cover 5 Lift the display panel off the display back cover 1 display panel 2 display cable 3 latch 4 tape 5 display back cover Removing the display panel 67 ...

Page 68: ...isplay cable to the display back cover 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 board 4 Replace the heat si...

Page 69: ...applicable only for laptops with a non touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the memory module 7 Remove the wireless card 8 Remove the I O board 9 ...

Page 70: ...1 display back cover 2 camera 3 plastic scribe 4 camera cable 70 Removing the camera ...

Page 71: ...nnect the camera cable to the camera 2 Align the camera to the alignment posts on the display back cover and snap the camera in place Post requisites 1 Replace the display bezel 2 Replace the display assembly 3 Replace the system board 4 Replace the heat sink 5 Replace the I O board 6 Replace the wireless card 7 Replace the memory module 8 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in Replacing th...

Page 72: ...on touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the memory module 7 Remove the wireless card 8 Remove the I O board 9 Remove the heat sink 10 Remove the s...

Page 73: ...1 screws 6 2 latches 2 3 display hinges 2 4 display back cover Removing the display hinges 73 ...

Page 74: ...ign the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the display back cover 3 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 heat sink 6 Replace the I O board 7 Replace the wireless card 8 Replace the memory module...

Page 75: ...for laptops with a non touch screen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the optical drive 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removing the base cover 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the memory module 7 Remove the wireless card 8 Remove the power button board 9 Remove...

Page 76: ...1 palm rest 76 Removing the palm rest ...

Page 77: ...ce the palm rest on a clean and flat surface Post requisites 1 Replace the display assembly 2 Replace the power adapter port 3 Replace the touch pad 4 Replace the system board 5 Replace the heat sink 6 Replace the I O board 7 Replace the speakers 8 Replace the power button board 9 Replace the wireless card 10 Replace the memory module 11 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in Replacing the ...

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