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Before You Begin
Dell™ Latitude™ D530 Service Manual
Recommended Tools
Turning Off Your Computer
Before Working Inside Your Computer
This chapter provides procedures for removing and installing the components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that the
following conditions exist:
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You have performed the steps in
Turning Off Your Computer
and
Before Working Inside Your Computer
.
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You have read the safety information in the Dell™
Product Information Guide.
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A component can be replaced or
—
if purchased separately
—
installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse order.
Recommended Tools
The procedures in this document may require the following tools:
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Small flat-blade screwdriver
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Small Phillips screwdriver
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Small plastic scribe
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Flash BIOS update program CD
Turning Off Your Computer
1.
Shut down the operating system:
For the
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP operating system:
a.
Save and close all open files and exit all open programs.
b.
C
lick
Start
®
Shut Down
®
Shut down
.
The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete.
c.
Continue to Step 2.
For the
Microsoft Windows Vista
®
operating system:
a.
Save and close all open files and exit all open programs.
b.
C
lick the Windows Vista Start button
.
c.
Click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click
Shut Down
.
The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete.
2.
Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut
down your operating system, press and hold the power button for about four seconds until the computer is completely turned off.
Before Working Inside Your Computer
Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your own personal safety.
NOTICE:
To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer.
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide
.
NOTICE:
Handle components and cards with care. Do not touch the components or contacts on a card. Hold a card by its edges or by its metal
mounting bracket. Hold a component such as a processor by its edges, not by its pins.
