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5.

Ground yourself and install the new memory module:  
 

a.

 

Align the notch in the module with the slot in the center of the connector.  

 

b.

 

Slide the edge of the module firmly into the connector, and rotate the module down until you feel a click. If you do not feel the click, remove the 

module and reinstall it.  
 

 

 

6.

Replace the memory module shield and tighten the captive screw.  
 

 

  

7.

Insert the battery into the battery bay, or connect the AC adapter to your computer and an electrical outlet.  
 

 

  

8.

Turn on the computer.  
 

 

 

When You Have Installed the Memory Module(s) 

 

 

If You Are Replacing Memory  

As the computer boots, it detects the installed memory. The system configuration information remains the same. 

 

 

If You Are Upgrading Memory  

As the computer boots, it detects the change in memory and automatically updates the system configuration information. 

 

 

Confirming Installed Memory  

To confirm the amount of memory installed in the computer, use one of the following methods: 

l

 

Click the 

Start

 button, click 

Help and Support

, and then click 

Computer Information

 

l

 Access the system setup program by pressing <F2> immediately when the DELL™ logo appears. If you wait too long and the Microsoft® 

Windows

® 

logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again. See "Using the System Setup 
Program" in your 

User's Guide

 

 

Mini PCI Card  

If you ordered a Mini PCI card at the same time that you ordered your computer, Dell has already installed the card for you. 

 

 

 

 

1.

Follow the instructions in "

Preparing to Work Inside the Computer

."  

 

 

  

securing clips (2 per connector) 

memory module 

 

NOTE: 

If the memory module is not installed properly, the computer does not boot. The Num Lock and Scroll Lock lights blink about 10 times.

 

CAUTION: 

Before working inside your computer, read the safety instructions in your 

Product Information Guide

.

 

NOTICE: 

To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your 

computer's electronic components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface.

 

NOTICE: 

Handle components and cards by their edges, and avoid touching pins and contacts.

Summary of Contents for Latitude X1

Page 1: ...laiming the marks and names or their products Dell Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own March 2005 Rev A00 Before You Begin Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology System Components Coin Cell Battery Keyboard Secure Digital Card Reader Hinge Covers Speaker Display Assembly System Board Memory Module Mini PCI Card Modem and Devices Power B...

Page 2: ...y only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in Dell s product documentation or as directed by Dell s online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product NOTICE To prevent stat...

Page 3: ...gram floppy disk or CD Computer Orientation Screw Identification When you are removing and replacing components print this section as a tool to lay out and keep track of the screws The placemat provides the number of screws and their sizes 1 back 2 right 3 front 4 left Modem 1 each Keyboard 7 each Display Hinges 2 each 2 each ...

Page 4: ...s Page Display Bezel 4 each Thermal Assembly 4 each Display Bracket 4 each Speaker 2 each Secure Digital Card Reader 3 each Palm Rest 7 each System Board 5 each Internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology 1 each ...

Page 5: ...r CD and turn on the computer Follow the instructions that appear on the screen The computer continues to boot and updates the new BIOS When the update is complete the computer automatically reboots 4 Press F2 during POST to enter the system setup program 5 Press Esc select Save changes and reboot and then press Enter to save configuration changes 6 Remove the flash BIOS update program floppy disk...

Page 6: ...wireless technology to the computer base 4 Disconnect the cable from the internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology 5 Pry open the securing tabs on the carrier for the card and lift the card out Back to Contents Page CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge ground yourself by usin...

Page 7: ... board 3 Lift the audio connector clip out of the base Back to Contents Page CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface such as the back panel on the computer 1 audio connector clip ...

Page 8: ...ur computer without a battery however without a battery the configuration information is erased if the computer is turned off or unplugged from the electrical outlet In that case you must enter system setup and reset the configuration options To replace the battery 1 Record all the screens in the system setup program so that you can restore the correct settings in step 9 1 Follow the instructions ...

Page 9: ... and restore the settings you recorded in step 1 10 Properly dispose of the old battery See the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide Back to Contents Page 1 coin cell battery 2 system board connector NOTICE To connect a network cable first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into the computer ...

Page 10: ...ure the thermal cooling assembly to the system board 6 Lift the thermal cooling assembly straight out of the system board CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface such as the back pan...

Page 11: ...Back to Contents Page 1 M2 x 3 mm screws 4 2 thermal cooling assembly ...

Page 12: ...ews from the hinges 8 Remove the captive display cable ground screw if present 9 Disconnect the display cable using the pull tab and release the cable from the cable routing guides 10 Disconnect the two antenna cable connectors 11 Lift the display straight out of the computer base CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTI...

Page 13: ...open the snaps 1 display cable connector pull tab 2 display cable ground screw if present 3 M2 x 5 mm screws 2 4 antenna cable connectors 2 CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface su...

Page 14: ...isplay panel 8 Remove the two M2 x 4 mm screws that secure the inverter board 9 Remove the four M2 x 4 mm screws that secure the hinges and display panel to the top cover 10 Lift the display panel straight out of the top cover 1 display bumpers 4 2 M2 x 4 mm screws 4 3 display bezel CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NO...

Page 15: ... sides 12 Remove the tape that holds the display cable to the back of the display panel 13 Pull the display cable connector away from the cable connector on the back of the display panel 1 M2 x 4 mm screws 8 2 captive display cable ground screw 3 display panel 1 display panel brackets 2 2 M2 x 3 mm CH screws 4 ...

Page 16: ...14 Disconnect the display cable from the inverter board 15 Disconnect the display backlight cable from the inverter board 1 display cable 2 display cable connector 1 inverter board 2 display cable ...

Page 17: ...NOTE Do not crimp or crunch cables during reinstallation Back to Contents Page 1 display backlight cable 2 inverter board ...

Page 18: ... drive from the computer when the drive is hot do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive CAUTION Before working inside your computer read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTICE To prevent data loss shut down your computer before removing the hard drive Do not remove the hard drive while the computer is on in standby mode or in hibernate mode NOTICE Hard drives are ...

Page 19: ... drive 2 alignment pin 3 plastic tab 4 hard drive cable NOTICE When the hard drive is not in the computer store it in protective antistatic packaging See Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge in your Product Information Guide ...

Page 20: ...de screw driver to pry up one of the hinge covers c Lift the hinge cover away from the computer and lay it aside d Repeat steps a through c to remove the other hinge cover Back to Contents Page CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or ...

Page 21: ......

Page 22: ...from the front near the touch pad approximately 45 degrees b Disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board by using a plastic scribe to disengage the two system board connector tabs c Pull the keyboard away from the computer CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge ground yourself...

Page 23: ...Back to Contents Page ...

Page 24: ...from the computer base 10 Lift the palm rest pulling apart the snaps on the base 11 Disconnect the touch pad cable from ZIF connector on the system board CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted me...

Page 25: ...Back to Contents Page 1 screw labeled P 2 top of the palm rest 3 touch pad cable 4 ZIF connector on system board ...

Page 26: ...ideo Connector IEEE 1394 Connector USB Connector Video Connector IEEE 1394 Connector Pin Signal 1 USB5V 2 USBP 3 USBP 4 GND Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 CRT_R 9 5V 2 CRT_G 10 GND 3 CRT_B 11 MONITOR_DETECT 4 NC 12 DDC_DATA 5 GND 13 CRT_HS 6 GND 14 CRT_VS 7 GND 15 DDC_CLK 8 GND Pin Signal 1 TPB 2 TPB 3 TPA 4 TPA ...

Page 27: ...Back to Contents Page ...

Page 28: ... 8 Remove the palm rest 9 Disconnect the power button cable from the system board 10 Remove the M2 x 3 mm screw securing the power button to the system board 11 Lift the power button straight out of the base Back to Contents Page CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge ground yourself ...

Page 29: ...secure digital card reader straight up and disengage it from the system board connector Back to Contents Page CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface such as the back panel on the co...

Page 30: ...stem board Back to Contents Page CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface such as the back panel on the computer NOTICE Handle the speaker with care to avoid damaging the speaker 1 sp...

Page 31: ...ard drive 6 Remove the thermal cooling assembly 7 Remove the palm rest 8 Remove the Mini PCI card 9 Remove the modem 10 Disconnect the speaker from the system board 11 Disconnect the internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology from the system board 12 Disconnect the power button cable from the system board CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions in your...

Page 32: ...rform all the steps in Removing the System Board in reverse order 2 Turn on the computer 3 Connect an external floppy or CD drive to the computer 4 Insert the floppy disk or CD that accompanied the replacement system board into the drive 5 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen Back to Contents Page 1 M2 x 3 mm screws 6 2 power button connector 3 M2 x 3 mm captive screw 4 hard drive cab...

Page 33: ...in this document assumes that a part can be replaced or if purchased separately installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse order 1 display assembly 11 Mini PCI card 2 keyboard 12 internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology 3 right side hinge cover 13 Secure Digital card reader 4 hard drive cage 14 microprocessor 5 palm rest 15 thermal cooling assembly 6 hard drive 16 battery 7 s...

Page 34: ...etooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc and is used by Dell Inc under license Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own March 2005 Rev A00 Back to Contents Page NOTE A NOTE indicates important inform...

Page 35: ... each end of the memory module connector until the module pops up b Remove the module from the connector CAUTION Before working inside your Dell computer read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide NOTICE To prevent static damage to components inside your computer discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer s electronic components You can do...

Page 36: ...n click Help and Support and then click Computer Information l Access the system setup program by pressing F2 immediately when the DELL logo appears If you wait too long and the Microsoft Windows logo appears continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop Then shut down your computer and try again See Using the System Setup Program in your User s Guide Mini PCI Card If you ordered a Mini PCI c...

Page 37: ...install the Mini PCI card align the Mini PCI card with the connector at a 45 degree angle and press the Mini PCI card firmly into the connector Press down until you feel a click 7 Connect the antenna cables to the Mini PCI card 1 antenna cables 2 2 Mini PCI card 1 metal securing tabs 2 NOTICE To avoid damaging the Mini PCI card never place cables on top of or under the card NOTICE The connectors a...

Page 38: ...re the modem to the system board 9 Secure the ground screw to the system board 10 Connect the modem ground cable to the system board connector Back to Contents Page CAUTION Before working inside your computer read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide CAUTION To prevent static damage to components inside your computer discharge static electricity from your body before you touch...

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