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Remove the control panel cover from the computer.  

 

Replacing the Control Panel Cover 

Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the control panel cover in your computer. 

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Page 2: ... battery from the computer 3 Remove the six screws that secure the access panel to the computer 4 Remove the access panel from the computer WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance ...

Page 3: ...Replacing the Access Panel Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the access panel on your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 4: ...ile at the same time slipping your forefingers into the groove at the center of the battery and pushing outward to disengage the battery from the computer WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance ...

Page 5: ...3 Lift the battery from the computer Replacing the Battery Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the battery in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 6: ... the WLAN card from the computer 6 Remove the control panel cover from the computer 7 Remove the keyboard from the computer 8 Remove the display assembly from the computer 9 Remove the palm rest from the computer 10 Remove the I O board from the computer 11 Disconnect the Bluetooth card cable from the connector on the system board WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety informa...

Page 7: ...ting groove then lift and remove the Bluetooth card from the computer Replacing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the Bluetooth card in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 8: ...ve the WLAN card from the computer 6 Remove the control panel cover from the computer 7 Remove the keyboard from the computer 8 Remove the display assembly from the computer 9 Remove the palm rest from the computer 10 Pull the coin cell battery from the plastic sleeve WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best ...

Page 9: ...the connector on the system board then lift and remove the coin cell battery from the computer Replacing the Coin Cell Battery Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the coin cell battery in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 10: ...d from the computer 6 Remove the control panel cover from the computer 7 Remove the keyboard from the computer 8 Remove the display assembly from the computer 9 Remove the palm rest from the computer 10 Disconnect the processor fan cable from the connector on the system board WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safe...

Page 11: ...11 Remove the screw that secures the processor fan to the computer 12 Lift the processor fan from the computer ...

Page 12: ...Replacing the Processor Fan Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the processor fan in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 13: ...mputer 2 Press on the ExpressCard to release it from its slot in the computer 3 Slide the ExpressCard from the computer WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance ...

Page 14: ...Replacing the ExpressCard Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the ExpressCard in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 15: ...cure the hard drive assembly to the computer WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance Removing the Hard Drive Assembly Replacing the Hard Drive Assembly Removing the Hard Drive Bracket Replacing the Hard Drive B...

Page 16: ...e assembly from the computer Replacing the Hard Drive Assembly Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the hard drive in your computer Removing the Hard Drive Bracket 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the battery from the computer 3 Remove the access panel from the computer 4 Remove the hard drive from the computer ...

Page 17: ...5 Remove the four screws two on either side of the bracket that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket 6 Lift the bracket from the hard drive Replacing the Hard Drive Bracket ...

Page 18: ...g Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the battery from the computer 3 Remove the access panel from the computer 4 Remove the hard drive from the computer 5 Tugging gently remove the hard drive interposer from the hard drive Replacing the Hard Drive Interposer Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the hard drive interposer on the hard drive Back to Contents Page ...

Page 19: ...he computer 10 Remove the keyboard from the computer 11 Remove the display assembly from the computer 12 Remove the palm rest from the computer 13 Remove the processor fan from the computer 14 Remove the I O board from the computer 15 Remove the Bluetooth wireless card from the computer 16 Remove the system board from the computer 17 Set aside the computer chassis and place the system board on a c...

Page 20: ...19 Remove the heat sink from the system board Replacing the Heat Sink Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the heat sink onto your system board Back to Contents Page ...

Page 21: ... the computer 3 Remove the three control panel cover screws from the bottom of the computer 4 Detach the four control panel cover clips located inside the battery well WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance ...

Page 22: ...move the control panel cover from the computer Replacing the Control Panel Cover Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the control panel cover in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 23: ...emove the two screws that secure the keyboard to the computer 5 Flip over the keyboard and lay it on the palm rest Ensure that you do not place pressure on the keyboard cable located on the bottom of the keyboard WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Home...

Page 24: ...6 Open the keyboard data clip and detach the keyboard cable from the system board 7 Remove the keyboard from the computer Replacing the Keyboard ...

Page 25: ...Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the keyboard in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 26: ...the computer upside down and free the wireless cables from their storage positions WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance Removing the Display Assembly Replacing the Display Assembly Removing the Display Bezel...

Page 27: ...9 Remove the two screws that secure the display assembly to the bottom of the base of the computer 10 Turn the computer right side up 11 Detach the wireless cable from the palm rest ...

Page 28: ...e display inverter cable away from the palm rest 13 Remove the two screws that secure the display assembly to the top of the base of the computer 14 Lift the display assembly from the computer taking care as you go that all cables are free of the computer ...

Page 29: ...l 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the battery from the computer 3 Remove the access panel from the computer 4 Remove the hard drive from the computer 5 Remove the WLAN card from the computer 6 Remove the control panel cover from the computer 7 Remove the keyboard from the computer 8 Remove the display assembly from the computer ...

Page 30: ...9 Remove the six rubber screw covers from the display assembly 10 Remove the six screws from the display assembly ...

Page 31: ...ibed above in reverse to replace the display bezel into the display assembly Back to top Removing the Display LCD Panel 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the battery from the computer 3 Remove the access panel from the computer 4 Remove the hard drive from the computer ...

Page 32: ...rom the computer 7 Remove the keyboard from the computer 8 Remove the display assembly from the computer 9 Remove the display bezel from the display assembly 10 Remove the four screws that secure the display panel to the display assembly 11 Disconnect the display camera cable ...

Page 33: ...res in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the battery from the computer 3 Remove the access panel from the computer 4 Remove the hard drive from the computer 5 Remove the WLAN card from the computer 6 Remove the control panel cover from the computer 7 Remove the keyboard from the computer 8 Remove the display assembly from the computer 9 Remove the display bezel from the display assembly...

Page 34: ...ng the Display Inverter Cable 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the battery from the computer 3 Remove the access panel from the computer 4 Remove the hard drive from the computer 5 Remove the WLAN card from the computer 6 Remove the control panel cover from the computer 7 Remove the keyboard from the computer 8 Remove the display assembly from the computer 9 ...

Page 35: ...tach and remove the display inverter cable from the display LCD panel Replacing the Display Inverter Cable Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the display inverter cable Back to Contents Page ...

Page 36: ...es from the computer 9 Remove the WLAN card from the computer 10 Remove the control panel cover from the computer 11 Remove the keyboard from the computer 12 Remove the display assembly from the computer 13 Remove the palm rest from the computer 14 Remove the processor fan from the computer 15 Remove the I O board from the computer 16 Remove the five screws that secure the system board to the comp...

Page 37: ...17 Disconnect the speaker and Bluetooth cables from the connector on the system board 18 Disconnect the power cable from the system board 19 Remove the system board from the computer chassis ...

Page 38: ...Replacing the System Board Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the system board in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 39: ...rtips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the first memory module connector until the first module pops up 5 Slide the first memory module from its socket and remove the module from the computer WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Complianc...

Page 40: ... Ground yourself before touching the memory module you are installing then align the notch in the module edge connector with the tab in the connector slot 2 Slide the module firmly into the slot at a 45 degree angle and then rotate the module down until it clicks into place If you do not feel the click remove the module and reinstall it 3 Replace the access panel 4 Replace the battery Back to Cont...

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Page 42: ...mputer 2 Press on the memory card to release it from its slot in the computer 3 Slide the memory card from the computer WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance ...

Page 43: ...Replacing the Memory Card Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace a memory card in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 44: ...rol panel cover from the computer 7 Remove the keyboard from the computer 8 Remove the display assembly from the computer 9 Remove the palm rest from the computer 10 Remove the two screws that connect the I O board to the computer chassis 11 Disconnect the modem cable from the connector on the I O board WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your ...

Page 45: ...12 Lift and remove the I O board from the computer Replacing the I O Board Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the I O board in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 46: ...our Computer 2 Remove the battery from the computer 3 Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the computer WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance ...

Page 47: ...4 Remove the optical drive from the computer Replacing the Optical Drive Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the optical drive in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 48: ...puter 6 Remove the WLAN card from the computer 7 Remove the control panel cover from the computer 8 Remove the keyboard from the computer 9 Remove the display assembly from the computer 10 From the bottom of the computer remove the seven screws that secure the palm rest to the computer WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For addit...

Page 49: ...11 Remove three screws from the media bay 12 Turn the computer right side up 13 Remove the five screws that secure the palm rest to the computer ...

Page 50: ...and palm rest cables from the system board 15 Lift the palm rest from the base of the computer Replacing the Palm Rest Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the palm rest in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 51: ...move the keyboard from the computer 11 Remove the display assembly from the computer 12 Remove the palm rest from the computer 13 Remove the processor fan from the computer 14 Remove the I O board from the computer 15 Remove the system board from the computer 16 Remove the heat sink from the system board 17 Set aside the computer chassis and place the system board on a clean dry surface 18 Using a...

Page 52: ...t and remove the processor from the system board Replacing the Processor Module Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the processor module onto your system board Back to Contents Page ...

Page 53: ...r 9 Remove the control panel cover from the computer 10 Remove the keyboard from the computer 11 Remove the display assembly from the computer 12 Remove the palm rest from the computer 13 Remove the processor fan from the computer 14 Remove the I O board from the computer 15 Remove the Bluetooth wireless card from the computer 16 Remove the system board from the computer 17 Remove the screw that s...

Page 54: ...18 Remove the speaker from the computer Replacing the Speaker Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the speaker in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 55: ... 3 Remove the access panel from the computer 4 Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card 5 Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card to the computer WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance ...

Page 56: ...6 Lift the WLAN card from the computer Replacing a WLAN Card Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace WLAN card in your computer Back to Contents Page ...

Page 57: ...ul when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the system Making changes in the boot menu does not make any changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS To navigate the boot menu l Use the up and down arrow keys to move the pointer to the desired boot device l Press ENTER to attempt the boot or ESC to cancel the action System Setup Menu Options The fol...

Page 58: ... several security features when set including l Restricts changes to the settings in Setup l Restricts the boot devices listed in the F12 Boot Menu to those enabled in the Boot Sequence field l Prohibits changes to the owner and asset tags l Substitutes for the system password if the system prompts for a password during power on Successful changes to this password take effect immediately If you de...

Page 59: ...ht not notice immediately when an external keyboard is detached When Setup is running this field has no effect Setup works in the Fn Key Only mode Default setting Fn Key Only Numlock LED Use the check box to enable disable the Num Lock LED when the system boots Default setting Enabled USB Emulation This option defines how the BIOS in the absence of a USB aware operating system handles USB devices ...

Page 60: ...ower is not available to charge the battery If the computer is running on a battery the light operates as follows l Off The battery is adequately charged or the computer is turned off l Flashing orange The battery charge is low l Solid orange The battery charge is critically low Keyboard Status Lights The blue lights located above the keyboard indicate the following Turns on when you turn on the c...

Page 61: ...Back to Contents Page Turns on when the numeric keypad is enabled Turns on when the Caps Lock function is enabled Turns on when the Scroll Lock function is enabled ...

Page 62: ...LC Blu ray Disc is a trademark of the Blu ray Disc Association Microsoft Windows Windows Server MS DOS Aero Windows Vista and the Windows Vista start button are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Adobe the Adobe logo and Adobe Flash Player are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Other trademarks and trade names may b...

Page 63: ... Contents Page ExpressCard Battery Access Panel Memory Control Panel Cover Display Assembly Processor Fan I O Board System Board Heat Sink Memory Card Optical Drive Hard Drive WLAN Card Keyboard Palm Rest Coin Cell Battery Internal Card with Bluetooth Wireless Technology Speaker Processor ...

Page 64: ...cessor Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Celeron Socket P Level 2 L2 cache 3 MB or 6 MB Front Side Bus 1066 MHz Memory Memory module connector 2 DIMM slots Memory module capacity 1 GB one DIMM 2 GB one or two DIMMs 4 GB two DIMMs Memory type DDR2 667 or 800 MHz Min to Max Memory 1 GB to 4 GB To Support 8 GB requires 64 bit Vista Operating System Communications Modem Type v 92 Data Fax MDC Modem Controller So...

Page 65: ...n cell Battery CR 2032 Physical Height 25 35 6 mm 0 98 1 4 inches Width 340 mm 13 38 inches Depth 242 5 mm 9 54 inches Weight minimum 2 30 kg 5 066 lbs with a 6 cell battery Ports and Connectors Express Card Controller Integrated Connector 34 mm ExpressCard slot USB and PCI Express based interfaces Supported card 34 mm ExpressCards Audio One microphone connector One headphone connector IEEE 1394 O...

Page 66: ... 135 Touch Pad X Y position resolution graphics table mode 240 cpi Size Width Height 71 2 mm 36 4 mm Camera optional Resolution 2 0 MP with integrated microphone AC Adapter Type 90 W Input voltage 100 240 VAC Input current maximum 1 50 A Input frequency 50 60 Hz Ouput current 5 62 A maximum at 4 seconds pulse 4 62 A continuous Rated output voltage 19 50 VDC 1 0 VDC Operating Temperature 0 to 35 C ...

Page 67: ...ompliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the 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 follo...

Page 68: ... Inside Your Computer After you complete any replacement procedure ensure you connect any external devices cards and cables before turning on your computer 1 Connect any external devices such as a port replicator battery slice or media base and replace any cards such as an ExpressCard 2 Connect any telephone or network cables to your computer 3 Replace the battery 4 Connect your computer and all a...

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