Contents Chapter 1: Before working inside your computer................8 Before you begin .................................8 Safety instructions................................8 Recommended tools................................9 Screw list....................................9 Chapter 2: After working inside your computer................11 Chapter 3: Removing the battery....................12 Procedure.....................................12 Chapter 4: Replacing the battery....................13 Procedure.....................................13 Chapter 5: Removing the optical drive..................
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Procedure....................................26 Post-requisites...................................26 Chapter 13: Removing the hard drive................... 27 Prerequisites..................................27 Procedure.................................... 27 Chapter 14: Replacing the hard drive................... 29 Procedure....................................29 Post-requisites...................................29 Chapter 15: Removing the memory modules................30 Prerequisites..................................30 Procedure....................................30 Chapter 16: Replacing the memory modules................. 31 Procedure.....................................31 Post-requisites..................................31 Chapter 17: Removing the wireless card..................
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Procedure.....................................41 Post-requisites..................................41 Chapter 25: Removing the coin-cell battery................42 Prerequisites..................................42 Procedure....................................42 Chapter 26: Replacing the coin-cell battery.................43 Procedure....................................43 Post-requisites................................... 43 Chapter 27: Removing the heat sink.................... 44 Prerequisites..................................44 Procedure....................................44 Chapter 28: Replacing the heat sink.................... 46 Procedure....................................46 Post-requisites...................................46 Chapter 29: Removing the fan..................... 47 Prerequisites..................................
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Procedure....................................57 Post-requisites................................... 57 Chapter 37: Removing the power-adapter port................58 Prerequisites..................................58 Procedure....................................58 Chapter 38: Replacing the power-adapter port................60 Procedure....................................60 Post-requisites...................................60 Chapter 39: Removing the display assembly................61 Prerequisites..................................61 Procedure.................................... 61 Chapter 40: Replacing the display assembly................64 Procedure....................................64 Post-requisites...................................64 Chapter 41: Removing the display bezel..................65 Prerequisites..................................65 Procedure....................................65 Chapter 42: Replacing the display bezel..................
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Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows....................94 Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics..............94 Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check..............95 Diagnostics..................................95 Flea power release................................96 WiFi power cycle................................96 Chapter 56: Getting help and contacting Dell................97 Contents...
You should only perform troubleshooting and repairs as authorized or directed by the Dell technical assistance team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. See the safety instructions that is shipped with the product or at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
When disconnecting cables, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending the connector pins. When connecting cables, ensure that the ports and the connectors are correctly oriented and aligned. CAUTION: Press and eject any installed card from the media-card reader. CAUTION: Exercise caution when handling Lithium-ion batteries in laptops.
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Table 1. Screw list (continued) Component Secured to Screw type Quantity Screw image System board M2x5 System board Palm-rest assembly M2x3 Touch-pad bracket Touch pad M2x3 Power-adapter port Palm-rest assembly M2x3 Display panel Display back-cover and M2x3 antenna assembly Display hinges Display back-cover and M2.5xM2.5 big head antenna assembly...
After working inside your computer CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may severely damage your computer. 1. Replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside your computer. 2. Connect any external devices, peripherals, or cables you removed before working on your computer. 3.
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6. Carefully pull the optical-drive bezel and remove it from the optical drive. Removing the optical drive...
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4. Remove the eight screws (M2.5x8) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest assembly. 5. Remove the three screws (M2x2) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest assembly. 6. Remove the two screws (M2x5) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest assembly. 7.
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10. Replace the eight screws (M2.5x8) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest assembly. Post-requisites 1. Replace the keyboard. 2. Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical drive”. 3. Replace the battery. Replacing the base cover...
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After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
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5. Remove the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 6. Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive bracket. Removing the hard drive...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
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Post-requisites 1. Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 8 in “Replacing the base cover”. 2. Replace the keyboard. 3. Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical drive”. 4. Replace the battery. Replacing the wireless card...
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After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Removing the coin-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.
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After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. NOTE: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it.
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Discrete: Four screws Removing the heat sink...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Incorrect alignment of the heat sink can damage the system board and processor.
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After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system board.
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3. Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the system board. 4. Open the latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board. 5. Open the latch and disconnect the power-button board cable from the system board. 6.
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11. Gently release the ports on the system board from the slots on the palm-rest assembly. 12. Carefully turn the system board over. 13. Peel the tape that secures the power-adapter port cable to the system board and disconnect the power-adapter port from the system board.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system board.
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4. Lift the touch pad off the palm-rest assembly. Removing the touchpad...
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6. Note the antenna cable routing and remove the cable from its routing guides on the palm-rest assembly. 7. Open the palm-rest assembly at an angle and slide it off the display assembly. Removing the display assembly...
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3. Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the display panel. 4. Open the latch and disconnect the display cable from the display panel. 5. Lift the display panel off the display back-cover and antenna assembly. Removing the display panel...
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Removing the display back-cover and antenna assembly...
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Downloading the network driver Downloading the audio driver 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Go to www.dell.com/support. 3. Click or tap Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click or tap Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
8. Double-click or double-tap the driver file icon and follow the instructions on screen. Downloading the Wi-Fi driver 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Go to www.dell.com/support. 3. Click or tap Product support enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click or tap Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
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2. Go to www.dell.com/support. 3. Click Product support enter the Service Tag of your computer and click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model. 4. Click Drivers & downloads > Find it myself.
Boot sequence enables you to bypass the System Setup–defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example: optical drive or hard drive). During the Power-on Self-Test (POST), when the Dell logo appears, you can: ● Access System Setup by pressing F2 key ●...
Entering BIOS setup program 1. Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2. During POST, when the DELL logo is displayed, watch for the F2 prompt to appear, and then press F2 immediately. NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard is initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you must watch for it, and then press F2.
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Table 3. System setup options—System information menu (continued) General-System Information Core Count Displays the number of cores on the processor. Processor ID Displays the processor identification code. Current Clock Speed Displays the current processor clock speed. Minimum Clock Speed Displays the minimum processor clock speed. Maximum Clock Speed Displays the maximum processor clock speed.
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Table 4. System setup options—System Configuration menu (continued) System Configuration Enable Boot Support Enable or disable booting from USB mass storage devices such as external hard drive, optical drive, and USB drive. Enable External USB Port Enable or disable booting from USB mass storage devices connected to external USB port.
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Table 7. System setup options—Secure Boot menu (continued) Secure Boot Custom Mode Key Management Select the custom values for expert key management. Table 8. System setup options—Intel Software Guard Extensions menu Intel Software Guard Extensions Intel SGX Enable Enable or disable Intel Software Guard Extensions. Enclave Memory Size Set the Intel Software Guard Extensions Enclave Reserve Memory Size.
SupportAssist System Resolution Auto OS Recovery Threshold Control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for the Dell OS Recovery tool. SupportAssist OS Recovery Enable or disable the boot flow for the SupportAssist OS Recovery tool when certain system errors.
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Table 14. System setup options—Main menu (continued) Main CPU Type Displays the processor type. CPU Speed Displays the processor speed. CPU ID Displays the processor identification code. CPU Cache L1 Cache Displays the processor L1 cache size. L2 Cache Displays the processor L2 cache size. First HDD Displays the type of hard drive installed.
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Always Perform Intefrity Check SupportAssist System Resolution Auto OS Recovery Threshold Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for the Dell OS Recovery tool. Default: 2 SupportAssist OS Recovery Enable or disable the boot flow for the SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the even of certain system errors.
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Table 16. System setup options—Security menu (continued) Security HDD password Allows you to set, change, or delete the hard-disk drive password. Password Change Allows you to permit or deny system password or HDD password changes. Default: Permitted Password Bypass Bypass the System (Boot) Password and the internal HDD password prompts during a system restart.
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics SupportAssist diagnostics (also known as system diagnostics) performs a complete check of your hardware. The Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics is embedded with the BIOS and is launched by the BIOS internally.
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check 1. Turn on your computer. 2. As the computer boots, press the F12 key as the Dell logo appears. 3. On the boot menu screen, select the Diagnostics option. 4. Click the arrow at the bottom left corner.
Flea power release Flea power is the residual static electricity that remains on the computer even after it has been powered off and the battery has been removed. The following procedure provides the instructions on how to conduct flea power release: 1.
Getting help and contacting Dell Self-help resources You can get information and help on Dell products and services using these self-help resources: Table 19. Self-help resources Self-help resources Resource location Information about Dell products and services www.dell.com My Dell Tips...