Contents Chapter 1: Before working inside your computer................7 Before you begin .................................7 Safety instructions................................7 Recommended tools................................8 Screw list....................................8 Chapter 2: After working inside your computer................9 Chapter 3: Removing the base cover.................... 10 Procedure.................................... 10 Chapter 4: Replacing the base cover.................... 14 Procedure.....................................14 Chapter 5: Removing the battery....................
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Procedure.................................... 27 Post-requisites................................... 27 Chapter 13: Removing the hard drive................... 29 Prerequisites..................................29 Procedure....................................29 Chapter 14: Replacing the hard drive................... 31 Procedure.....................................31 Post-requisites..................................31 Chapter 15: Removing the power-adapter port................32 Prerequisites..................................32 Procedure....................................32 Chapter 16: Replacing the power-adapter port................33 Procedure....................................33 Post-requisites................................... 33 Chapter 17: Removing the wireless card..................
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Procedure.................................... 47 Post-requisites................................... 47 Chapter 25: Removing the system board..................48 Prerequisites..................................48 Procedure....................................48 Chapter 26: Replacing the system board..................51 Procedure.................................... 51 Post-requisites..................................51 Chapter 27: Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly............52 Prerequisites..................................52 Procedure....................................52 Chapter 28: Replacing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly............54 Procedure....................................54 Post-requisites...................................54 Chapter 29: Removing the display bezel..................
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Chapter 42: Troubleshooting....................... 78 Flashing the BIOS................................78 Flea power release................................78 Flashing BIOS (USB key)..............................78 Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) diagnostics................79 Running the ePSA diagnostics..........................79 Wi-Fi power cycle................................79 Chapter 43: Getting help and contacting Dell................80 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 shipped with the product or at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Recommended tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: ● Philips screwdriver ● Flat-head screwdriver ● Plastic scribe Screw list Table 1. Screw list Component Secured to Screw type Quantity Screw image Base-cover assembly palm-rest and keyboard M2.5x6 assembly Battery...
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.
Before working inside your computer. 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. Topics: • Procedure Procedure 1.
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Figure 2. Removing the screws a. M2.5x6 screws (9) b. base-cover assembly 4. Using your thumb, apply pressure on the base-cover assembly. 5. From the top right corner, pry the base-cover assembly from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. Figure 3. Removing the base cover a.
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Figure 4. Removing the base cover a. palm-rest and keyboard assembly b. base-cover assembly 7. Lift the base-cover assembly, at an angle, from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly and release it from the HDMI port. Figure 5. Removing the base cover a.
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Figure 6. Removing the base cover a. base-cover assembly b. palm-rest and keyboard assembly 9. Remove the board. Removing the base cover...
Before working inside your computer. 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. Topics: • Procedure Procedure 1.
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Figure 8. Replacing the base cover a. base-cover assembly b. palm-rest and keyboard assembly c. HDMI port 5. Slide the tabs on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly into the slots on the base-cover assembly and snap the base-cover assembly into place. 6.
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Figure 10. Removing the battery 1. battery 2. palm-rest and keyboard assembly 3. tab 4. hard-drive bracket 5. Follow the step 1 procedure in “Removing the I/O board”. 6. Turn the computer over, open the display, and press the power button for five seconds to ground the system board. Figure 11.
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Figure 12. Removing the I/O board 1. latch 2. I/O-board cable 3. base cover 4. M2x3 screw 5. I/O board 6. securing tab 5. Open the latch and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the I/O board. Figure 13. Removing the I/O board a.
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b. I/O-board cable Removing the I/O board...
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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.
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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2. Replace the battery. 3. Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 5 in “Replacing the base cover”. Replacing the memory module...
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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Figure 17. Removing the hard disc drive module a. M2x3 screws (3) b. hard-drive assembly c. palm-rest and keyboard assembly 3. Remove the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 4. Lift the hard drive from the hard-drive bracket. Figure 18.
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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Before working inside your computer. 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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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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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Figure 24. Removing the display cable 1. M2x3 screw 2. display-cable bracket 3. display cable 4. latch 4. Open the palm-rest and keyboard assembly at an angle. Figure 25. Removing the display a. palm-rest and keyboard assembly 5. Remove the two screws (M2.5x6) that secure the display assembly to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 6.
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Figure 26. Removing the display a. palm-rest and keyboard assembly b. M2.5x6 screws (2) c. display hinges (2) After performing all the steps, we are left with display assembly. Figure 27. Display assembly 1. display assembly Removing the display assembly...
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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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Figure 28. Removing the system board components 1. latch 2. display cable 3. display-cable bracket 4. M2x3 screw 5. speaker cable 6. coin-cell battery cable 5. Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system board. 6. Open the latches and disconnect the touchpad cable and keyboard cable from the system board. Removing the system board...
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Figure 29. Removing the system board components 1. power-adapter port cable 2. touchpad cable 3. latches (2) 4. keyboard cable 7. Remove the screw (M2x2) that secures the system board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 8. Lift the system board off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. Figure 30.
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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Figure 31. Palm-rest and keyboard assembly 1. palm-rest and keyboard assembly Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly...
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Figure 33. Removing display bezel a. display bezel b. display back-cover and antenna assembly Removing the display bezel...
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3. Peel off the adhesive tape from the display cable. 4. Open the latch and disconnect the display cable. 5. Lift the display panel off the display back-cover and antenna assembly. Figure 36. Removing the display cable 1. adhesive tape 2.
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Figure 37. Removing the camera 1. camera cable 2. camera 3. plastic scribe 4. display back-cover and antenna assembly 3. Peel the display cable from the display back-cover and antenna assembly. Figure 38. Removing the display cable a. display back-cover and antenna assembly b.
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Downloading the chipset driver Downloading the audio driver 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Go to www.dell.com/support. 3. Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
After driver installation Downloading the USB 3.0 driver 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Go to www.dell.com/support. 3. Click Product support enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
Downloading the media-card reader driver 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Go to www.dell.com/support. 3. Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
Boot Sequence allows 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 7. System setup options (continued) Main CPU Speed Displays the processor speed. CPU ID Displays the processor identification code. CPU L1 Cache Displays the processor L1 cache size. CPU L2 Cache Displays the processor L2 cache size. First HDD Displays the type of hard drive installed.
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SupportAssist System Resolution Auto OS Recovery Threshold Control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for Dell OS Recovery tool. 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 10. System setup options (continued) Boot File Browser Add Boot Option Allows to add the boot options. File Browser Del Boot Option Allows to delete the boot options Boot Option Priorities Displays the boot sequence. Table 11. System setup options—Exit menu Exit Exit Saving Changes Allows you to exit system setup saving your changes.
System and setup password Table 12. System and setup password Password type Description System password Password that you must enter to log on to your system. Setup password Password that you must enter to access and make changes to the BIOS settings of your computer. You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.
6. Press Y to save the changes and exit from System Setup. The computer reboot. Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords Contact Dell technical support to clear the forgotten passwords. For more information, see www.dell.com/contactdell. Clearing CMOS settings CAUTION: Clearing CMOS settings resets the BIOS settings on your computer.
4. Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer that needs the BIOS update. 5. Restart the computer and press F12 when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen. 6. Boot to the USB drive from the One Time Boot Menu.
Running the ePSA diagnostics 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.
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 13. Self-help resources Self-help resources Resource location Information about Dell products and services www.dell.com My Dell Tips...