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Contents Before working inside your computer 9 Before you begin 9 Safety instructions 9 Recommended tools 10 After working inside your computer 12 Removing the battery 13 Procedure...13 Replacing the battery 14 Procedure...14 Removing the base panel 15 Prerequisites...15 Procedure...15 Replacing the base panel 16 Procedure...16 Post-requisites 16 Removing the hard drive 17 Prerequisites...17 Procedure...17 Replacing the hard drive 20 Procedure...20 Post-requisites 20 3
Contents Before working inside your computer 9 Before you begin 9 Safety instructions 9 Recommended tools 10 After working inside your computer 12 Removing the battery 13 Procedure...13 Replacing the battery 14 Procedure...14 Removing the base panel 15 Prerequisites...15 Procedure...15 Replacing the base panel 16 Procedure...16 Post-requisites 16 Removing the hard drive 17 Prerequisites...17 Procedure...17 Replacing the hard drive 20 Procedure...20 Post-requisites 20 3
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... battery. 20 Replacing the hard drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with your computer and follow the instructions in Before working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance...
... battery. 20 Replacing the hard drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with your computer and follow the instructions in Before working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance...
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...and the power-button cable into the connectors and close the latches to secure the cables. 5 Turn the computer over. 6 Replace the screws that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, ...page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the palm rest WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the palm rest to the back cover. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in "Replacing the hard drive". 3 Replace the base panel. 4 Replace the battery....
...and the power-button cable into the connectors and close the latches to secure the cables. 5 Turn the computer over. 6 Replace the screws that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, ...page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the palm rest WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the palm rest to the back cover. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in "Replacing the hard drive". 3 Replace the base panel. 4 Replace the battery....
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Post-requisites 1 Replace the palm rest. 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 6 in Before working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 ...Replacing the touch pad WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the touch-pad bracket to the palm rest. 6 Adhere the tape over the touch-pad bracket. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in "Replacing the hard drive". 4 Replace the base panel. 5 Replace...
Post-requisites 1 Replace the palm rest. 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 6 in Before working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 ...Replacing the touch pad WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the touch-pad bracket to the palm rest. 6 Adhere the tape over the touch-pad bracket. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in "Replacing the hard drive". 4 Replace the base panel. 5 Replace...
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... power-button board cable through the slot on the power-button board with your computer and follow the instructions in "Replacing the hard drive". 4 Replace the base panel. 5 Replace the battery. 46 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. Procedure 1 ...the screw hole on the palm rest. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the power-button board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with the screw ...
... power-button board cable through the slot on the power-button board with your computer and follow the instructions in "Replacing the hard drive". 4 Replace the base panel. 5 Replace the battery. 46 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. Procedure 1 ...the screw hole on the palm rest. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the power-button board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with the screw ...
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For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the ...the computer over. 4 Slide the speaker cable through the slot on the computer base and connect the speaker cable to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive". 4 Replace the base panel. 5 Replace the battery. 50 Post-requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to the system board. After working inside your computer, follow the ...
For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the ...the computer over. 4 Slide the speaker cable through the slot on the computer base and connect the speaker cable to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive". 4 Replace the base panel. 5 Replace the battery. 50 Post-requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to the system board. After working inside your computer, follow the ...
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... computer and follow the steps in Before working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "Replacing the hard drive". 4 Replace the base panel. 5 Replace the battery. 53 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw hole on the I/O board with the screw hole on...
... computer and follow the steps in Before working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "Replacing the hard drive". 4 Replace the base panel. 5 Replace the battery. 53 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw hole on the I/O board with the screw hole on...
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... made to step 8 in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system board. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. You must enter the Service Tag in "Removing ...replace the system board. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base panel. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Before working inside your computer. NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from step 1 to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in "Removing the hard drive...
... made to step 8 in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system board. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. You must enter the Service Tag in "Removing ...replace the system board. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base panel. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Before working inside your computer. NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from step 1 to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in "Removing the hard drive...
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Post-requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in "Replacing the palm rest". 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Replace the wireless card. 4 Replace the memory module. 5 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive". 6 Replace the battery. 7 Replace the base panel. 59
Post-requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in "Replacing the palm rest". 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Replace the wireless card. 4 Replace the memory module. 5 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive". 6 Replace the battery. 7 Replace the base panel. 59
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... home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 10 in "Replacing the system board". 2 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in "Replacing the palm rest". 3 Replace the keyboard. 4 Replace the wireless card. 5 Replace the memory module. 6... 3 to step 6 in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in "Replacing the hard drive". 7 Replace the battery. 8 Replace the base panel. 62 Procedure With the positive-side facing up, snap the coin-cell battery into the battery socket...
... home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 10 in "Replacing the system board". 2 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in "Replacing the palm rest". 3 Replace the keyboard. 4 Replace the wireless card. 5 Replace the memory module. 6... 3 to step 6 in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in "Replacing the hard drive". 7 Replace the battery. 8 Replace the base panel. 62 Procedure With the positive-side facing up, snap the coin-cell battery into the battery socket...
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... the thermal pad provided in "Replacing the hard drive". 7 Replace the battery. 8 Replace the base panel. 65 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step...
... the thermal pad provided in "Replacing the hard drive". 7 Replace the battery. 8 Replace the base panel. 65 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step...
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...dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 4 in "Replacing the heat sink". 2 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 10 in "Replacing the system board". 3 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in "Replacing the palm rest". 4 Replace the keyboard. 5 Replace the wireless card. 6 Replace... steps in Before working inside your computer. Replacing the fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the fan to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive". 8 Replace the battery. 9 Replace the base panel. 69
...dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 4 in "Replacing the heat sink". 2 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 10 in "Replacing the system board". 3 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in "Replacing the palm rest". 4 Replace the keyboard. 5 Replace the wireless card. 6 Replace... steps in Before working inside your computer. Replacing the fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the fan to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive". 8 Replace the battery. 9 Replace the base panel. 69
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... through the slot on the display hinges with your computer and follow the instructions in "Replacing the hard drive". 7 Replace the base panel. 8 Replace the battery. 73 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your...
... through the slot on the display hinges with your computer and follow the instructions in "Replacing the hard drive". 7 Replace the base panel. 8 Replace the battery. 73 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your...
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...www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the display assembly. 2 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 10 in "Replacing the system board". 3 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in "Replacing the palm rest". 4 Replace the keyboard. 5 Replace the wireless card. 6 Replace ...your computer. Procedure Align the display bezel with your computer and follow the instructions in "Replacing the hard drive". 8 Replace the base panel. 9 Replace the battery. 76 Replacing the display bezel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped...
...www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the display assembly. 2 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 10 in "Replacing the system board". 3 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in "Replacing the palm rest". 4 Replace the keyboard. 5 Replace the wireless card. 6 Replace ...your computer. Procedure Align the display bezel with your computer and follow the instructions in "Replacing the hard drive". 8 Replace the base panel. 9 Replace the battery. 76 Replacing the display bezel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped...
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... on the display back-cover. 5 Replace the screws that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in "Replacing the hard drive". 9 Replace the base panel. 10 Replace the battery. 80 Replacing the display panel WARNING: Before working ...Replace the keyboard. 6 Replace the wireless card. 7 Replace the memory module. 8 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 6 in After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell...
... on the display back-cover. 5 Replace the screws that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in "Replacing the hard drive". 9 Replace the base panel. 10 Replace the battery. 80 Replacing the display panel WARNING: Before working ...Replace the keyboard. 6 Replace the wireless card. 7 Replace the memory module. 8 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 6 in After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell...
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...at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the display assembly. 2 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 10 in "Replacing the system board". 3 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in "Replacing the palm rest". 4 Replace the keyboard. 5 Replace the wireless card. 6 Replace the .... Replacing the power-adapter port WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secures the power-adapter port to the computer base. 4 Connect the power-adapter port cable to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive". 8 Replace the base panel. 9 Replace the...
...at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the display assembly. 2 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 10 in "Replacing the system board". 3 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in "Replacing the palm rest". 4 Replace the keyboard. 5 Replace the wireless card. 6 Replace the .... Replacing the power-adapter port WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secures the power-adapter port to the computer base. 4 Connect the power-adapter port cable to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive". 8 Replace the base panel. 9 Replace the...
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... camera to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive". 9 Replace the base panel. 10 Replace the battery. 86 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the display bezel. 2 Replace the display assembly. 3 Replace the system board. 4 Replace the palm rest. 5 Replace the keyboard. 6 Replace the wireless card. 7 Replace the memory module. 8 Follow...
... camera to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive". 9 Replace the base panel. 10 Replace the battery. 86 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the display bezel. 2 Replace the display assembly. 3 Replace the system board. 4 Replace the palm rest. 5 Replace the keyboard. 6 Replace the wireless card. 7 Replace the memory module. 8 Follow...
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...: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the display hinges to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive". 10 Replace the base panel. 11 Replace the battery. 89 cover. Procedure 1 Slide the hinges under the latches on the display back-cover. 2 ... best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the display panel. 2 Replace the display bezel. 3 Replace the display assembly. 4 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 10 in "Replacing the system board". 5 Follow the procedure from step 2 ...
...: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the display hinges to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive". 10 Replace the base panel. 11 Replace the battery. 89 cover. Procedure 1 Slide the hinges under the latches on the display back-cover. 2 ... best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the display panel. 2 Replace the display bezel. 3 Replace the display assembly. 4 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 10 in "Replacing the system board". 5 Follow the procedure from step 2 ...