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Removing the Memory Module(s 21 Prerequisites...21 Procedure...22 Replacing the Memory Module(s 23 Procedure...23 Post-requisites 23 Removing the Wireless Card 24 Prerequisites...24 Procedure...24 Replacing the Wireless Card 25 Procedure...25 Post-requisites 25 Removing the Fan 26 Prerequisites...26 Procedure...26 Replacing the Fan 29 Procedure...29 Post-requisites 29 Removing the Keyboard 30 Prerequisites...30 Procedure...31 Replacing the Keyboard 33 Procedure...33 Folding the Keyboard Cables 33 Post-requisites 35
Removing the Memory Module(s 21 Prerequisites...21 Procedure...22 Replacing the Memory Module(s 23 Procedure...23 Post-requisites 23 Removing the Wireless Card 24 Prerequisites...24 Procedure...24 Replacing the Wireless Card 25 Procedure...25 Post-requisites 25 Removing the Fan 26 Prerequisites...26 Procedure...26 Replacing the Fan 29 Procedure...29 Post-requisites 29 Removing the Keyboard 30 Prerequisites...30 Procedure...31 Replacing the Keyboard 33 Procedure...33 Folding the Keyboard Cables 33 Post-requisites 35
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... outlets. 4 Disconnect all cables such as telephone cables, network cables and so on , from your computer. 6 Remove any media card and optical disc from potential damage and ensure your personal safety. Windows 7: Click or tap Start → Shut down . - Windows 8: Move your computer. Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to open the charms sidebar, and then click or tap Settings → Power → Shut down...
... outlets. 4 Disconnect all cables such as telephone cables, network cables and so on , from your computer. 6 Remove any media card and optical disc from potential damage and ensure your personal safety. Windows 7: Click or tap Start → Shut down . - Windows 8: Move your computer. Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to open the charms sidebar, and then click or tap Settings → Power → Shut down...
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... components and cards, handle them evenly aligned to remove the computer cover and access any of the computer. See the safety instructions for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, replace all power sources before connecting to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components. Some cables have connectors with locking tabs or thumb-screws that the work , periodically touch an unpainted...
... components and cards, handle them evenly aligned to remove the computer cover and access any of the computer. See the safety instructions for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, replace all power sources before connecting to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components. Some cables have connectors with locking tabs or thumb-screws that the work , periodically touch an unpainted...
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After Working Inside Your Computer CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may severely damage your computer. 1 Replace all screws and make sure that no stray screws remain inside your computer. 2 Connect any external devices, peripherals, and cables you removed before working on your computer. 3 Replace any media cards, discs, and any other part(s) that you removed before working on your computer. 4 Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets. 5 Turn on your computer. 11
After Working Inside Your Computer CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may severely damage your computer. 1 Replace all screws and make sure that no stray screws remain inside your computer. 2 Connect any external devices, peripherals, and cables you removed before working on your computer. 3 Replace any media cards, discs, and any other part(s) that you removed before working on your computer. 4 Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets. 5 Turn on your computer. 11
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... home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the battery to the base frame. 2 Using the pull tab, slide and lift the battery off the base frame. 1 pull tab 3 battery 2 screws (4) 3 Turn the computer over, open the display, and press the power button for about 5 seconds to ground the system board. 15
... home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the battery to the base frame. 2 Using the pull tab, slide and lift the battery off the base frame. 1 pull tab 3 battery 2 screws (4) 3 Turn the computer over, open the display, and press the power button for about 5 seconds to ground the system board. 15
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3 Disconnect the hard-drive cable from the hard drive. 1 hard-drive assembly 2 hard-drive cable 4 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 5 Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive bracket . 1 screws (4) 2 hard-drive bracket 19
3 Disconnect the hard-drive cable from the hard drive. 1 hard-drive assembly 2 hard-drive cable 4 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 5 Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive bracket . 1 screws (4) 2 hard-drive bracket 19
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... the hard drive. 2 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 3 Connect the hard-drive cable to the base frame. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the base cover. 20 CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Replacing the Hard Drive...
... the hard drive. 2 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 3 Connect the hard-drive cable to the base frame. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the base cover. 20 CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Replacing the Hard Drive...
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After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Memory Module(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer, follow the steps in After Working Inside Your Computer. Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover. 2 Remove the battery. 21
After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Memory Module(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer, follow the steps in After Working Inside Your Computer. Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover. 2 Remove the battery. 21
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Procedure 1 Using your fingertips, pry apart the securing clips on each end of the memory-module slot until the memory module pops up. 1 memory-module slot 3 securing clips 2 memory module 2 Slide and remove the memory module from the memory-module slot. 22
Procedure 1 Using your fingertips, pry apart the securing clips on each end of the memory-module slot until the memory module pops up. 1 memory-module slot 3 securing clips 2 memory module 2 Slide and remove the memory module from the memory-module slot. 22
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... shipped with the tab on the memory module with your computer, follow the steps in After Working Inside Your Computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the base cover. 23 After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer. NOTE: If you do not hear the click, remove the memory module and reinstall it clicks into place...
... shipped with the tab on the memory module with your computer, follow the steps in After Working Inside Your Computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the base cover. 23 After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer. NOTE: If you do not hear the click, remove the memory module and reinstall it clicks into place...
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... the wireless card supported by your computer: Connectors on the wireless-card slot and slide the card into the slot. 2 Replace the screw that secures the wireless card to the system board. 3 Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card. Procedure CAUTION: To avoid damage to the wireless card, do not place any cables under it. 1 Align the notch on the wireless card with your computer and follow the instructions in Before Working...
... the wireless card supported by your computer: Connectors on the wireless-card slot and slide the card into the slot. 2 Replace the screw that secures the wireless card to the system board. 3 Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card. Procedure CAUTION: To avoid damage to the wireless card, do not place any cables under it. 1 Align the notch on the wireless card with your computer and follow the instructions in Before Working...
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... 1 Replace the keyboard. 2 Replace the fan. 3 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 5 in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Procedure 1 Slide the display cable and the I/O-board cable through the slots on the base frame. 2 Align the tabs on the base frame with your computer, follow the steps in replacing the hard drive. 4 Replace the battery. 5 Replace the base cover. 40 Replacing the Base Frame WARNING: Before working inside...
... 1 Replace the keyboard. 2 Replace the fan. 3 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 5 in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Procedure 1 Slide the display cable and the I/O-board cable through the slots on the base frame. 2 Align the tabs on the base frame with your computer, follow the steps in replacing the hard drive. 4 Replace the battery. 5 Replace the base cover. 40 Replacing the Base Frame WARNING: Before working inside...
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... at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. It is recommended that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in removing the hard drive. 4 Remove the fan. 5 Remove the keyboard. 6 Remove the base frame. 41 Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover. 2 Remove the battery. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to default. CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS settings to step 3 in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery WARNING: Before working inside...
... at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. It is recommended that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in removing the hard drive. 4 Remove the fan. 5 Remove the keyboard. 6 Remove the base frame. 41 Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover. 2 Remove the battery. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to default. CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS settings to step 3 in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery WARNING: Before working inside...
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... display assembly. 2 Replace the heat sink. 3 Replace the base frame. 4 Replace the keyboard. 5 Replace the fan. 6 Follow the procedure from step 3 to the palm-rest assembly. Procedure 1 Slide the power-adapter port into the slot in the palm-rest assembly. 2 Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board. 3 Adhere the power-adapter port cable to step 5 in replacing the hard drive. 7 Replace the battery. 8 Replace the base cover. 58 After working inside your computer and follow the instructions...
... display assembly. 2 Replace the heat sink. 3 Replace the base frame. 4 Replace the keyboard. 5 Replace the fan. 6 Follow the procedure from step 3 to the palm-rest assembly. Procedure 1 Slide the power-adapter port into the slot in the palm-rest assembly. 2 Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board. 3 Adhere the power-adapter port cable to step 5 in replacing the hard drive. 7 Replace the battery. 8 Replace the base cover. 58 After working inside your computer and follow the instructions...
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... page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made to step 3 in removing the hard drive. 4 Remove the memory module(s). 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the fan. 7 Remove the keyboard. 8 Remove the base frame. 9 Remove the display assembly. 10 Remove the heat sink. 59 You must enter the Service Tag in the system board. Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover. 2 Remove the battery. 3 Follow the procedure from the system board, note the location of the...
... page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made to step 3 in removing the hard drive. 4 Remove the memory module(s). 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the fan. 7 Remove the keyboard. 8 Remove the base frame. 9 Remove the display assembly. 10 Remove the heat sink. 59 You must enter the Service Tag in the system board. Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover. 2 Remove the battery. 3 Follow the procedure from the system board, note the location of the...
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.... 3 Replace the base frame. 4 Replace the keyboard. 5 Replace the fan. 6 Replace the wireless card. 7 Replace the memory module(s). 8 Follow the procedure from step 3 to the system board. Replacing the System Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly. 3 Adhere the antenna cable to the system board. 4 Connect the hard-drive cable to step 5 in replacing the hard drive. 9 Replace the battery. 10 Replace the base cover...
.... 3 Replace the base frame. 4 Replace the keyboard. 5 Replace the fan. 6 Replace the wireless card. 7 Replace the memory module(s). 8 Follow the procedure from step 3 to the system board. Replacing the System Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly. 3 Adhere the antenna cable to the system board. 4 Connect the hard-drive cable to step 5 in replacing the hard drive. 9 Replace the battery. 10 Replace the base cover...
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Windows 7 - Information about Dell products and See dell.com services Troubleshooting information, user manuals, setup instructions, product specifications, technical help blogs, drivers, software updates, and so on See dell.com/support Information about Microsoft Windows 8 See dell.com/windows8 Information about Microsoft Windows 7 Click Start → All Programs → Dell Help Documentation Learn about your operating system, setting up and using these online self-help on Dell products and services using your computer, data backup, diagnostics, and so...
Windows 7 - Information about Dell products and See dell.com services Troubleshooting information, user manuals, setup instructions, product specifications, technical help blogs, drivers, software updates, and so on See dell.com/support Information about Microsoft Windows 8 See dell.com/windows8 Information about Microsoft Windows 7 Click Start → All Programs → Dell Help Documentation Learn about your operating system, setting up and using these online self-help on Dell products and services using your computer, data backup, diagnostics, and so...
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White light - Battery charge is being charged. Amber light - Specifications Front Front 12 Left Views Right Base Display 1 Power and battery‑status light Indicates the power state and battery state of the computer. Power adapter is connected and the battery is low or critical. 2 Hard-drive activity light Turns on when the computer reads from or writes to the hard drive.
White light - Battery charge is being charged. Amber light - Specifications Front Front 12 Left Views Right Base Display 1 Power and battery‑status light Indicates the power state and battery state of the computer. Power adapter is connected and the battery is low or critical. 2 Hard-drive activity light Turns on when the computer reads from or writes to the hard drive.
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Views System Information Computer model Processor L3 cache Chipset Specifications Inspiron 15 Model 5547 4th generation Intel Core i3 ULV 4th generation Intel Core i5 ULV 4th generation Intel Core i7 ULV 4 MB Integrated in processor Dimensions and Weight System Information Memory Ports and Connectors Communications Video Audio Storage Media-Card Reader Display Keyboard Camera Touchpad Battery Power Adapter Computer Environment
Views System Information Computer model Processor L3 cache Chipset Specifications Inspiron 15 Model 5547 4th generation Intel Core i3 ULV 4th generation Intel Core i5 ULV 4th generation Intel Core i7 ULV 4 MB Integrated in processor Dimensions and Weight System Information Memory Ports and Connectors Communications Video Audio Storage Media-Card Reader Display Keyboard Camera Touchpad Battery Power Adapter Computer Environment
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... the desired key. Dimensions and Weight System Information Memory Ports and Connectors Communications Video Audio Storage Media-Card Reader Display Keyboard Camera Touchpad Battery Power Adapter Computer Environment Views Keyboard Type Shortcut keys Specifications • Standard keyboard • Backlit keyboard (optional) Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them. NOTE: You can be used to type alternate characters or to perform secondary functions. These keys can define the primary behavior of the shortcut keys by changing Function Key Behavior in...
... the desired key. Dimensions and Weight System Information Memory Ports and Connectors Communications Video Audio Storage Media-Card Reader Display Keyboard Camera Touchpad Battery Power Adapter Computer Environment Views Keyboard Type Shortcut keys Specifications • Standard keyboard • Backlit keyboard (optional) Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them. NOTE: You can be used to type alternate characters or to perform secondary functions. These keys can define the primary behavior of the shortcut keys by changing Function Key Behavior in...