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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 11 Removing the Base Cover 12 Procedure...12 Replacing the Base Cover 14 Procedure...14 Removing the Battery 15 Prerequisites...15 Procedure...15 Replacing the Battery 16 Procedure...16 Post-requisites 16 Removing the Hard Drive 17 Prerequisites...17 Procedure...18 Replacing the Hard Drive 20 Procedure...20 Post-requisites 20
Contents Before Working Inside Your Computer 9 Before You Begin 9 Safety Instructions 9 Recommended Tools 10 After Working Inside Your Computer 11 Removing the Base Cover 12 Procedure...12 Replacing the Base Cover 14 Procedure...14 Removing the Battery 15 Prerequisites...15 Procedure...15 Replacing the Battery 16 Procedure...16 Post-requisites 16 Removing the Hard Drive 17 Prerequisites...17 Procedure...18 Replacing the Hard Drive 20 Procedure...20 Post-requisites 20
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Removing the Base Frame 36 Prerequisites...36 Procedure...37 Replacing the Base Frame 40 Procedure...40 Post-requisites 40 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 41 Prerequisites...41 Procedure...42 Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery 43 Procedure...43 Post-requisites 43 Removing the Heat Sink 44 Prerequisites...44 Procedure...45 Replacing the Heat Sink 46 Procedure...46 Post-requisites 46 Removing the I/O Board 47 Prerequisites...47 Procedure...48 Replacing the I/O Board 49 Procedure...49 Post-requisites 49
Removing the Base Frame 36 Prerequisites...36 Procedure...37 Replacing the Base Frame 40 Procedure...40 Post-requisites 40 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 41 Prerequisites...41 Procedure...42 Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery 43 Procedure...43 Post-requisites 43 Removing the Heat Sink 44 Prerequisites...44 Procedure...45 Replacing the Heat Sink 46 Procedure...46 Post-requisites 46 Removing the I/O Board 47 Prerequisites...47 Procedure...48 Replacing the I/O Board 49 Procedure...49 Post-requisites 49
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...best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Post-requisites Replace the base cover. 16 Replacing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety... screw holes on the base frame and press-down the battery to connect it to the battery connector. 2 Replace the screws that secure the battery to the base frame. Procedure 1 Align the screw holes the battery with your computer, follow the steps in After Working Inside...
...best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Post-requisites Replace the base cover. 16 Replacing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety... screw holes on the base frame and press-down the battery to connect it to the battery connector. 2 Replace the screws that secure the battery to the base frame. Procedure 1 Align the screw holes the battery with your computer, follow the steps in After Working Inside...
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... in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the base cover. 20 CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Replacing the Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with the screw...
... in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the base cover. 20 CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Replacing the Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with the screw...
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...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 the connector at dell.com/...regulatory_compliance. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at an angle and press the memory module down until it . Replacing the Memory Module(s) WARNING: Before working inside your...
...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 the connector at dell.com/...regulatory_compliance. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at an angle and press the memory module down until it . Replacing the Memory Module(s) WARNING: Before working inside your...
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...dell.com/regulatory_compliance. The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card supported by your computer: Connectors on the wireless card with your computer, read the safety information that shipped with the tab on the wireless-card slot and slide the card into the slot. 2 Replace...on the wireless card Main (white triangle) Auxiliary (black triangle) Antenna-cable color White Black Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the base cover. 25 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After Working Inside Your Computer. ...
...dell.com/regulatory_compliance. The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card supported by your computer: Connectors on the wireless card with your computer, read the safety information that shipped with the tab on the wireless-card slot and slide the card into the slot. 2 Replace...on the wireless card Main (white triangle) Auxiliary (black triangle) Antenna-cable color White Black Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the base cover. 25 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After Working Inside Your Computer. ...
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...screw holes on the fan with your computer and follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the base cover. 29 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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer...
...screw holes on the fan with your computer and follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the base cover. 29 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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer...
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3 Using the alignment line, gently fold the keyboard cable. 1 keyboard cable 2 alignment line Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the base cover. 35
3 Using the alignment line, gently fold the keyboard cable. 1 keyboard cable 2 alignment line Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the base cover. 35
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... the procedure from step 3 to secure the cables. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the Base Frame WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the base frame to the palm-rest... Replace the screws that secure the base frame to the palm-rest assembly. 4 Turn the computer over and open the display. 5 Replace the screws that shipped with the slots on the system board and press down the latches to step 5 in replacing the hard drive. 4 Replace the battery. 5 Replace the...
... the procedure from step 3 to secure the cables. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the Base Frame WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the base frame to the palm-rest... Replace the screws that secure the base frame to the palm-rest assembly. 4 Turn the computer over and open the display. 5 Replace the screws that shipped with the slots on the system board and press down the latches to step 5 in replacing the hard drive. 4 Replace the battery. 5 Replace the...
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... your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer, follow the steps in replacing the hard drive. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the base cover. 43 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in After Working Inside...
... your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer, follow the steps in replacing the hard drive. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the base cover. 43 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in After Working Inside...
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... the system board or the fan is achieved. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the Heat Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with the screw holes on ...sink), replace the screws that thermal conductivity is replaced, use the thermal pad provided in the kit to make sure that secure the heat sink to the system board. After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in replacing the hard drive. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the base...
... the system board or the fan is achieved. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the Heat Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with the screw holes on ...sink), replace the screws that thermal conductivity is replaced, use the thermal pad provided in the kit to make sure that secure the heat sink to the system board. After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in replacing the hard drive. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the base...
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.... 2 Replace the screw that secures the I/O board to step 5 in replacing the hard drive. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the base cover. 49 Post-requisites 1 Replace the base frame. 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Replace the fan.... 4 Follow the procedure from step 3 to the palm-rest assembly. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell...
.... 2 Replace the screw that secures the I/O board to step 5 in replacing the hard drive. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the base cover. 49 Post-requisites 1 Replace the base frame. 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Replace the fan.... 4 Follow the procedure from step 3 to the palm-rest assembly. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell...
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... the routing guides on the palm-rest assembly. 3 Connect the speaker cable to step 5 in replacing the hard drive. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the base cover. 52 After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in After Working Inside ...Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the base frame. 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Replace...
... the routing guides on the palm-rest assembly. 3 Connect the speaker cable to step 5 in replacing the hard drive. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the base cover. 52 After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in After Working Inside ...Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the base frame. 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Replace...
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... the palm rest. 4 Align the right speaker with your computer and follow the instructions in replacing the hard drive. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the base cover. 55 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw hole on the status-light board with the screw...
... the palm rest. 4 Align the right speaker with your computer and follow the instructions in replacing the hard drive. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the base cover. 55 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw hole on the status-light board with the screw...
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... 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 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in After Working Inside...
... 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 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in After Working Inside...
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... computer, read the safety information that you can reconnect them correctly after you replace the system board. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. You must enter the Service Tag in the system setup after you... Before disconnecting the cables from step 1 to the BIOS using System Setup. NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you replace 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 connectors...
... computer, read the safety information that you can reconnect them correctly after you replace the system board. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. You must enter the Service Tag in the system setup after you... Before disconnecting the cables from step 1 to the BIOS using System Setup. NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you replace 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 connectors...
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... drive. 9 Replace the battery. 10 Replace the base cover. 62 Post-requisites 1 Replace the heat sink. 2 Replace the display assembly. 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. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com...
... drive. 9 Replace the battery. 10 Replace the base cover. 62 Post-requisites 1 Replace the heat sink. 2 Replace the display assembly. 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. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com...
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... the palm-rest assembly. Replacing the Display Assembly WARNING: Before working inside your computer and follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 ... and replace the screws that shipped with your computer, read the safety information that secure the display hinges to step 5 in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in replacing the hard drive. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the base...
... the palm-rest assembly. Replacing the Display Assembly WARNING: Before working inside your computer and follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 ... and replace the screws that shipped with your computer, read the safety information that secure the display hinges to step 5 in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in replacing the hard drive. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the base...
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...dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the Palm Rest WARNING: Before working inside your computer and follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the status-light board. 2 Replace the power-adapter port. 3 Replace the display assembly. 4 Replace the speakers. 5 Replace the I/O board. 6 Replace the heat sink. 7 Replace the base frame. 8 Replace the keyboard. 9 Replace...safety information that shipped with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly. 2 Replace the screws that secure the system board to step 5 in Before Working Inside Your Computer...
...dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the Palm Rest WARNING: Before working inside your computer and follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the status-light board. 2 Replace the power-adapter port. 3 Replace the display assembly. 4 Replace the speakers. 5 Replace the I/O board. 6 Replace the heat sink. 7 Replace the base frame. 8 Replace the keyboard. 9 Replace...safety information that shipped with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly. 2 Replace the screws that secure the system board to step 5 in Before Working Inside Your Computer...
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.... 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Replace the base frame. 4 Replace the fan. 5 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 5 in After Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in replacing the hard drive. 6 Replace the battery. 7 Replace the base cover. 73 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell...
.... 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Replace the base frame. 4 Replace the fan. 5 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 5 in After Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer and follow the instructions in replacing the hard drive. 6 Replace the battery. 7 Replace the base cover. 73 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell...