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... is in sleep state, hibernation, or turned off. Press Fn+H to toggle this light between hard-drive activity light and battery-status light. Specifications Front Front Left 1 Views Right Base Display 1 Power and battery-status light/hard-drive activity light Indicates the power and battery-charge status. Computer is running on battery and the...
... is in sleep state, hibernation, or turned off. Press Fn+H to toggle this light between hard-drive activity light and battery-status light. Specifications Front Front Left 1 Views Right Base Display 1 Power and battery-status light/hard-drive activity light Indicates the power and battery-charge status. Computer is running on battery and the...
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RW Dimensions and weight System information Memory Ports and connectors Communications Video Audio Storage Media-card reader Display Keyboard Camera Touch pad Battery Power adapter Computer environment Views Storage Interface Hard drive Optical drive Drive supported Specifications • SATA 3 Gbps (Inspiron 15-5551 only) • SATA 6 Gbps (Inspiron 15-5558 only) One 2.5-inch drive (supports Intel Smart Response Technology) One 9.5 mm SATA drive DVD +/-
RW Dimensions and weight System information Memory Ports and connectors Communications Video Audio Storage Media-card reader Display Keyboard Camera Touch pad Battery Power adapter Computer environment Views Storage Interface Hard drive Optical drive Drive supported Specifications • SATA 3 Gbps (Inspiron 15-5551 only) • SATA 6 Gbps (Inspiron 15-5558 only) One 2.5-inch drive (supports Intel Smart Response Technology) One 9.5 mm SATA drive DVD +/-
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Keyboard Shortcut keys Mute audio Decrease volume Increase volume Play previous track/chapter Play/Pause Play next track/chapter Switch to external display Search Toggle keyboard backlight (optional) Decrease brightness Increase brightness Turn off/on wireless Sleep Toggle Fn-key lock Toggle between power and battery-status light/hard-drive activity light Open application menu Pause/Break System request Toggle scroll lock
Keyboard Shortcut keys Mute audio Decrease volume Increase volume Play previous track/chapter Play/Pause Play next track/chapter Switch to external display Search Toggle keyboard backlight (optional) Decrease brightness Increase brightness Turn off/on wireless Sleep Toggle Fn-key lock Toggle between power and battery-status light/hard-drive activity light Open application menu Pause/Break System request Toggle scroll lock
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...;F to 149°F) 0% to 95% (non-condensing) 1.30 GRMS 160 G‡ -15.2 m to 10,668 m (-50 ft to 10,000 ft) * Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment. † Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse when the hard drive is in use. ‡ Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse when the...
...;F to 149°F) 0% to 95% (non-condensing) 1.30 GRMS 160 G‡ -15.2 m to 10,668 m (-50 ft to 10,000 ft) * Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment. † Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse when the hard drive is in use. ‡ Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse when the...
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Removing the memory modules 22 Prerequisites...22 Procedure...22 Replacing the memory modules 24 Procedure...24 Post-requisites 25 Removing the hard drive 26 Prerequisites...26 Procedure...26 Replacing the hard drive 30 Procedure...30 Post-requisites 30 Removing the wireless card 31 Prerequisites...31 Procedure...31 Replacing the wireless card 33 Procedure...33 Post-requisites 33 Removing the coin-cell battery 34 Prerequisites...34 Procedure...34 Replacing the coin-cell battery 36 Procedure...36 Post-requisites 36 4
Removing the memory modules 22 Prerequisites...22 Procedure...22 Replacing the memory modules 24 Procedure...24 Post-requisites 25 Removing the hard drive 26 Prerequisites...26 Procedure...26 Replacing the hard drive 30 Procedure...30 Post-requisites 30 Removing the wireless card 31 Prerequisites...31 Procedure...31 Replacing the wireless card 33 Procedure...33 Post-requisites 33 Removing the coin-cell battery 34 Prerequisites...34 Procedure...34 Replacing the coin-cell battery 36 Procedure...36 Post-requisites 36 4
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...computer base. 26 Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive. Procedure 1 Lift the latch and using the pull tab disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board. 2 Remove the screws that shipped with your computer and... follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is in Before working inside your computer, follow the steps in sleep or on state. For more safety best ...
...computer base. 26 Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive. Procedure 1 Lift the latch and using the pull tab disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board. 2 Remove the screws that shipped with your computer and... follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is in Before working inside your computer, follow the steps in sleep or on state. For more safety best ...
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3 Lift the hard-drive assembly out of the computer base using the harddrive pull tab. 1 screws (4) 3 hard-drive assembly 5 pull tab 2 hard-drive pull tab 4 hard-drive cable 6 latch 27
3 Lift the hard-drive assembly out of the computer base using the harddrive pull tab. 1 screws (4) 3 hard-drive assembly 5 pull tab 2 hard-drive pull tab 4 hard-drive cable 6 latch 27
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4 Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive. 1 hard-drive assembly 2 interposer 5 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 28
4 Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive. 1 hard-drive assembly 2 interposer 5 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 28
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6 Lift the hard-drive bracket out of the hard drive. 1 screws (4) 3 hard drive 2 hard-drive bracket 29
6 Lift the hard-drive bracket out of the hard drive. 1 screws (4) 3 hard drive 2 hard-drive bracket 29
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... the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the base cover. 2 Replace the battery. 30 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Procedure 1 Place the hard-drive bracket on the hard drive. 2 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on...
... the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the base cover. 2 Replace the battery. 30 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Procedure 1 Place the hard-drive bracket on the hard drive. 2 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on...
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For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive. 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the keyboard. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Removing the ... information that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in Before working inside your computer. Procedure 1 Lift the latch and disconnect the optical-drive cable from the system board. 41
For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive. 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the keyboard. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Removing the ... information that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in Before working inside your computer. Procedure 1 Lift the latch and disconnect the optical-drive cable from the system board. 41
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... inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the keyboard. 2 Replace the wireless card. 3 Replace the hard drive. 4 Replace the base cover. 5 Replace the optical drive. 6 Replace the battery. 46 Replacing the computer base WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read...
... inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the keyboard. 2 Replace the wireless card. 3 Replace the hard drive. 4 Replace the base cover. 5 Replace the optical drive. 6 Replace the battery. 46 Replacing the computer base WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read...
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... computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive. 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the keyboard. Removing the optical-drive interposer WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that...
... computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive. 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the keyboard. Removing the optical-drive interposer WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that...
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... more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the keyboard. 2 Replace the wireless card. 3 Replace the hard drive. 4 Replace the base cover. 5 Replace the optical drive. 6 Replace the battery. 49 Procedure 1 Replace the optical-drive interposer on the computer base. 2 Follow the procedure from step 3 to...
... more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the keyboard. 2 Replace the wireless card. 3 Replace the hard drive. 4 Replace the base cover. 5 Replace the optical drive. 6 Replace the battery. 49 Procedure 1 Replace the optical-drive interposer on the computer base. 2 Follow the procedure from step 3 to...
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For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive. 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the keyboard. Procedure 1 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the computer base". 2 Turn the computer base...
For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive. 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the keyboard. Procedure 1 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the computer base". 2 Turn the computer base...
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...and follow the instructions in "Replacing the computer base". For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Using the alignment posts on the computer base, place the speakers on the computer base. 2 ... 8 in After working inside your computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the keyboard. 2 Replace the wireless card. 3 Replace the hard drive. 4 Replace the base cover. 5 Replace the optical drive. 6 Replace the battery. 52 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your computer.
...and follow the instructions in "Replacing the computer base". For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Using the alignment posts on the computer base, place the speakers on the computer base. 2 ... 8 in After working inside your computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the keyboard. 2 Replace the wireless card. 3 Replace the hard drive. 4 Replace the base cover. 5 Replace the optical drive. 6 Replace the battery. 52 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your computer.
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... the steps in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Remove the screw that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in Before working inside your computer... that secures the I/O board to step 7 in "Removing the computer base". Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive. 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to the palm-rest assembly. ...
... the steps in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Remove the screw that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in Before working inside your computer... that secures the I/O board to step 7 in "Removing the computer base". Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive. 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to the palm-rest assembly. ...
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... I /O board to step 8 in "Replacing the computer base". 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Replace the wireless card. 4 Replace the hard drive. 5 Replace the base cover. 6 Replace the optical drive. 7 Replace the battery. 55 Procedure 1 Slide the I/O-board cable into the I/O-board cable connector and press down on the latch to ... the instructions in Before working inside your computer. 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 After working inside your computer.
... I /O board to step 8 in "Replacing the computer base". 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Replace the wireless card. 4 Replace the hard drive. 5 Replace the base cover. 6 Replace the optical drive. 7 Replace the battery. 55 Procedure 1 Slide the I/O-board cable into the I/O-board cable connector and press down on the latch to ... the instructions in Before working inside your computer. 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 After working inside your computer.
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Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive. 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from the system board. 2 In sequential order (indicated on the heat-sink assembly), loosen ... of the processor, do not touch the heat transfer areas on your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you ordered. 1 Disconnect the fan cable from step 1 to step 7 in "...
Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive. 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from the system board. 2 In sequential order (indicated on the heat-sink assembly), loosen ... of the processor, do not touch the heat transfer areas on your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you ordered. 1 Disconnect the fan cable from step 1 to step 7 in "...
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... 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in "Replacing the computer base". 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Replace the wireless card. 4 Replace the hard drive. 5 Replace the base cover. 6 Replace the optical drive. 58 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. If either the system board or the... with 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.
... 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in "Replacing the computer base". 2 Replace the keyboard. 3 Replace the wireless card. 4 Replace the hard drive. 5 Replace the base cover. 6 Replace the optical drive. 58 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. If either the system board or the... with 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.