Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries
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... power button is pressed, the battery is the lithium-ion polymer battery. Replace the battery only with a compatible battery purchased from Dell. 1 or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be replaced and disposed of Dell Inc. Inherent to lithium-ion polymer battery technology is designed to reassemble a damaged or swollen battery into a notebook PC. ● Swollen batteries should be trademarks of fire...
... power button is pressed, the battery is the lithium-ion polymer battery. Replace the battery only with a compatible battery purchased from Dell. 1 or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be replaced and disposed of Dell Inc. Inherent to lithium-ion polymer battery technology is designed to reassemble a damaged or swollen battery into a notebook PC. ● Swollen batteries should be trademarks of fire...
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Contents Before working inside your computer 10 Before working inside your computer 10 Before you begin 10 Safety instructions 10 Recommended tools 11 Screw list 12 After working inside your computer 14 Removing the battery 15 Procedure 15 Replacing the battery 17 Procedure 17 Removing the optical drive 18 Prerequisites 18 Procedure 18 Replacing the optical drive 21 Procedure 21 Post-requisites 21 Removing the base cover 22 Prerequisites 22 Procedure 22 3
Contents Before working inside your computer 10 Before working inside your computer 10 Before you begin 10 Safety instructions 10 Recommended tools 11 Screw list 12 After working inside your computer 14 Removing the battery 15 Procedure 15 Replacing the battery 17 Procedure 17 Removing the optical drive 18 Prerequisites 18 Procedure 18 Replacing the optical drive 21 Procedure 21 Post-requisites 21 Removing the base cover 22 Prerequisites 22 Procedure 22 3
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Replacing the base cover 24 Procedure 24 Post-requisites 24 Removing the memory modules 25 Prerequisites 25 Procedure 25 Replacing the memory modules 27 Procedure 27 Post-requisites 28 Removing the hard drive 29 Prerequisites 29 Procedure 29 Replacing the hard drive 33 Procedure 33 Post-requisites 33 Removing the wireless card 34 Prerequisites 34 Procedure 34 Replacing the wireless card 36 Procedure 36 Post-requisites 36 Removing the coin-cell battery 37 Prerequisites 37 Procedure 37 4
Replacing the base cover 24 Procedure 24 Post-requisites 24 Removing the memory modules 25 Prerequisites 25 Procedure 25 Replacing the memory modules 27 Procedure 27 Post-requisites 28 Removing the hard drive 29 Prerequisites 29 Procedure 29 Replacing the hard drive 33 Procedure 33 Post-requisites 33 Removing the wireless card 34 Prerequisites 34 Procedure 34 Replacing the wireless card 36 Procedure 36 Post-requisites 36 Removing the coin-cell battery 37 Prerequisites 37 Procedure 37 4
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Replacing the coin-cell battery 39 Procedure 39 Post-requisites 39 Removing the keyboard 40 Prerequisites 40 Procedure 40 Replacing the keyboard 43 Procedure 43 Folding the Keyboard Cable 44 Post-requisites 46 Removing the computer base 47 Prerequisites 47 Procedure 47 Replacing the computer base 52 Procedure 52 Post-requisites 52 Removing the optical-drive interposer 54 Prerequisites 54 Procedure 54 Replacing the optical-drive interposer 56 Procedure 56 Post-requisites 56 Removing the speakers 57 Prerequisites 57 Procedure 57 5
Replacing the coin-cell battery 39 Procedure 39 Post-requisites 39 Removing the keyboard 40 Prerequisites 40 Procedure 40 Replacing the keyboard 43 Procedure 43 Folding the Keyboard Cable 44 Post-requisites 46 Removing the computer base 47 Prerequisites 47 Procedure 47 Replacing the computer base 52 Procedure 52 Post-requisites 52 Removing the optical-drive interposer 54 Prerequisites 54 Procedure 54 Replacing the optical-drive interposer 56 Procedure 56 Post-requisites 56 Removing the speakers 57 Prerequisites 57 Procedure 57 5
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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. Replacing the battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in Before working inside your computer. Procedure Slide the tabs on the battery into the slots on the battery bay and snap the battery into place. 17
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. Replacing the battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in Before working inside your computer. Procedure Slide the tabs on the battery into the slots on the battery bay and snap the battery into place. 17
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Post-requisites Replace the battery. 21 Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the optical-drive bracket with the screw holes on the optical drive. 2 Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secures the optical-drive assembly to the computer base. Replacing the optical drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the...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. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer.
Post-requisites Replace the battery. 21 Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the optical-drive bracket with the screw holes on the optical drive. 2 Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secures the optical-drive assembly to the computer base. Replacing the optical drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the...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. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer.
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...Post-requisites Replace the battery. 24 Replacing the base cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the base cover to the computer base. Procedure 1 Slide the base cover into the computer base and snap the base cover into place. 2 Replace the two... screws (M2.5x8) that shipped 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. After working inside...
...Post-requisites Replace the battery. 24 Replacing the base cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the base cover to the computer base. Procedure 1 Slide the base cover into the computer base and snap the base cover into place. 2 Replace the two... screws (M2.5x8) that shipped 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. After working inside...
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2 Slide the memory module firmly into place. NOTE: If you do not hear the click, remove the memory module and reinstall it clicks into the slot at an angle and press the memory module down until it . 1 memory module 3 memory-module slot Post-requisites 1 Replace the base cover. 2 Replace the battery. 2 securing clips (2) 28
2 Slide the memory module firmly into place. NOTE: If you do not hear the click, remove the memory module and reinstall it clicks into the slot at an angle and press the memory module down until it . 1 memory module 3 memory-module slot Post-requisites 1 Replace the base cover. 2 Replace the battery. 2 securing clips (2) 28
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Exercise care when handling the hard drive. Post-requisites 1 Replace the base cover. 2 Replace the battery. 33 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. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Procedure 1 Place the...
Exercise care when handling the hard drive. Post-requisites 1 Replace the base cover. 2 Replace the battery. 33 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. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Procedure 1 Place the...
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.... 4 Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card. Post-requisites 1 Replace the base cover. 2 Replace the battery. 36 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working ...inside your computer. Table 2. The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card supported by your computer. Replacing...the wireless-card bracket with the screw hole on the system board. 6 Replace the screw (M2x3) that shipped with the screw hole on the wireless...
.... 4 Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card. Post-requisites 1 Replace the base cover. 2 Replace the battery. 36 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working ...inside your computer. Table 2. The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card supported by your computer. Replacing...the wireless-card bracket with the screw hole on the system board. 6 Replace the screw (M2x3) that shipped with the screw hole on the wireless...
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For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure With the positive side facing up, snap the coin-cell battery into the battery socket on the system board. Post-requisites 1 Replace the base cover. 2 Replace the battery. 39 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working...
For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure With the positive side facing up, snap the coin-cell battery into the battery socket on the system board. Post-requisites 1 Replace the base cover. 2 Replace the battery. 39 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working...
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Figure 15. Folding the keyboard cables 1 keyboard cable Post-requisites Replace the battery. 2 keyboard 46
Figure 15. Folding the keyboard cables 1 keyboard cable Post-requisites Replace the battery. 2 keyboard 46
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4 Replace the base cover. 5 Replace the optical drive. 6 Replace the battery. 53
4 Replace the base cover. 5 Replace the optical drive. 6 Replace the battery. 53
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... the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in Before working inside your computer, follow the steps in "Replacing the computer base". 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. 56 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www...
... the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in Before working inside your computer, follow the steps in "Replacing the computer base". 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. 56 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www...
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... 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. 59 Replacing the speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in "Replacing the... are pushed up while replacing the speakers. 4 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. After working...
... 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. 59 Replacing the speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in "Replacing the... are pushed up while replacing the speakers. 4 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. After working...
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.... 2 Turn over the I/O board and align the screw hole on the palm-rest assembly. 3 Replace the screw (M2.5x5) that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in After working inside ...dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Replacing the I/O board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secures the I /O board with the screw hole on the 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...
.... 2 Turn over the I/O board and align the screw hole on the palm-rest assembly. 3 Replace the screw (M2.5x5) that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in After working inside ...dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Replacing the I/O board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secures the I /O board with the screw hole on the 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...
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... holes on the heat-sink assembly), tighten the three captive screws (M2x3) that thermal conductivity is replaced, use the thermal pad provided in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow...with your computer and follow the instructions 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. 65 CAUTION: Incorrect alignment of the heat ... see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance.
... holes on the heat-sink assembly), tighten the three captive screws (M2x3) that thermal conductivity is replaced, use the thermal pad provided in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow...with your computer and follow the instructions 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. 65 CAUTION: Incorrect alignment of the heat ... see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance.
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... Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw hole on the power-button board with your computer and follow the instructions 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. 69 Replacing the power-button board WARNING...
... Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw hole on the power-button board with your computer and follow the instructions 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. 69 Replacing the power-button board WARNING...
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...inside your computer, read the safety information that you can reconnect the cables correctly after you replace the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in After working inside your computer. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive.... Service Tag is stored in the system board. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made to step 7 in Before working inside your computer.
...inside your computer, read the safety information that you can reconnect the cables correctly after you replace the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in After working inside your computer. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive.... Service Tag is stored in the system board. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made to step 7 in Before working inside your computer.
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Post-requisites 1 Replace the I/O board. 2 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in "Replacing the computer base". 3 Replace the keyboard. 4 Replace the wireless card. 5 Replace the hard drive. 6 Replace the base cover. 7 Replace the optical drive. 8 Replace the battery. 76
Post-requisites 1 Replace the I/O board. 2 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in "Replacing the computer base". 3 Replace the keyboard. 4 Replace the wireless card. 5 Replace the hard drive. 6 Replace the base cover. 7 Replace the optical drive. 8 Replace the battery. 76