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... a router or a broadband modem for network or internet access. The two lights next to media cards. Provides video and audio output. 4 USB 3.0 port Connect peripherals such as storage devices, printers, and so on. Specifications Views Front Left Left 1 2 3 4 5 Right Base Display 1 Power-adapter port Connect a power adapter to provide power to your computer and charge the battery. 2 Network port Connect an Ethernet (RJ45) cable from and writes to the port indicate the connectivity status and network activity. 3 HDMI port Connect a TV or another HDMI‑in enabled device.
... a router or a broadband modem for network or internet access. The two lights next to media cards. Provides video and audio output. 4 USB 3.0 port Connect peripherals such as storage devices, printers, and so on. Specifications Views Front Left Left 1 2 3 4 5 Right Base Display 1 Power-adapter port Connect a power adapter to provide power to your computer and charge the battery. 2 Network port Connect an Ethernet (RJ45) cable from and writes to the port indicate the connectivity status and network activity. 3 HDMI port Connect a TV or another HDMI‑in enabled device.
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... be used to type alternate characters or to perform secondary functions. To type the alternate character, press Shift and the desired key. These keys can change the behavior of shortcut keys. To perform secondary functions, press Fn and the desired key. 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 Keyboard Type Shortcut keys Specifications • Standard keyboard • Backlit keyboard (optional) Some keys...
... be used to type alternate characters or to perform secondary functions. To type the alternate character, press Shift and the desired key. These keys can change the behavior of shortcut keys. To perform secondary functions, press Fn and the desired key. 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 Keyboard Type Shortcut keys Specifications • Standard keyboard • Backlit keyboard (optional) Some keys...
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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 Decrease brightness Increase brightness Turn off/on wireless Toggle between power and battery-status light/hard-drive activity light Sleep Toggle Fn-key lock 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 Decrease brightness Increase brightness Turn off/on wireless Toggle between power and battery-status light/hard-drive activity light Sleep Toggle Fn-key lock Open application menu Pause/Break System request Toggle scroll lock
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Removing the memory modules 23 Prerequisites...23 Procedure...23 Replacing the memory modules 25 Procedure...25 Post-requisites 26 Removing the wireless card 27 Prerequisites...27 Procedure...27 Replacing the wireless card 29 Procedure...29 Post-requisites 29 Removing the coin-cell battery 30 Prerequisites...30 Procedure...30 Replacing the coin-cell battery 32 Procedure...32 Post-requisites 32 Removing the keyboard 33 Prerequisites...33 Procedure...33 Replacing the keyboard 36 Procedure...36 Post-requisites 36 4
Removing the memory modules 23 Prerequisites...23 Procedure...23 Replacing the memory modules 25 Procedure...25 Post-requisites 26 Removing the wireless card 27 Prerequisites...27 Procedure...27 Replacing the wireless card 29 Procedure...29 Post-requisites 29 Removing the coin-cell battery 30 Prerequisites...30 Procedure...30 Replacing the coin-cell battery 32 Procedure...32 Post-requisites 32 Removing the keyboard 33 Prerequisites...33 Procedure...33 Replacing the keyboard 36 Procedure...36 Post-requisites 36 4
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... your computer. 6 Remove any media card and optical disc from your computer, if applicable. Before working inside your computer CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by their electrical outlets. 4 Disconnect all cables such as telephone cables, network cables and so on, from your computer. 5 Disconnect all attached devices and peripherals, such as keyboard, mouse, monitor, and so on the configuration you ordered.
... your computer. 6 Remove any media card and optical disc from your computer, if applicable. Before working inside your computer CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by their electrical outlets. 4 Disconnect all cables such as telephone cables, network cables and so on, from your computer. 5 Disconnect all attached devices and peripherals, such as keyboard, mouse, monitor, and so on the configuration you ordered.
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... the cable from the media-card reader. CAUTION: Press and eject any connector pins. WARNING: Disconnect all covers, panels, and screws before connecting to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components. CAUTION: To avoid damaging the computer, ensure that the work , periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to the power source. Damage due to avoid bending any installed card from the network device. When connecting cables...
... the cable from the media-card reader. CAUTION: Press and eject any connector pins. WARNING: Disconnect all covers, panels, and screws before connecting to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components. CAUTION: To avoid damaging the computer, ensure that the work , periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to the power source. Damage due to avoid bending any installed card from the network device. When connecting cables...
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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 ensure 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 parts 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. 13
After working inside your computer CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may severely damage your computer. 1 Replace all screws and ensure 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 parts 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. 13
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Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. Procedure 1 Use 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 fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory-module slot until the memory module pops up. 23 Removing the memory modules WARNING...
Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. Procedure 1 Use 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 fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory-module slot until the memory module pops up. 23 Removing the memory modules WARNING...
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NOTE: If you do not hear the click, remove the memory module and reinstall it clicks into place. 2 Slide the memory module firmly into the slot at an angle and press the memory module down until it . 1 memory module 3 notch Post-requisites 1 Replace the base cover. 2 Replace the battery. 2 memory-module slot 4 tab 26
NOTE: If you do not hear the click, remove the memory module and reinstall it clicks into place. 2 Slide the memory module firmly into the slot at an angle and press the memory module down until it . 1 memory module 3 notch Post-requisites 1 Replace the base cover. 2 Replace the battery. 2 memory-module slot 4 tab 26
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... safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Using a plastic scribe, gently pry the coin-cell battery out of the coin-cell battery socket. 30 It is recommended that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in Before working inside your computer. CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS setup program's settings to default.
... safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Using a plastic scribe, gently pry the coin-cell battery out of the coin-cell battery socket. 30 It is recommended that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in Before working inside your computer. CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS setup program's settings to default.
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... page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from step 1 to step 6 in Before working inside your computer. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the coin-cell battery. 7 Remove the keyboard. 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. Removing the system board WARNING: Before working inside...
... page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from step 1 to step 6 in Before working inside your computer. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the coin-cell battery. 7 Remove the keyboard. 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. Removing the system board WARNING: Before working inside...
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... to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. You must make the desired changes again after you have made to secure the cables. 66 Procedure CAUTION: To avoid damaging the system board, ensure that no cables are placed under it. 1 Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board. 2 Slide the I /O board cable to...
... to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. You must make the desired changes again after you have made to secure the cables. 66 Procedure CAUTION: To avoid damaging the system board, ensure that no cables are placed under it. 1 Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board. 2 Slide the I /O board cable to...
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Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the optical drive". 8 Follow the procedure from the routing guides on the batteryconnector board. 3 Remove the screws that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. Procedure...
Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the optical drive". 8 Follow the procedure from the routing guides on the batteryconnector board. 3 Remove the screws that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. Procedure...
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... battery. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the optical drive". 8 Follow the procedure from the routing guides on the palm-rest assembly. 2 Remove the screw that secures the power-adapter port to step 6 in After working inside your computer. Procedure 1 Note the power-adapter-port cable...
... battery. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the optical drive". 8 Follow the procedure from the routing guides on the palm-rest assembly. 2 Remove the screw that secures the power-adapter port to step 6 in After working inside your computer. Procedure 1 Note the power-adapter-port cable...
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... cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in "Removing the computer base". 9 Remove the I/O board. 10 Remove the heat-sink assembly. 11 Remove the system board. 12 Remove the power-adapter port. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. Procedure 1 Note the antenna cable...
... cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in "Removing the computer base". 9 Remove the I/O board. 10 Remove the heat-sink assembly. 11 Remove the system board. 12 Remove the power-adapter port. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. Procedure 1 Note the antenna cable...
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... "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in "Removing the computer base". 9 Remove the I/O board. 10 Remove the heat-sink assembly. 11 Remove the system board. 12 Remove the power-adapter port. 13 Remove the display assembly. Removing the power-button board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secures the power-button board to the palm rest. 3 Peel off the power-button board cable from...
... "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in "Removing the computer base". 9 Remove the I/O board. 10 Remove the heat-sink assembly. 11 Remove the system board. 12 Remove the power-adapter port. 13 Remove the display assembly. Removing the power-button board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secures the power-button board to the palm rest. 3 Peel off the power-button board cable from...
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... dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites NOTE: These instructions are only applicable for laptop with your computer and follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. Removing the display bezel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with nontouchscreen display. 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard...
... dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites NOTE: These instructions are only applicable for laptop with your computer and follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. Removing the display bezel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with nontouchscreen display. 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard...
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... shipped with a nontouch screen display. 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the optical drive". 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to the display backcover. 89 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. For...
... shipped with a nontouch screen display. 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the optical drive". 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to the display backcover. 89 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. For...
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... and follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. Procedure 1 Remove the screws that shipped with a nontouchscreen display. 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the optical drive". 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to the display panel. 95 For more...
... and follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. Procedure 1 Remove the screws that shipped with a nontouchscreen display. 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the optical drive". 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to the display panel. 95 For more...
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... 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the optical drive". 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in "Removing the computer base". 9 Remove the I/O board. 10 Remove the heat-sink assembly. 11 Remove the system board. 12 Remove the power-adapter port. 13 Remove the display assembly. 14 Remove the display bezel. 15 Remove the camera. 16 Remove the display panel. 17 Remove the display cable. 104 For...
... 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the memory modules. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the optical drive". 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in "Removing the computer base". 9 Remove the I/O board. 10 Remove the heat-sink assembly. 11 Remove the system board. 12 Remove the power-adapter port. 13 Remove the display assembly. 14 Remove the display bezel. 15 Remove the camera. 16 Remove the display panel. 17 Remove the display cable. 104 For...