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...(SD) Card...9 Installing the Secure Digital (SD) Card...9 Removing the Battery...10 Installing the Battery...10 Removing the Base Cover...10 Installing the Base Cover...11 Removing the mSATA SSD Card...11 Installing the mSATA SSD Card...12 Removing the Memory...12 Installing the Memory...12 Removing...the TAA Board...14 Installing the TAA Board...14 Removing the System Fan...14 Installing the System Fan...15 Removing the Keyboard...15 Installing the Keyboard...17 Removing the Palmrest Assembly...17 Installing the Palmrest Assembly...19 Removing the Power-Switch Board...20 Installing the Power-...
...(SD) Card...9 Installing the Secure Digital (SD) Card...9 Removing the Battery...10 Installing the Battery...10 Removing the Base Cover...10 Installing the Base Cover...11 Removing the mSATA SSD Card...11 Installing the mSATA SSD Card...12 Removing the Memory...12 Installing the Memory...12 Removing...the TAA Board...14 Installing the TAA Board...14 Removing the System Fan...14 Installing the System Fan...15 Removing the Keyboard...15 Installing the Keyboard...17 Removing the Palmrest Assembly...17 Installing the Palmrest Assembly...19 Removing the Power-Switch Board...20 Installing the Power-...
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Tighten the screws that secure the system fan to the computer. 3. Install: a) base cover b) SD card c) battery 5. Follow the procedures in its slot on the computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover 3. Connect the system fan cable. 4. Place the system fan in After Working Inside Your Computer. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Removing the Keyboard 1. Installing the System Fan 1. Disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable, trackstick cable, and keyboard cable. 15
Tighten the screws that secure the system fan to the computer. 3. Install: a) base cover b) SD card c) battery 5. Follow the procedures in its slot on the computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover 3. Connect the system fan cable. 4. Place the system fan in After Working Inside Your Computer. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Removing the Keyboard 1. Installing the System Fan 1. Disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable, trackstick cable, and keyboard cable. 15
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... Inside Your Computer. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard 17 Install: a) base cover b) SD card c) battery 5. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Connect the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable and trackstick cable. 4. Flip the computer and remove the keyboard from the computer. Slide the keyboard into its compartment and ensure that it clicks...
... Inside Your Computer. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard 17 Install: a) base cover b) SD card c) battery 5. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Connect the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable and trackstick cable. 4. Flip the computer and remove the keyboard from the computer. Slide the keyboard into its compartment and ensure that it clicks...
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... screws to secure the power-switch board to the computer and remove it from the computer. Install: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery Removing the Fingerprint-Scanner Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Follow...2. Installing the Power-Switch Board 1. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard 20 Place the power-switch board in its place on the computer. 2. e) media-board cable 6. Install: a) keyboard b) base cover c) SD card d) battery Removing the Power-Switch Board 1. Remove the screws that ...
... screws to secure the power-switch board to the computer and remove it from the computer. Install: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery Removing the Fingerprint-Scanner Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Follow...2. Installing the Power-Switch Board 1. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard 20 Place the power-switch board in its place on the computer. 2. e) media-board cable 6. Install: a) keyboard b) base cover c) SD card d) battery Removing the Power-Switch Board 1. Remove the screws that ...
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Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Place the fingerprint-scanner bracket on the computer. 2. Install: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 5. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the fingerpint-scanner board from the display assembly. 21 Remove the battery. 3. ...
Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Place the fingerprint-scanner bracket on the computer. 2. Install: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 5. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the fingerpint-scanner board from the display assembly. 21 Remove the battery. 3. ...
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... routing tabs and remove the speakers from the computer. 25 Follow the procedures in the computer. 3. Install: a) display bezel b) battery 5. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Removing the Speakers 1. Remove the screws that secure the speakers to secure the camera module. 4. Place the camera module in its slot in...
... routing tabs and remove the speakers from the computer. 25 Follow the procedures in the computer. 3. Install: a) display bezel b) battery 5. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Removing the Speakers 1. Remove the screws that secure the speakers to secure the camera module. 4. Place the camera module in its slot in...
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...in After Working Inside Your Computer. Route the speaker cables through the routing channels. 3. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Tighten the screws that secure the speakers ...to the computer. 4. Install: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 5. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Installing the Speakers 1. Pry the coin...
...in After Working Inside Your Computer. Route the speaker cables through the routing channels. 3. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Tighten the screws that secure the speakers ...to the computer. 4. Install: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 5. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Installing the Speakers 1. Pry the coin...
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... in its place. Disconnect the smart-card cables from the computer. 27 Removing the Smart-Card Board 1. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Install: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 4. Remove the smart-card cable from the routing channel and remove the smart-card from the computer. 4. Installing the...
... in its place. Disconnect the smart-card cables from the computer. 27 Removing the Smart-Card Board 1. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Install: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 4. Remove the smart-card cable from the routing channel and remove the smart-card from the computer. 4. Installing the...
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... e) battery 5. Connect the smart-card cables to the computer. 3. Follow the procedures in the computer. 2. Removing the Smart-Card Cage 1. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Tighten the screws to secure the smart-card board to the computer. 4. Route the smart-card cable and place the smart-card board...
... e) battery 5. Connect the smart-card cables to the computer. 3. Follow the procedures in the computer. 2. Removing the Smart-Card Cage 1. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Tighten the screws to secure the smart-card board to the computer. 4. Route the smart-card cable and place the smart-card board...
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Tighten the screws to secure the smart-card cage to the computer and remove it. Follow the procedures in its slot on the computer. 2. Place the smart-card cage in After Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the screws that secure the smart-card cage to the computer. 3. Removing the Hall Sensor 1. Connect the smart-card cable. 4. Remove: a) battery b) SD card 29 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. 4. Installing the Smart-Card Cage 1. Install: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 5.
Tighten the screws to secure the smart-card cage to the computer and remove it. Follow the procedures in its slot on the computer. 2. Place the smart-card cage in After Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the screws that secure the smart-card cage to the computer. 3. Removing the Hall Sensor 1. Connect the smart-card cable. 4. Remove: a) battery b) SD card 29 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. 4. Installing the Smart-Card Cage 1. Install: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 5.
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... 2. Tighten the screw to secure the hall sensor to the computer and remove it. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Remove the screw that secures the sniffer board to the computer and remove it from the routing channel. 4. Follow... the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Remove: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 5. Disconnect the hall-sensor cable and remove it . 30 Place the hall sensor ...
... 2. Tighten the screw to secure the hall sensor to the computer and remove it. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Remove the screw that secures the sniffer board to the computer and remove it from the routing channel. 4. Follow... the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Remove: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 5. Disconnect the hall-sensor cable and remove it . 30 Place the hall sensor ...
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Follow the procedures in its slot on the computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Place the sniffer board in After Working Inside Your Computer. Connect the sniffer-board cable. 4. Remove: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 5. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Disconnect the LVDS and camera cable from the system board. 31 Tighten the screw that secures the sniffer board to the computer. 3. Removing the Display Assembly 1. Installing the Sniffer Board 1.
Follow the procedures in its slot on the computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Place the sniffer board in After Working Inside Your Computer. Connect the sniffer-board cable. 4. Remove: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 5. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Disconnect the LVDS and camera cable from the system board. 31 Tighten the screw that secures the sniffer board to the computer. 3. Removing the Display Assembly 1. Installing the Sniffer Board 1.
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Tighten the screws on the base chassis and connect them. 2. Install: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 8. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 33 Route the antenna and the LVDS cables through the holes on both sides to the wireless solution...
Tighten the screws on the base chassis and connect them. 2. Install: a) palmrest assembly b) keyboard c) base cover d) SD card e) battery 8. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 33 Route the antenna and the LVDS cables through the holes on both sides to the wireless solution...
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... card g) battery 3. Removing the System Board 1. Installing the Power Connector 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly f) sniffer board g) display assembly 3. Disconnect the system-fan cable. 34 f) display assembly g) system board 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. ...
... card g) battery 3. Removing the System Board 1. Installing the Power Connector 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly f) sniffer board g) display assembly 3. Disconnect the system-fan cable. 34 f) display assembly g) system board 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. ...
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...-card cable 5. Place the power-connector bracket on the chassis. 2. Connect the following cables to the computer. 3. Install: a) display assembly b) sniffer board c) palmrest assembly d) keyboard e) base cover f) SD card g) battery 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Tighten the screws to secure the power-connector bracket to the computer. 4. Removing...
...-card cable 5. Place the power-connector bracket on the chassis. 2. Connect the following cables to the computer. 3. Install: a) display assembly b) sniffer board c) palmrest assembly d) keyboard e) base cover f) SD card g) battery 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Tighten the screws to secure the power-connector bracket to the computer. 4. Removing...
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Install: a) system board b) power connector c) display assembly d) palmrest e) keyboard f) base cover g) SD card h) battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 37 Installing the Thermal Module 1. Place the thermal module on the system board. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the thermal module to the system board and lift it from the system board. Remove the screws that secure the thermal module to the system board. 3. b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest f) display assembly g) power connector h) system board 3. 4.
Install: a) system board b) power connector c) display assembly d) palmrest e) keyboard f) base cover g) SD card h) battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 37 Installing the Thermal Module 1. Place the thermal module on the system board. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the thermal module to the system board and lift it from the system board. Remove the screws that secure the thermal module to the system board. 3. b) SD card c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest f) display assembly g) power connector h) system board 3. 4.
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.... Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present. Battery in progress or failure System board failure, covers BIOS corruption or ROM error 2 No RAM detected No memory detected 3 Chipset Error (North and... Error) , Time-Of-Day Clock test failure , Gate A20 failure , Super I/O chip failure , Keyboard controller test failure System board failure 4 RAM Read/Write failure Memory failure 5 Real-time clock power fail...is attached to your laptop. Table 15. Turns on An unauthenticated or unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is enabled. If so, BIOS will jump out from looping and execute ...
.... Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present. Battery in progress or failure System board failure, covers BIOS corruption or ROM error 2 No RAM detected No memory detected 3 Chipset Error (North and... Error) , Time-Of-Day Clock test failure , Gate A20 failure , Super I/O chip failure , Keyboard controller test failure System board failure 4 RAM Read/Write failure Memory failure 5 Real-time clock power fail...is attached to your laptop. Table 15. Turns on An unauthenticated or unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is enabled. If so, BIOS will jump out from looping and execute ...
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...This pattern continues until the system is powered off. Code 1 Cause and Troubleshooting Steps System board: BIOS ROM failure System board failure, covers BIOS corruption or ROM error 2 Memory No memory/RAM detected 3 Chipset Error (North and South Bridge Chipset, DMA/IMR/ Timer ...Error) , Time-Of-Day Clock test failure , Gate A20 failure , Super I/O chip failure , Keyboard controller test failure System board failure 4 RAM Read/Write failure Memory failure 5 Real-time clock power fail CMOS battery failure 6 Video BIOS test failure ...
...This pattern continues until the system is powered off. Code 1 Cause and Troubleshooting Steps System board: BIOS ROM failure System board failure, covers BIOS corruption or ROM error 2 Memory No memory/RAM detected 3 Chipset Error (North and South Bridge Chipset, DMA/IMR/ Timer ...Error) , Time-Of-Day Clock test failure , Gate A20 failure , Super I/O chip failure , Keyboard controller test failure System board failure 4 RAM Read/Write failure Memory failure 5 Real-time clock power fail CMOS battery failure 6 Video BIOS test failure ...