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Owners Manual - Page 1
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P18F002; Dell Inspiron M5040/15-N5040/ 15-N5050 Owner's Manual
Regulatory model: P18F
Regulatory type: P18F001; P18F003
Owners Manual - Page 2
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Information in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and Inspiron™ are trademarks of Dell Inc.;
Regulatory model: P18F
Regulatory type: P18F001;
All ...materials in any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2011 Dell Inc. is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.; A00 Reproduction of Dell Inc. Trademarks used in this document is subject to hardware...
Owners Manual - Page 3
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Contents
1 Before You Begin 9
Recommended Tools 9 Turning Off Your Computer 9 Before Working Inside Your Computer 10
2 Battery 13
Removing the Battery 13 Replacing the Battery 14
3 Keyboard 15
Removing the Keyboard 15 ...
Owners Manual - Page 5
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... USB Board 44
12 Thermal Cooling Assembly 45
Removing the Thermal Cooling Assembly 45 Replacing the Thermal Cooling Assembly 46
13 Processor Module (For Inspiron 15-N5050/15-N5040 Only 47
Removing the Processor Module 47 Replacing the Processor Module 48
14 Hinge Cover 51
Removing the Hinge Cover 51 Replacing the...
Owners Manual - Page 9
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... • Phillips screwdriver • Plastic scribe • BIOS executable update program available at support.dell.com
Turning Off Your Computer
CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit ... Tools
The procedures in this book, ensure that: • You have performed the steps in "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 9
and "Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. ...
Owners Manual - Page 10
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... servicing that shipped with your computer. if you are correctly oriented and aligned. See "Turning Off Your Computer" on the cable itself.
CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself...from being scratched.
2 Turn off your own personal safety. WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that is not authorized by Dell is flat and clean ...
Owners Manual - Page 11
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... computer.
Before You Begin
11 CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery, see "Removing the Battery" on page 13. 8 Turn the computer top-side up, open the display, and press the power
button to ground the system board.
Owners Manual - Page 13
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... to servicing that shipped with your computer.
Battery
13 Do not use only the battery designed for other Dell computers. CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on page 9. 2 Turn off the computer and turn it over. 3 Slide the battery lock latch to the unlock position until it clicks into place. 4 Slide...
Owners Manual - Page 15
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...: To help prevent damage to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as... system board, remove the main battery, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard. 3 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as a connector on page ...
Owners Manual - Page 16
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Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard. 5 Carefully turn the keyboard over and place it on the system board and remove the keyboard cable. 7 Lift the keyboard off the computer.
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Keyboard 1
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1 plastic scribe 3 ...
Owners Manual - Page 17
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Press
down on the connector latch to secure the keyboard cable to lock the four tabs securing the keyboard. 5 Close the display and turn the computer over. 6 Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 14.
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1 keyboard cable
2 keyboard
Replacing the Keyboard
1 Follow the instructions in "Before You ...
Owners Manual - Page 19
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... on the system board. See the Specifications at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
4
Memory Module(s)
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety ...: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on page 15. You can be accessed from Dell are covered under your computer. See "Removing the Keyboard" on your computer). Memory
19 CAUTION...
Owners Manual - Page 28
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...See "Replacing the Battery" on page 17. 7 Replace the battery. 4 Press the other than Dell, you are installing. The following table provides the antenna cable color scheme for your computer. See "...board and replace the screw that no stray screws remain inside the computer. CAUTION: Before turning on the Mini-Card WLAN (2 antenna cables) Main WLAN (white triangle) Auxiliary WLAN (black ...
Owners Manual - Page 35
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... Power Button Board
1 Follow the instructions in "Removing the Palm-Rest
Assembly" on page 29. 4 Turn the palm-rest assembly over. 5 Remove the screw that secures the power button board to the palm... the safety information that secure the power button board to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on page...
Owners Manual - Page 37
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...Turning Off Your Computer" on your computer. Exercise care when handling the hard drive. NOTE: If you are extremely fragile. CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell... computer, read the safety information that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (...
Owners Manual - Page 47
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... the processor thermal-cooling assembly. 13
Processor Module (For Inspiron 15-N5050/15-N5040 Only)
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. The oils in "... should perform repairs on page 29. 4 Remove the thermal cooling assembly. Processor Module (For Inspiron 15-N5050/15-N5040 Only)47
Owners Manual - Page 48
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Be careful not to illustrate proper installation is shipped.
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Processor Module (For Inspiron 15-N5050/15-N5040 Only) CAUTION: When removing the processor module, pull the module straight up. NOTE: If you install a new processor, a new thermal-cooling assembly including ...
Owners Manual - Page 49
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... corners of the module are aligned at the same height.
CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all four corners are higher than the others,...screwdriver perpendicular to the processor when turning the cam screw. 3 Tighten the ZIF socket by turning the cam screw clockwise to secure the processor module to the computer. Processor Module (For Inspiron 15-N5050/15-N5040 Only)
49 See ...
Owners Manual - Page 71
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... desktop. 7 Click Close if the Download Complete window appears. The file downloads to support.dell.com/support/downloads. 3 Locate the BIOS update file for your computer:
NOTE: The Service... is located on a label at the bottom of the menu. Flashing the BIOS
71 To flash the BIOS:
1 Turn on the top right of your desktop. e Click Confirm. 4 A list of product in the Enter a service tag...
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