Contents Before working inside your computer........10 .....................10 Before you begin ....................10 Safety instructions ..................11 Recommended tools After working inside your computer........13 Removing the base cover............14 ......................14 Procedure Replacing the base cover............16 ......................16 Procedure Removing the battery............... 17 ..................... 17 Prerequisites ......................
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Removing the hard drive............24 .....................24 Prerequisites ......................24 Procedure Replacing the hard drive............28 ......................28 Procedure ....................28 Post-requisites Removing the eMMC card............29 .....................29 Prerequisites ......................29 Procedure Replacing the eMMC card............33 ......................33 Procedure ....................35 Post-requisites Removing the eMMC I/O-board..........36 .....................36 Prerequisites ......................
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Removing the wireless card............ 42 .....................42 Prerequisites ......................42 Procedure Replacing the wireless card............ 44 ......................44 Procedure ....................45 Post-requisites Removing the power and volume-buttons board....46 ....................46 Prerequisites ......................46 Procedure Replacing the power and volume-buttons board....48 ......................
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Removing the processor fan and heat-sink assembly..59 .....................59 Prerequisites ......................59 Procedure Replacing the processor fan and heat-sink assembly..61 ......................61 Procedure ....................61 Post-requisites Removing the I/O board............62 .....................62 Prerequisites ......................62 Procedure Replacing the I/O board............64 ......................
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Removing the display assembly..........74 .....................74 Prerequisites ......................74 Procedure Replacing the display assembly..........77 ......................77 Procedure ....................77 Post-requisites Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly....78 .....................78 Prerequisites ......................78 Procedure Replacing the palm rest and keyboard assembly....80 ......................80 Procedure ....................80 Post-requisites Removing the display back-cover and antenna assembly..................81...
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Removing the camera...............87 .....................87 Prerequisites ......................87 Procedure Replacing the camera...............89 ......................89 Procedure ....................89 Post-requisites Removing the Windows-button board.........90 ....................90 Prerequisites ......................90 Procedure Replacing the Windows-button board......... 92 ......................92 Procedure ....................92 Post-requisites Removing the display cable.............93 .....................93 Prerequisites ......................
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Getting help and contacting Dell......... 101 ..................101 Self-help resources ....................102 Contacting Dell...
Before working inside your computer CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by their edges and avoid touching pins and contacts. NOTE: The images in this document may differ from your computer depending on the configuration you ordered. Before you begin Save and close all open files and exit all open applications.
CAUTION: You should only perform troubleshooting and repairs as authorized or directed by the Dell technical assistance team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. See the safety instructions that shipped with the product or at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
After working inside your computer CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may severely damage your computer. Replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside your computer. Connect any external devices, peripherals, and cables you removed before working on your computer.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Close the display and turn the computer over. Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the palm rest and...
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Using a plastic scribe, pry the base cover from the palm rest and keyboard assembly. plastic scribe palm rest and keyboard assembly base cover screws (9)
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide the tabs on the base cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the base cover into place.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Procedure Remove the hard-drive cable from the routing guides on the battery.
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Lift the battery off the palm rest and keyboard assembly. hard-drive cable screws (3) battery palm rest and keyboard assembly Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds, to ground the system board.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the battery with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Remove the memory module from the memory-module slot. memory module securing clips (2) memory-module slot...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory- module slot.
Slide the memory module firmly into the slot at an angle and press the memory module down until it clicks into place. NOTE: If you do not hear the click, remove the memory module and reinstall it. notch memory-module slot securing clips (2) memory module Post-requisites...
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. Exercise care when handling the hard drive. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is in sleep or on state.
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Peel off the tape that secures the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly. tape tape hard-drive assembly Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
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Lift the hard-drive assembly along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly. screws (2) hard-drive assembly hard-drive cable pull tab Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
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Lift the hard-drive bracket from the hard drive. interposer hard drive hard-drive bracket screws (4)
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions 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. Exercise care when handling the hard drive. Procedure Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the screw holes on the hard- drive bracket.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Peel off the tape that secures the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly. tape tape hard-drive assembly Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
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Lift the hard-drive assembly along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly. screws (2) hard-drive assembly pull tab hard-drive cable Turn the hard-drive assembly over. Partially peel the Aluminium foil tape to expose the eMMC card.
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Remove the screw securing the eMMC card to the hard-drive assembly and lift the eMMC card at an angle from the slot on the hard-drive assembly. Aluminium foil tape screw eMMC-card slot eMMC card hard-drive assembly...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the notch on the eMMC card with the tab on the eMMC-card slot Insert the eMMC card at an angle into the eMMC-card slot.
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Replace the screw that secures the eMMC card to the hard-drive assembly. eMMC card screw notch eMMC-card slot Aluminium foil tape hard-drive assembly Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly. Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Lift the eMMC-I/O board off the hard-drive assembly. hard-drive assembly screws (2) eMMC-I/O board...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw hole on the eMMC-I/O board with the screw hole on the hard-drive assembly.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS setup program’s settings to default. It is recommended that you note the BIOS setup program’s settings before removing the coin-cell battery.
After working inside your computer. 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.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Slide the wireless card from the wireless-card slot on the I/O board. wireless-card slot screw wireless card antenna cables (2) I/O board...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure CAUTION: To avoid damage to the wireless card, do not place any cables under it.
Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card. The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card supported by your computer. Connectors on the wireless card Antenna-cable color Main (white triangle) white Auxiliary (black triangle) black screw antenna cables (2) wireless card wireless-card slot...
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Lift the power and volume-buttons board along with its cable, off the palm rest and keyboard assembly. power and volume-buttons tape board cable routing guides power and volume- buttons board tape...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Place the power and volume-buttons board into the slot on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
Procedure Lift the connector latch and disconnect the touch-pad cable from the connector on the touch pad. speakers (2) touch-pad cable connector latch touch pad...
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Peel the Mylar from the palm rest and keyboard assembly to access the speaker cable. Mylar speakers (2) Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board. Peel off the adhesive tapes that secure the speaker cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
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Release the speakers from the alignment posts and lift the speakers along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly. speaker cable adhesive tapes (2) routing guides speakers (2)
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Using the alignment posts on the palm rest and keyboard assembly, place the speakers on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Peel the tapes to access the screws on the touch pad. touch-pad cable connector latch tapes (2) touch pad...
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Remove the screws that secure the touch pad to the palm rest and keyboard assembly. screws (2) touch pad Raise the palm rest and keyboard assembly to release the touch pad from the slots on the palm rest and keyboard assembly. Slide the touch pad away from the computer to release it from the slots on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
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Remove the touch pad from the palm rest and keyboard assembly. tabs (2) touch pad palmrest and keyboard assembly...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the tabs on the touch pad into the slots on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it.
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Lift the processor fan and heat-sink assembly off the system board. processor fan and heat-sink captive screws (4) assembly system board fan cable...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the processor fan and heat-sink assembly with the screw holes on the system board and place the processor fan and heat sink assembly on it.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Lift the I/O board off the palm rest and keyboard assembly. I/O board screw power and volume-buttons I/O-board cable board cable...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Using the alignment posts, place the I/O board on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system board.
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Using the pull tab disconnect the display cable from the system board. screws (2) display-cable bracket display cable latch Windows-button board adhesive tape cable Using the pull tab disconnect the I/O-board cable and the hard-drive cable from the system board. Release the connector latches and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board.
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Disconnect the speaker cable and the power-adapter port cable from the system board. I/O-board cable latch keyboard cable hard-drive cable touch-pad cable latch speaker cable power-adapter port cable Remove the screw that secures the system board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
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10 Lift the system board off the palm rest and keyboard assembly. screw system board palm rest and keyboard assembly...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system board.
Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program Turn on the computer. Press F2 when the DELL logo is displayed to enter the BIOS setup program. Navigate to the Main tab and enter the Service Tag in the Service Tag...
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Lift the power-adapter port with its cable, off the palm rest and keyboard assembly. screw power-adapter port power-adapter port cable Mylar...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Place the power-adapter port into the slot on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Lift the connector latch and disconnect the Windows button-board cable. wireless card antenna cables (2) screws (2) display-cable bracket display cable windows-button board cable adhesive tape system board Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible. CAUTION: Place the computer on a soft and clean surface to avoid scratching the display.
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10 Lift the display assembly off the palm rest and keyboard assembly. display assembly screws (2) display hinges (2)
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure CAUTION: Place the computer on a soft and clean surface to avoid scratching the display.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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palm rest and keyboard assembly palm rest and keyboard assembly...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Place the palm rest and keyboard assembly on a flat surface with the keyboard facing down.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the display-panel assembly with the display back-cover and antenna assembly and gently snap the display back-cover and antenna assembly into place.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Lift the display hinges off the display back-cover and antenna assembly. screws (6) display back-cover and antenna assembly hinge covers (2) antenna cable routing guides hinges (2)
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the display back-cover and antenna assembly.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Turn the camera over and disconnect the camera cable from the camera module. camera camera cable plastic scribe...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Connect the camera cable to the camera module. Using the alignment post place the camera module on the display bezel and snap it into place.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Lift the Windows-button board off the display bezel. adhesive tape Windows-button board cable Windows-button board touch-board cable screw...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw hole on the Windows-button board with the screw hole on the display bezel.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
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Lift the connector latch and disconnect the display cable from the touch board. adhesive tape connector latch for Windows-button board cable Windows-button board connector latch for display cable cable display panel display cable Note the display cable routing and peel off the display cable from the routing guides on the display bezel.
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Lift the display cable off the display bezel. display cable routing guides display panel...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Route the display cable through the routing guides on the display bezel and adhere the display cable on the display bezel.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. Remove the battery.
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Place the display panel on a clean and flat surface. Post-requisites...
You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you replace the system board. To flash the BIOS: Turn on the computer. Go to www.dell.com/support. Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your computer and click Submit.
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Getting help and contacting Dell Self-help resources You can get information and help on Dell products and services using these self-help resources: Information about Dell products and www.dell.com services Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Dell Help & Support app Windows 10 Get started app Windows 8.1...
Contacting Dell To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see www.dell.com/contactdell. NOTE: Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your country. NOTE: If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog.