Contents 1 Before working inside your computer......... 9 Before you begin ..................9 Safety instructions................. 10 Recommended tools................10 2 After working inside your computer.......... 12 3 Removing the battery..............13 Procedure....................13 4 Replacing the battery..............15 Procedure....................15 5 Removing the optical drive............16 Prerequisites...................
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Procedure....................24 10 Replacing the base cover............29 Procedure....................29 Post-requisites..................29 11 Removing the hard drive............30 Prerequisites...................30 Procedure....................30 12 Replacing the hard drive............33 Procedure....................33 Post-requisites..................33 13 Removing the memory module..........34 Prerequisites...................34 Procedure....................34 14 Replacing the memory module..........36 Procedure....................
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18 Replacing the power-button board.........45 Procedure....................45 Post-requisites..................46 19 Removing the speakers.............. 47 Prerequisites................... 47 Procedure....................47 20 Replacing the speakers.............. 49 Procedure....................49 Post-requisites..................49 21 Removing the I/O board.............50 Prerequisites...................50 Procedure....................50 22 Replacing the I/O board.............52 Procedure....................52 Post-requisites..................
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Procedure....................58 Post-requisites..................58 27 Removing the fan................ 60 Prerequisites...................60 Procedure....................60 28 Replacing the fan................ 62 Procedure....................62 Post-requisites..................62 29 Removing the system board............63 Prerequisites...................63 Procedure....................64 30 Replacing the system board............68 Procedure....................68 Post-requisites..................69 31 Removing the touch pad............70 Prerequisites...................
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35 Removing the display assembly..........81 Prerequisites................... 81 Procedure....................82 36 Replacing the display assembly..........86 Procedure....................86 Post-requisites..................86 37 Removing the display bezel............88 Prerequisites...................88 Procedure....................89 38 Replacing the display bezel............90 Procedure....................90 Post-requisites..................90 39 Removing the display panel............91 Prerequisites................... 91 Procedure....................
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Procedure..................... 102 Post-requisites..................102 45 Removing the palm rest............104 Prerequisites..................104 Procedure..................... 105 46 Replacing the palm rest............106 Procedure..................... 106 Post-requisites..................106 47 Flashing the BIOS..............108 48 Getting help and contacting Dell.......... 109 Self-help resources................109 Contacting Dell..................110 3000 Series...
Before working inside your computer NOTE: The images in this document may differ from your computer depending on the configuration you ordered. Topics: • Before you begin • Safety instructions • Recommended tools Before you begin Save and close all open files and exit all open applications. Shut down your computer.
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.
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• Phillips screwdriver • Plastic scribe Before working inside your computer...
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, 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 Close the display and turn the computer over. Slide the battery-release latch to the unlocked position.
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battery battery-release latch Turn the computer over, open the display, and press the power button for five seconds to ground the system board. Removing 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 Close the display and turn the computer over. Place the battery in the battery bay and snap the battery 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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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optical-drive assembly plastic scribe screw base cover Carefully pry the optical-drive bezel off the optical drive. Remove the screw that secures the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive. NOTE: Note the orientation of the optical-drive bracket so that you can replace it correctly.
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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securing clips (5) plastic scribe keyboard tabs (6) palm-rest assembly Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board. Removing the keyboard...
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latch keyboard cable keyboard palm-rest assembly Lift the keyboard, along with the cable, off the palm-rest assembly. Removing the keyboard...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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screws (5) palm-rest assembly base cover optical-drive cable latch Close the display and turn the computer over. Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the palm-rest assembly. Removing the base cover...
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screws (13) base cover palm-rest assembly Using your fingertips, gently pry the base cover off the palm-rest assembly. Removing the base cover...
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base cover palm-rest assembly Turn the base cover over. Release the optical-drive interposer from the tabs on the base cover. Removing the base cover...
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base cover optical-drive interposer tabs (2) optical-drive cable Removing the base cover...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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.
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screws (4) hard-drive assembly hard-drive cable latch Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly. hard-drive assembly interposer Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive and lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive. Removing the hard drive...
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screws (4) hard-drive bracket hard drive Removing the hard drive...
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.
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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
notch memory module securing clips (2) memory-module slot Post-requisites Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the base cover”. Replace the keyboard. Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical drive”. Replace the battery.
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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
screw wireless card antenna cables (2) notch wireless-card slot Post-requisites Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the base cover”. Replace the keyboard. Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical drive”.
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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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power-button board cable palm rest Close the display and turn the computer over. Peel the tape that secures the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly. Remove the screw that secures the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly. Note the power-button board cable routing and peel it off the palm-rest assembly.
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power-button board tape screw Removing the power-button 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. Topics: • Procedure •...
Post-requisites Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the base cover”. Replace the keyboard. Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical drive”. Replace the battery. Replacing the power-button 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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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speaker cable speakers (2) Removing the speakers...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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: 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.
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system board coin-cell battery plastic scribe Removing the coin-cell battery...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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. 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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fan cable heat-sink assembly captive screws (6) system board Lift the heat-sink assembly off the system board. Remove the fan. Removing the heat-sink assembly...
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: Incorrect alignment of the heat sink can damage the system board and processor.
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Replace the battery. Replacing the heat-sink 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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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screws (3) heat-sink assembly Turn the heat-sink assembly over. Peel off the tape that secures the fan cable to the heat-sink assembly. Lift the fan along with the fan cable off the heat sink. tape fan cable Removing the fan...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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. 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.
Remove the heat-sink assembly. Procedure Open the display as far as possible. Open the latch and disconnect the power-button board cable from the system board. Open the latch and disconnect the touch-pad cable from the system board. latch power-button board cable touch-pad cable latch Close the display and turn the computer over.
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Open the display hinge to an angle of 90 degrees. screw display hinge speaker cable screw wireless-card bracket Lift and hold the speaker to release the system board from the palm-rest assembly. Carefully lift the system board from the inner edge and release the ports from the slots on the palm-rest assembly.
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screw system board palm-rest assembly speaker Peel the tape that secures the I/O-board cable to the system board. 12 Open the latch and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the system board. 13 Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system board. 14 Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the system board.
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system board tape display cable power-adapter port cable latch I/O-board cable tape Removing the system 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. 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.
Replace the screw that secures the system board to the palm-rest assembly. 10 Close the display hinge and align the screw hole on the display hinge with the screw hole on the system board. Replace the screw that secures the display hinge to the system board . 12 Align the screw hole on the wireless card bracket to the screw on the system board and replace the screw that secures the wireless-card bracket to 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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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tape touch-pad bracket palm-rest assembly Remove the screws that secure the touch-pad bracket to the touch pad. Peel the tape that secures the touch-pad bracket to the touch pad. Open the latch and disconnect the touch-pad cable from the touch pad. Removing the touch pad...
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touch-pad cable latch palm-rest assembly screws (3) touch-pad bracket tape Lift the touch-pad bracket off the touch pad. Removing the touch pad...
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touch-pad bracket Lift the touch pad off the palm-rest assembly. Removing the touch pad...
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touch pad palm-rest assembly Removing the touch pad...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the base cover”. Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical drive”. Replace the keyboard. 10 Replace the battery. Replacing the touch pad...
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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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Lift the power-adapter port, along with the its cable, off the palm-rest assembly. palm-rest assembly screw power-adapter port power-adapter port cable Removing the power-adapter port...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical drive”. 10 Replace the keyboard. Replace the battery. Replacing the power-adapter port...
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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
Procedure Remove the screws that secure the left display hinge to the palm-rest assembly and open the hinge to an angle of 90 degrees. Note the antenna cable routing and remove the cable from its routing guides on the palm-rest assembly. Note the display cable routing and remove the cable from its routing guides on the palm-rest assembly.
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palm-rest assembly display assembly Carefully lift the palm-rest assembly, at an angle, off the display assembly. Removing the display assembly...
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palm-rest assembly display assembly Place the display assembly on a clean, flat surface. Removing the display assembly...
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display assembly Removing the display 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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical drive”. Replace the keyboard. 10 Replace the battery. Replacing the display 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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
Procedure Using your fingertips, gently pry up the inner edges of the display bezel. Lift the display bezel off the display assembly. display bezel display panel Removing 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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
Procedure Remove the screws that secure the display panel to the display back-cover. Turn the display panel over. screws (4) display panel display back-cover Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the display back-cover. Open the latch and disconnect the display cable from the display back-cover. Lift the display panel off the display back-cover.
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the base cover”. 10 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical drive”. Replace the keyboard. 12 Replace the battery. Replacing the display panel...
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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
Procedure Using a plastic scribe, gently pry the camera off the display back-cover. Disconnect the camera cable from the camera. display back-cover camera plastic scribe camera cable Removing the camera...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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12 Replace the battery. Replacing the camera...
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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
Procedure Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the display back-cover. Release the hinges from the latches and lift the display hinges off the display back-cover. screws (6) latches (2) display hinges (2) display back-cover Removing the display hinges...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical drive”. 12 Replace the keyboard. 13 Replace the battery. Replacing the display hinges...
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. Topics: • Prerequisites •...
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. Topics: • Procedure •...
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14 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical drive”. 15 Replace the battery. Replacing the palm rest...
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.
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...
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.