Contents Before working inside your computer......10 ..................10 Before you begin ...................10 Safety instructions ................. 11 Recommended tools ....................12 Screw list After working inside your computer......14 Removing the stand............15 ....................15 Easel Stand ..................16 Pedestal stand Replacing the stand............18 ....................18 Easel stand ..................
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Replacing the hard drive..........24 ....................24 Procedure ..................24 Post-requisites Removing the system-board shield......25 ................... 25 Prerequisites ....................25 Procedure Replacing the system-board shield.......27 ....................27 Procedure ..................27 Post-requisites Removing the memory module........28 ....................28 Prerequisites ....................29 Procedure Replacing the memory module........30 ....................
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Replacing the antenna..........38 ....................38 Procedure ..................38 Post-requisites Removing the media-card reader......... 39 ................... 39 Prerequisites ....................39 Procedure Replacing the media-card reader........41 ....................41 Procedure ..................41 Post-requisites Removing the power-button board.......42 ....................42 Prerequisites ....................42 Procedure Replacing the power-button board.......44 ....................44 Procedure...
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Replacing the camera........... 51 ....................51 Procedure ..................51 Post-requisites Removing the coin-cell battery........52 ................... 52 Prerequisites ....................53 Procedure Replacing the coin-cell battery........54 ....................54 Procedure ..................54 Post-requisites Removing the fan............55 ................... 55 Prerequisites ....................55 Procedure Replacing the fan............
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Replacing the speakers..........63 ....................63 Procedure ..................63 Post-requisites Removing the system board.........64 ................... 64 Prerequisites ....................64 Procedure Replacing the system board......... 67 ....................67 Procedure ..................68 Post-requisites ..................68 Flashing the BIOS Removing the display panel..........69 ................... 69 Prerequisites ....................
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Replacing the rubber feet..........86 ....................86 Procedure ..................86 Post-requisites Downloading drivers.............87 ..............87 Downloading the audio driver ............. 88 Downloading the graphics driver ..............88 Downloading the USB driver ............... 89 Downloading the chipset driver ............. 90 Downloading the network driver System setup...............92 ..................92 Boot Sequence...
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Getting help and contacting Dell........ 106 ................106 Self-help resources ..................107 Contacting Dell...
Use the following safety guidelines to protect your computer from potential damage and ensure your personal safety. WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance.
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/...
Screw list The following table provides the list of screws that are used for securing different components to the computer. Table 1. Screw list Component Secured to Screw type Quantity Screw image Stand System-board M3x5 shield Hard-drive Display- M3x5 bracket assembly base Hard-drive Hard drive...
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Component Secured to Screw type Quantity Screw image Retractable- Display- M3x5 camera assembly base assembly System board Display- M3x5 assembly base Wireless-card System board M2x2.5 shield Wireless card System board M2x2.5 Display panel Display- M3x5 assembly base Middle frame Display- M3x5 black assembly base Rubber feet...
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, or 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. Easel Stand CAUTION: Place the computer on a flat, soft, and clean surface to avoid scratches on the display.
Lift and slide the stand from the system-board shield. Pedestal stand CAUTION: Place the computer on a flat, soft, and clean surface to avoid scratches on the display. Place the computer on a clean and flat surface. Extend the stand upward.
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Using your fingertips, pry the stand cover off the back cover. Remove the four screws (M3x5) that secure the stand bracket to the system- board shield. Lift the handle, and slide it out from the system-board shield.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Easel stand Insert the tabs on the stand bracket into the slots on the system-board shield. Align the screw holes on the stand with the screw holes on the system-board shield.
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. Prerequisite Remove the stand.
Procedure CAUTION: Do not remove the computer cover unless you must install or replace internal components on your computer. Use one hand to stabilize your computer, and use another hand to pull the back cover from the center to lift it off the display assembly base.
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: Make sure that no cables are caught between the back cover and the display-assembly base.
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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Slide and lift the hard-drive assembly off the display-panel base. Remove the four screws (M3x3.5) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive bracket.
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 Place the hard drive in the hard-drive bracket with the label facing up.
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 stand. Remove the back cover.
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Use the handle to lift the system-board shield off the display-assembly base.
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 slots on the system-board shield with the ports on the system board and place the system-board shield on the display-assembly base.
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 stand. Remove the back cover.
Procedure Locate the memory module on the system board. Using your fingertips, spread apart the securing clips at each end of the memory-module slot until the memory module pops up. Slide and remove the memory module from the memory-module slot.
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.
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 stand. Remove the back cover.
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Lift the wireless-card shield from the system board. Remove the screw (M2x2.5) that secures the wireless-card bracket and the wireless card to the system board. Slide the wireless-card bracket off the wireless card. Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card.
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Slide the wireless card out of the wireless-card slot.
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 antenna cables to the wireless card. The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card supported by your computer: Table 2.
Replace the screw that secures the wireless-card bracket and the wireless card to the system board. Place the wireless-card shield on top of the wireless card. NOTE: There is a cut-out on the wireless-card shield for the antenna cables to come out. Align the screw holes on the wireless-card shield with the screw holes on 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. Prerequisites Remove the stand. Remove the back cover.
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Peel off the antennas from the display-assembly base.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Adhere the antennas to the slot on the display-assembly base. Replace the two screws (M2x2.5) that secure antennas to the display-assembly base.
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 stand. Remove the back cover.
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Lift the media-card reader board from the display-assembly base.
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 media-card reader board on the display-assembly base. Using the alignment post, align the screw hole on the media-card reader board with the screw hole on the display-assembly base.
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 stand. Remove the back cover.
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Lift the power-button board, along with its cable, off the display assembly base.
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 post, align the screw hole on the power-button board with the screw hole on the display-assembly base.
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 stand. Remove the back cover.
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Lift the microphone board off the display-assembly base.
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 microphone module into the slot on the display-assembly base. Replace the screw (M2x2.5) that secures the microphone module to the display- assembly base.
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 stand. Remove the back cover.
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Note the routing of the camera cable, and remove it from the routing guides. Press the top of the retractable-camera assembly to extend the retractable camera. Remove the three screws (M3x5) that secure the retractable-camera bezel to the retractable-camera assembly.
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Lift the retractable-camera bezel off the retractable-camera assembly. Pull the clip on the retractable-camera assembly, and rotate the camera and camera bracket along with the camera cable, off the retractable-camera 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 camera and camera bracket in the slot on the retractable-camera assembly and snap it in place.
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.
Procedure Locate the coin-cell battery on the system board. Press the tab on the coin-cell battery socket until the coin-cell battery pops up. Lift the coin-cell battery out of the coin-cell battery socket.
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 With the positive-side facing up, insert the coin-cell battery into the battery socket.
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 stand. Remove the back cover.
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Lift and slide the fan from under the heat sink.
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 fan under the heat sink and place it on the display-assembly base. Align the screw holes on the fan with the screw holes on the display-assembly base.
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.
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. NOTE: The original thermal grease can be reused if the original system board and heat sink are reinstalled together.
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 stand. Remove the back cover.
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Lift the speaker (SPK2), along with the speaker cable, off the display 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. Procedure Using the alignment posts on the display-assembly base, place the speakers on the display-assembly base.
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 your finger tips, push the securing clips on the display cable inwards and disconnect it from the system board. Disconnect the microphone cable from the system board. Disconnect the camera cable from the system board. Disconnect the touch-screen cable (optional) from the system board. Disconnect the fan cable from the system board.
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Lift the system board off the display-assembly base.
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.
Follow these steps to flash the BIOS: Turn on your computer. Go to www.dell.com/support. Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
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 stand. Remove the back cover.
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Remove the eight screws (M3x5) that secure the display-assembly base to the display assembly. Place the display-assembly base in its upright position. Push the display panel away from the display-assembly base Slide the display cable and the touch-screen cable (optional) through the slots on the display-assembly base.
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Lift the display panel off the display-assembly base.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Note the positions of the four jig screws on the display panel. Place the display-assembly base in its upright position, and slide the display panel into the display-assembly base.
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Align the four jig screws on the display panel with the screw holes on the display- assembly base. Push the display panel into the slot on the display-assembly base. Place the display-assembly base on a clean and flat surface with the display panel facing down.
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In sequential order indicated on the image, replace the four screws (M3x5) that secure the display panel to the display-assembly base.
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Remove the four jig screws from the display panel. Replace the four screws (M3x5) that secure the display panel to the display- assembly base. 10 Connect the display-backlight cable to the display panel, and then connect the touch-screen cable (optional) to the system board. Push the securing clips inward, and connect the display cable to the system board.
Adhere the tape that secures the display cable to the connector on the system board. Post-requisites Replace the system-board shield. Replace the back cover. Replace the stand.
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 stand. Remove the back cover.
Procedure Remove the 13 screws (M3x5 black) that secure the middle frame to the display- assembly base. Slide and lift to release the tabs on the middle frame from the slots on the display-assembly base from the top.
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Lift and slide the display-assembly base off the middle frame.
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 middle frame onto the display-assembly base. Snap the middle frame and display-assembly base into place.
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Replace the hard drive. Replace the back cover. Replace the stand.
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 stand. Remove the back cover.
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Lift the rubber feet off the display-assembly base.
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 rubber feet with the screw holes on the display- assembly base.
Downloading drivers Downloading the audio driver Turn on your computer. Go to www.dell.com/support. Enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the autodetect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
Downloading the graphics driver Turn on your computer. Go to www.dell.com/support. Enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the autodetect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
Downloading the chipset driver Turn on your computer. Go to www.dell.com/support. Enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the autodetect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
Downloading the network driver Turn on your computer. Go to www.dell.com/support. Enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the autodetect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
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If necessary, your computer starts to download and install SupportAssist. NOTE: Review on-screen instructions for browser-specific instructions. Click View Drivers for My System. Click Download and Install to download and install all driver updates detected for your computer. 10 Select a location to save the files. If prompted, approve requests from User Account Control to make changes on the system.
Boot Sequence allows you to bypass the System Setup–defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example: optical drive or hard drive). During the Power-on Self Test (POST), when the Dell logo appears, you can: •...
Keys Navigation Up arrow Moves to the previous field. Down arrow Moves to the next field. Enter Selects a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field. Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop‐down list, if applicable. Moves to the next focus area.
During POST, when the DELL logo is displayed, watch for the F2 prompt to appear, and then press F2 immediately. NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard is initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you must watch for it, and then press F2.
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Main AC Adapter Type Displays the power adapter type. System Memory Displays the total computer memory installed. Memory Speed Displays the memory speed. Table 4. System setup options—Advanced menu Advanced Advanced BIOS Features Intel(R)SpeedStep(TM) Enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep feature.
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Advanced Controlled this setting is not available and has no effect. Enable or disable BIOS recovery from BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive hard drive. Default: Enabled BIOS Auto-Recovery Enable or disable BIOS Auto-Recovery. Default :Disabled Integrity Check When enabled, BIOS checks the BIOS image integrity on every boot.
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SupportAssist System Resolution Auto OS Recovery Threshold Control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for Dell OS Recovery tool. The SupportAssist OS Recovery option SupportAssist OS Recovery will enable or disable the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the event of certain system errors.
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Security System Password Allows you to set the system password. HDD Password Allows you to set the hard drive password. Password change Allows you determine whether changes to the System and Hard Disk passwords are permitted when an administrator password is set. Computrance Allows you to help track assets and provide recovery services in the event...
Allows you to save your changes. Flashing the BIOS You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you replace the system board. Follow these steps to flash the BIOS: Turn on your computer. Go to www.dell.com/support.
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Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model. Click Drivers & downloads → Find it myself. Select the operating system installed on your computer.
Follow these steps to flash the BIOS: Turn on your computer. Go to www.dell.com/support. Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
Press F12 after the Dell logo is displayed on the screen to access the boot menu. A Preparing one-time boot menu message appears. After the boot menu loads, select the USB recovery device under UEFI BOOT. The system reboots and a screen to Choose the keyboard layout is displayed.
Running the ePSA diagnostics Power-on the computer. As the computer boots, press the F12 key as the Dell logo appears. On the boot menu screen, select the Diagnostics option. Click the arrow key at the bottom left corner. Diagnostics front page is displayed.
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NOTE: See the light patterns to determine the device that is failing. Off – Computer is in hibernation or turned off. The power status light blinks amber along with beep codes indicating failures. For example, the power status light blinks amber two times followed by a pause, and then blinks white three times followed by a pause.
Flea power release Flea power is the residual static electricity that remains on the computer even after it has been powered off and the battery has been removed. The following procedure provides the instructions on how to conduct flea power release: Turn off your computer.
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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: Table 9. Self-help resources Information about Dell products and www.dell.com services Dell Help & Support app Tips Contact Support In Windows search, type Contact Support, and press Enter.
Enter the Service Tag number or Product ID in the search bar. 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.