Dell Inspiron 17 5755, Service Manual

Page 1: ...Inspiron 17 5000 Series Service Manual Computer Model Inspiron 17 5755 Regulatory Model P28E Regulatory Type P28E002 ...

Page 2: ...problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright 2015 Dell Inc All rights reserved This product is protected by U S and international copyright and intellectual property laws Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc in the United States and or other jurisdictions All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their res...

Page 3: ...ide your computer 13 Removing the battery 14 Procedure 14 Replacing the battery 15 Procedure 15 Removing the base cover 16 Prerequisites 16 Procedure 16 Replacing the base cover 18 Procedure 18 Post requisites 18 Removing the hard drive 19 Prerequisites 19 Procedure 19 Replacing the hard drive 22 Procedure 22 Post requisites 22 3 ...

Page 4: ... card 27 Prerequisites 27 Procedure 27 Replacing the wireless card 29 Procedure 29 Post requisites 29 Removing the coin cell battery 30 Prerequisites 30 Procedure 30 Replacing the coin cell battery 32 Procedure 32 Post requisites 32 Removing the keyboard 33 Prerequisites 33 Procedure 33 Replacing the keyboard 36 Procedure 36 Post requisites 36 4 ...

Page 5: ... Prerequisites 41 Procedure 41 Replacing the computer base 46 Procedure 46 Post requisites 46 Removing the speakers 47 Prerequisites 47 Procedure 47 Replacing the speakers 49 Procedure 49 Post requisites 49 Removing the optical drive interposer 50 Prerequisites 50 Procedure 50 Replacing the optical drive interposer 52 Procedure 52 Post requisites 52 5 ...

Page 6: ...uisites 56 Procedure 56 Replacing the heat sink assembly 58 Procedure 58 Post requisites 58 Removing the system board 60 Prerequisites 60 Procedure 61 Replacing the system board 65 Procedure 65 Post requisites 66 Removing the battery connector board 67 Prerequisites 67 Procedure 67 Replacing the battery connector board 69 Procedure 69 Post requisites 69 6 ...

Page 7: ...3 Prerequisites 73 Procedure 73 Replacing the display assembly 76 Procedure 76 Post requisites 76 Removing the power button board 78 Prerequisites 78 Procedure 78 Replacing the power button board 80 Procedure 80 Post requisites 80 Removing the palm rest assembly 82 Prerequisites 82 Procedure 82 Replacing the palm rest assembly 84 Procedure 84 Post requisites 84 7 ...

Page 8: ...lay panel 88 Prerequisites 88 Procedure 88 Replacing the display panel 92 Procedure 92 Post requisites 92 Removing the display hinges 94 Prerequisites 94 Procedure 94 Replacing the display hinges 96 Procedure 96 Post requisites 96 Removing the camera 97 Prerequisites 97 Procedure 97 Replacing the camera 99 Procedure 99 Post requisites 99 8 ...

Page 9: ...02 Post requisites 102 Removing the display back cover and antenna assembly 103 Prerequisites 103 Procedure 104 Replacing the display back cover and antenna assembly 105 Procedure 105 Post requisites 105 Flashing the BIOS 106 Getting help and contacting Dell 107 Self help resources 107 Contacting Dell 107 9 ...

Page 10: ...ck or tap Start Shut down NOTE If you are using a different operating system see the documentation of your operating system for shut down instructions 3 Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets 4 Disconnect all cables such as telephone cables network cables and so on from your computer 5 Disconnect all attached devices and peripherals such as keyboard mouse m...

Page 11: ...uctions that shipped with the product or at dell com regulatory_compliance CAUTION Before touching anything inside your computer ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface such as the metal at the back of the computer While you work periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to dissipate static electricity which could harm internal components CAUTION When you disconnect a cable pull...

Page 12: ... Philips screwdriver Plastic scribe 12 ...

Page 13: ...sure that no stray screws remain inside your computer 2 Connect any external devices peripherals and cables you removed before working on your computer 3 Replace any media cards discs and any other parts that you removed before working on your computer 4 Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets 5 Turn on your computer 13 ...

Page 14: ...r For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Close the display and turn the computer over 2 Slide the battery release latch to the unlocked position You hear a click sound when the battery is unlocked 3 Lift the battery off the computer base 1 battery 2 battery release latch 3 computer base 4 Turn the computer over open the ...

Page 15: ...ow the steps in 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 dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure Place the battery in the battery bay and snap the battery into place 15 ...

Page 16: ...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 dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the battery Procedure 1 Close the display and turn the computer over 2 Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer base 16 ...

Page 17: ...3 Using a plastic scribe pry up the base cover starting from the inner edge and lift it off the computer base 1 computer base 2 screws 2 3 base cover 4 plastic scribe 17 ...

Page 18: ...ide your computer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Slide the tabs on the base cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the base cover into place 2 Replace the screws that secure the base cover to the computer base Post requisites Replace the ba...

Page 19: ... safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at 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 Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Lift the latch and disconnect the hard drive cable from th...

Page 20: ...l tab lift the hard drive assembly out of the computer base 1 screws 4 2 pull tab 3 hard drive assembly 4 hard drive cable 5 latch 4 Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive 1 hard drive assembly 2 interposer 20 ...

Page 21: ...5 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive 6 Lift the hard drive bracket off the hard drive 1 screws 4 2 hard drive 3 hard drive bracket 21 ...

Page 22: ... care when handling the hard drive Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the hard drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive 2 Replace the screws that secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive 3 Connect the interposer to the hard drive 4 Place the hard drive assembly in the computer base and align the screw holes on the hard drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base 5...

Page 23: ...rking inside your computer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory module slot until the memory module pops up ...

Page 24: ...2 Slide and remove the memory module from the memory module slot 1 securing clips 2 2 memory module 24 ...

Page 25: ...w the steps in 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 dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory module slot 25 ...

Page 26: ...gle 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 1 memory module 2 memory module slot 3 notch 4 tab Post requisites 1 Replace the base cover 2 Replace the battery 26 ...

Page 27: ... instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures the wireless card bracket and the wireless card to the system board 2 Lift the wireless card bracket off the wireless card 3 Disconnect the an...

Page 28: ...4 Slide and remove the wireless card from the system board 1 antenna cables 2 2 wireless card bracket 3 screw 4 wireless card slot 5 wireless card 28 ...

Page 29: ...n the wireless card with the tab on the wireless card slot and slide the card into the slot 2 Align the screw hole on the wireless card with the screw hole on the system board 3 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 tr...

Page 30: ... your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at 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 Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover Procedure Using a plastic ...

Page 31: ...1 plastic scribe 2 coin cell battery 3 coin cell battery socket 31 ...

Page 32: ...omputer 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 dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure With the positive side facing up slide and snap the coin cell battery into the coin cell battery socket Post requisites 1 Replace the base cover 2 Replace the battery 32 ...

Page 33: ...n 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 dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the battery Procedure 1 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible 33 ...

Page 34: ...astic scribe gently release the tabs that secure the keyboard to the palm rest assembly 1 plastic scribe 2 keyboard 3 palm rest assembly 3 Carefully turn the keyboard over and place it on the palm rest assembly 34 ...

Page 35: ...ight cable optional from the system board NOTE The keyboard backlight cable is present only if the laptop shipped with a backlit keyboard 1 keyboard backlight cable 2 latch 3 keyboard cable 4 keyboard 5 Lift the keyboard along with the cables off the palm rest assembly 35 ...

Page 36: ...king inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Slide the keyboard cable and the keyboard backlight cable optional into the respective connectors and press down the latches to secure the cables 2 Turn the keyboard over 3 Slide the tabs on the keyboard into the slots on the palm rest assembly and snap the...

Page 37: ...e your computer follow the instructions in After working inside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the keyboard Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures the optical drive assembly to the computer base 1 optical drive assembly 2 screw 2 Turn the computer over and open the...

Page 38: ... optical drive assembly out of the optical drive bay 4 Pull the optical drive assembly out of the optical drive bay 1 optical drive assembly 2 palm rest 3 plastic scribe 5 Carefully pry the optical drive bezel off the optical drive 38 ...

Page 39: ...at secure the optical drive bracket to the optical drive NOTE Note the orientation of the optical drive bracket so that you can replace it correctly 1 optical drive bezel 2 optical drive 3 optical drive bracket 4 screws 2 39 ...

Page 40: ...les on the optical drive NOTE You must correctly align the optical drive bracket to ensure that the optical drive can be properly secured to the computer For correct orientation see step 6 in Removing the optical drive 2 Replace the screws that secure the optical drive bracket to the optical drive 3 Align the tabs on the optical drive bezel with the slots on the optical drive and snap the optical ...

Page 41: ...nside your computer For more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive Procedure 1 Lift the...

Page 42: ...to the palm rest assembly 1 screws 4 2 connector latch 3 optical drive cable 3 Close the display and turn the computer over 4 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 5 Remove the antenna cables from the routing guides on the computer base 42 ...

Page 43: ...6 Remove the screws that secure the computer base to the palm rest assembly 1 screws 15 2 computer base 3 speaker cable 4 antenna cables 2 43 ...

Page 44: ...e rear pry the computer base off the palm rest assembly NOTE Ensure the antenna cables are completely removed from the routing guides on the computer base 1 computer base 8 Turn the computer base over 9 Remove the optical drive interposer 44 ...

Page 45: ...10 Remove the speakers 1 computer base 45 ...

Page 46: ...er base 4 Align the tabs on the computer base with the slots on the palm rest assembly and snap the computer base into place 5 Replace the screws that secure the computer base to the palm rest assembly 6 Connect the speaker cable to the system board 7 Turn the computer over and open the display 8 Replace the screws that secure the computer base to the palm rest assembly 9 Slide the optical drive c...

Page 47: ...see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in Removing the computer b...

Page 48: ...2 Lift the speakers along with the cable off the computer base 1 computer base 2 routing guides 3 speaker cable 4 speakers 2 48 ...

Page 49: ...home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Using the alignment posts align and place the speakers on the computer base 2 Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the computer base Post requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in Replacing the computer base 2 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 7 in Replacing the optical drive 3 Replace the keyboard 4 R...

Page 50: ...safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in R...

Page 51: ...1 computer base 2 tabs 2 3 optical drive interposer 51 ...

Page 52: ...ctices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure Align the optical drive interposer with the tabs on the computer base and snap it into place Post requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in Replacing the computer base 2 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 7 in Replacing the optical drive 3 Replace the keyboard 4 Replace the wireless ca...

Page 53: ...he Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the computer base P...

Page 54: ...3 Lift the latch and disconnect the I O board cable from the I O board 1 I O board 2 I O board cable 3 latch 4 screw 54 ...

Page 55: ...oard cable into the I O board cable connector and press down the latch to secure the cable 2 Turn the I O board over and align the screw hole on the I O board with the screw hole on the palm rest assembly 3 Replace the screw that secures the I O board to the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in Replacing the computer base 2 Follow the procedure from st...

Page 56: ...the processor do not touch the heat transfer areas on the heat sink The oils in your skin can reduce the heat transfer capability of the thermal grease Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical...

Page 57: ...4 Lift the heat sink assembly off the system board 1 fan cable 2 heat sink assembly 3 captive screws 3 57 ...

Page 58: ...thermal pad provided in the kit to ensure that thermal conductivity is achieved Procedure NOTE The original thermal grease can be reused if the original system board and fan are reinstalled together If either the system board or the fan is replaced use the thermal pad provided in the kit to make sure that thermal conductivity is achieved 1 Align the screw holes on the heat sink assembly with the s...

Page 59: ...3 Replace the keyboard 4 Replace the wireless card 5 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in Replacing the hard drive 6 Replace the base cover 7 Replace the battery 59 ...

Page 60: ...board removes any changes you have made to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program You must make the desired changes again after you replace the system board NOTE Before disconnecting the cables from the system board note the location of the connectors so that you can reconnect them correctly after you replace the system board Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the p...

Page 61: ...ct the power button board cable and the touchpad cable from the system board 1 power button board cable 2 touchpad cable 3 Close the display and turn the computer over 4 Lift the latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board 5 Remove the screw that secures the system board to the palm rest assembly 61 ...

Page 62: ...palm rest assembly 1 I O board cable 2 system board 3 screw 4 connector latch 5 display cable 7 Carefully lift the system board from the inner edge to release the system board from the system board connector on the palm rest assembly 62 ...

Page 63: ...ystem board 2 palm rest assembly 9 Disconnect the power adapter port cable from the system board 10 Lift the latch and disconnect the I O board cable from the system board 1 system board 2 power adapter port cable 3 I O board cable 63 ...

Page 64: ...11 Lift the system board off the computer base 64 ...

Page 65: ...er you replace the system board Procedure CAUTION To avoid damaging the system board ensure that no cables are placed under it 1 Connect the power adapter port cable to the system board 2 Slide the I O board cable into the connector and press down the latch to secure the cable 3 Turn the system board over 4 Slide the ports on the system board into the slots on the palm rest assembly 5 Align the sc...

Page 66: ... the computer base 4 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 7 in Replacing the optical drive 5 Replace the keyboard 6 Replace the coin cell battery 7 Replace the memory modules 8 Replace the wireless card 9 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in Replacing the hard drive 10 Replace the base cover 11 Replace the battery 66 ...

Page 67: ... base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the memory modules 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the computer base 9 Remove the I O board 10 Remove the heat sink assembly 11 Remove the system board Proced...

Page 68: ...4 Lift the battery connector board off the palm rest assembly 1 palm rest assembly 2 screws 2 3 battery connector board 4 antenna cable 5 tapes 2 68 ...

Page 69: ...ssembly 2 Replace the screws that secure the battery connector board to the palm rest assembly 3 Route the antenna cable through the routing guides on the battery connector board 4 Adhere the tapes that secure the antenna cable to the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Replace the system board 2 Replace the heat sink assembly 3 Replace the I O board 4 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 i...

Page 70: ...ollow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the memory modules 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the computer base 9 Remove the I O board 10 Remove the heat sink assembly 11 Remove the system board Procedure 1 Note the ...

Page 71: ...4 Lift the power adapter port along with its cable off the palm rest assembly 1 screw 2 power adapter port 3 power adapter port cable 4 routing guide 5 tape 71 ...

Page 72: ... screw that secures the power adapter port to the palm rest assembly 3 Route the power adapter port cable through the routing guides on the palm rest assembly 4 Adhere the tape that secures the power adapter port to the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Replace the system board 2 Replace the heat sink assembly 3 Replace the I O board 4 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in Replacing the...

Page 73: ...atory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the memory modules 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the computer base 9 Remove the I O board 10...

Page 74: ... 3 tapes 5 3 Open the display at an angle of 90 degrees 4 Place the computer on the edge of a table so that the palm rest assembly is on the table and the display assembly extends past the table edge with the display hinges facing up 5 Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm rest assembly 74 ...

Page 75: ...6 Lift the display assembly off the palm rest assembly 1 palm rest assembly 2 screws 7 3 display hinges 2 4 display assembly 75 ...

Page 76: ...the palm rest assembly 3 Replace the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm rest assembly 4 Close the display and turn the computer over 5 Route the antenna cable through the routing guides on the palm rest assembly 6 Adhere the tapes that secure the display cable and the antenna cables to the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Replace the power adapter port 2 Replace the system board...

Page 77: ...11 Replace the base cover 12 Replace the battery 77 ...

Page 78: ...ep 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the memory modules 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the computer base 9 Remove the I O board 10 Remove the heat sink assembly 11 Remove the system board 12 Remove the power adapter port 13 Remove the display ass...

Page 79: ...5 Lift the power button board along with its cable off the palm rest assembly 1 tape 2 screw 3 power button board 79 ...

Page 80: ...crew hole on the palm rest assembly 2 Replace the screw that secures the power button board to the palm rest assembly 3 Adhere the power button board cable to the palm rest assembly 4 Adhere the tape that secures the power button board to the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Replace the display assembly 2 Replace the power adapter port 3 Replace the system board 4 Replace the heat sink assembl...

Page 81: ...12 Replace the base cover 13 Replace the battery 81 ...

Page 82: ... Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the memory modules 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the computer base 9 Remove the I O board 10 Remove the heat sink assembly 1...

Page 83: ...1 palm rest assembly 83 ...

Page 84: ...ure Place the palm rest assembly on a flat surface Post requisites 1 Replace the power button board 2 Replace the display assembly 3 Replace the power adapter port 4 Replace the system board 5 Replace the heat sink assembly 6 Replace the I O board 7 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in Replacing the computer base 8 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 7 in Replacing the optical drive ...

Page 85: ...only applicable for laptop with non touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the memory modules 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the computer base ...

Page 86: ...2 Remove the display bezel off the display back cover 1 display bezel 2 display back cover 86 ...

Page 87: ...aptops with non touchscreen display Align the display bezel with the display back cover and gently snap the display bezel into place Post requisites 1 Replace the display assembly 2 Replace the power adapter port 3 Replace the system board 4 Replace the heat sink assembly 5 Replace the I O board 6 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in Replacing the computer base 7 Follow the procedure from...

Page 88: ... for laptops with a non touch screen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the memory modules 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the computer base 9 Remove th...

Page 89: ...2 Gently lift the display panel and turn it over 1 screws 10 2 display panel 3 display back cover 89 ...

Page 90: ...isplay cable then lift the latch and disconnect the display cable from the display cable connector 1 display panel 2 latch 3 display cable 4 tape 5 display back cover 4 Lift the display panel off the display back cover 90 ...

Page 91: ...5 Remove the display hinges 1 display panel 91 ...

Page 92: ...to the display panel cable connector and press down the latch to secure the cable 3 Adhere the display cable over the display panel cable connector 4 Gently place the display panel on the display back cover and align the screw holes on the display panel with the screw holes on the display back cover 5 Replace the screws that secure the display panel to the display back cover Post requisites 1 Repl...

Page 93: ...10 Replace the memory modules 11 Replace the wireless card 12 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in Replacing the hard drive 13 Replace the base cover 14 Replace the battery 93 ...

Page 94: ...s with a non touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the memory modules 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the computer base 9 Remove the I O board ...

Page 95: ...2 Lift the display hinges off the display panel 1 screws 6 2 display hinges 2 3 display panel 95 ...

Page 96: ...n the display hinges with the screw holes on the display panel 2 Replace the screws that secure the display hinges to the display panel Post requisites 1 Replace the display panel 2 Replace the display bezel 3 Replace the display assembly 4 Replace the power adapter port 5 Replace the system board 6 Replace the heat sink assembly 7 Replace the I O board 8 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8...

Page 97: ...ble only for laptops with a non touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the memory modules 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the computer base 9 Re...

Page 98: ...2 Using a plastic scribe gently pry the camera off the display back cover 1 plastic scribe 2 camera cable 3 camera 4 display back cover 98 ...

Page 99: ...play 1 Using the alignment post adhere the camera to the display back cover 2 Connect the camera cable to the camera connector Post requisites 1 Replace the display bezel 2 Replace the display assembly 3 Replace the power adapter port 4 Replace the system board 5 Replace the heat sink assembly 6 Replace the I O board 7 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in Replacing the computer base 8 Fol...

Page 100: ...hscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the memory modules 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the computer base 9 Remove the I O board 10 Remove the hea...

Page 101: ...move the display cable from the routing guides on the display back cover 3 Note the camera cable routing and remove the camera cable from the display back cover 1 display cable 2 routing guides 3 display back cover 4 tape 5 camera cable 101 ...

Page 102: ...er 2 Adhere the tapes that secure the display cable to the display back cover Post requisites 1 Replace the camera 2 Replace the display panel 3 Replace the display bezel 4 Replace the display assembly 5 Replace the power adapter port 6 Replace the system board 7 Replace the heat sink assembly 8 Replace the I O board 9 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in Replacing the computer base 10 Fo...

Page 103: ...e applicable only for laptops with a non touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove the memory modules 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the optical drive 8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the computer ...

Page 104: ...Procedure After performing all the prerequisites we are left with the display back cover and antenna assembly 1 display back cover and antenna assembly 104 ...

Page 105: ...ntenna assembly on a flat surface Post requisites 1 Replace the display cable 2 Replace the display panel 3 Replace the camera 4 Replace the display bezel 5 Replace the display assembly 6 Replace the power adapter port 7 Replace the system board 8 Replace the heat sink assembly 9 Replace the I O board 10 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in Replacing the computer base 11 Follow the proced...

Page 106: ...browse for your computer model 4 Click Drivers downloads 5 Scroll down the page and select BIOS from the Category drop down list NOTE In the Change OS drop down list select the operating system installed on your computer 6 Expand BIOS to view the available BIOS files 7 Click Download File to download the latest version of the BIOS for your computer 8 Save the file and once the download is complete...

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