Dell Inspiron 5452, Service Manual

Page 1: ...Inspiron 14 5000 Series Service Manual Computer Model Inspiron 14 5452 Regulatory Model P64G Regulatory Type P64G005 ...

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: ...de your computer 13 Removing the battery 14 Procedure 14 Replacing the battery 16 Procedure 16 Removing the optical drive 17 Prerequisites 17 Procedure 17 Replacing the optical drive 20 Procedure 20 Post requisites 20 Removing the keyboard 21 Prerequisites 21 Procedure 21 Replacing the keyboard 24 Procedure 24 Post requisites 24 3 ...

Page 4: ...ry 28 Prerequisites 28 Procedure 28 Replacing the coin cell battery 30 Procedure 30 Post requisites 30 Removing the hard drive 31 Prerequisites 31 Procedure 31 Replacing the hard drive 34 Procedure 34 Post requisites 34 Removing the memory modules 35 Prerequisites 35 Procedure 35 Replacing the memory modules 37 Procedure 37 Post requisites 38 4 ...

Page 5: ...ites 42 Procedure 42 Replacing the computer base 47 Procedure 47 Post requisites 47 Removing the optical drive interposer 48 Prerequisites 48 Procedure 48 Replacing the optical drive interposer 50 Procedure 50 Post requisites 50 Removing the heat sink assembly 51 Prerequisites 51 Procedure 51 Replacing the heat sink assembly 53 Procedure 53 Post requisites 53 5 ...

Page 6: ...isites 58 Procedure 59 Replacing the system board 63 Procedure 63 Post requisites 64 Removing the power adapter port 65 Prerequisites 65 Procedure 65 Replacing the power adapter port 67 Procedure 67 Post requisites 67 Removing the power button board 68 Prerequisites 68 Procedure 68 Replacing the power button board 70 Procedure 70 Post requisites 70 6 ...

Page 7: ...requisites 74 Procedure 74 Replacing the display assembly 78 Procedure 78 Post requisites 78 Removing the palm rest assembly 80 Prerequisites 80 Procedure 81 Replacing the palm rest assembly 82 Procedure 82 Post requisites 82 Removing the display bezel 83 Prerequisites 83 Procedure 84 Replacing the display bezel 85 Procedure 85 Post requisites 85 7 ...

Page 8: ...rerequisites 89 Procedure 89 Replacing the display panel 92 Procedure 92 Post requisites 92 Removing the display hinges 94 Prerequisites 94 Procedure 95 Replacing the display hinges 96 Procedure 96 Post requisites 96 Removing the display cable 97 Prerequisites 97 Procedure 97 Replacing the display cable 99 Procedure 99 Post requisites 99 8 ...

Page 9: ...a assembly 101 Prerequisites 101 Procedure 102 Replacing the display back cover and antenna assembly 103 Procedure 103 Post requisites 103 Flashing the BIOS 105 Getting help and contacting Dell 106 Self help resources 106 Contacting Dell 106 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: ...red by your warranty See the safety instructions 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...

Page 12: ...Recommended tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools 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: ... 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 Close the display and turn the computer over 2 Slide the battery release latch to the unlock position 3 Lift the battery at an angle and remove the battery from the battery bay 1 battery 2 battery release l...

Page 15: ...4 Turn the computer over open the display and press the power button for five seconds to ground the system board 15 ...

Page 16: ...ing 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 Slide the tabs on the battery into the slots on the battery bay and snap the battery into place NOTE The battery release latch returns to the lock position if the battery is installed properly 16 ...

Page 17: ...ore 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 Remove the screw that secures the optical drive assembly to the computer base 17 ...

Page 18: ...c scribe slide the optical drive assembly out of the optical drive bay 1 screw 2 plastic scribe 3 computer base 4 optical drive assembly 3 Carefully pull the optical drive bezel and remove it from the optical drive 18 ...

Page 19: ...4 Remove the screws that secure the optical drive bracket to the optical drive and remove the optical drive bracket 1 optical drive bezel 2 optical drive 3 optical drive bracket 4 screws 2 19 ...

Page 20: ... Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the optical drive bracket with the screw holes on 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 assembly and snap the optical drive bezel into place 4 Slide the optical drive assembly into the optical drive bay and align the screw...

Page 21: ...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 21 ...

Page 22: ...c scribe gently release the tabs that secure the keyboard to the palm rest assembly 1 plastic scribe 2 keyboard 3 palm rest assembly 4 tabs 5 3 Carefully turn the keyboard over and place it on the palm rest assembly 22 ...

Page 23: ...cable from the system board NOTE The keyboard backlight cable is present only if the laptop is shipped with a backlit keyboard 1 keyboard backlight cable 2 latch 3 keyboard cable 4 keyboard 5 palm rest assembly 5 Lift the keyboard along with the cables off the palm rest assembly 23 ...

Page 24: ...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 into their connectors on the system board and press down on the latches to secure the cables 2 Carefully turn the keyboard over slide the tabs on the keyboard into the slots on the palm rest assembly and snap the keyboard into pl...

Page 25: ... 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 Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer base 25 ...

Page 26: ...2 Using your fingertips gently pry the base cover off the computer base 1 computer base 2 screws 2 3 base cover 26 ...

Page 27: ...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 28: ... 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 scrib...

Page 29: ...1 plastic scribe 2 coin cell battery 3 battery socket 29 ...

Page 30: ...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 snap the coin cell battery into the battery socket on the system board Post requisites 1 Replace the base cover 2 Replace the battery 30 ...

Page 31: ... 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 32: ...d drive assembly off the computer base 1 screws 4 2 hard drive assembly 3 hard drive cable 4 latch 4 Disconnect the hard drive interposer from the hard drive assembly 1 hard drive assembly 2 hard drive interposer 32 ...

Page 33: ...5 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive and lift the hard drive off the hard drive bracket 1 hard drive 2 hard drive bracket 3 screws 4 33 ...

Page 34: ...ing the hard drive Procedure 1 Place the hard drive over the hard drive bracket 2 Align the screw holes on the hard drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive 3 Replace the screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket 4 Connect the hard drive interposer to the hard drive assembly 5 Slide the hard drive assembly in the computer base and align the screw holes on the hard dri...

Page 35: ... 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 NOTE The number of the memory module slots may be different on your computer depending on the configuration ordered 1 Using your fingertips spread apart the securing clips on each end of the...

Page 36: ...2 Slide and remove the memory module from the memory module slot 1 securing clips 2 2 memory module 36 ...

Page 37: ...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 37 ...

Page 38: ...ly 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 notch 2 memory module 3 securing clips 4 memory module slot 5 tab Post requisites 1 Replace the base cover 2 Replace the battery 38 ...

Page 39: ...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 Remove the screw that secures the wireless card bracket to the wireless card 2 Lift the wireless card bracket off the wireless card 3 Disconnect the antenna cable...

Page 40: ...4 Slide and remove the wireless card out of the wireless card slot 1 wireless card 2 wireless card slot 3 screw 4 antenna cables 2 5 wireless card bracket 40 ...

Page 41: ...o not place any cables under it 1 Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless card slot and slide the card into the slot 2 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 tria...

Page 42: ...tions 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 optical drive 3 Remove the base cover 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 5 Remove the wireless card 6 Remove the keyboard Procedure 1 Lift the latch and disconnect th...

Page 43: ...2 Remove the screws that secure the computer base to the palm rest assembly 1 optical drive cable 2 latch 3 screws 2 3 Close the display and turn the computer over 43 ...

Page 44: ...ews that secure the computer base to the palm rest assembly 1 screws 13 2 computer base 5 Using a plastic scribe pry up the computer base from the palm rest assembly starting from the area around the display hinges 44 ...

Page 45: ...6 Lift the computer base off the palm rest assembly 1 palm rest assembly 2 plastic scribe 3 computer base 45 ...

Page 46: ...7 Lift the optical drive interposer along with the cable off the computer base 1 computer base 2 optical drive interposer 3 optical drive cable 46 ...

Page 47: ...ce 2 Turn the computer base over 3 Align and place the computer base on the palm rest assembly 4 Press the computer base down along the edges to snap it into place 5 Replace the screws that secure the computer base to the palm rest assembly 6 Turn the computer over and open the display 7 Replace the screws that secure the computer base to the palm rest assembly 8 Slide the optical drive cable into...

Page 48: ...g 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 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 5 Remove the wireless card 6 Remove the keyboard Procedure 1 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Removin...

Page 49: ...3 Lift the optical drive interposer along with the cable off the computer base 1 computer base 2 optical drive interposer 3 optical drive cable 49 ...

Page 50: ...or more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Align the optical drive interposer with the slot on the computer base and snap it into place 2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in Replacing the computer base Post requisites 1 Replace the keyboard 2 Replace the wireless card 3 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 7 in ...

Page 51: ...t time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it CAUTION For maximum cooling of 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 Remove the optical drive 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 5 Remo...

Page 52: ...aptive screws that secure the heat sink assembly to the system board 3 Remove the screws that secure the heat sink assembly to the system board 4 Lift the heat sink assembly off the system board 1 screws 3 2 fan cable 3 heat sink assembly 4 captive screws 3 5 system board 52 ...

Page 53: ...used 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 ensure that thermal conductivity is achieved Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the heat sink assembly with the screw holes on the system board 2 In sequential order as indicated on the heat sink assembly tighten the captive screws that s...

Page 54: ...5 Replace the memory modules 6 Replace the optical drive 7 Replace the base cover 8 Replace the battery 54 ...

Page 55: ...actices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 5 Remove the wireless card 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Remove the computer base Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures the I O board to the palm rest assembly 2 ...

Page 56: ...4 Lift the I O board off the palm rest assembly 1 I O board 2 I O board cable 3 latch 4 screw 56 ...

Page 57: ...ulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Slide the I O board cable into the connector on the I O board and press down on 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 Replace the computer base 2 Replace the keyboard 3 Rep...

Page 58: ...am after you replace the system board NOTE Replacing the system 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 Prerequis...

Page 59: ...d the power button board cable from the system board 1 power button board cable 2 palm rest assembly 3 touch pad cable 3 Close the display and turn the computer over 4 Lift the latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board 5 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 6 Peel the tape from the antenna cables 59 ...

Page 60: ...7 Remove the screw that secures the system board to the palm rest assembly 1 screw 2 display cable 3 speaker cable 4 system board 5 palm rest assembly 6 tape 60 ...

Page 61: ...lm rest assembly and carefully turn the system board over 1 system 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 61 ...

Page 62: ...11 Lift the system board off the palm rest assembly 1 system board 2 power adapter port cable 3 I O board cable 4 latch 62 ...

Page 63: ... BIOS setup program You must make the desired changes again after you replace the system board Procedure 1 Connect the power adapter port cable to the system board CAUTION To avoid damaging the system board ensure that no cables are placed under it 2 Slide the I O board cable into its connector on the system board and press down the latch to secure the cable 3 Connect the power adapter port cable ...

Page 64: ...rd cable into their connectors on the system board and press down the latches to secure the cables Post requisites 1 Replace the I O board 2 Replace the heat sink assembly 3 Replace the computer base 4 Replace the keyboard 5 Replace the wireless card 6 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 7 in Replacing the hard drive 7 Replace the memory modules 8 Replace the optical drive 9 Replace the base ...

Page 65: ... regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly 10 Remove the I O board 11 Remove the system board Procedure 1 Note the power adapt...

Page 66: ...3 Lift the power adapter port along with the power adapter port cable off the palm rest assembly 1 screw 2 power adapter port 3 power adapter port cable 4 palm rest assembly 66 ...

Page 67: ...ure 1 Place the power adapter port into the slot on the palm rest assembly 2 Route the power adapter port cable through its routing guides on the palm rest assembly 3 Replace the screw that secures the power adapter port to the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Replace the system board 2 Replace the I O board 3 Replace the heat sink assembly 4 Replace the computer base 5 Replace the keyboard 6 ...

Page 68: ... Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly 10 Remove the I O board 11 Remove the system board...

Page 69: ...3 Lift the power button board along with its cable off the palm rest assembly 1 screw 2 power button board 3 tape 4 power button board cable 69 ...

Page 70: ...ance Procedure 1 Align the screw hole on the power button board with the screw hole on the palm rest assembly 2 Adhere the tape on the power button board 3 Replace the screw that secures the power button board to the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Replace the system board 2 Replace the I O board 3 Replace the heat sink assembly 4 Replace the computer base 5 Replace the keyboard 6 Replace the...

Page 71: ...s 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 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 5 Remove the wireless card 6 Remove the keyboard 7 Remove the computer base Procedure 1 Disconnec...

Page 72: ...2 Lift the speakers along with the speaker cable off the palm rest assembly 1 speaker cable 2 speakers 2 3 palm rest assembly 72 ...

Page 73: ... more safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Using the alignment posts align and place the speakers on the palm rest assembly 2 Connect the speaker cable to the system board Post requisites 1 Replace the computer base 2 Replace the keyboard 3 Replace the wireless card 4 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 7 in Replacing the ...

Page 74: ...gulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly 10 Remove the I O board 11 Remove the syst...

Page 75: ... 2 routing guides 3 antenna cables 2 3 Turn the computer over and open the display at an angle of 90 degrees 4 Turn the computer over and place it on the edge of the table in a position that allows access to the screws on the display hinges 5 Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm rest assembly 75 ...

Page 76: ...6 Carefully lift the display assembly from the palm rest assembly 1 computer base 2 screws 3 3 display hinges 2 4 display assembly 76 ...

Page 77: ...7 Carefully place the display assembly on a clean flat surface 1 display assembly 77 ...

Page 78: ...ith the speakers facing away from the edge 2 Align the screw holes on the palm rest assembly with the screw holes on the display hinges 3 Replace the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm rest assembly 4 Route the antenna cables through its routing guides on the palm rest assembly 5 Route the display cable through its routing guides on the palm rest assembly Post requisites 1 Replace t...

Page 79: ...9 Replace the optical drive 10 Replace the base cover 11 Replace the battery 79 ...

Page 80: ...Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the speakers 10 Remove the heat sink assembly 11 Remove the I O...

Page 81: ...Procedure After performing the steps in the prerequisites we are left with the palm rest assembly 1 palm rest assembly 81 ...

Page 82: ...om regulatory_compliance Procedure Place the palm rest assembly on a clean and flat surface Post requisites 1 Replace the display assembly 2 Replace the power button board 3 Replace the power adapter port 4 Replace the system board 5 Replace the I O board 6 Replace the heat sink assembly 7 Replace the speakers 8 Replace the computer base 9 Replace the keyboard 10 Replace the wireless card 11 Follo...

Page 83: ...gulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touch screen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the ...

Page 84: ...Procedure 1 Using your fingertips gently pry up the inner edges of the display bezel 1 display bezel 2 display panel 2 Lift the display bezel off the display assembly 84 ...

Page 85: ...nce home page at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 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 system board 3 Replace the I O board 4 Replace the heat sink assembly 5 Replace the computer base 6 Replace the keyboard 7 Replace the wireless card 8 Follow the procedure from step 5 ...

Page 86: ...ulatory_compliance Prerequisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly ...

Page 87: ...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 87 ...

Page 88: ...ry_compliance Procedure 1 Align the camera to the slot on the display back cover and adhere the camera in place 2 Connect the camera cable to the camera Post requisites 1 Replace the display bezel 2 Replace the display assembly 3 Replace the system board 4 Replace the I O board 5 Replace the heat sink assembly 6 Replace the computer base 7 Replace the keyboard 8 Replace the wireless card 9 Follow ...

Page 89: ...liance Prerequisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touch screen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly 10 Remove t...

Page 90: ... display panel over 1 screws 4 2 display panel 3 display back cover 3 Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the display panel 4 Lift the latch and disconnect the display cable from the display panel 90 ...

Page 91: ...5 Lift the display panel off the display back cover 1 display back cover 2 latch 3 display cable 4 tape 5 display panel 91 ...

Page 92: ...wn the latch to secure the cable 2 Adhere the tape that secures the display cable to the display panel 3 Turn the display panel over and place it on the display back cover 4 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 Replace the display bezel 2 Replace the d...

Page 93: ...11 Replace the optical drive 12 Replace the base cover 13 Replace the battery 93 ...

Page 94: ...ge at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the h...

Page 95: ...rocedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the display back cover 2 Carefully lift the display hinges off the display back cover 1 screws 12 2 display hinges 2 3 display back cover 95 ...

Page 96: ... the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the display back cover 2 Replace the screws that secure the display hinges to the display back cover Post requisites 1 Replace the display panel 2 Replace the display bezel 3 Replace the display assembly 4 Replace the system board 5 Replace the I O board 6 Replace the heat sink assembly 7 Replace the computer base 8 Replace the keyboar...

Page 97: ...uisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink assembly 10 Remove the I O board 1...

Page 98: ...the display cable routing and remove the display cable from the routing guides on the display back cover 4 Note the camera cable routing and remove the camera cable from the display back cover 1 display cable 2 display back cover 3 camera cable 4 tape 98 ...

Page 99: ...e display cable through the routing guides on the display back cover 2 Connect the camera cable to the camera 3 Adhere the tape that secures the camera cable to the display back cover Post requisites 1 Replace the display hinges 2 Replace the display panel 3 Replace the display bezel 4 Replace the display assembly 5 Replace the system board 6 Replace the I O board 7 Replace the heat sink assembly ...

Page 100: ...14 Replace the base cover 15 Replace the battery 100 ...

Page 101: ...om regulatory_compliance Prerequisites NOTE These instructions are applicable only for laptops with a non touchscreen display 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the base cover 3 Remove the optical drive 4 Remove the memory modules 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive 6 Remove the wireless card 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the computer base 9 Remove the heat sink ass...

Page 102: ...Procedure After performing the steps mentioned in the prerequisites we are left with the display back cover and antenna assembly 1 display back cover and antenna assembly 102 ...

Page 103: ... com regulatory_compliance Procedure Place the display back cover and antenna assembly on a clean flat surface Post requisites 1 Replace the display cable 2 Replace the display hinges 3 Replace the display panel 4 Replace the camera 5 Replace the display bezel 6 Replace the display assembly 7 Replace the system board 8 Replace the I O board 9 Replace the heat sink assembly 10 Replace the computer ...

Page 104: ...16 Replace the base cover 17 Replace the battery 104 ...

Page 105: ...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...

Page 106: ...es See dell com Troubleshooting information user manuals setup instructions product specifications technical help blogs drivers software updates and so on See dell com support Information about Microsoft Windows 8 1 See dell com windows8 Information about Microsoft Windows 7 Click Start All Programs Dell Help Documentation Learn about your operating system setting up and using your computer data b...

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