Dell Latitude E5450, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Dell Latitude E5450 5450 Owner s Manual Regulatory Model P48G Regulatory Type P48G001 ...

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: ...ge due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product CAUTION To avoid electrostatic discharge ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface such as a connector on the back of the computer CAUTION Handle components and cards with care Do not touc...

Page 4: ...r computer from the electrical outlet before opening the display 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 12 Remove any installed ExpressCards or Smart Card...

Page 5: ...e any replacement procedure ensure you connect any external devices cards and cables before turning on your computer CAUTION To avoid damage to the computer use only the battery designed for this particular Dell computer Do not use batteries designed for other Dell computers 1 Connect any external devices such as a port replicator or media base and replace any cards such as an ExpressCard 2 Connec...

Page 6: ...on how to remove or install the components from your computer Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools Small flat blade screwdriver 0 Phillips screwdriver 1 Phillips screwdriver Small plastic scribe System Overview Connecting Your Charger 6 ...

Page 7: ... 0 connectors 4 microphones optional 5 camera 6 camera status light 7 HDMI connector 8 power connector 9 microphone 10 power button 11 USB 3 0 connector with PowerShare 12 memory card reader 13 contactless smart card reader optional 14 fingerprint reader optional 7 ...

Page 8: ...in on the SD card to release it from the computer 3 Slide the SD card out of the computer Installing the SD Card 1 Push the SD card into its slot until it clicks into place 2 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Base Cover 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Perform the following steps to remove the base cover from the computer a Rem...

Page 9: ... 2 Tighten the screws to secure the base cover to the computer 3 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Battery 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the base cover 3 Disconnect the battery cable from its connector 1 and release the cable from its routing channel 2 4 Perform the following steps 9 ...

Page 10: ...battery to the computer 4 Connect the battery cable to its connector on the system board 5 Install the base cover 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Hard Drive Assembly 1 Follow the procedure in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery 3 Perform the following steps a Disconnect the hard drive cable from its connector on the sys...

Page 11: ...4 Remove the hard drive assembly from the computer 5 Pull to release the hard drive cable from its connector 11 ...

Page 12: ...racket on the hard drive to align the screw holders and tighten the screws to secure the hard drive bracket 2 Connect the hard drive cable to its connector on the hard drive 3 Place the hard drive assembly into its slot on the computer 4 Connect the hard drive cable to its connector on the system board 5 Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive assembly to the computer 6 Install the 12 ...

Page 13: ...s securing the memory module until the memory pops up and remove the memory from the system board Installing the Memory 1 Insert the memory on the memory socket until the clips secure the memory 2 Install the a battery b base cover 3 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Keyboard Trim 1 Follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Pry the keyboard tr...

Page 14: ...rd until it snaps in its place 2 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Keyboard 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery c keyboard trim 3 Disconnect the keyboard cable and touchpad cables from their connectors on the system board 4 Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the computer 14 ...

Page 15: ...eyboard cable and touchpad cables to their connectors on the system board 3 Tighten the screws to secure the keyboard to the computer 4 Install the a keyboard trim b battery c base cover 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Palmrest 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the 15 ...

Page 16: ...est to the computer 4 Flip the computer and perform the following steps a Disconnect the following cables from its connectors on the system board 1 2 LED board touchpad board USH board b Pry the palmrest on its edges to release it from the computer 3 5 Remove the palmrest from the computer 16 ...

Page 17: ...he a keyboard b keyboard trim c battery d base cover 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the SmartCard Reader Board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery c memory d keyboard trim e keyboard f palmrest 3 Perform the following steps a Disconnect the SmartCard reader board cable from the USH board 1 2 b Pe...

Page 18: ...er board To release the SmartCard reader board a Remove the screws that secure the SmartCard reader board to the palmrest 1 b Push the SmartCard reader board to release it 2 5 Remove the SmartCard reader board from the palmrest 18 ...

Page 19: ... b keyboard c keyboard trim d battery e base cover 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the USH Board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery c hard drive assembly d keyboard trim e keyboard f palmrest 3 Perform the following steps to remove the USH board a Disconnect all the cables from the USH board 1 2 ...

Page 20: ...our Computer Removing the Finger Print Reader Board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery c keyboard trim d keyboard e palmrest 3 Perform the following steps to remove the finger print reader board a Remove the screw to release the metal bracket that secures the finger print reader board to the palmrest 1 2 b Disconnect the finger print ...

Page 21: ... a keyboard trim b keyboard c palmrest d battery e base cover 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the LED Board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery c keyboard trim d keyboard e palmrest 3 Perform the following steps to remove the LED board a Disconnect the LED board cable from its connector on the LED...

Page 22: ...ery e base cover 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Power Connector Port 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery 3 Perform the following steps a Release the power connector port cable from its routing channels 1 b Remove the screws to release the metal bracket that secure the power connector port 2 c...

Page 23: ...its place on the computer 2 Place the metal bracket on the power connector port and tighten the screws to secure the power connector port to the computer 3 Route the power connector port cable to its routing channels and connect the power connector port cable to its connector on the system board 4 Install the a battery b base cover 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 23 ...

Page 24: ...AN card a Disconnect the WLAN cables from their connectors on the WLAN card 1 b Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card to the computer 2 4 Remove the WLAN card from the computer Installing the WLAN Card WiGig Card 1 Place the WLAN card into its slot on the computer 2 Tighten the screw to secure the WLAN card to the computer 3 Connect the WLAN cables to their connectors on the WLAN Card 24 ...

Page 25: ...over 3 Disconnect the WWAN cables from their connectors on the WWAN card 4 Remove the screw that secures the WWAN card 1 and remove the WWAN card from the computer 2 Installing the WWAN Card 1 Place the WWAN card into its slot on the computer 2 Tighten the screw to secure the WWAN card to the computer 3 Connect the WWAN cables to their connectors on the WWAN Card 4 Install the base cover 25 ...

Page 26: ...e cover b battery c memory d hard drive assembly e keyboard trim f keyboard g palmrest 3 Remove the screws that secure the display hinge brackets to the back of the computer 4 Open the display and perform the following steps a Remove the screws that secure the display hinge brackets to the front of the computer 1 b Pull the display hinge brackets to remove from the computer 2 26 ...

Page 27: ...moving the Display Assembly 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery c keyboard trim d keyboard e palmrest f display hinge brackets 3 Disconnect the WLAN and WWAN cables from their connectors 1 and release the cables through their routing channels 2 4 Perform the following steps to disconnect the display cable from the system board a Releas...

Page 28: ... Disconnect the display cable from its connector 1 and release the display cable 2 6 Remove the screws that secure the display assembly 1 and lift the display assembly to remove it from the computer 2 28 ...

Page 29: ...nectors 5 Connect the display cable to the system board place the display cable bracket over the connector and tighten the screw to secure the display cable to the computer 6 Install the a display hinge brackets b palmrest c keyboard d keyboard trim e battery f base cover 7 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Display Bezel 1 Follow the procedures in Before Work...

Page 30: ...d the entire bezel until it clicks on to the display assembly 3 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Display Panel 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery c display bezel 3 Remove the screws that secure the display panel to the display assembly 1 and lift to flip the display panel to access the eDP cable...

Page 31: ...4 Peel the adhesive 1 to access the eDP cable 2 5 Disconnect the eDP cable from its connector 1 and remove the display panel from the display assembly 2 31 ...

Page 32: ... in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Display Hinges 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery c memory d hard drive assembly e keyboard trim f keyboard g palmrest h display hinge brackets i display assembly j display bezel 3 Perform the following steps to remove the display hinges from the display assembly a Remove the screws ...

Page 33: ...ard trim g hard drive assembly h memory i battery j base cover 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Camera 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery c display bezel d display panel 3 Perform the following steps to remove the camera from the computer a Lift the camera to release it from the adhesive 1 b D...

Page 34: ...emoving the eDP Cable 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery c memory d hard drive assembly e keyboard trim f keyboard g palmrest h display hinge brackets i display assembly j display bezel k display panel 3 Perform the following steps to remove the eDP cable from the computer a Disconnect the eDP cable from its connector 1 b Peel the eDP...

Page 35: ...mbly d display hinge brackets e palmrest f keyboard g keyboard trim h hard drive assembly i memory j battery k base cover 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Coin Cell Battery 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery c memory d hard drive assembly e keyboard trim f keyboard g palmrest 35 ...

Page 36: ...place on the system board 2 Connect the coin cell battery cable to its connector on the system board 3 Stick the adhesive tape to secure the coin cell battery cable 4 Install the a palmrest b keyboard c keyboard trim d hard drive assembly e memory f base cover 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the System Board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Yo...

Page 37: ... assembly 3 Disconnect the speaker cable 1 and release the speaker cable from its routing channels 2 4 Remove the screws that secure the system board to the chassis 5 Remove the system board from the computer 37 ...

Page 38: ... cable through its routing channels 4 Install the a display assembly b display hinge brackets c palmrest d keyboard e keyboard trim f hard drive assembly g memory h battery i base cover j SD card 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Heatsink Assembly 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a SD card b base cover c battery d ...

Page 39: ...rform the following steps a Remove the screws that secure the heatsink assembly to the system board 1 b Remove the heatsink assembly from the system board 2 Installing the Heatsink Assembly 1 Place the heatsink assembly into its position on the system board 2 Tighten the screws to the secure the heatsink assembly to the system board 3 Connect the system fan cable to its connector on the system boa...

Page 40: ...r n SD card 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Speakers 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a base cover b battery c memory d hard drive assembly e keyboard trim f keyboard g palmrest 3 Disconnect the speaker cable from its connector on the system board 1 and release the speaker cables from their routing channels 2 40 ...

Page 41: ...lace the speakers into their slots on the computer 2 Tighten the screws to secure the speakers to the computer 3 Route the speaker cables through their routing channels 4 Connect the speaker cable to its connector on the system board 5 Install the a palmrest b keyboard c keyboard trim d hard drive assembly e memory f battery g base cover 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Compute...

Page 42: ...ology Device Information Displays Primary Hard Drive Dock eSATA Device LOM MAC Address Video Controller Video BIOS Version Video Memory Panel Type Native Resolution Audio Controller Wi Fi Device WiGig Device Cellular Device Bluetooth Device Battery Information Displays the battery status and the type of AC adapter connected to the computer Boot Sequence Boot Sequence Allows you to change the order...

Page 43: ... drives are enabled by default The options are SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SMART Reporting This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are reported during system startup This technology is part of the SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology specification This option is disabled by default Enable SMART Reporting USB Configuration This field configures the int...

Page 44: ...amera Enable Hard Drive Free Fall Protection Enable Media Card Disable Media Card NOTE All devices are enabled by default You can also enable or disable Media Card Table 3 Video Option Description LCD Brightness Allows you to set the display brightness depending up on the power source On Battery and On AC NOTE The Video setting will only be visible when a video card is installed into the system Ta...

Page 45: ...d when they are set The options are Disabled Reboot bypass Default Setting Disabled Password Change Allows you to enable the disable permission to the System and Hard Drive passwords when the admin password is set Default Setting Allow Non Admin Password Changes is selected Non Admin Setup Changes Allows you to determine whether changes to the setup options are allowed when an Administrator Passwo...

Page 46: ...enabled Expert Key Management Allows you to manipulate the security key databases only if the system is in Custom Mode The Enable Custom Mode option is disabled by default The options are PK KEK db dbx If you enable the Custom Mode the relevant options for PK KEK db and dbx appear The options are Save to File Saves the key to a user selected file Replace from File Replaces the current key with a k...

Page 47: ...o enable or disable the additional processor sleep states C states Default Setting The option is enabled Hyper Thread Control Allows you to enable or disable the Hyper Threading in the processor Disabled Enabled Default Setting The option is enabled Table 7 Power Management Option Description AC Behavior Allows you to enable or disable the computer from turning on automatically when an AC adapter ...

Page 48: ...mption during the peak power times of day After you enable this option your system runs only in battery even if the AC is attached Advanced Battery Charge Configuration This option enables you to maximize the battery health By enabling this option your system uses the standard charging algorithm and other techniques during the non work hours to improve the battery health Disabled default Primary B...

Page 49: ...Fn Key Only mode Mouse Touchpad Allows you to define how the system handles mouse and touch pad input The options are Serial Mouse PS2 Mouse Touchpad PS 2 Mouse This option is enabled by default Numlock Enable Allows you to enable the Numlock option when the computer boots Enable Network This option is enabled by default Fn Key Emulation Allows you to set the option where the Scroll Lock key is us...

Page 50: ...zing the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization technology for direct I O Enable VT for Direct I O enabled by default Table 10 Wireless Option Description Wireless Switch Allows to set the wireless devices that can be controlled by the wireless switch The options are WWAN GPS on WWAN Module WLAN WiGig Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default NOTE For WLAN and WiG...

Page 51: ...t tag if an asset tag is not already set This option is not set by default Table 12 System Logs Option Description BIOS Events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup BIOS POST events Thermal Events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup Thermal events Power Events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup Power events 51 ...

Page 52: ... Processors Intel 5th Generation Processors DRAM bus width 64 bit Flash EPROM SPI 32 Mbits 64 Mbits PCIe bus 100 MHz External Bus Frequency PCIe Gen2 5 GT s Table 14 Processor Feature Specification Intel 4th Generation Processors Intel 5th Generation Processors Types Intel Celeron Core i3 i5 Intel Celeron Core i3 i5 i7 L3 cache Celeron NA 2 MB i3 2 MB 3 MB i5 2 MB 3 MB i7 NA 2 MB Table 15 Memory F...

Page 53: ...l Stereo headset mic combo Speakers two Internal speaker amplifier 2 W RMS per channel Volume controls hot keys Table 17 Video Feature Specification Type integrated on system board hardware accelerated Controller UMA Intel 4th Generation Processors Celeron Intel HD Graphics i3 i5 Intel HD Graphics 4400 Intel 5th Generation Processors Celeron Intel HD Graphics i3 i5 i7 Intel HD Graphics 5500 Discre...

Page 54: ... area network WWAN NOTE WWAN is optional Bluetooth 4 0 Table 20 Ports and Connectors Features Specification Audio Stereo headset mic combo Video one 19 pin HDMI connector one 15 pin DSUB VGA connector Network adapter one RJ 45 connector USB Three USB 3 0 One USB BC v1 2 complaint connector Memory card reader supports up to SD4 0 Micro Subscriber Identity Module uSIM card one optional NOTE Removal ...

Page 55: ...3 95 mm 12 18 inches x 6 85 inches 309 14 mm x 173 89 mm 12 17 inches x 6 85 inches 309 14 mm x 173 89 mm 12 17 inches x 6 85 inches 310 40 mm x 174 95 mm 12 22 inches x 6 89 inches Maximum resolution 1366 x 768 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 1366 x 768 Maximum Brightness 200 nits 300 nits 270 nits 200 nits Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz 60 Hz 60 Hz Minimum Viewing Angles Horizontal 40 40 85 85 80 80 40 40 Ver...

Page 56: ... Coin cell battery 3 V CR2032 lithium coin cell Table 26 AC Adapter Feature Specification Type 65 W and 90 W NOTE 90 W is shipped to India and is optional to other regions Input voltage 100 VAC to 240 VAC Input current maximum 1 5 A Input frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz Output current 3 34 A and 4 62 A Rated output voltage 19 5 1 0 VDC Temperature range Operating 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Non Operating 4...

Page 57: ...nches 231 15 mm 9 10 inches Weight 4 05 lb 1 84 kg 3 98 lb 1 80 kg 4 13 lb 1 83 kg Table 28 Environmental Feature Specification Temperature Operating 0 C to 35 C 32 F to 95 F Storage 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Relative humidity maximum Operating 10 to 90 non condensing Storage 5 to 95 non condensing Altitude maximum Operating 0 m to 3048 m 0 ft to 10 000 ft 0 to 35 C Non Operating 0 m to 10 668 m ...

Page 58: ...ion about the failed device s View status messages that inform you if tests are completed successfully View error messages that inform you of problems encountered during testing CAUTION Use the system diagnostics to test only your computer Using this program with other computers may cause invalid results or error messages NOTE Some tests for specific devices require user interaction Always ensure ...

Page 59: ... on when the computer reads or writes data Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status Turns on when wireless networking is enabled The device status LEDs are usually located either on the top or left side of the keyboard They display the storage battery and wireless devices connectivity and activity Apart from that they can be useful as a diagnostic tool when there s a possible ...

Page 60: ...r is connected to an electrical outlet the battery light operates as follows Alternately blinking amber light and white light An unauthenticated or unsupported non Dell AC adapter is attached to your laptop Alternately blinking amber light with steady white light Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present Constantly blinking amber light Fatal battery failure with AC adapter present Light of...

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