Dell Latitude E5540, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Dell Latitude E5540 Owner s Manual Regulatory Model P44G Regulatory Type P44G001 ...

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Page 3: ...ing the Display Panel 13 Installing the Display Panel 13 Removing the Camera 14 Installing the Camera 14 Removing the Keyboard Trim 14 Installing the Keyboard Trim 15 Removing the Keyboard 15 Installing the Keyboard 16 Removing the Base Cover 17 Installing the Base Cover 17 Removing the Memory Module 17 Installing the Memory Module 18 Removing the Hard Drive 18 Installing the Hard Drive 19 Removin...

Page 4: ...Right 34 Installing the I O Board Right 34 Removing the Power Connector 35 Installing the Power Connector 36 Removing the Speakers 37 Installing the Speakers 37 Removing the Status Light Board 38 Installing the Status Light Board 39 3 System Setup 41 Boot Sequence 41 Navigation Keys 41 System Setup Options 42 Updating the BIOS 52 System and Setup Password 52 Assigning a System Password and Setup P...

Page 5: ...e 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 touch the components or contacts on a card Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket Hold...

Page 6: ... board you must remove the main battery before you service the computer 7 Remove the main battery 8 Turn the computer top side up 9 Open the display 10 Press the power button to ground the system board CAUTION To guard against electrical shock always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the display CAUTION Before touching anything inside your computer ground yourself by t...

Page 7: ...mputer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your operating system press and hold the power button for about 4 seconds to turn them off After Working Inside Your Computer After you complete 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 d...

Page 8: ...5 Turn on your computer 8 ...

Page 9: ...ts 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 Figure 1 Inside View Back 1 coin cell battery 2 memory modules 3 optical drive 4 WLAN card 5 hard drive 9 ...

Page 10: ...Figure 2 Inside view Front 1 I O board right 2 system board 3 status light board 4 speakers 5 ExpressCard cage 6 system fan 7 I O board left 8 display assembly 10 ...

Page 11: ...e the battery into its slot until it clicks into place 2 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the SD Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Press 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 the compartment until it clicks into place 2 Follow th...

Page 12: ...ide Your Computer Removing the Display Bezel 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Perform the following steps a Pry up the bottom edge of the display bezel b Work your way around the sides and top edge of the display bezel 4 Remove the display bezel from the computer Installing the Display Bezel 1 Place the display bezel onto the display assembly 2 ...

Page 13: ...s a Lift the mylar tape and disconnect the low voltage differential signaling LVDS cable from the back of the display panel b Remove the display panel from the display assembly Installing the Display Panel 1 Place the display panel to the display assembly 2 Align the display panel in its original position 3 Connect the low voltage differential signaling LVDS cable to the display panel and attach t...

Page 14: ...mera and microphone module b Disconnect the camera cable c Lift and remove the camera and microphone module Installing the Camera 1 Place the camera and microphone module on its place 2 Connect the camera cable 3 Tighten the screw to secure the camera and microphone module 4 Install a display bezel b battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Keyboard Trim 1...

Page 15: ...uter Installing the Keyboard Trim 1 Align the keyboard trim to its place 2 Press along the sides of the keyboard trim until it snaps in place 3 Tighten the screw at the back of the computer to secure the keyboard trim 4 Install the battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Keyboard 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a ba...

Page 16: ... to remove from the computer 3 Installing the Keyboard 1 Connect the keyboard cable to the keyboard 2 Place the keyboard into its place until all the metal tabs fit into their positions 3 Press down on the keyboard to the left and right side ensuring that all the snaps are fully engaged with the computer 4 Install the screws to secure the keyboard to the palmrest 5 Install the screws at the back o...

Page 17: ...t from the computer Installing the Base Cover 1 Slide the base cover into its slot until it clicks into place 2 Install the screws that secure the base cover to the computer 3 Install the battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Memory Module 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a battery b base cover 3 Pry the retention ...

Page 18: ...le to the system board 3 Install a base cover b battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Hard Drive 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a battery b base cover 3 Perform the following steps a Remove the screws that secure the hard drive in place b Pull the hard drive to remove from its connectors 18 ...

Page 19: ... Place the hard drive bracket on the hard drive and tighten the screws to secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive 2 Place the hard drive on its connector 3 Install a base cover b battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Hard Drive Cage 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a battery b base cover c hard drive 19 ...

Page 20: ...alling the Hard Drive Cage 1 Place the hard drive cage on its place 2 Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive cage 3 Install a hard drive b base cover c battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Optical Drive 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a battery b base cover 20 ...

Page 21: ... Disengage the optical drive bezel tabs to separate the optical drive bezel from the optical drive 6 Remove the optical drive bezel Installing the Optical Drive 1 Engage the optical drive bezel tabs to attach the optical drive bezel to the optical drive 2 Install the optical drive bracket 3 Tighten the screws to secure the optical drive bracket 4 Insert the optical drive into the computer 5 Tighte...

Page 22: ...from its slot on the system board Installing the WLAN Card 1 Insert the WLAN card into its connector on the system board 2 Connect the antenna cables to the respective connectors marked on the WLAN card 3 Tighten the screw to secure the WLAN card to the computer 4 Install a base cover b battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Coin Cell Battery 1 Follow th...

Page 23: ... 1 Place the coin cell battery on the system board with adhesive side downwards 2 Connect the coin cell battery cable to the system board 3 Install a base cover b battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Display Hinge 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a battery b base cover c keyboard trim d keyboard 23 ...

Page 24: ...ter 2 Tighten the screws to secure the display hinge at the front and back of the computer 3 Install a keyboard b keyboard trim c base cover d battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Palmrest 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a SD card b battery c base cover d keyboard trim e keyboard f memory g optical drive h hard d...

Page 25: ...ews that secure the palmrest of the computer b Lift and remove the palmrest from the computer Installing the Palmrest 1 Align the palmrest assembly to its original position in the computer and snap it into place 2 Connect the following cables to the system board a power button cable b fingerprint scanner cable c touch pad cable d media button cable 3 Tighten the screws to secure the palmrest at th...

Page 26: ...n After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the ExpressCard Cage 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a SD card b battery c base cover d keyboard trim e keyboard f display hinge g palmrest 3 Perform the following steps a Remove the screws that secure the ExpressCard cage b Lift and remove the ExpressCard cage from the computer 26 ...

Page 27: ...d 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the System Fan 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a SD card b battery c base cover d keyboard trim e keyboard f memory g optical drive h hard drive i hard drive cage j display hinge k palmrest 3 Perform the following steps a Disconnect the I O board cable and system fan cable 1 and 2 b Rem...

Page 28: ... memory d hard drive cage e hard drive f optical drive g keyboard h keyboard trim i base cover j battery k SD card 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the System Board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a SD card b battery c base cover d keyboard trim e keyboard f memory g optical drive h hard drive i hard drive cage j WLAN ca...

Page 29: ...r cable c speaker cable 4 Flip the computer and perform the following steps a Remove the screws that secure the display cable connector and remove it from the system board b Disconnect the display cable and status light board cable from the system board 29 ...

Page 30: ... secure the system board to the computer 3 Connect the following cables a I O board cable b status light board cable 4 Turn over the computer and connect a coin cell battery cable b power connector cable c speaker cable 5 Install a ExpressCard cage b system fan c palmrest d display hinge e WLAN card f hard drive cage g hard drive h optical drive i memory j keyboard k keyboard trim l base cover m b...

Page 31: ...e h hard drive i hard drive cage j WLAN card k display hinge l palmrest m system fan n ExpressCard cage o system board 3 Perform the following steps a Remove the screws that secure the heatsink in place b Lift to remove the heatsink from the computer Installing the Heatsink 1 Place the heatsink on the system board 2 Tighten the screws to secure the heatsink to the computer 31 ...

Page 32: ...ver n battery o SD card 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the I O Board Left 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a SD card b battery c base cover d keyboard trim e keyboard f memory g optical drive h hard drive i hard drive cage j WLAN card k display hinge l palmrest m system fan n ExpressCard cage o system board 32 ...

Page 33: ...t 1 Place the I O board on the computer 2 Tighten the screw to secure the I O board to the computer 3 Install a system board b ExpressCard cage c system fan d palmrest e display hinge f WLAN card g hard drive cage h hard drive i optical drive j memory k keyboard l keyboard trim m base cover n battery o SD card 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 33 ...

Page 34: ...hard drive i hard drive cage j WLAN card k display hinge l palmrest m system fan n ExpressCard cage o system board 3 Perform the following steps a Remove the screws that secure the I O board on the computer b Lift the I O board and remove from the computer Installing the I O Board Right 1 Place the I O board on the computer 2 Tighten the screws to secure the I O board to the computer 34 ...

Page 35: ...er n battery o SD card 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Power Connector 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a SD card b battery c base cover d keyboard trim e keyboard f memory g hard drive h hard drive cage i optical drive j WLAN card k display hinge l palmrest m ExpressCard cage n system fan o system board 35 ...

Page 36: ...e the power connector on its place in the computer 2 Route the power connector cable on its routing channels 3 Install a system board b system fan c ExpressCard cage d palmrest e display hinge f WLAN card g hard drive cage h hard drive i optical drive j memory k keyboard l keyboard trim m base cover n battery o SD card 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 36 ...

Page 37: ...lay hinge l palmrest m system fan n ExpressCard cage o system board 3 Perform the following steps a Remove the speaker cable from the routing channels b Remove the screws that secure the speakers from the computer c Lift and remove the speakers from the computer Installing the Speakers 1 Place the speakers on the computer 2 Secure the speaker cable to the routing channels 3 Tighten the screws to s...

Page 38: ...ttery o SD card 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Status Light Board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a SD card b battery c base cover d keyboard trim e keyboard f memory g optical drive h hard drive i hard drive cage j WLAN card k display hinge l palmrest m system fan n ExpressCard cage o system board p speakers 38 ...

Page 39: ...secures the status light board and lift to remove the status light board from the computer Installing the Status Light Board 1 Place the status light board on its place on the computer 2 Connect the status light board cable to its connector 3 Tighten the screw to secure the status light board on the computer 4 Place the LED cover on the status light board 39 ...

Page 40: ...m fan d ExpressCard cage e palmrest f display hinge g WLAN card h hard drive cage i hard drive j optical drive k memory l keyboard m keyboard trim n base cover o battery p SD card 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 40 ...

Page 41: ...on Self Test POST when the Dell logo appears you can Access System Setup by pressing F2 key Bring up the one time boot menu by pressing F12 key The one time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option The boot menu options are Removable Drive if available STXXXX Drive NOTE XXX denotes the SATA drive number Optical Drive Diagnostics NOTE Choosing Diagnostic...

Page 42: ...ation Displays BIOS Version Service Tag Asset Tag Ownership Tag Ownership Date Manufacture Date and the Express Service Code Memory Information Displays Memory Installed Memory Available Memory Speed Memory Channels Mode Memory Technology DIMM ASize DIMM B Size Processor Information Displays Processor Type Core Count Processor ID Current Clock Speed Minimum Clock Speed Maximum Clock Speed Processo...

Page 43: ...ed network controller The options are Disabled Enabled Enabled w PXE This option is enabled by default Parallel Port Allows you to configure the parallel port on the docking station The options are Disabled AT This option is enabled by default PS2 ECP Serial Port Allows you to configure the integrated serial port The options are Disabled COM1 This option is enabled by default COM2 COM3 COM4 SATA O...

Page 44: ...nal USB Port Enable USB3 0 Controller NOTE USB keyboard and mouse always work in the BIOS setup irrespective of these settings Audio This field enables or disables the integrated audio controller By default the Enable Audio option is selected Keyboard Illumination This field lets you choose the operating mode of the keyboard illumination feature The keyboard brightness level can be set from 25 to ...

Page 45: ...ssword Allows you to set change or delete the system password NOTE Successful password changes take effect immediately Default Setting Not set Internal HDD 1 Password Allows you to set or change the system s internal hard disk drive NOTE Successful password changes take effect immediately Default Setting Not set Strong Password Allows you to enforce the option to always set strong passwords Defaul...

Page 46: ...rmanently activate or disable the feature and no further changes will be allowed Deactivate default CPU XD Support Allows you to enable the Execute Disable mode of the processor Enable CPU XD Support default OROM Keyboard Access Allows you to set an option to enter the Option ROM Configuration screens using hotkeys during boot The options are Enable One Time Enable Disable Default Setting Enable A...

Page 47: ...of some applications will improve with the additional cores This option is enabled by default Allows you to enable or disable multi core support for the processor The options are All 1 2 Default Setting All Intel SpeedStep Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep feature Default Setting Enable Intel SpeedStep C States Control Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor slee...

Page 48: ...ches from wired or wireless networks without depending on the physical connection Control WLAN Radio Control WWAN Radio Control WLAN radio or Control WWAN radio is not selected default Wake on LAN WLAN Allows you to enable or disable the feature that powers on the computer from the Off state when triggered by a LAN signal Disabled This option is enabled by default LAN Only WLAN Only LAN or WLAN LA...

Page 49: ...his option disable the Advanced Battery Charge Configuration option Intel Smart Connect Technology This option if enabled periodically senses the nearby wireless connections while the system is in sleep state You can use this option to synchronize the email or other social media application that are open when the system enters the sleep state Table 9 POST Behavior Option Description Adapter Warnin...

Page 50: ...eate an additional pre boot delay The options are 0 seconds 5 seconds default 10 seconds Table 10 Virtualization Support Option Description Virtualization Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology Enable Intel Virtualization Technology default VT for Direct I O Enables or disables the Virtual Machine Monitor VMM from utilizing the additional hardware capabilities provided...

Page 51: ...LAN WiGig Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default Latitude E5540 WLAN WiGig Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default Table 12 Maintenance Option Description Service Tag Displays the Service Tag of your computer Asset Tag Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not already set This option is not set by default Table 13 System Logs Option Description BIOS Events A...

Page 52: ...ad method in the Please select your download method below window click Download File The File Download window appears 11 Click Save to save the file on your computer 12 Click Run to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer Follow the instructions on the screen System and Setup Password You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer Password Type Description...

Page 53: ...p password that you entered earlier and click OK 7 Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes 8 Press Y to save the changes The computer reboots Deleting or Changing an Existing System and or Setup Password Ensure that the Password Status is Unlocked in the System Setup before attempting to delete or change the existing System and or Setup password You cannot delete or change an exist...

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Page 55: ... provide extra information 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 int...

Page 56: ...mputer 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 Lig...

Page 57: ...ncy DMI 5GT s Table 15 Processor Feature Specification Types Intel Core i3 series Intel Core i5 series Intel Core i7 series L3 cache up to 8 MB Table 16 Memory Feature Specification Memory connector two SoDIMM slots Memory capacity 2 GB 4 GB or 8 GB Memory type DDR3 SDRAM 1600 Mhz Minimum memory 2 GB Maximum memory 8 GB Table 17 mSATA Support Feature Specification with Express Card I O and Discret...

Page 58: ...Speakers two Internal speaker amplifier 1W RMS per channel Volume controls hot keys for volume control and mute control Table 19 Video Feature Specification Type integrated on system board Controller UMA Intel HD Graphics 4600 Discrete Nvidia GeForce N14M GE Discrete Graphics Card 2 GB Graphics Table 20 Communications Feature Specification Network adapter 10 100 1000 Mb s Ethernet RJ 45 Wireless I...

Page 59: ... reader one 8 in 1 memory card reader Docking port one Subscriber Identity Module SIM port one E5440 only Table 22 Display Feature Specification Type Latitude E5440 HD 1366x768 WLED HD 1600 x 900 Latitude E5540 HD 1366x768 WLED FHD 1920 x 1080 Size Latitude E5440 14 0 Latitude E5540 15 6 Dimensions Latitude E5440 Height 192 5 mm 7 57 inches Width 324 mm 12 75 inches Diagonal 355 60 mm 14 00 inches...

Page 60: ...HD 60 for FHD Vertical 10 30 for HD 50 for FHD Pixel pitch Latitude E5440 0 2265 mm x 0 2265 mm Latitude E5540 0 2520 mm x 0 2520 mm for HD 0 1790 x 0 1790 for FHD Table 23 Keyboard Feature Specifcation Number of keys United States 86 keys United Kingdom 87 keys Brazil 87 keys and Japan 90 keys Layout QWERTY AZERTY Kanji Table 24 Touchpad Feature Specification Active Area X axis 80 00 mm 3 15 inch...

Page 61: ...0 C to 85 C 40 F to 185 F NOTE The battery pack is capable of safely withstanding the above storage temperatures with 100 charge NOTE The battery pack is also capable of withstanding storage temperatures from 20 C to 60 C with no degradation in its performance Coin cell battery 3 V CR2032 lithium coin cell Table 26 AC Adapter Feature Latitude E5440 Latitude E5540 Type 65 W 90 W adapter Input volta...

Page 62: ...25 mm 1 11 inches Back 33 60 mm 1 32 inches Front 26 00 mm 1 02 inches Back 29 70 mm 1 17 inches Width 338 00 mm 13 31 inches 379 00 mm 14 92 inches Depth 235 00 mm 9 25 inches 250 50 mm 9 86 inches Weight minimu m 1 99 kg 4 40 lb 2 42 kg 5 35 lb 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 ...

Page 63: ...ed support and service options Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be available in your area To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues 1 Visit dell com support 2 Select your support category 3 Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country Region drop down menu at the top of page 4 Select the appropriate service or support link b...