Dell Latitude E6400 XFR, Service Manual

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Page 3: ...ING A WPAN UWB CARD 15 6 RF PASSTHRU BOARD OPTIONAL 15 6 1 REMOVING THE RF PASSTHRU BOARD 15 6 2 REPLACING THE RF PASSTHRU BOARD 17 7 FAN ASSEMBLY 18 7 1 REMOVING THE FAN ASSEMBLY 18 7 2 REPLACING THE FAN ASSEMBLY 19 8 PROCESSOR HEATSINK ASSEMBLY 20 8 1 REMOVING THE PROCESSOR HEATSINK ASSEMBLY 20 8 2 REPLACING THE PROCESSOR HEATSINK ASSEMBLY 21 9 PROCESSOR MODULE 22 9 1 REMOVING THE PROCESSOR MODU...

Page 4: ...HE TOUCH CONTROLLER MODULE 37 19 DISPLAY LED BOARD 37 19 1 REMOVING THE DISPLAY LED BOARD 37 19 2 REPLACING THE DISPLAY LED BOARD 38 20 GPS ANTENNA OPTIONAL 38 20 1 REMOVING THE GPS ANTENNA 38 20 2 REPLACING THE GPS ANTENNA 39 21 DISPLAY CABLE CHANNEL COVERS 39 21 1 REMOVING THE DISPLAY CABLE CHANNEL COVERS 39 21 2 REPLACING THE DISPLAY CABLE CHANNEL COVERS 39 22 DISPLAY ASSEMBLY 40 22 1 REMOVING ...

Page 5: ...CING THE SYSTEM BOARD ASSEMBLY 63 32 I O CARD 63 32 1 REMOVING THE I O CARD 63 32 2 REPLACING THE I O CARD 64 33 SPEAKER ASSEMBLY 64 33 1 REMOVING THE SPEAKER ASSEMBLY 64 33 2 REPLACING THE SPEAKER ASSEMBLY 64 34 DC POWER CABLE 65 34 1 REMOVING THE DC POWER CABLE 65 34 2 REPLACING THE DC POWER CABLE 65 35 BASE ASSEMBLY 66 35 1 REMOVING THE BASE ASSEMBLY 66 35 2 REPLACING THE BASE ASSEMBLY 66 36 ST...

Page 6: ... 71 39 8 REPLACING THE POWER AND OR LAN DOOR 71 39 9 REMOVING THE VGA SERIAL DOOR 72 39 10 REPLACING THE VGA SERIAL DOOR 72 39 11 REMOVING THE VGA PANEL COVER 72 39 12 REPLACING THE VGA PANEL COVER 73 39 13 REMOVING THE HDD DOOR 73 39 14 REPLACING THE HDD DOOR 73 40 SYSTEM SETUP 74 40 1 SETUP OVERVIEW 74 40 2 SYSTEM SETUP MENU 74 41 DIAGNOSTICS 80 41 1 BATTERY STATUS LIGHTS 81 41 2 DEVICE STATUS L...

Page 7: ...overed by your warranty NOTICE 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 NOTICE 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 a component such as a proc...

Page 8: ...king station see the E Port User s Guide or the E Port Plus User s Guide on support dell com To remove the docking adapter see the documentation that shipped with your E Port Adapter or see the E Port Adapter Quick Setup Guide on support dell com To remove a battery slice see the documentation that shipped with your battery slice or on support dell com 10 Turn the computer topside up open the disp...

Page 9: ...tom access panel as indicated in the figure above 4 Loosen the single captive screw highlighted in the figure above 5 Lift the bottom access panel to remove it from the base assembly NOTE No snaps are used to attach the bottom access panel to the base There is a gasket attached to the perimeter of the bottom access panel and this gasket might provide some resistance during removal 2 2 Replacing th...

Page 10: ...ollow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer 3 WLAN WiMax Card CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer NOTICE Insert a WLAN or WiMax card only into the slot labeled WLAN WiMax 3 1 Removing the WLAN WiMax Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the Bottom Access Panel see...

Page 11: ...slot labeled WLAN WiMax 1 Slide the card into the connector labeled WLAN WiMax 2 Press the card down and hold it in place 3 Replace the M2 x 3 mm screw 4 Connect the appropriate antenna cables to the card you are installing a If the card has two triangles on the label white and black connect the white antenna cable to the connector labeled main white triangle and connect the black antenna cable to...

Page 12: ...uter NOTICE Insert a WWAN card or FCM only into the slot shown in the picture below 4 1 Removing a WWAN FMC Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the Bottom Access Panel see Removing the Bottom Access Panel 1 WWAN FMC Card 2 M2x3 mm 1 3 Disconnect the antenna cables from the card 4 Remove the M2 x 3 mm screw The card pops up at a 45 degree angle 1 2 ...

Page 13: ...nector labeled main white triangle and connect the black antenna cable to the connector labeled aux black triangle 5 Replace the Bottom Access Panel see Replacing the Bottom Access Panel 6 Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer 5 WPAN UWB Card CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer NOTICE WPAN i...

Page 14: ...Dell Latitude E6420 XFR Service Manual Page 14 1 WPAN UWB card 6 Slide the card out of the card connector on the system board 1 WPAN card 2 Card connector ...

Page 15: ... 3 mm screw 4 Connect any cables to the WPAN card 5 Replace the WWAN FMC Card if present see Replacing the WWAN FMC Card 6 Replace the Bottom Access Panel see Replacing the Bottom Access Panel 7 Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer 6 RF Passthru Board Optional 6 1 Removing the RF Passthru Board CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety inst...

Page 16: ...onnect the antenna connection from the RF Passthru board to the WWAN card if present 6 Disconnect the antenna connection from the RF Passthru board to the WLAN card if present 7 Remove the M2 x 3 mm screw that secures the RF Passthru board to the chassis ...

Page 17: ...e and tighten the M2 x 3 mm screw highlighted in the figure above 3 Connect the antenna connections to the RF Passthru board 4 Connect the antenna connections from the RF Passthru board to the GPS module if present WWAN card if present and WLAN card if present Refer to figure above for connection locations 5 Replace the bottom access panel see Replacing the Bottom Access Panel 6 Follow the procedu...

Page 18: ...ion follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer 1 Follow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the bottom access panel see Removing the Bottom Access Panel 3 Remove the three M2 5 x 5 mm screws that secure the fan to the base assembly 1 Fan 2 M2 5 x 5 mm screws 3 3 Connection THIS AREA INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

Page 19: ...t shipped with your computer 1 Insert the fan 2 Align the screws holes in the fan with the screw holes in the base assembly 3 Replace the three M2 5 x 5 mm screws to secure the fan to the base assembly 4 Align the gasket on the fan cable to the cutout in the base chassis and slide into place 5 Connect the fan cable to the system board 6 Replace the bottom access panel see Replacing the Bottom Acce...

Page 20: ... safety instructions that shipped with your computer UMA Base shown Discrete revision inset 1 Captive screws 4 2 Radiator 3 Processor plate 1 Follow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the bottom access panel and fan assembly see Removing the Fan Assembly 3 In sequential order loosen the four captive screws that secure the processor heatsink assembly to the system board ...

Page 21: ...he safety instructions that shipped with your computer 1 Place the radiator into the computer at an angle and set the processor plate in place 2 Align the four captive screws on the processor plate with the screw holes on the system board 3 In sequential order tighten the four captive screws to secure the processor plate to the system board 4 Replace the fan and bottom access panel see Replacing t...

Page 22: ...ur skin can reduce the heat transfer capability of the thermal pads NOTICE When removing the processor pull the processor straight up Be careful not to bend the pins on the processor module 4 Lift the processor module from the ZIF socket 9 2 Replacing the Processor Module CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer N...

Page 23: ...3 ZIF socket cam screw NOTICE To avoid damage to the processor hold the screwdriver so that it is perpendicular to the processor when turning the cam screw 2 Tighten the ZIF socket by turning the cam screw clockwise to secure the processor to the system board 3 Clean the heatsink Use the cleaning pad provided with the processor kit to remove any old thermal grease between the 4 captive screws 4 Ap...

Page 24: ...ore you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer NOTICE If two memory modules are installed you must remove the top memory module first to access the bottom memory module 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the bottom access panel see Removing the Bottom Access Pane l NOTICE To prevent damage to the m...

Page 25: ...ttom access panel see Replacing the Bottom Access Panel 4 Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer As the computer boots it detects the additional memory and automatically updates the system configuration information To confirm the amount of memory installed in the computer In Windows Vista click Start Help and Support Dell System Information 11 Coin Cell Battery 11 1 Removing the C...

Page 26: ...the computer If you are installing the same coin cell battery you removed slide the battery under the tab then press down to seal the tape on bottom If you are installing a new coin cell battery first remove the adhesive backing paper from the coin cell battery Slide the battery under the tab then press down to seal the tape on bottom 1 Replace the RF Passthru board see Replacing the RF Passthru B...

Page 27: ... Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the two M2 5 x 5 mm screws from the keyboard cover 1 Keyboard Cover 2 M2 5x5 mm 2 3 Remove the keyboard cover 12 2 Replacing the Keyboard Cover CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer 1 Place keyboard cover on system 2 Add the two M2 5 x 5 mm screws to secure the keyboard cover ...

Page 28: ...wn Open the docking connector door and remove the two M2x15 mm screws located inside the docking door highlighted in the figure below NOTICE The bottom access panel does not need to be removed to access the screws The screws can be accessed by simply opening the docking connector door 1 Bottom Keyboard screws 3 Turn system over and open the display 4 Remove the keyboard cover see Removing the Keyb...

Page 29: ... features 7 Flip keyboard over toward display exposing the flex cable attaching the keyboard to the system through the keyboard access door 1 Keyboard Acess Panel 2 M2 5x5 mm 7 8 Remove the seven M2 5x5mm screws retaining the access door 9 Disconnect the keyboard flex cable to remove the keyboard ADD PICTURE SHOWING KEYBOARD FLEX CABLE ...

Page 30: ...2 5x5 mm screws securing the access door to the base assembly 4 Insert keyboard starting with the top edge Snap keyboard into palmrest working down each side of the keyboard 5 Install and tighten the four M2x3mm screws along the bottom edge of the keyboard 6 Replace the keyboard cover see Replacing the Keyboard Cover 7 Turn system upside down and install the two M2x15 mm screws located inside the ...

Page 31: ...rd 1 Slip the front edge of the GPS Module into the retention features on the base assembly 2 Lower the rear edge of the GPS Module and secure in place with the retention clip on the base assembly 3 Connect the USB cable to the GPS module 4 Connect green RF passthru antenna cable to the GPS module 5 Replace the bottom access panel see Replacing the Bottom Access Panel 6 Follow the procedures in Af...

Page 32: ...r 1 Follow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Close and latch the Display assembly if open 3 Remove the 4 M2 5x8 mm screws highlighted in the figure below M2 5x8 mm 4 4 Open the Display assembly to access the Display Bezel 5 Remove the 5 M2 5x8 mm screws securing the right and left antenna covers to the Display assembly M2 5x8 mm 10 6 Remove the left and right antenna covers fro...

Page 33: ...ove the 18 M2 5 x8 mm screws securing the Display Bezel to the Display Assembly 1 M2 5x8 mm 18 8 Remove the Display Bezel from the Display Assembly 1 Left Antenna 2 Microphone Camera Module 3 Right Antenna 4 LCD Panel 5 LED Board 6 Touch Controller Board ...

Page 34: ...bly 5 Close the Display Assembly 6 Replace and tighten the 4 M2 5x8 mm screws on the Display back 16 LCD Panel 16 1 Removing the LCD Panel CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the display bezel see Removing the Display Bezel 3 Using a plastic ...

Page 35: ...panel as these are not part of the LCD panel assembly 5 Remove any capton tape securing the LVDS connection and disconnect the cable The LCD panel can now be remove from the system 16 2 Replacing the LCD Panel 1 Lay the LCD panel with the screen facing down on the base assembly 2 Connect the LVDS cable to the back of the LCD panel and secure the connection with a piece of kapton tape 3 Position th...

Page 36: ...r Computer 17 Microphone Camera Module Optional 17 1 Removing the Microphone Camera Module CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the display bezel see Removing the Display Bezel 3 Loosen the captive screw on the right side that secures the Micr...

Page 37: ...re below 4 Disconnect the USB cable identified in the figure below 1 Flex Connection 2 Touch Controller Module 3 M2x3 mm 1 4 USB Cable Connection 5 Remove the M2x3 mm screw securing the Touch Controller module to the Display Back 6 Remove the Touch Controller Module 18 2 Replacing the Touch Controller Module 1 Install the Touch Controller Module into the Display Back 2 Replace and tighten the M2x3...

Page 38: ... Back 3 Replace and tighten the M2x3 mm screw securing the Display LED board to the display back 4 Replace the display bezel see Replacing the Display Bezel 5 Follow the procedures in After Working On Your Computer 20 GPS Antenna Optional 20 1 Removing the GPS Antenna CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer 1 Fol...

Page 39: ... begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer NOTE The cable covers are not interchangeable 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the bottom access panel see Removing the Bottom Access Panel 3 Remove the M2 5 x 5 mm screw from each cable cover 4 Slide each cable cover up to remove 21 2 Replacing the Display...

Page 40: ...with your computer 1 Follow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the bottom access panel see Removing the Bottom Access Panel 3 Remove the display cable channel covers see Removing the Display Cable Channel Covers 4 Disconnect and unroute the antenna cables from the RF passthru WLAN WWAN or WPAN if present 5 Remove the two M2x3 mm secrews securing the LVDS bracket to the ba...

Page 41: ...e from the motherboard 7 Remove the mylar cable cover and uroute the LVDS cable from the base assembly 8 Disconnect the touch controller USB cable if present 9 Pull up on the left and right cable bundles near the gromments to separate the cable bundles from the base assembly ...

Page 42: ...along the cable route to secure the LVDS cable 8 Replace the mylar cable cover 9 Reconnect the LVDS cable to the system board Pre bend the LVDS cable at the connector if this is a new installation of the back cover 10 Install the LVDS retention bracket 11 Replace and tighten the two M2x3 mm screws securing the LVDS cable retention backet to the base assembly 12 Route and reconnect all antenna cabl...

Page 43: ...ollow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the display assembly see Removing the Display Assembly 3 With the display assembly removed turn the system over so the bottom is facing up 4 Remove the four M2 5x5mm screws from the bottom side Shown in image below 5 Remove the keyboard see Removing the Keyboard 6 Remove the four M2 5x5mm screws securing the LED board access panel ...

Page 44: ...onnect the contactless smartcard cable LED board cable touchpad cable and FPR cable optional accessible through access panels 1 LED Board JLED1 2 Touchpad JTP1 3 Contactless Smartcard JCS1 4 Keyboard JKB1 5 Media Board JMEDIA1 6 Finger Print Reader JBIC1 ...

Page 45: ...Dell Latitude E6420 XFR Service Manual Page 45 8 Remove the sixteen M2 5 x 8 mm screws on the top of the palm rest 9 Loosen the one captive screw highlighted 10 Lift the palm rest from the computer ...

Page 46: ...inger print reader cable optional to the system board 5 Replace the LED board access panels and secure each with four M2 5 x 5 mm screws 6 Replace the keyboard see Replacing the Keyboard 7 Replace the display assembly see Replacing the Display Assembly 8 Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer 24 Smartcard Assembly 24 1 Removing the Smartcard Assembly CAUTION Before you begin any o...

Page 47: ...e E6420 XFR Service Manual Page 47 5 Remove the smartcard flex connector from the system 6 Remove the three M2 x 3 mm screws from the smartcard assembly 7 Remove the two M2 5x5 mm screws from the smartcard assembly ...

Page 48: ...ng the rectangle openings with the tabs on the base assembly 2 Follow the figure above for inseting the smartcard assembly into the base assembly 3 Replace and tighten the two M2 5 x 5 mm screws 4 Replace and tighten the three M2x3 mm screws 5 Reconnect the smartcard flex cable to the system board 6 Remove the tape backing from the smartcard gasket and adhere to the chamber ceiling NOTICE If impro...

Page 49: ... this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the palm rest see Removing the Palm rest 3 Disconnect the Audio cable from the Audio board identified in the figure below 4 Remove the two M2 x 3 mm screws from the express card cage assembly 5 Lift up express card cage starting from the right side and un...

Page 50: ...n After Working on Your Computer 26 Hard Drive NOTE Dell does not guarantee compatibility or provide support for hard drives obtained from sources other than Dell 26 1 Removing the Hard Drive CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer CAUTION Do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive if you remove the hard dr...

Page 51: ...he hard drive 2 Press in the blue locking button on the right side of the compartment 3 While pressing in the blue locking button use the tab on the edge of the hard drive to pull the hard drive module from the compartment 4 Remove the four M3 x 4 mm screws securing the hard drive to the hard drive module carrier ...

Page 52: ... bay until you hear a click and a mechanical stop 4 Close the hard disk drive door by rotating it up until it clicks into its locked position 5 Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer 6 Install the operating system drivers and utilities for your computer as needed For more information see the Setup and Features Information Guide that shipped with your computer or at support dell co...

Page 53: ...up until it clicks into its locked position 3 Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer 28 Audio Board 28 1 Removing the Audio Board Assembly CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer 1 Follow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the palm rest see Removing the Palm rest 3 Remov...

Page 54: ...lace the palm rest keyboard and keyboard cover see Replacing the Palm Rest 6 Replace the display assembly LCD cable channel covers and bottom access panel see Replacing the Display Assembly 7 Follow the procedures in After Working On Your Computer 29 Media Board 29 1 Removing the Media Board Assembly CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that...

Page 55: ... you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer 1 Set the Media Board into the chassis 2 Replace and tighten the two M2 x 3 mm screws for the Media Board 3 Route and connect the media flex cable to the connector on the System Board 4 Replace the palm rest see Replacing the Palm rest 5 Follow the procedures in After Working On Your Com...

Page 56: ...omputer 1 Follow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the palm rest see Removing the Palm rest 3 Remove the Media Board see Removing the Media Board 4 Disconnect the USB cable from the USB Board J10 as show below 5 Remove the one M2 5x5 mm scres securing the media board bracket to the chassis Remove the media board bracket 6 Remove two M2 x 3 mm screws securing the USB boar...

Page 57: ... with your computer 1 Open the Media Bay door and slide the USB board into the chassis 2 Replace and tighten the two M2 x 3 mm screws for the USB Board 3 Install the Media Board Bracket and secure with one M2 5x5 mm screw 4 Route and connect the USBcable to the connector to the USB Board 5 Replace the Media Board see Replacing the Media Board 6 Replace the palm rest see Replacing the Palm rest 7 F...

Page 58: ...Coin Cell Battery 5 Remove any mini pci cards from the WWAN FCM card slot WLAN WiMax card slot and from the WPAN UWB FCM card slot if present see Chapter 5 6 7 and 8 for removal procedures 6 Remove the memory modules see Removing a Memory Module Remove the fan processor heatsink assembly and processor see Removing the Processor Module 7 Remove the hard drive see Removing the Hard Drive 8 Remove th...

Page 59: ...R Service Manual Page 59 16 Remove the one M2 5 x 5 mm screw securing the left rear of the system board to the I O Daughter Board 17 Remove the remaining three M2 5 x 5 mm screws from the system board as shown in the figure ...

Page 60: ...em board to release the I O board connector Gently lift the system board up from the left rear and slide it slightly to the left to release the port connections on the right rear corner 19 Raise rear of system board and disconnect speaker cable from bottom side front edge of system board ...

Page 61: ...ge 61 20 Lift the system board out of the base assembly NOTE HDMI Bracket and HDMI Route Adapter should be transferred to replacement system board assemblies 21 Remove the one M2 x 3mm screw securing the HDMI Route Adapter to the HDMI Bracket ...

Page 62: ...Page 62 22 Carefully remove the HDMI Route Adapter from the HDMI connector on the motherboard 23 Remove the bracket from the USB connector NOTE HDMI Bracket and HDMI Route Adapter should be transferred to replacement system board assemblies ...

Page 63: ...dular Drive 17 Replace the hard drive see Replacing the Hard Drive 18 Replace the processor heatsink assembly and fan see Replacing the Processor Module 19 Replace the memory modules see Replacing a Memory Module 20 Replace the mini pci cards in the WPAN UWB FCM card slot WLAN WiMax card slot and or WWAN FCM card slot if applicable see Chapters 5 6 7 and 8 for replacement procedures 21 Replace the...

Page 64: ...res in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove the system board see Removing the System Board Assembly 3 Remove the four shoulder screws securing the left and right speakers to the chassis 4 Remove the Speaker assembly 33 2 Replacing the Speaker Assembly 1 Place the the left L and right R speake...

Page 65: ...ving the Palm Rest 3 Disconnect the DC power cable from the system board 4 Unroute the DC power cable from the base assembly Pry up the DC power connector to release the double stick adhesive tape on the bottom of the connector and then lift the DC power connector out of the base assembly 1 DC power connector 2 DC cable connection point to system board 34 2 Replacing the DC Power Cable CAUTION Bef...

Page 66: ...or from the system board 3 Remove the I O Board assembly see Removing the I O Board Assembly 4 Remove the speaker assembly see Removing the Speaker Assembly 5 Remove the DC Power Cable assembly see Removing the DC Power Cable 35 2 Replacing the Base Assembly 1 Replace the DC Power Cable see Replacing the DC Power Cable 2 Replace the speaker assembly see Replacing the Speaker Assembly 3 Replace the...

Page 67: ...res in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Remove shoulder strap attached to should strap anchors if present 3 Remove the two M2 5x10 mm screws securing the left and right should strap anchors to the chassis 4 Remove the should strap anchors from the chassis 37 2 Replacing the Shoulder Strap Anchors 1 Insert the left and right shoulder strap anchors into the chassis 2 Replace the two M2 5 x10 mm scr...

Page 68: ...dle pins into the handle ends and set the handle in the chassis 2 Replace the two M2 5 x 8 mm screws to secure the handle guide pins to the chassis 3 Replace the palm rest assembly see Replacing the Palm Rest 4 Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer 39 Doors CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the safety instructions that shipped with your compute...

Page 69: ...ssembly 39 2 Replacing Media Bay Door 1 Insert door hinge onto assembly and align the hinge divots 2 Insert the three M3 x 3 mm screws and fit securely 3 Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer 39 3 Removing the HDMI eSATA Door 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Open the door to relieve hinge pressure 3 Remove the two M3 x 3 mm screws from the bottom of th...

Page 70: ...attery door requires a security screw driver with a triangle head These are available with the battery door kit 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Open the door to relieve hinge pressure 3 Remove the four M3 x 3 mm screws from the bottom of the base assembly 39 6 Replacing the Battery Door 1 Insert door hinge onto assembly and align the hinge divots 2 Replace the four M3 ...

Page 71: ...e M2 5 x 5 mm screw and the one M3x3 mm screw securing the hinge to the base assembly 4 Remove the LCD Channel cover then remove the door 39 8 Replacing the Power and or LAN Door 1 Insert door hinge onto assembly and align the hinge divots 2 Insert LCD Channel Cover 3 Install and tighten the one M2 5 x 5 mm screw to secure the LCD Channel cover 4 Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Comp...

Page 72: ...ssure 3 Remove the two M3 x 3 mm screws from the bottom of the base assembly 39 10 Replacing the VGA Serial Door 1 Insert door hinge onto assembly and align the hinge divots 2 Replace the two M3 x 3 mm screws Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer 39 11 Removing the VGA Panel Cover 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Open the VGA door ...

Page 73: ...ctor jack screws and the two Serial connector jack screws 3 Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer 39 13 Removing the HDD Door 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer 2 Open the door to relieve hinge pressure 3 Remove the two M3 x 3 mm screws securing the door hinges to the base assembly 39 14 Replacing the HDD Door 1 Insert door hinge onto assembly and align th...

Page 74: ... prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized This prompt can appear very quickly so you must watch for it to display and then press F2 If you press F2 before you are prompted this keystroke will be lost 4 If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop Then shut down your computer and try again 40 2 System Setup Menu Th...

Page 75: ...docking station The options are Disabled AT PS2 ECP Default Setting AT Serial Port Allows you to configure the integrated serial port The options are Disabled COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 Default Setting COM1 SATA Operation Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard drive controller The options are Disabled ATA AHCI RAID On Default Setting RAID On NOTE SATA is configured to support RAID mode USB Contro...

Page 76: ...s the system password and the hard drive password NOTE Successful password changestake effect immediately System Password Allows you to set change or delete the system password Default Setting Not set NOTE Successful password changestake effect immediately Internal HDD 0 Password Allows you to set or change the system s internal hard disk drive Default Setting Not set NOTE Successful password chan...

Page 77: ...ocked by the admin password Default Setting Disabled Password Configuration Allows you to determine the minimum and maximum length of Administrator and System passwords Admin Setup Lockout Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when an Administrator password is set Default Setting Disabled Performance Option Description Multi Core Support Allows you to enable or disable multi core support...

Page 78: ...ggered by a special LAN signal or from Hibernate state when triggered by a special wireless LAN signal Wake up from the Standby state is unaffected by this setting and must be enabled in the operating system This feature only works when the computer is connected to AC Disabled Does not allow the system to power on when it receives a wakeup signal from the LAN or wireless LAN LAN Only Allows the sy...

Page 79: ...cted VT for Direct I O Allows you to enable or disable Virtualization Technology for Direct I O Default Setting Disabled is selected Trusted Execution This option specifies whether a Measured Virtual Machine Monitor MVMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Trusted Execution Technology The TPM Virtualization Technology and Virtualization Technology for Direct I O must...

Page 80: ...at the memory 2 If two modules are installed remove one and test Try the other module in the same slot and test Test the other slot with both modules 3 Replace the memory 4 Replace the system board Blinking Blinking Blinking System Board Error Replace the System Board Blinking Blinking Solid Video Card Error Replace the System Board Blinking Blinking Off Keyboard Error 1 Re seat the keyboard cable...

Page 81: ...nd blinks when the computer is in a power management mode Turns 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 42 Contacting Dell NOTE If you do not have an active Internet connection you can find contact information on your purchase invoice packing slip bill or Dell product catalog Dell provides ...