Dell Latitude E6440, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Dell Latitude E6440 Owner s Manual Regulatory Model P38G Regulatory Type P38G001 ...

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Page 3: ...Installing the Memory 15 Removing the Hard Drive 15 Installing the Hard Drive 16 Removing the Optical Drive 16 Installing the Optical Drive 17 Removing the Keyboard Trim 17 Installing the Keyboard Trim 18 Removing the Keyboard 18 Installing the Keyboard 20 Removing the WLAN Card 20 Installing the WLAN Card 21 Removing the WWAN Card 21 Installing the WWAN Card 22 Removing the Base Corner Caps 22 In...

Page 4: ... Board 38 Installing the I O Board 39 Removing the Display Assembly 40 Installing the Display Assembly 41 Removing the Display Bezel 42 Installing the Display Bezel 43 Removing the Display Panel 44 Installing the Display Panel 46 Removing the Display Hinges 47 Installing the Display Hinges 47 Removing the Camera 48 Installing the Camera 48 3 System Setup 49 Boot Sequence 49 Navigation Keys 49 Syst...

Page 5: ...5 Technical Specifications 63 6 Contacting Dell 69 ...

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Page 7: ...ching 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 a component such as a processor by its edges not by its pins CAUTION When you disconnect a cable pull on its connector or on its pull tab not on the cable itsel...

Page 8: ... installed ExpressCards or Smart Cards from the appropriate slots Turning Off Your Computer CAUTION To avoid losing data save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer 1 Shut down the operating system In Windows 8 Using a touch enabled device a Swipe in from the right edge of the screen opening the Charms menu and select Settings b Select the and then se...

Page 9: ...ot use batteries designed for other Dell computers 1 Connect any external devices such as a port replicator battery slice or media base and replace any cards such as an ExpressCard 2 Connect any telephone or network cables to your computer CAUTION To connect a network cable first plug the cable into the network device and then plug it into the computer 3 Replace the battery 4 Connect your computer...

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Page 11: ...on how to remove or install the components from your computer System Overview Figure 1 Back View Back Cover Removed 1 base corner caps 2 power connector 3 heatsink assembly 4 memory module 5 SD card 6 ExpressCard slot 7 optical drive 8 WLAN card 9 coin cell battery 10 WWAN card 11 ...

Page 12: ...oving the Secure Digital 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 Slide the SD card out of the computer Installing the Secure Digital SD Card 1 Slide the SD card into its slot until it clicks into place 2 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 12 ...

Page 13: ...Slide the ExpressCard in its slot until it clicks in place 2 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Battery 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Slide the release latches and flip the battery out of the computer Installing the Battery 1 Slide the battery into its slot until it clicks into place 2 Follow the procedures in After Working I...

Page 14: ...er to align with the screw holes on the computer 2 Tighten the screws to secure the base cover to the computer 3 Install the battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Memory 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a battery b base cover 3 Pry the securing clips away from the memory module until it pops up and remove the memor...

Page 15: ...he procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Hard Drive 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the computer Slide the hard drive out of the computer 4 Remove the screw that secures the hard drive caddy to the hard drive Remove the hard drive caddy from the hard drive 15 ...

Page 16: ...he hard drive 4 Slide the hard drive into the computer 5 Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive to the computer 6 Install the battery 7 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 the battery 3 Perform the steps as shown in the illustration a Press the optical drive latch b Relea...

Page 17: ...n on the optical drive 2 Tighten the screw to secure the optical drive latch bracket to the optical drive 3 Slide the optical drive latch in the optical drive latch bracket 4 Tighten the screws to secure the optical drive latch to the optical drive latch bracket 5 Slide the optical drive into the drive bay 6 Press the optical drive latch to secure the optical drive 7 Install the battery 8 Follow t...

Page 18: ...talling the Keyboard Trim 1 Align the keyboard trim to its slot 2 Press along the sides of the keyboard trim until it clicks in place 3 Install battery 4 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 battery b keyboard trim 18 ...

Page 19: ...3 Remove the screws on the back of the computer and flip the computer 4 Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the palmrest assembly lift and flip the keyboard to access the keyboard cable 19 ...

Page 20: ...s into place 3 Tighten the screws to secure the keyboard to the palmrest assembly 4 Flip the computer and tighten the screws on the back of the computer 5 Install the keyboard trim 6 Install the battery 7 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the WLAN Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a battery b base cover 20 ...

Page 21: ...ective 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 WWAN Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a battery b base cover 3 Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration a Disconnect the antenna c...

Page 22: ...ter Removing the Base Corner Caps 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a battery b base cover c hard drive 3 Remove the screws that secure the left base corner cap lift and remove it from the computer 4 Remove the screw that secures the right base corner cap lift and remove it from the computer Installing the Base Corner Caps 1 Place the left and right base c...

Page 23: ... 1 b Release cable from the routing channel 2 c Remove the screw that secures the network connector bracket to the computer 4 Remove the network connector bracket from the computer Lift the network connector from the computer Installing the Network Connector 1 Align the network connector to its position on the computer 2 Place the network connector bracket on the network connector 3 Tighten the sc...

Page 24: ...nect the coin cell battery cable pry the coin cell battery upward and remove it from the computer Installing the Coin Cell Battery 1 Place the coin cell battery in its slot 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 Heatsink Assembly 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working I...

Page 25: ...form the following steps as shown in the illustration a Lift the heatsink assembly from the computer b Slide the heatsink assembly Installing the Heatsink Assembly 1 Place the heatsink assembly to its position on the system board 2 Tighten the screws to secure the heatsink assembly to the system board 3 Connect the fan cable to the system board 4 Install a base cover b battery 25 ...

Page 26: ... the processor from the computer Installing the Processor 1 Align the notches on the processor and the socket and insert the processor into the socket 2 Rotate the processor cam lock in a clockwise direction 3 Install a heatsink assembly b base cover c battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Power Connector 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside...

Page 27: ...nect the camera cable that secures the power connector to the computer 4 Unroute the camera and the LVDS cables that secure the power connector to the computer 5 Disconnect the power connector cable and remove the screw that secures the power connector to the computer 27 ...

Page 28: ...tor to the computer 5 Install a base cover b base corner cap right c battery 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Display Hinge Cover 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the screws that secure the display hinge cover to the computer and remove it from the computer Installing the Display Hinge Cover 1 Ali...

Page 29: ...Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a SD card b ExpressCard c battery d keyboard trim e keyboard f hard drive g optical drive h display hinge cover i base cover j base corner caps 3 Remove the screws that secure the palmrest assembly to the base of the computer 29 ...

Page 30: ...c touchpad d Wi Fi board e LED board 5 Remove the screws that secure the palmrest assembly to the computer Installing the Palmrest Assembly 1 Align the palmrest assembly to its original position in the computer and snap it into place 2 Tighten the screws to secure the palmrest assembly to the computer 30 ...

Page 31: ...ase cover c display hinge cover d optical drive e hard drive f keyboard g keyboard trim h battery i ExpressCard j SD card 6 Follow the procedures in 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 ExpressCard c battery d keyboard trim e keyboard f hard drive g optical drive h display hinge cover i ...

Page 32: ...e the screws that secure the ExpressCard cage to the system board Remove the ExpressCard cage from the system board Installing the ExpressCard Cage 1 Place the ExpressCard cage in its slot 2 Tighten the screws to secure the ExpressCard cage to the system board 3 Tighten the screw to secure the ExpressCard cage cover to the computer 32 ...

Page 33: ...witch Board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a SD Card b ExpressCard c battery d keyboard trim e keyboard f hard drive g optical drive h display hinge cover i base cover j base corner caps k palmrest assembly 3 Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration a Disconnect the WiFi switch board cable from the system board b Remove the screws that secur...

Page 34: ...ve g keyboard h keyboard trim i battery j ExpressCard k SD Card 5 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 ExpressCard c battery d keyboard trim e keyboard f hard drive g optical drive h display hinge cover i base cover j base corner caps k power connector l coin cell ba...

Page 35: ...ard 4 Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer and perform the following steps as shown in the illustration a Lift the latch that secures the WiFi switch board cable to the system board 1 b Disconnect the WiFi switch board cable from the system board 2 35 ...

Page 36: ...ard 3 Connect the following cables to the system board a speaker b coin cell battery 4 Install a ExpressCard cage b palmrest assembly c processor d heatsink assembly e WWAN f WLAN card g memory h coin cell battery i power connector j base corner caps k base cover l display hinge cover m optical drive n hard drive o keyboard trim p keyboard q battery r ExpressCard s SD card 5 Follow the procedures ...

Page 37: ...in cell battery n memory o WLAN card p WWAN card q heatsink assembly r processor s ExpressCard cage t display assembly u system board 3 Remove the speaker cable from the routing channels Remove the screws that secure the speakers to the computer and lift the speakers from the computer Installing the Speakers 1 Align the speakers in its position on the computer and route the speaker cable through t...

Page 38: ...ve p hard drive q keyboard r battery s ExpressCard t SD card 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the I O Board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a SD card b express card c battery d keyboard trim e keyboard f hard drive g optical drive h display hinge cover i base cover j memory k WLAN card l WWAN card m base corner covers n ...

Page 39: ... snap it in place 2 Tighten the screws to secure the I O board 3 Connect the I O cable to the system board 4 Install a system board b display assembly c speaker d palmrest e base corner covers f WWAN card g WLAN card h memory i base cover j display hinge cover k optical drive l keyboard m keyboard trim n hard drive o battery p express cage q SD card 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside ...

Page 40: ...nside Your Computer 2 Remove a battery b keyboard trim c keyboard d hard drive e optical drive f display hinge cover g base cover h base corner caps i power connector j palmrest assembly 3 Remove the antenna cables connected to wireless solutions from the routing channels 40 ...

Page 41: ...move the display assembly from the computer Installing the Display Assembly 1 Place the display assembly in its position on the computer 2 Route the LVDS cable and the camera cable through the routing channel Tighten the screws to secure the display assembly 3 Connect wireless antennas along their channels and connect them back to their respective wireless modules 41 ...

Page 42: ... keyboard i keyboard trim j battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Display Bezel 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a battery b display hinge cap c base cover d base corner caps e display assembly 3 Pry up along the edges to release the display bezel 42 ...

Page 43: ...rting from the top corner press on the display bezel and work around the entire bezel until it clicks onto the display assembly 3 Press on the left and right edges of the display bezel 4 Install a display assembly b base corner caps c base cover d display hinge cap e battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 43 ...

Page 44: ... the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a battery b display hinge cap c base cover d base corner caps e display assembly f display bezel 3 Remove the screws that secure the display panel to the display assembly 44 ...

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Page 46: ...anel 1 Connect the LVDS cable and stick the LVDS cable connector tape 2 Flip the display and place it in the display assembly 3 Tighten the screws to secure the display panel to the display assembly 4 Install a display bezel b display assembly c base corner caps d base cover e display hinge cap f battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 46 ...

Page 47: ... a Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the display assembly b Remove the display hinges from the computer Installing the Display Hinges 1 Place the display hinges in its location on the computer 2 Tighten the screws to secure the display hinges to the display assembly 3 Install a display panel b display bezel c display assembly d base corner caps e base cover f display hinge cap g ...

Page 48: ...onnect the camera cable b Remove the screw that secures the camera module c Lift the camera module from the computer Installing the Camera 1 Place the camera module in its slot in the computer 2 Tighten the screw to secure the camera to the display assembly 3 Connect the camera cable 4 Install a display bezel b display assembly c battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Compute...

Page 49: ...ess 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 Diagnostics will display the ePSA diagnostics screen The boot sequ...

Page 50: ...Information 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 Channel Mode Memory Technology DIMM A Size DIMM B Size Processor Information Displays Processor Type Core Count Processor ID Current Clock Speed Minimum Clock Speed Maximum Clock Speed Pr...

Page 51: ...lable allowing pre OS and early OS networking features to use any enabled NICs This may be used without PXE turned on Parallel Port Allows you to define and set how the parallel port on the docking station operates You can set the parallel port to Disabled AT Default Setting PS2 ECP Serial Port Identifies and defines the serial port settings You can set the serial port to Disabled COM1 Default Set...

Page 52: ...he USB configuration The options are Enable Boot Support Enable External USB Port Enable USB 3 0 Controller Default Setting All the options are enabled USB PowerShare Allows you to configure the behavior of the USB PowerShare feature The option is disabled by default Enable USB PowerShare Audio Allows you to enable or disable the intergrated audio controller Enable Audio enable by default Keyboard...

Page 53: ...must set the admin password before you set the system or hard drive password NOTE Successful password changes take effect immediately NOTE Deleting the admin password automatically deletes the system password and the hard drive password NOTE Successful password changes take effect immediately Default Setting Not set System Password Allows you to set change or delete the system password NOTE Succes...

Page 54: ...M during POST The option is disabled by default Computrace Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software The options are Deactivate Default Setting Disable Activate NOTE The Activate and Disable options will permanently activate or disable the feature and no further changes will be allowed CPU XD Support Allows you to enable the Execute Disable mode of the processor Enable CPU...

Page 55: ...If you disable the Custom Mode all the changes made will be erased and the keys will restore to default settings Table 7 Performance Option Description Multi Core Support This field specifies whether the process will have one or all cores enabled The performance of some applications will improve with the additional cores This option is enabled by default Allows you to enable or disable multi core ...

Page 56: ... is set to disabled USB Wake Support Allows you to enable the USB devices to wake the computer from standby mode The option is disabled Enable USB Wake Support Wireless Radio Control Allows you to control the WLAN and WWAN radio The options are Control WLAN radio Control WWAN radio Default Setting Both the options are disabled Wake on LAN WLAN This option allows the computer to power up from the o...

Page 57: ...ption Adapter Warnings Allows you to activate the adapter warning messages when certain power adapters are used The option is enabled by default Enable Adapter Warnings Keypad Embedded Allows you to choose one of the methods to enable the keypad that is embedded in the internal keyboard The options are Fn Key Only Default Setting By Numlock Mouse Touchpad Allows you to define how the computer hand...

Page 58: ...ows you to determine which wireless device can be controlled by the wireless switch The options are WWAN WiGig WLAN Bluetooth All options are enabled by default Wireless Device Enable Allows you to enable or disable the wireless devices The options are WWAN Bluetooth WLAN WiGig All options are enabled by default Table 12 Maintenance Option Description Service Tag Displays the service tag of your c...

Page 59: ...le 11 Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window click Download File The File Download window appears 12 Click Save to save the file on your computer 13 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 ...

Page 60: ... 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 existi...

Page 61: ... 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 that you are present at the computer terminal when the diagnostic tests are...

Page 62: ...g Blinking Off System failed on hard drive initialization OR System failed in Option ROM initialization Blinking Off Blinking The USB controller encountered a problem during initialization Solid Blinking Blinking No memory modules are installed detected Blinking Solid Blinking The display encountered a problem during initialization Off Blinking Blinking The modem is preventing the system from comp...

Page 63: ... QM87 Express chipset DRAM bus width 64 bit Flash EPROM SPI 32 Mbits 64 Mbits PCIe bus 100 MHz External Bus Frequency PCIe Gen2 5GT s Table 17 Processor Feature Specification Types Intel Core i5 i7 series L3 cache 3 MB and 4MB Table 18 Memory Feature Specification Memory connector Two SODIMM slots Memory capacity 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB or 8 GB Memory type DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz Minimum memory 2 GB Maximum m...

Page 64: ...TE Support two DP DVI ports through Docking station Table 21 Camera Features Specification Camera Resolution 1280 x 720 pixels Video Resolution maximum 1280 x 720 pixels Diagonal viewing angle 74 Table 22 Communications Features Specification Network adapter 10 100 1000 Mb s Ethernet RJ 45 Wireless internal wireless local area network WLAN and wireless wide area network WWAN Table 23 Ports and Con...

Page 65: ...24 30 mm 8 83 inches Width 360 00 mm 14 17 inches Diagonal 396 24 mm 15 60 inches Active area X Y 384 mm X 258 mm 15 12 inches X 10 16 inches Maximum resolution 1920 X 1080 Maximum Brightness 300 nits Refresh rate 60 Hz Minimum Viewing Angles Horizontal 60 Vertical 50 Pixel pitch 0 179 Table 26 Keyboard Feature Specification Number of keys United States 83 keys United Kingdom 84 keys Brazil 85 key...

Page 66: ...ing 20 C to 65 C 4 F to 149 F Coin cell battery 3 V CR2032 lithium coin cell Table 29 AC Adapter Feature Specification Type 65 W and 90 W 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 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F Table 30...

Page 67: ...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 15 2 m to 3048 m 50 to 10 000 ft 0 to 35 C Non Operating 15 24 m to 10 668 m 50 ft to 35 000 ft Airborne contaminant level G1 as defined by ISA 71 04 1985 67 ...

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Page 69: ...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...