Dell Vostro 5450, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Dell Vostro 24 5450 Owner s Manual Regulatory Model W12C Regulatory Type W12C004 ...

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: ...ic electricity which could harm internal components Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools Small flat blade screwdriver Phillips screwdriver Small plastic scribe 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 Window 10 1 C...

Page 5: ...m 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 1 Replace the cover CAUTION To connect a network cable first plug the cable into the network device and then plug it into the computer 2 Connect any telephone or network cables to your computer 3 Connect your computer and all...

Page 6: ...ve or install the components from your computer Removing the Stand 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Place the computer on a flat surface with the display facing downwards 3 Pry the hinge cover from the computer 4 Slide and lift the hinge cover from the computer 6 ...

Page 7: ...ft the stand from the computer 2 Installing the Stand 1 Align the stand to the screw holes on the back of the computer 2 Tighten the screws to secure the stand to the computer 3 Press the hinge cover on the computer until it clicks into place 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 7 ...

Page 8: ... Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the stand 3 Pry the edges of the back cover to release it from the tabs 4 Lift the back cover from the computer Installing the Back Cover 1 Align and press the back cover until it clicks into place 2 Install the stand 8 ...

Page 9: ...ur Computer 2 Remove a stand b back cover 3 Disconnect the hard drive cable from the hard drive 4 Perform the following a Remove the screw that secures the hard drive to the computer 1 b Slide 2 and lift the hard drive from the slot 3 5 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the bracket and lift the hard drive from bracket 1 2 9 ...

Page 10: ...4 Tighten the screw that secures the hard drive to the computer 5 Connect the hard drive cable 6 Install a back cover b stand 7 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 stand b back cover 3 Disconnect the system fan cable from the system board 10 ...

Page 11: ...2 Installing the System Fan 1 Tighten the screws that secure the system fan to the computer 2 Connect the system fan cable to the system board 3 Install a back cover b stand 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 11 ...

Page 12: ...odule with the tab on the system board connector 2 Press down on the memory module until the retention clip spring back to secure them in place 3 Install a back cover b stand 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Heatsink 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a stand b back cover 3 Remove the screws that secure the heatsink to ...

Page 13: ... Working Inside Your Computer Removing the WLAN Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a stand b back cover 3 Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration a Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card 1 b Slide to remove the WLAN bracket from the system board 2 c Disconnect the connectors that secure the WLAN card to the WLAN card 3 d Remove the WL...

Page 14: ...res in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Stand Cage 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a stand b back cover 3 Perform the following a Remove the screws that secure the stand cage to the computer 1 b Lift the stand cage from the computer 2 Installing the Stand Cage 1 Align the stand cage with the screw holes and tighten the screws to secure it to t...

Page 15: ... tab that secures the power switch to the computer 1 b Lift the power switch board to release it from the slot 2 4 Lift the lock tab and disconnect the power switch cable from the power switch board 1 2 Installing the Power Switch Board 1 Connect the power switch cable to the power switch board 2 Place the power switch board into its slot on the computer 3 Install 15 ...

Page 16: ... the Speakers 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a stand b back cover 3 Perform the following a Remove the screws that secure the speaker cover to the computer 1 b Pry the edges of the speaker cover to release it from the tabs 2 4 Lift the speaker cover 16 ...

Page 17: ...5 Perform the following a Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 1 b Unroute the speaker cable 2 6 Lift the speaker from the chassis 17 ...

Page 18: ...he screws to secure the speaker cover to the computer 6 Install a back cover b stand 7 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Camera 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a stand b back cover 3 Perform the following a Disconnect the camera cable from the system board 1 b Unroute the camera cables from the securing clips 2 18 ...

Page 19: ...ra from the system board 2 Installing the Camera 1 Place the camera into its slot 2 Press the locking tab until it clicks to the chassis 3 Route the camera cable 4 Connect the camera cable to the system board 5 Install a back cover b stand 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 19 ...

Page 20: ...ve a stand b back cover c heatsink assembly d stand cage e WLAN card 3 Disconnect the following from the system board a display assembly cable b system fan cable c hard drive cable d power switch cable e speaker cable f camera cable 4 Lift the tab and disconnect the LVDS and power switch cable 20 ...

Page 21: ...to release it from the computer 1 2 Installing the System Board 1 Align the system board on the computer 2 Tighten the screws to secure the system board to the computer 3 Connect the following cables to the system board a camera cable b display assembly cable c system fan cable d hard drive cable 21 ...

Page 22: ...king Inside Your Computer System Board Layout The following image displays the system board layout of the computer 1 Processor connector 2 WLAN connector 3 Camera connector 4 Memory module 5 SD Card connector 6 USB 3 0 connector 7 Audio in connector 8 Jumper connector 9 Speaker connector 10 HDMI connector 11 USB 2 0 connector 12 Network connector 22 ...

Page 23: ...System fan connector Removing the Display Assembly 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a stand b back cover c heatsink assembly d stand cage e WLAN card f hard drive g speakers h camera i system fan j system board k power switch 3 Perform the following a Unroute the camera hard drive convertor board cables 1 2 3 b Disconnect the power cable 4 4 Remove the screws...

Page 24: ...Perform the following a Push the securing tab to release the display assembly from the chassis 1 b Lift the display assembly chassis from the computer 2 6 Remove the display assembly from the computer 24 ...

Page 25: ...the display assembly chassis to the computer 4 Route the display assembly cable through the tabs on the display bracket 5 Connect the power cable 6 Install a power switch b system board c system fan d camera e speakers f hard drive g WLAN card h stand cage i heatsink assembly j back cover k stand 7 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 25 ...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...e that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system F1 Displays the System Setup help file Setup Utility Options Table 2 Main System Time Allows you to resets the time on the computer s internal clock System Date Allows you to resets the date on the computer s internal calendar BIOS Version Displays the BIOS revision Product Name Displays the computer model number Service Tag Di...

Page 28: ...eedStep Default Enabled Virtualization Allows you to enable or disable the Virtualization Default Enabled VT for Direct I O Allows you to enable or disable the VT for Direct I O Default Enabled Trusted Execution Allows you to enable or disable the Trusted Execution Default Disabled Integrated NIC Allows you to enable or disable the Integrated NIC Default Enabled SATA Operation Allows you to choose...

Page 29: ...vice Default Enabled Boot Disable Allows you to enable or disable the Boot Disable Default Disabled USB Debug Allows you to enable or disable the USB Debug Default Disabled SW Guard Extensions SGX Allows you to enable or disable the SW Guard Extensions SGX Default Enabled USB Configuration Rear USB Ports Allows you to enable or disable the rear USB ports Default Enabled Side USB Ports Allows you t...

Page 30: ...t Disabled Table 4 Security Unlock Setup Status Allows you to enable an Unlock Setup Status Default Unlocked Admin Password Status Allows you to set change or delete the administrator admin password status System Password Status Allows you to set change or delete the system password status HDD Passwords Status Allows you to set change or delete the password on the system hard disk drive Asset Tag ...

Page 31: ...ption Allows you to delete file browser boot option Secure Boot Enable or disable the Secure Boot Control Default Enabled Load Legacy Option ROM This option controls whether CSM should be loaded during POST Default Disabled Boot Option Priorities Boot Option 1 Allows you to select the 1st boot device preference Boot Option 2 Allows you to select the 2nd boot device preference Boot Option 3 Allows ...

Page 32: ...s 7 Click Get drivers and click View All Drivers The Drivers and Downloads page opens 8 On the Drivers and Downloads screen under the Operating System drop down list select BIOS 9 Identify the latest BIOS file and click Download File You can also analyze which drivers need an update To do this for your product click Analyze System for Updates and follow the instructions on the screen 10 Select you...

Page 33: ...0 through 9 Only lower case letters are valid upper case letters are not allowed Only the following special characters are allowed space Re enter the system password when prompted 4 Type the system password that you entered earlier and click OK 5 Select Setup Password type your system password and press Enter or Tab A message prompts you to re type the setup password 6 Type the setup password that...

Page 34: ...ter the new password when promoted If you delete the System and or Setup password confirm the deletion when promoted 5 Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes 6 Press Y to save the changes and exit from the System Setup The computer reboots 34 ...

Page 35: ...ium Dual Core 6th Generation Intel core i3 i5 series Table 8 Memory Feature Specification Type up to 1600 MHz Connectors two DIMM slots Capacity 2 GB 4 GB and 8 GB Minimum Memory 2 GB Maximum Memory 16 GB Table 9 Video Feature Specification Video Controller Integrated Intel HD 530 Graphics Discrete Nvidia GeForce 930M 2GB DDR3 Integrated video memory Shared system memory Table 10 Audio Feature Spe...

Page 36: ...J45 connector USB 2 0 four USB 3 0 two Media card reader one 4 in 1 slot Table 14 Power Adapter Feature Specification Type 90 W UMA 130 W Discrete Frequency 50 Hz 60 Hz Voltage 100 VAC 240 VAC Input current 2 60 A Coin cell battery 3 V CR2032 lithium coin cell Table 15 Camera Feature Specification Image resolution 2 0 Megapixels Video resolution HD 720P 0 92 Megapixel 1280 x 720 pixels Diagonal vi...

Page 37: ...light Solid amber light indicates sleep stand by state of the computer blinking amber light indicates a problem with the system board Hard Drive activity light White light Blinking white light indicates that the computer is reading data from or writing data to the hard drive Table 19 Environmental Feature Specification Temperature range Operating 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Storage 40 C to 65 C 40 F ...

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