Dell 1537 manual

Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual Before You Begin Base Cover Coin - Cell Battery Memory Hard Drive Processor Thermal - Cooling Assembly Processor Module Center Control Cover Keyboard Wireless Mini - Card Display Camera Palm Rest Speaker Assembly Optical Drive USB/Audio Board Microphone System Board Assembly Battery Latch Assembl[...]

Back to Contents Page  Base Cover Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual    Removing the Base Cover  1. Ensure that the computer is turned off.  2. Remove the battery (see Before Working Inside Your Computer ).  3. Loosen the seven captive screws on the base cover and lift the cover off the computer at an angle as[...]

Back to Contents Page  Before You Begin Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual  Recommended Tools  Before Working Inside Your Computer This document provides procedures for removing and installing the components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that: l  You have performed the steps in [...]

 9. Turn the computer top side up, open the display, and press the power button to ground the system board. Back to Contents Page  1 battery 2 battery release latch[...]

Back to Contents Page  Flashing the BIOS Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual If a BIOS - update program CD is provided with a new system board, flash the BIOS from the CD. If you do not have a BIOS - update program CD, flash the BIOS from the hard drive.  Flashing the BIOS From a CD  1. Ensure that the AC adapter is plugge[...]

9. Double - click the file icon on the desktop and follow the instructions on the screen. Back to Contents Page [...]

Back to Contents Page  USB/Audio Board Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual   Removing the USB/Audio Board  1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the optical drive (see Removing the Optical Drive ).  3. Disconnect the two cables of the USB/Audio board from the connectors on the system board. [...]

Back to Contents Page  Camera Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual    Removing the Camera Module  1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the display bezel (see Removing the Display Bezel ).  3. Loosen the two screws connecting the camera to the display cover.  4. Disconnect the camera cab[...]

Back to Contents Page  Center Control Cover Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual   Removing the Center Control Cover  1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the two screws securing the center control cover from the battery bay.  3. Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible. ?[...]

 8. Lift the keyboard and hold it up and slightly forward to access the media control buttons connector on the system board.  9. Disconnect the media control buttons cable from the connector on the system board.  Replacing the Center Control Cover  1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin .  2. Reconnect the media control buttons[...]

Back to Contents Page  Coin - Cell Battery Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual  Removing the Coin - Cell Battery   1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the base cover (see Removing the Base Cover ).  3. Use a plastic scribe to pry up the coin - cell battery from the slot.  Replacing the C[...]

Back to Contents Page  Processor Module Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual  Removing the Processor Module   1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the processor thermal - cooling assembly (see Removing the Processor Thermal - Cooling Assembly ).  3. To loosen the ZIF socket, use a small, flat[...]

When the processor module is properly seated, all four corners are aligned at the same height. If one or more corners of the module are higher than the others, the module is not seated properly.  3. Tighten the ZIF socket by turning the cam screw clockwise to secure the processor module to the system board.  4. Replace the processor thermal -[...]

Back to Contents Page  Processor Thermal - Cooling Assembly Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual  Removing the Processor Thermal - Cooling Assembly   1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Turn the computer over and remove the base cover (see Removing the Base Cover ).  3. In sequential order (indicat[...]

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Back to Contents Page  Display Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual  Display Assembly  Display Bezel  Display Panel  Display Inverter  Display Hinges  Display Assembly  Removing the Display Assembly   1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the base cover(see Removi[...]

 8. Disconnect the display data cable from the connector on the system board, loosen the captive screw, and release the cable from the securing plastic tabs.  9. Disconnect the camera cable from the system board, loosen the captive screw, and release it from the securing plastic tabs.  10. Disconnect the display power cable from the connec[...]

 7. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard ).  8. Replace the center control cover (see Replacing the Center Control Cover ).  9. Close the display and turn the computer over.  10. Replace and tighten the two screws securing the display assembly to the bottom of the computer.  11. Replace the Mini - Card and connect the ant[...]

 Display Panel  Removing the Display Panel    1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly ).  3. Remove the display bezel (see Removing the Display Bezel ).  4. Remove the four screws securing the display panel to the cover.  5. Disconnect the cables [...]

 8. Turn over the display panel and remove the conductive tape on the display board.  9. Disconnect the display cable from the display board.  Replacing the Display Panel   1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Replace the four screws (two on each side of the display panel) to secure the display brackets to the disp[...]

 9. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard ).  10. Replace the center control cover (see Replacing the Center Control Cover ).  Display Inverter  Removing the Display Inverter   1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the display assembly. See Removing the Display Assembly  3. Remove the display[...]

 3. Remove the display panel without removing the display bracket. See Removing the Display Panel .  4. Remove the four screws (two on each side) securing the display hinges to the display cover.  5. Remove the display hinges.  Replacing the Display Hinges   1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Align the holes o[...]

Back to Contents Page  Hard Drive Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual    Removing the Hard Drive  1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin .  2. Turn the computer over and remove the base cover (see Removing the Base Cover ).  3. Remove the four screws securing the hard drive assembly to the computer.  4[...]

 8. Disconnect the hard drive cable from the connector on the hard drive..  Replacing the Hard Drive  1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Connect the hard drive cable to the connector on the hard drive.  3. Replace the hard drive cage and tighten the four screws to secure the cage to the hard drive.  4. Place the [...]

Back to Contents Page  Keyboard Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual   Removing the Keyboard  1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the center control cover (see Removing the Center Control Cover ).  3. Remove the keyboard surround by easing it out using a plastic scribe.  4. Remove the two s[...]

 Replacing the Keyboard  1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin .  2. Slide the keyboard cable into the keyboard connector.  3. Rotate the keyboard connector latch to secure the cable.  4. Align the tabs along the bottom of the keyboard and slide them into the slots of the palm rest.  5. Press on the corner edges near the to[...]

Back to Contents Page  Battery Latch Assembly Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual  Removing the Battery Latch Assembly   1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the base cover (see Removing the Base Cover ).  3. Remove all memory modules (see Removing Memory Module(s) ).  4. Remove the hard [...]

  1. Slide the battery latch assembly into place.  2. Replace and tighten the screw securing the battery latch to the computer cover.  3. Follow the steps in Removing the Battery Latch Assembly in the reverse order. Back to Contents Page  CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped w[...]

Back to Contents Page  Memory Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual  You can increase your computer memory by installing memory modules on the system board. See "Specifications" in your Quick Reference Guide for information on the memory supported by your computer. Install only memory modules that are intended for you[...]

 3. Replace the base cover (see Replacing the Base Cover ).  4. Slide the battery into the battery bay until it clicks into place, or connect the AC adapter to your computer and an electrical outlet.  5. Turn on the computer. As the computer boots, it detects the additional memory and automatically updates the system configuration informat[...]

Back to Contents Page  Microphone Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual   Removing the Microphone Module  1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the palm rest. See Removing the Palm Rest .  3. Disconnect the microphone cable from the system board and remove the microphone module.  Replacing the[...]

Back to Contents Page  Wireless Mini - Card Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual  Your computer supports three Mini - Card slots: l  Two Full Mini - Card slots – for WWAN, WPAN, UWB, Bluetooth l  One Half Mini - Card slot – for WLAN The types of Mini - Cards supported are: l  Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) —[...]

 Replacing the Mini - Card  1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the new Mini - Card from its packaging.  3. Insert the Mini - Card connector at a 45 - degree angle into the appropriate system board connector. For example, the WLAN card connector is labeled WLAN and so on.  4. Press the other end of the Mini - [...]

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Back to Contents Page  Optical Drive Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual  Removing the Optical Drive  1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest ).  3. Remove the three screws on the optical drive and take out the optical drive from the bay.  Replacing the O[...]

Back to Contents Page  1 optical drive 2 optical drive interposer[...]

Back to Contents Page  Palm Rest Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual  Removing the Palm Rest   1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the base cover (see Removing the Base Cover ).  3. Remove the eight screws from the bottom of the computer.  4. Remove all Mini - Cards (see Removing the Min[...]

 9. Moving from left to right, carefully lift the palm rest along the rear edge, near the hinge brackets, then gently lift the palm rest to remove it from the computer.  Replacing the Palm Rest   1. Align the palm rest with the base of the computer and gently snap it into place.  2. Connect the touch pad, fingerprint reader, and spea[...]

Back to Contents Page  Speaker Assembly Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual  Removing the Speaker Assembly   1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin .  2. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest ).  3. Remove the four screws (two on each side) on the speakers.  4. Release the speaker cable from [...]

Back to Contents Page  System Board Assembly Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual The BIOS chip in the system board contains the Service Tag, which is also visible on a barcode label on the bottom of the computer. The replacement kit for the system board includes media that provides a utility for transferring the Service Tag to t[...]

 1. Replace the system board in position.  2. Replace the four screws on the top of the system board.  3. Connect the system board cable.  4. Follow the steps in Removing the System Board Assembly in reverse order. Back to Contents Page  CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped wi[...]

Back to Contents Page Dell™Studio1535/1536/1537ServiceManual  Notes, Notices, and Cautions IfyoupurchasedaDell™nSeriescomputer,anyreferencesinthisdocumenttoMicrosoft ® Windows ® operating systems are not applicable. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. ©[...]