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  • Page 1

    Alienware 17 Owner’s Manual Computer model: Alienware 17 R1 Regulatory mode l: P18E Regulatory t ype: P18E001 book.book Page 1 Friday, June 28 , 2013 3:27 PM[...]

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    Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTIO N: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if in structions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ © 201[...]

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    Contents | 3 Contents 1 Before Work ing Inside Yo ur Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2 After Workin g Inside Your Co mputer . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Contents | 4 11 Removing the Se condary Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 12 Replacing the Secondary Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 [...]

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    Contents | 5 21 Removing the Proc essor Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 22 Replacing the Processor Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4[...]

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    Contents | 6 31 Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 32 Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Contents | 7 41 Removing the I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 42 Replacing the I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Contents | 8 51 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 52 Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Contents | 9 61 Removing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 62 Replacing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10[...]

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    Contents | 10 71 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Entering System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 72 Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 book.book Page 10 Friday, June 2 8, 2013 3:27 PM[...]

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    Before Working Inside Your Comput er | 11 Before Working Inside Your Computer Before You Begin CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer. 1 Save and close all open files, exit all op en programs, and turn off your computer. • Microsoft Windows 8: Point to the lower/up[...]

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    Before Working Inside Your Computer | 12 Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to protec t your computer from potential damage and ensure your personal safety. WARNING: Before wo rking inside your computer, r ead the safety informatio n that shipped with your computer. For ad ditional safe ty best practices inf ormation, see the R[...]

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    After Working Inside Your Computer | 13 After Working Inside Your Computer CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may severely damage your computer. 1 Replace all screws and make sure that no stray screws r emain inside your computer. 2 Connect any cables, peripherals, and other parts you removed before working on your computer[...]

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    Removing the Base Cover | 14 Removing the Base Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Comp[...]

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    Replacing the Base Cover | 15 Replacing the Base Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Co[...]

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    Removing the Battery | 16 Removing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Computer&q[...]

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    Replacing the Battery | 17 Replacing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Computer[...]

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    Removing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4 | 18 Removing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4 WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "Aft[...]

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    Removing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4 | 19 Procedure 1 Using your fingerti ps, carefully spread ap ar t the securing clips at the sides of the memory-module connector until the memory module pops up. 2 Remove the memory module from the memory-module connector. 1c o m p u t e r b a s e 2 m e m o r y - m o d u l e 1 m emory-module conne ctor 2 securi[...]

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    Replacing the Memory Mod ule(s) 3 and 4 | 20 Replacing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4 WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "[...]

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    Removing the Primary Hard Drive | 21 Removing the Primary Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking [...]

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    Removing the Primary Hard Drive | 22 3 Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive. 4 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard d rive. 5 Lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive. 1 screws (4) 2 hard-drive bracket 3 hard drive 4 interposer 1 2 3 4 book.book Page 22 Friday, June 2 8, 2013 3:27 PM[...]

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    Replacing the Primary Hard Drive | 23 Replacing the Primary Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rkin[...]

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    Removing the Secondary Hard Drive | 24 Removing the Secondary Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rk[...]

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    Removing the Secondary Hard Drive | 25 5 Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive. 6 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard d rive. 7 Lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive. 1h a r d - drive bracket 2 screws (4) 3 hard drive 4 interposer 1 2 3 4 book.book Page 25 Friday, June 2 8, 2013 3:27 PM[...]

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    Replacing the Secondary Hard Drive | 26 Replacing the Secondary Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo [...]

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    Removing the Third Hard Drive (Optional) | 27 Removing the Third Hard Drive (Optional) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in &qu[...]

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    Removing the Third Hard Drive (Optional) | 28 Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the ter tiary hard drive assembl y to the computer base. 2 Using the pull-tab, disconnect the hard -drive cable from the system board. 3 Lift the hard-drive assemb ly off the computer base. 1 pull tab 2 hard-drive cable 3 screws (4) 4 tertiary hard-drive assembl[...]

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    Removing the Third Hard Dr ive (Optional) | 29 4 Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive. 5 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard d rive. 6 Lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive. 1 screws (4) 2 hard-drive bracket 3 hard drive 4 interposer 1 2 3 4 book.book Page 29 Friday, June 2 8, 2013 3:27 PM[...]

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    Replacing the Third Hard Drive (Optional) | 30 Replacing the Third Hard Drive (Optional) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in &[...]

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    Removing the Wireless Mini-Card | 31 Removing the Wireless Mini-Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking [...]

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    Removing the Wireless Mini-Card | 32 2 Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless mini-card. 3 Remove the screw that secures the wireless mini-card to the system board. 4 Slide and remove the wireless mini-c ard from the mini-card connector. 1 screw 2 antenna cables (2) 3 wireless mini-card 4 mini-card connector 1 2 3 4 book.book Page 32 Frida[...]

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    Replacing the Wireless Mini-Ca rd | 33 Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rki[...]

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    Removing the Processor Fan | 34 Removing the Processor Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside You[...]

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    Replacing the Processor Fan | 35 Replacing the Processor Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Y[...]

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    36 | Removing the Video-card Fan Removing the Video-card Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Y[...]

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    Removing the Video-card Fan | 37 book.book Page 37 Friday, June 2 8, 2013 3:27 PM[...]

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    38 | Replacing the Video-card Fan Replacing the Video-card Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside[...]

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    Removing the Processor Heat Sink | 39 Removing the Processor Heat Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rkin[...]

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    Replacing the Processor Heat Sink | 40 Replacing the Processor Heat Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rk[...]

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    Removing the Video-Card Heat Sink | 41 Removing the Video-Card Heat Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rk[...]

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    Replacing the Video-Card Heat Sink | 42 Replacing the Video-Card Heat Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo [...]

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    Removing the Video Card | 43 Removing the Video Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Comp[...]

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    Replacing the Video Card | 44 Replacing the Video Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Co[...]

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    Removing the Palm Rest | 45 Removing the Palm Rest WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Comput[...]

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    Removing the Palm Rest | 46 Procedure 1 Lift the connector latch and, using the pull-tab, disconnect the keyboard daughter-card cable from the system board. 2 Remove the screws that secure the p alm -rest assembly to the computer base. 1 sc rews (22) 2 computer base 3 keyboard daughter-card cable 4 latch 2 1 3 4 book.book Page 46 Friday, June 2 8, [...]

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    Removing the Palm Rest | 47 3 Using a plastic scribe, pry the palm-res t assembly from the computer base. CAUTION: Push the palm rest down carefully to avoid scratching the display. 4 Push down the palm-rest tabs to release them from the computer base. 1 c omputer base 2 palm-rest assembly 3t a b s 1 2 3 book.book Page 47 Friday, June 2 8, 2013 3:2[...]

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    Removing the Palm Rest | 48 5 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible. 6 Carefully lift the palm-rest a ssembly off the computer base and place it aside. 7 Disconnect the status-light board cable from the media-card reader. 8 Lift the palm-rest assembly off the computer base. 9 Remove the keyboard. See "Remov ing the Key[...]

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    Replacing the Palm Rest | 49 Replacing the Palm Re st WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Com[...]

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    Removing the Memory Module(s) 1 and 2 | 50 Removing the Memory Module(s) 1 and 2 WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "Aft[...]

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    Removing the Memory Module(s) 1 and 2 | 51 Procedure 1 Using your fingerti ps, carefully spread ap ar t the securing clips at the sides of the memory-module connector until the memory module pops up. 2 Slide and remove the memory module from the memory-module connector. 1 m emory-module 2 computer base 1 m emory-module conne ctor 2 securing clip s [...]

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    Replacing the Memory Module(s) 1 and 2 | 52 Replacing the Memory Module(s) 1 and 2 WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "A[...]

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    Removing the Keyboard | 53 Removing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Computer[...]

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    Removing the Keyboard | 54 Procedure CAUTION: The key caps on the keyboard are f ragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when rem oving and handling the keyboard. 1 Remove the screws that secure the keyb oard bracket to the palm-rest assembly. 2 Lift the latch and disconnect the keyboa rd-backlight cable from the keyboar[...]

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    Removing the Keyboard | 55 6 Lift the latch and disconnect the keyboard cable f rom the keyboard daughter board. 7 Lift the keyboard at an angle and release it from the tabs on the palm-rest assembly. 1t a b s 2 k e y b o a r d 3 l atch 4 k eyboard ca ble 5s c r e w s ( 2 ) 1 2 5 4 3 book.book Page 55 Friday, June 2 8, 2013 3:27 PM[...]

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    Replacing the K eyboard | 56 Replacing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Compu[...]

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    Removing the Power-Button Board | 57 Removing the Power-Button Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking [...]

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    Removing the Power-Button Board | 58 Procedure 1 Lift the latch and disconnect the power-bu tton cable from the status-light board. 2 Note of power-button cable routing and peel of f the power-button cable from the palm-rest assembly. 3 Remove the screws that secure the p owe r-button board to the palm-rest assembly. 4 Lift the power-button board, [...]

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    Replacing the Power-Button Board | 59 Replacing the Power-Button Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rkin[...]

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    Removing the Status-Light Board | 60 Removing the Status-Light Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking [...]

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    Removing the Status-Light Board | 61 Procedure 1 Lift the latch and disconnect the power-bu tton board cable from the status-light board. 2 Remove the screws that secure the sta tus -light board to the palm-rest assembly. 3 Lift the status-light board off the palm-rest assembly. 1 s crews (2) 2 power-button board cable 3 lat ch 4 status-l ight boar[...]

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    Replacing the Status-Light Board | 62 Replacing the Status-Light Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rkin[...]

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    Removing the Keyboard Daughter Board | 63 Removing the Keyboa rd Daughter Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "Afte[...]

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    Removing the Keyboard Daughter Board | 64 Procedure 1 Lift the latch and disconnect the keyboard cable, the keyboard-backlight cable, and the touchpad cable from the keyboard daughter board. 2 Remove the screws that secure the keyboard daughter board to the palm-rest assembly. 3 Lift the keyboard daughter board, along with its cable, off the palm-r[...]

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    Replacing the Keyboard Daughter Board | 65 Replacing the Keyboard Daughter Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "Aft[...]

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    Removing the Speakers | 66 Removing the Speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Computer[...]

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    Removing the Speakers | 67 Procedure 1 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board. 2 Remove the screws that secure the speakers to the computer base. 3 Lift the left speaker, note the speaker-ca ble routing, and remove the cable from the routing guides. 4 Lift the speakers, along with the cable, off the computer base. 1 spe aker cable 2 lef[...]

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    Replacing the Speakers | 68 Replacing the Speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Comput[...]

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    Removing the I/O Board | 69 Removing the I/O Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Comput[...]

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    Removing the I/O Board | 70 Procedure 1 Disconnect the right tron-lights cable from the I/O board. 2 Remove the screws that secure the I/O board to the system board. 3 Ease the ports on the I/O board out of the slots on the computer base and lift the I/O board off the computer base. 1 t ron-lights (right) cable 2 screws (2) 3 I/O board 3 2 1 book.b[...]

  • Page 71

    Replacing the I/O Board | 71 Replacing the I/O Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Comp[...]

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    Removing the Media-Card Reader | 72 Removing the Media-Card Reader WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking In[...]

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    Removing the Media-Card Reader | 73 Procedure 1 Lift the latches and disconnect the status -light cable and the media-card reader cable from the media-card reader. 2 Remove the screws that secure the medi a-card reader to the computer base. 3 Lift the media-card reader off the computer base. 1 st atus-light cable 2 media-card reader cable 3 l atche[...]

  • Page 74

    Replacing the Media-Card Rea der | 74 Replacing the Media-Card Reader WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking[...]

  • Page 75

    Removing the Display Mini-Card | 75 Removing the Display Mini-Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking In[...]

  • Page 76

    Removing the Display Mini-Card | 76 Procedure 1 Lift the latch and disconnect the display mini-card cable from the display mini-card. 2 Remove the screw that secures the display mini-card to the system b oard. 3 Slide and remove the display mini-c ard from the mini-card connector. 1 d isplay mini-card cable 2 latch 3 display mini-card 4 mini-card c[...]

  • Page 77

    Replacing the Display M ini-Card | 77 Replacing the Display Mini-Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking[...]

  • Page 78

    Removing the Power-Adapter Port | 78 Removing the Power-Adapter Port WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking [...]

  • Page 79

    Removing the Power-Adapter Port | 79 Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures the power-adapter port bracket to the computer base. 2 Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system board. 3 Lift the power-adapter port off the computer base. 1 power-adapte r port bracket 2 screw 3 power-adapter port 4 pow er-adapter port cable 2 1 3 4 book.[...]

  • Page 80

    Replacing the Power-Adapter Port | 80 Replacing the Power-Adapter Port WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rkin[...]

  • Page 81

    Removing the System Board | 81 Removing the System Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your [...]

  • Page 82

    Removing the S ystem Board | 82 Procedure NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is located under the system badge. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS after you replace the system board. NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from th e system board, note the location of the connectors so that you can reconnect them correctly after you replace t[...]

  • Page 83

    Removing the System Board | 83 2 Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer base. 3 Lift the system board at an angle and remove the ports on the system board from the slots on the computer base. 4 Remove the coin-cell battery. "Removin g the Coin-Cell Batte ry" on page 87. 5 Remove the processor. See "Removing th[...]

  • Page 84

    Replacing the System Board | 84 Replacing the System Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside You[...]

  • Page 85

    Replacing the S ystem Board | 85 13 Replace the memory modules. See "Replacing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4" on page 20. 14 Replace the battery. See "Repla cing the Battery" on page 17. 15 Replace the base cover. See "Replaci ng the Base Cover" on page 15. book.book Page 85 Friday, June 2 8, 2013 3:27 PM[...]

  • Page 86

    Replacing the System Board | 86 Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press <F2> during POST to enter the system setup program. 3 Navigate to the main tab and enter the Service Tag in the Service Tag field. book.book Page 86 Friday, June 2 8, 2013 3:27 PM[...]

  • Page 87

    Removing the Coin-Cell Battery | 87 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking In[...]

  • Page 88

    Removing the Coin-Cell Battery | 88 Procedure 1 Using a plastic scribe, pry the coin-cell batt ery from the coin-cell battery socket on the system board. 2 Lift the coin-cell batter y off the system board. 1 c oin-cell-b attery 2 system board 2 1 book.book Page 88 Friday, June 2 8, 2013 3:27 PM[...]

  • Page 89

    Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery | 89 Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking [...]

  • Page 90

    Removing the Processor | 90 Removing the Processor WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Comput[...]

  • Page 91

    Removing the Processor | 91 Procedure 1 To loosen the ZIF socket, use a small, flat-b lade screwdriver and rotate the Z IF-socket cam screw counterclockwise until it comes to the cam stop. CAUTION: To ensure maximum cooling for the processor, do not touch the heat-transf er areas on the p rocessor or the he at sink. The oils in your skin can reduc [...]

  • Page 92

    Replacing the Processor | 92 Replacing the Processor WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Comp[...]

  • Page 93

    Replacing the Processor | 93 2 Tighten the ZIF socket by turning the cam sc rew clockwise to secure the processor to the ZIF socket. Postrequisites 1 Replace the coin-cell batter y. See "Replacing the Coin-C ell Battery" on page 89. 2 Replace the system board. See "Replaci ng the System Board" on page 84. 3 Replace the speakers.[...]

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    Replacing the Processor | 94 16 Replace the base cover. See "Replaci ng the Base Cover" on page 15. book.book Page 94 Friday, June 2 8, 2013 3:27 PM[...]

  • Page 95

    Removing the Display Assembly | 95 Removing the Display Assembly WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Insi[...]

  • Page 96

    Removing the Display Assembly | 96 Procedure 1 Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless mini-card. 2 Remove the screws that secure the di splay assembly to the computer base. 3 Note the antenna cables routings and remove the cables from their routing guides. 1 sc rews (4) 2 computer base 3 ant enna cables routing gui de 4 ante nna cable(s)(3[...]

  • Page 97

    Removing the Display Assembly | 97 4 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible. 5 Disconnect the display cable, display mini-card cable, an d display-light board cable from the system board. 6 Remove the cables from their routing guides. 7 Remove the screws that secure the di splay assembly to the computer base. 8 Lift the disp[...]

  • Page 98

    Replacing the Display Assembly | 98 Replacing the Display Assembly WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking In[...]

  • Page 99

    Removing the Display Bezel | 99 Removing the Display Bezel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside You[...]

  • Page 100

    Removing the Display Bezel | 100 Procedure 1 Using your fingertips, carefully pry up the inside edges of the display bezel. 2 Remove the display bezel off the display back-cover. 1 d isplay bezel display back-cover 1 2 book.book Page 100 Frid ay, June 28, 2 013 3:27 PM[...]

  • Page 101

    Replacing the Display Bezel | 101 Replacing the Display Bezel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside [...]

  • Page 102

    Removing the Display Hinges | 102 Removing the Display Hinges WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside [...]

  • Page 103

    Removing the Display Hinges | 103 Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the di sp lay hinges to the display back-cover. 2 Lift the display hinges o ff the display back-cover. 1 d isplay back-cover 2 display hinges (2) 3s c r e w s ( 6 ) 2 1 3 book.book Page 103 Frid ay, June 28, 2 013 3:27 PM[...]

  • Page 104

    Replacing the Display Hinges | 104 Replacing the Display Hinges WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Insid[...]

  • Page 105

    Removing the Display Panel | 105 Removing the Display Panel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Yo[...]

  • Page 106

    Removing the Display Panel | 106 Procedure 1 Disconnect the camera cable from the camera. 2 Remove the screws that secure the di splay panel to the disp lay back-cover. 3 Lift the display panel off the display back-cover. 1 d isplay panel 2 screws (6 ) 3 display back-cover 4 camera cable 2 1 4 3 book.book Page 106 Frid ay, June 28, 2 013 3:27 PM[...]

  • Page 107

    Replacing the Display Panel | 107 Replacing the Display Panel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside [...]

  • Page 108

    Removing the Logo Board | 108 Removing the Logo Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Com[...]

  • Page 109

    Removing the Logo Board | 109 Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the logo board to the display back-cover. 2 Carefully rotate the logo boa rd and disco nnect the display ligh t-board cables and logo-board cable from t he logo-board connectors. 3 Lift the logo board off the display back-cover. 1 screws (2) 2 logo board 3 l ogo-board cable 4 d[...]

  • Page 110

    Replacing the Logo Board | 110 Replacing the Logo Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your C[...]

  • Page 111

    Removing the Display Mini-Card Cable | 111 Removing the Display Mini-Card Cable WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "Afte[...]

  • Page 112

    Removing the Display Mini-Card Cable | 112 Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures the display mini-card cable to the display back-cover. 2 Peel off the display mini-card ca ble from the display back-cover. 3 Lift the display mini-card cabl e off the display bac k-cover. 1d i s p l a y m i n i - c a r d c a b l e 2 s c r e w 3 display back-cover [...]

  • Page 113

    Replacing the Display Mini-Card Cable | 113 Replacing the Display Mini-Card Cable WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "Af[...]

  • Page 114

    Removing the Display-Light Boards | 114 Removing the Display-Light Boards WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo r[...]

  • Page 115

    Removing the Display-Light Boards | 115 Procedure 1 Peel the Mylar tapes that cover the display-light boards. 2 Remove the screws that secure the di spla y-light boards to the display back-cover. 3 Lift the display-light boards off the display back-cover. 1 d isplay back-cover 2 Mylar tapes 1 d isplay-light boards (3) 2 screws (3) 2 1 2 1 book.book[...]

  • Page 116

    Replacing the Displ ay-Light Board s | 116 Replacing the Display-Light Boards WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After [...]

  • Page 117

    Removing the Camera | 117 Removing the Camera WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Computer&qu[...]

  • Page 118

    Removing the Camera | 118 Procedure 1 Disconnect the camera cable from the camera. 2 Remove the screw that secures the camera to the d isplay back-cover. 3 Pry and lift the camera off the display back-cover. 1s c r e w 2 c a m e r a 3 c amera cable 4 di splay back-cover 1 3 4 2 book.book Page 118 Frid ay, June 28, 2 013 3:27 PM[...]

  • Page 119

    Replacing the Camera | 119 Replacing the Camera WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that sh ipped with you r computer and f ollow the steps in "Before Wor king Inside Your Comp uter" on page 11. After working inside your computer, fol low the instruc tions in "After Wo rking Inside Your Computer&[...]

  • Page 120

    System Setup | 120 System Setup Overview Use system setup to: • Get information about the hardware instal led in your computer, such as the amount of RAM, the size of the hard drive, and so on. • Change the system setup configurations. • Set or change a user-selectable option, such as the user password, type of hard drive installed, enabling [...]

  • Page 121

    System Setup | 121 System Setup Screens The system setup screen disp lays current or changeabl e configuration information for your computer. Information on the scr een is divided into three areas: the setup it em , active help screen , and key functions . System Setup Options NOTE: Depending on your computer and installe d devices, the items liste[...]

  • Page 122

    System Setup | 122 L2 Cache Displays the processor’s L2 cache size. L3 Cache Displays the processor’s L3 cache size. Integrated Graphics Displays the integrated graphics. Discrete Graphics 1 Displays the first discrete graphics installed on your computer. Discrete Graphics 2 Displays the second discrete graphics installed on your computer. Fixe[...]

  • Page 123

    System Setup | 123 USB Emulation Allows you to enable or disable the USB emulation feature. This feature defines how the BIOS, in the absence of a USB-aware operating system, handles USB devices. USB emulation is always enabled dur ing POST. NOTE: You cannot boot any type of USB device (floppy, hard drive, or memory key) when this option is off. US[...]

  • Page 124

    System Setup | 12 4 Battery Health Displays the battery health. USB debug Allows you to enable or disable this port for Windows debugging. External USB Ports Allow s you to disable or enable the external USB ports. Advanced Menu—Performance Options CPU Turbo Mode Allows you to disable or enable the processor turbo mode. Overclocking Feature Allow[...]

  • Page 125

    System Setup | 125 New Frequency in 10KHz inc rements Allows you to set the bus clock frequency in increments of 10KHz. Apply New Bus Clock Frequency Applies the new bus clock frequency immediately, temporaril y, or permanently. GT Overclocking Frequency Allows you to set the GT Overclocking frequency. Memory Frequency Allows you to set memory freq[...]

  • Page 126

    System Setup | 126 Security Menu Admin Password Displays if t he administrator passwor d is clear or set. System Password Displays if the system password is clear or set. Service Tag Displays the service tag of the computer when the service tag is present. Displays a field to input the service tag manually when the service tag is absent. Admin Pass[...]

  • Page 127

    System Setup | 127 Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Allows you to exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS. Save Change Without Exi t Allows you to remain in Sy stem Setup and save your changes to CMOS. Exit Discarding Changes Allows you to exit System Setup and load previous values from CMOS for a ll Setup items. Load Optimal Defaul ts Allows [...]

  • Page 128

    Flashing the BIOS | 128 Flashing the BIOS You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an upd ate is available or when you replace the system board. To flash the BIOS: 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Go to dell.com/support . 3 If you have your computer's Service Tag, type your computer's Service Tag and click Submit . If you do not have your co[...]