Dell E6510 manual

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    Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual  Notes, Cautions, and Warnings 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. © 2010DellI[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Access Panel Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Access Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Loosen the captive screw that secures the access panel to the base of the computer. 3. Slide the access panel towards the front of the computer. 4. Lift the access panel u[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Battery Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Slide the battery release latches to the unlock position. 3. Slide and remove the battery from the computer. Replacing the Battery To replace the battery, perform the above steps in[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Bottom Chassis Assembly Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Bottom Chassis Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the subscriber identity module (SIM) card . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the k[...]

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    Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual  Overview  Entering System Setup  Boot Menu  Navigation Keystrokes  System Setup Menu Options   Overview Use System Setup as follows: l To change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware i[...]

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    System Information ¡ Memory Installed ¡ Memory Available ¡ Memory Speed ¡ Memory Channel Mode ¡ Memory Technology ¡ DIMM A Size ¡ DIMM B Size l Processor Information ¡ Processor Type ¡ Core Count ¡ Processor ID ¡ Current Clock Speed l Device Information ¡ Primary Hard Drive ¡ System eSATA Device ¡ Dock eSATA Device  ¡ Video Con[...]

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    NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately. NOTE :Deletingtheadminpasswordautomaticallydeletesthesystempasswordaswell. System Password Allows you to set, change, or delete the system password. When set, your computer requests you to enter the system password every time your computer turns on or [...]

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    Adapter Warnings Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS warning messages when you use certain power adapters. The BIOS displays these messages if you attempt to use a power adapter that has too little capacity for your configuration. The factory default setting is Enabled . Keypad (Embedded) Allows you to select one of two methods to enable the k[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Thermal Events Allows you to view and clear thermal events. It includes the date and time as well as the name of the event. Power Events Allows you to view and clear power events. It includes the date and time of the event as well as the power state and reason. BIOS Progress Events Allows you to view and clear BIOS Progress ev[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Bluetooth Card Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Bluetooth Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the optical drive . 5. Remove the keyboard . 6. Remove the hinge covers . 7. Remove the palm rest assembly [...]

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    Back to Contents Page Camera and Microphone Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Camera and Microphone 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the hinge covers . 5. Remove the display assembly . 6. Remove the display bezel . 7. Loosen t[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Coin - Cell Battery Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Coin - Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Disconnect the coin - cell battery cable from its connector on the system board. 5. Lift the coin - cell[...]

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    Back to Contents Page DC - In Port Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the DC - In Port 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the subscriber identity module (SIM) card . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the keyboard . 7. Remove th[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Diagnostics Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual  Device Status Lights  Battery Status Lights  Battery Charge and Health  Keyboard Status Lights  LED Error Codes   Device Status Lights  Battery Status Lights If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the battery lig[...]

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    Back to Contents Page FLASH - ON - FLASH Display panel error 1. Reseat the display cable. 2. Replace the display panel. 3. Replace the video card/system board. OFF - FLASH - OFF Memory compatibility error 1. Install compatible memory modules. 2. If two modules are installed remove one and test. Try the other module in the same slot and test. Test t[...]

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    Back to Contents Page ExpressCard Board Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the ExpressCard Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the ExpressCard . 4. Remove the access panel . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the keyboard . 7. Remove the hinge covers .[...]

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    Back to Contents Page ExpressCard Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the ExpressCard 1. Press on the ExpressCard and release it from the computer. 2. Slide the ExpressCard out of the computer. Replacing the ExpressCard To replace the ExpressCard, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page   WARNING:[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Fingerprint Reader Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Fingerprint Reader 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the optical drive . 5. Remove the keyboard . 6. Loosen the captive screw (labeled 'F') th[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Place the computer upside down on a clean, flat surface. 3. Removethescrewsthatsecuretheharddrivetothecomputer. 4. Slide the hard drive out[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Heat Sink and Fan Assembly Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Heat Sink and Fan Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Disconnect the cable that connects the fan to the system board. 5. Remove the screws that [...]

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    Back to Contents Page I/O Board Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the I/O Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the subscriber identity module (SIM) card . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the keyboard . 7. Remove the coin[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Keyboard Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the LED cover . 4. Remove the screws along the top of the keyboard. 5. Using the pull tab, gently lift the keyboard at an angle and slide it out of [...]

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    Back to Contents Page Latitude ON Flash Card Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Latitude ON Flash Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. RemovethescrewthatsecurestheLatitudeON™Flashcardtothesystem?[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Display Assembly Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Display Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the hinge covers. 5. Loosen the captive screws that secure the display cable to the system board and di[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Display Bezel Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Display Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the hinge covers . 5. Remove the display assembly . 6. Starting from the bottom, gently pry the bezel inside [...]

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    Back to Contents Page Display Cover Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Display Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the hinge covers . 5. Remove the display assembly . 6. Remove the display bezel . 7. Remove the display panel [...]

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    Back to Contents Page Hinge Covers Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Hinge Covers 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the screws that secure the right hinge cover to the computer. 5. Remove the screws that secure the left hinge c[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Display Hook Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Display Hook(s) 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the display bezel 4. Remove the screw that secures the display hook to the display panel.. 5. Remove the display hook from the display pa[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Display Panel Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Display Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the hinge covers . 5. Remove the display assembly . 6. Remove the display bezel . 7. Remove the screws that s[...]

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    Back to Contents Page LED Cover Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the LED Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Press in on the LED cover release latches in the battery bay. 4. Turn the computer over, with the right side facing up and remove the LED cover from the [...]

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    Back to Contents Page Modem Connector Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Modem Connector  1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the subscriber identity module (SIM) card . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the keyboard .[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Modem Port Plug Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Modem Port Plug 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Insertapaperclipintothereleaseholeandremovethemodemportplugfromthecomputer. Replacing the Modem Port Plug To re[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Memory Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Memory Module(s) 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory module connector until the memory module pops up. 5.[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Modem Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Modem 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the screw that secures the modem to the computer. 5. Using the Mylar tab, gently lift the modem up. 6. Disconnect the modem c[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Optical Drive Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the computer. 3. Press in on the optical drive release latch to release the optical drive from the computer. 4. Slide [...]

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    Back to Contents Page Palm Rest Assembly Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Palm Rest Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the optical Drive . 5. Remove the keyboard . 6. Remove the hinge Covers . 7. Remove the fingerprint[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Removing and Replacing Parts Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Back to Contents Page  Battery  Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card  ExpressCard  Optical Drive  LED Cover  Access Panel  Fingerprint Reader  Modem  Coin - Cell Battery  Wireless Wide A[...]

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    Back to Contents Page PCMCIA Card Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the PCMCIA Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Press the PCMCIA card eject button in to release the eject button from the computer. 3. Press the PCMCIA card eject button in again to release the PCMCIA card from the compu[...]

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    Back to Contents Page PCMCIA Card Cage Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the PCMCIA Card Cage 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery 3. Remove the PCMCIA card . 4. Remove the access panel . 5. Remove the hinge covers . 6. Remove the LED cover . 7. Remove the keyboard . 8. Remo[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Processor Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Processor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the heat sink and fan assembly . 5. Turn the cam screw counter - clock wise until it comes to a stop to release the p[...]

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    Back to Contents Page SD Card Board Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the SD Card Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the optical drive . 5. Remove the keyboard . 6. Remove the hinge covers . 7. Remove the SD card . 8. Remove the[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Secure Digital (SD) Card Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the SD Card  1. Press in on the SD card and release it from the computer. 2. Slide the SD card out of the computer. Replacing the SD Card To replace the SD card, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page   WARNI[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the SIM Card  1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Press the SIM card in to release it from the computer. 4. Slide the SIM card out of the computer. Replacing the SIM Car[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Smart Card Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the Smart Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Slide the Smart Card out of the computer. Replacing the Smart Card To replace the Smart Card, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page   WARNING: [...]

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    Back to Contents Page  Specifications Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual   System Information  Fingerprint Reader (Optional)  Processor  Ports and Connectors  Memory  Drives  Video  Display  Audio  Keyboard  Communications  Touchpad  ExpressCard [...]

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    Discrete NVIDIA Quadro NVS 3100M Output 15 - pin VGA connector 20 - pin DisplayPort connector Audio Type two - channel high - definition audio codec (HDA) Controller IDT 92HD81B Speaker two Internal speaker amplifier 2 W channel Volume controls volume up, volume down, and mute buttons Communications Modem internal (optional) Network adapter 1[...]

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    Optical drives DVD DVD+/ - RW Blu - ray™ Display Type and size 396.24 mm (15.6 inches) diagonal TFT with white LED backlight Active area (X/Y) 344.2 mm x 193.5 mm (13.55 inches x 7.61 inches) Dimensions Height 210 mm (8.26 inches) Width 360 mm (14.17 inches) Diagonal 417 mm (16.14 inches) Display Option 1: High Definition  Maximum resolutio[...]

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    Depth  4 - cell/6 - cell 206.00 mm (8.11 inches) 9 - cell 208.00 mm (8.18 inches) 12 - cell 14.48 mm (0.57 inch) Height  4 - cell/6 - cell 19.81 mm (0.78 inch) 9 - cell 22.30 mm (0.87 inch) 12 - cell 217.17 mm (8.55 in[...]

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    Back to Contents Page   NOTE: Shock is measured with hard drive in head - parked position and a 2 - ms half - sine pulse. Altitude  Operating – 15.20 m to 3048 m ( – 50 ft to 10,000 ft) Non - operating – 15.20 m to 10,668 m ( – 50 ft to 35,000 ft)[...]

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    Back to Contents Page System Board Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the subscriber identity module (SIM) card . 4. Remove the optical drive . 5. Remove the keyboard . 6. Remove the coin - cell battery . 7. Re[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Remove the hinge covers . 5. Release the display cable from its routing guides on the computer. [...]

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    Back to Contents Page  Working on Your Computer Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your personal safety. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure included in this document assumes that t[...]

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    1. Shut down the operating system: l In Windows ® 7: Click Start , then click Shut Down . l In Windows Vista ® : Click Start , then click the arrow in the lower - right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down . l In Windows ® XP: Click Start ® Turn Off Computer ® Turn Off . The computer turns off after the opera[...]

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    Back to Contents Page Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card Dell™Latitude™E6510ServiceManual Removing the WWAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the access panel . 4. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WWAN card. 5. Remove the screw that secures the WWAN car[...]