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Dell Latitude E7450 Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: P40G Regulatory Type: P40G002[...]
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 201[...]
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Contents 1 Working on Your Computer................................................................................ 5 Before Working Inside Your Computer ................................................................................................ 5 Turning Off Your Computer .......................................................................[...]
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Removing the I/O Board ..................................................................................................................... 27 Installing the I/O Board ....................................................................................................................... 27 Removing the Display-Hinge Cover .........................[...]
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1 Working on Your Computer 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 the following conditions exist: • You have read the safety information that[...]
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3. If the computer is connected to a docking device (docked), undock it. CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device. 4. Disconnect all network cables from the computer. 5. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets. 6. Close[...]
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2. Click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down 2. Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your operating system, press and hold the power button for about 6 seconds to turn them o[...]
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2 Docking Your Computer Follow the steps to dock your computer: a. Place the docking spacer until the docking spacer clicks in its place in the docking station. b. Place the computer on the docking spacer to dock your computer. NOTE: This docking spacer can be used to dock only the Latitude E7250 / Latitude E7450 computers. You cannot dock any othe[...]
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3 Removing and Installing Components This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver • Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe 9[...]
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System Overview 10[...]
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1. Battery-status light 2. Hard-drive activity light 3. Power-status light 4. Microphones 5. Camera 6. Camera-status light 7. Hard-drive activity light 8. Battery-status light 9. Wireless-status light 10. Security-cable slot 11. Power button 12. USB 3.0 connector 13. Headset connector 14. Contactless smart-card reader / Near Field Communication (NF[...]
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Installing the Battery 1. Slide the battery into its slot until it clicks into place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer . Removing the Base Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove battery . 3. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Remove the screws that se[...]
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Installing the Base Cover 1. Place the base cover to align with the screw holes correctly on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the base cover to the computer. 3. Install the battery . 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer . Removing the Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer .[...]
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4. Remove the hard drive from the computer. Installing the Hard Drive 1. Place the hard drive inside the computer. 2. Place the hard-drive bracket on the hard drive. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive to the computer. 4. Connect the hard-drive cable to its connector on the system board.. 5. Install: a. base cover b. battery 6. Follow th[...]
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Installing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Insert the coin-cell battery to its place on the computer. 2. Connect the coin-cell battery cable to its connector on the system board. 3. Install: a. base cover b. battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer . Removing the WWAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside You[...]
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Installing the WWAN Card 1. Place the WWAN card into its slot on the computer. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the WWAN card to the computer. 3. Connect the WWAN cables to their connectors on the WWAN card. 4. Install: a. base cover b. battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer . Removing the WLAN Card 1. Follow the proce[...]
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Removing the System Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. battery b. base cover 3. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Disconnect the system-fan cable from its connector on the system board [1]. b. Remove the screws that secure the system fan to the computer [2]. c. Remove the s[...]
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4. Remove the display bezel from the display assembly. Installing the Display Bezel 1. Place the display bezel on the display assembly. 2. Starting from the top corner, press on the display bezel and work around the entire bezel until it click on the display assembly. 3. Install the battery . 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your co[...]
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a. Remove the screws that secure the display panel to the display assembly [1]. b. Lift the display panel to access the eDP cable [2]. 4. Peel the adhesive tape [1] to access the eDP cable [2]. 5. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Disconnect the eDP cable from its connector on the display assembly [2]. b. Remove the displ[...]
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Installing the Display Panel 1. Connect the eDP to its connector on the display panel and affix the adhesive tape. 2. Place the display panel to its original position on the display assembly. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the display panel to the display assembly. 4. Install: a. display bezel b. battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working I[...]
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Installing the Camera 1. Install the camera into its slot on the display panel. 2. Connect the camera cable to its connector on the display assembly. 3. Install: a. display panel b. display bezel c. battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer . Removing the Keyboard Trim 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Y[...]
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Installing the Keyboard Trim 1. Insert the keyboard trim on the keyboard. 2. Press along the sides of the keyboard trim until it clicks in place. 3. Install battery . 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2. Remove: a. battery b. base cove[...]
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4. Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the computer. 5. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Pry the keyboard to release it from the computer [1] b. Remove the keyboard from the computer [2]. Installing the Keyboard 1. Place the keyboard to align with the screw holders to the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secu[...]
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a. battery b. base cover c. keyboard trim d. keyboard 3. Remove the screws that secure the palmrest to the computer. 4. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Flip the computer. b. Disconnect touchpad and power LED cables from their connectors on the system board [1] [2]. c. Remove the screws that secure palmrest to the comput[...]
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Installing the Palmrest 1. Align the palmrest to its original position on the computer until it snaps in its place. 2. Connect the power LED and touchpad cables to their connectors on the system board. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the palmrest to the front of the computer. 4. Flip the computer and tighten the screws to secure the palmrest to the[...]
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4. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Remove the screws that secure the speakers to the computer [1]. b. Remove the speakers from the computer [2]. Installing the Speaker 1. Align the speakers to their original position and tighten the screws to secure the speakers to the computer. 2. Route the speaker cables to their rout[...]
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Removing the I/O Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. battery b. base cover c. hard drive d. keyboard trim e. keyboard f. palmrest 3. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Disconnect the I/O board cable from its connector on the system board [1] [2]. b. Remove the screws that s[...]
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c. keyboard trim d. keyboard e. palmrest 3. Remove the screws that secure the display-hinge covers to the computer. 4. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Remove the screws that secure display-hinge covers to the computer [1]. b. Remove the display-hinge covers from the computer [2]. Installing the Display-Hinge Cover 1. Pl[...]
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e. battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer . Removing the Display Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. battery b. base cover c. keyboard trim d. keyboard e. hard drive f. palmrest 3. Release the WWAN and WLAN cables from their routing channels. 4. Perform the followi[...]
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5. Pull the WLAN, WWAN and display-assembly cables from the holes on the base chassis that secure the display assembly to the computer. 6. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer [1]. b. Lift the display assembly to remove from the computer [2]. Installing the D[...]
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4. Place the metal bracket on the display-assembly cable and tighten the screw to secure the display- assembly cable. 5. Install: a. palmrest b. hard drive c. keyboard d. keyboard trim e. base cover f. battery 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer . Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside[...]
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5. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer chassis [1]. b. Remove the system board from the computer chassis [2]. Installing the System Board 1. Place the system board on the computer chassis to align it with the screw holders. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the sy[...]
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d. WWAN card e. palmrest f. hard drive g. keyboard trim h. keyboard i. base cover j. battery 6. 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. battery b. base cover c. keyboard trim d. keyboard e. palmrest f. hard drive g. WWAN card [...]
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a. system board b. system fan c. display assembly d. WLAN card e. WWAN card f. hard drive g. palmrest h. keyboard i. keyboard trim j. base cover k. battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer . Removing the Power-Connector Port 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. battery b. base[...]
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Installing the Power Connector 1. Insert the power connector in its slot on the computer chassis. 2. Place the metal bracket on the power-connector port. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the power-connector port to the computer chassis. 4. Install: a. system board b. system fan c. speaker d. I/O board e. coincell battery f. camera g. display assembl[...]
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4 System Setup Boot Sequence Boot Sequence allows you to bypass the System Setup ‐ defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example: optical drive or hard drive). During the Power-on Self Test (POST), when the Dell logo appears, you can: • Access System Setup by pressing <F2> key • Bring up the one-time boot[...]
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Keys Navigation NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only. <Esc> Moves to the previous page till you view the main screen. Pressing <Esc> in the main screen displays a message that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system. <F1> Displays the System Setup help file. System Setup Options NOTE: Depending on y[...]
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Option Description • Onboard NIC Advance Boot Option This option is required for Legacy boot mode. This option is not allowed if Secure Boot is enabled. • Enable Legacy Option ROMs — This option is disabled by default. Date/Time Allows you to set the date and time. Table 3. System Configuration Option Description Integrated NIC Allows you to [...]
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Option Description NOTE: SATA is configured to support RAID mode. Drives Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board. The options are: • SATA-0 • SATA-1 • SATA-2 • SATA-3 Default Setting: All drives are enabled. SMART Reporting This field controls if the hard-drive errors for the integrated drives are reported during system startup. Th[...]
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Option Description • Enable Camera • Enable Media Card • Disable Media Card Default Setting: All devices are enabled Table 4. Video Option Description LCD Brightness Allows you to set the display brightness depending up on the power source (On Battery and On AC). Table 5. Security Option Description Admin Password This field lets you set, cha[...]
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Option Description Password Change Allows you to disable permission to the System and hard-drive passwords when the admin password is set. Default Setting: Allow Non-Admin Password Changes is not selected Non-Admin Setup Changes Allows you to determine whether changes to setup option are permitted when an administrator password is set. The option i[...]
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If you enable the Custom Mode, the relevant options for PK, KEK, db, and dbx appear. The options are: • Save to File- Saves the key to a user-selected file • Replace from File- Replaces the current key with a key from a user- selected file • Append from File- Adds a key to the current database from a user- selected file • Delete- Deletes th[...]
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Option Description • Wake on AC Auto On Time Allows you to set the time at which the computer must turn on automatically. The options are: • Disabled (Default Setting) • Every Day • Weekdays • Select Days USB Wake Support Allows you to enable the USB devices to wake the computer from standby mode. The option is disabled • Enable USB Wak[...]
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Option Description • Primary AC Use • Custom Charge — you can set the percentage to which the battery must charge. Intel Smart Connect Technology The option is disabled by default. If option enables will periodically sense nearby wireless connection while the system is asleep. It will synchronize emails or social media application that were o[...]
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Option Description • Thorough • Auto Extended BIOS POST Time Allows to creates an additional pre-boot delay and allows the user to see POST status message. • 0 seconds • 5 seconds • 10 seconds Table 10. Virtualization Support Option Description Virtualization Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology. Default Set[...]
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Table 12. Maintenance Option Description Service Tag Displays the service tag of your computer. Asset Tag Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not already set. This option is not set by default. Table 13. System Logs Option Description BIOS events Displays the system event log and allows you to clear the log. • Clear Log The[...]
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System and Setup Password You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer. Password Type Description System password Password that you must enter to log on to your system. Setup password Password that you must enter to access and make changes to the BIOS settings of your computer. CAUTION: The password features provide[...]
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Deleting or Changing an Existing System and/or Setup Password Ensure that the Password Status is Unlocked (in the System Setup) before attempting to delete or change the existing System and/or Setup password. You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password, if the Password Status is Locked. To enter the System Setup, press <F2&g[...]
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5 Diagnostics If you experience a problem with your computer, run the ePSA diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running diagnostics is to test your computer's hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnel [...]
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Device Status Lights Table 14. Device Status Lights Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a power management mode. Turns on when the computer reads or writes data. Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status. Turns on when wireless networking is enabled. The device status LEDs are usually locate[...]
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Alternately blinking amber light and white light An unauthenticated or unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is attached to your laptop. Alternately blinking amber light with steady white light Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present. Constantly blinking amber light Fatal battery failure with AC adapter present. Light off Battery in full charge[...]
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6 Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information about the configuration of your computer, go to Help and Support in your Windows operating system and select the option to view information about your computer. Table 16. System Informatio[...]
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Feature Specification Stereo conversion 24-bit (analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog) Interface: Internal High-definition audio External Microphone-in, stereo headphones, and headset combo connector Speakers Two Internal speaker amplifier 2 W (RMS) per channel Volume controls Hot keys Table 20. Video Feature Specification Type Integrated on syst[...]
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Features Specification • Bluetooth 4.0 Table 23. Ports and Connectors Features Specification Audio One microphone/stereo headphone/speakers connector Video • one HDMI • one mDP Network adapter RJ-45 connector USB 3.0 One USB 3.0, one PowerShare Memory-card reader Supports upto SD4.0 Micro Subscriber Identity Module (uSIM) card One Docking por[...]
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Table 25. Keyboard Feature Specification Number of keys United States: 82 keys, United Kingdom: 83 keys, Brazil: 84 keys, and Japan: 86keys Table 26. Touchpad Feature Specification Latitude 7250 Latitude 7450 Active Area: X-axis 99.5 mm 99.5 mm Y-axis 53.0 mm 53.0 mm Table 27. Battery Feature Specification Type • 3-cell Lithium Polymer battery wi[...]
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Table 28. AC Adapter Feature Specification Type 65 W and 90 W Input voltage 90 VAC to 264 VAC Input current (maximum) 1.50 A Input frequency 47 Hz to 63 Hz Output power 65 W and 90 W Output current 3.34 A and 4.62 A Rated output voltage 19.5 VDC Weight 230 g (65 W) and 285 g (90 W) Dimensions 107*46*29.5 mm (65W) / 130*66 * 22 mm (90W) Temperature [...]
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Table 30. Environmental Feature Specification Temperature: Operating 0 °C to 60 °C (32 °F to 140 °F) Storage –51 °C to 71 °C (–59 °F to 159 °F) Relative humidity (maximum): Operating 10 % to 90 % (non condensing) Storage 5 % to 95 % (non condensing) Altitude (maximum): Operating –15.2 m to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft) 0° to 35°C Non-[...]
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7 Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find the contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your[...]