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    Dell XPS 13 Owner’ s Manual Computer model: L321x/L322x R egulatory model: P29G Regulatory t ype: P2 9G001/P29G002 OM_Book.book Page 1 Tuesday, September 25, 2 012 2:30 PM[...]

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    Notes, Cautions, and W arnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make b etter use of your computer . CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WAR N IN G : A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury , or death. ______________ ______[...]

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    Contents 3 Contents 1 Before Y ou Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 T urn Off Y our Computer and Connected Devices . . . . . 9 Safety Instructio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Recommended T ools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 After W o rking Inside Y our Computer . . . . 11 3 Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 Contents 5 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6 Speakers . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Contents 5 Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 9 Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Removing the Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Replacing the Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Postrequisites . . . . . . .[...]

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    6 Contents 12 I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Removing the I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Replacing the I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 13 Sy stem Board . . . . . . [...]

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    Contents 7 Replacing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 16 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Replacing the Keyboard . . . . .[...]

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    8 Contents OM_Book.book Page 8 Tuesday, September 25, 2 012 2:30 PM[...]

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    Before Y ou Begin 9 1 Before Y ou Begin T urn Off Y our Computer and Connected Devices CAUTION: T o 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 and exit all open programs. 2 F ollow the ins tructions to shut down your computer based on th e operating[...]

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    10 Before Y ou Begin Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to protec t your computer from potential damage and ensur e your personal safety . WAR N IN G : Before working inside your comput er , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . For additi onal safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compli[...]

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    After W orking Inside Y our Computer 11 2 After W orking Inside Y our Computer After you complete replacement pr ocedur es, ensure the following: • R e p la c e al l s c rew s a nd e n su re t h at n o st r a y s c re ws re m a in i n si d e your computer • Connect any ex ternal devices, ca bles, car ds, and any other part(s) you removed befor [...]

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    12 After W orking Inside Y our Computer OM_Book.book Page 12 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:3 0 PM[...]

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    Base Cover 13 3 Base Cover WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Base Cov[...]

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    14 Base Cover Replacing the Base Cover 1 Align the base cover with the palm-rest assembly and press the base cover into pla ce. 2 Us i ng a T o rx 5 s cre w dr i ve r , re p la c e t h e sc re ws t ha t s ec u re t h e b a se c o ve r to the palm-rest assembly . 3 F ollow the instructions in "After W orking Inside Y our Computer" on page [...]

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    Power -Light Board 15 4 Power -Light Board WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prere[...]

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    16 Power -Light Board Replacing the Power -Light Board 1 Align the screw hole on the power -light board with the scr ew hole on the palm-rest assembly . 2 Replace the screw that secu res the power -light board to the palm-rest assembly . 3 Slide the power -light board cable into the system-boar d connector and press down on the connector latch to s[...]

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    Battery 17 5 Battery WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the [...]

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    18 Battery Replacing the Battery 1 Align the screw holes on the battery with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly . 2 Replace the screws that secur e the battery to the palm-rest assembly . 3 Connect the battery cable to the system-board . Postrequisites 1 Replace the power -light board. See "R eplacing the P ower-Light Board" on pag[...]

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    Speakers 19 6 Speakers WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove th[...]

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    20 Speakers 2 Disconnect the left-speaker cable from the I/O board connector . 3 Release the Mini-Card cables from the routing guide on the left speaker . 4 Remove the two screws that secur e the left speaker to the palm-rest assembly . 5 Lift the left speaker off the palm-rest assembly . 1 screws (2) 2 routing guide 3 left-speaker cable 1 3 2 OM_B[...]

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    Speakers 21 Right Speaker 1 Disconnect the right-speaker cable from the system-boar d connector . 2 Remove the two screws that secur e the right speaker to the palm-rest assembly . 3 Lift the right speaker off the palm-rest assembly . 1 screws (2) 2 right-speaker cable 1 2 OM_Book.book Page 21 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:3 0 PM[...]

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    22 Speakers Replacing the Speakers Left Speaker 1 Align the screw holes on the left speaker with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly . 2 Replace the two screws that se cur e the left speaker to the palm-rest assembly . 3 Route the mini-card cables through the routing guide on the left speaker . 4 Connect the left-speaker cable to the I/O boar[...]

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    Wireless Mini-Card 23 7 Wireless Mini-Card WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE:[...]

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    24 Wireless Mini-Card Removing the Mini-Card 1 Disconnect the mini-card cables from the connectors on the mini-car d. 2 Remove the screw that secur es the mini-card to the system board. 3 Slide and remove the mini-card ou t of the system-board connector . 1 mini-card cables (2) 1 screw 2 mini-card 3 sy stem-board connector 1 2 3 1 OM_Book.book Page[...]

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    Wireless Mini-Card 25 Replacing the Mini-Card 1 Remove the new mini-card from its packaging. 2 Align the notch on the mini-car d with the tab in the system-boa rd connect or . CAUTION: Use firm and even pressure to slide t he mini-card into place. If you use excessive force, you may damage the connector . CAUTION: The connectors are keyed to ensure[...]

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    26 Wireless Mini-Card Postrequisites 1 Replace the right speaker . Se e "R eplacing the Speakers" on page 22. 1 Replace the battery . See "Repla cing the Battery" on page 18. 2 Replace the power -light board. See "R eplacing the P ower-Light Board" on page 16. 3 Replace the base cover . See "Replacing the Base Cov[...]

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    Solid-State Drive 27 8 Solid-State Drive WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follo w the steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best prac tices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION[...]

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    28 Solid-State Drive 3 Slide and remove the solid-state drive out of the system-boar d connector . Replacing the Solid-State Drive 1 Align the notch on the solid-st ate drive with the tab in the system-board connector . CAUTION: Use firm and even pressure to sli de the solid-state drive into place. If you use excessive force, you may damage the con[...]

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    Heat Sink 29 9 Heat Sink WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove [...]

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    30 Heat Sink Replacing the Heat Sink NOTE: The original thermal grea se can be reused, if the original sy stem board and heat sink are reinstalled together . If ei ther the sy stem board or the heat sink is replaced, use the thermal pad provided in the kit to ensure that thermal conductivity is achieved. 1 Clean the thermal grease from the bottom o[...]

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    Fan 31 10 Fan WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the base co[...]

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    32 Fan 2 Disconnect the power-adapter connector cable from the system-board connector . 3 Release the power -adapter connector cable from the routing gui des on the fan. 4 Disconnect the fan cable from the I/O board connector . 5 Remove the scr ews that secure th e fan to the palm-r est assembly . 6 Lift the fan off the palm-r est assembly . 1 rout[...]

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    Fan 33 Replacing the Fan 1 Align the screw holes on the fan with the screw ho les on the palm-rest assembly . 2 Replace the screws that secure th e fan to the palm-rest assembly . 3 Connect the fan cable to the I/O board connector . 4 Route the power -adapter connector cable through the routing guides on the fan. 5 Connect the power-adapter connect[...]

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    34 Fan OM_Book.book Page 34 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:3 0 PM[...]

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    Power -Adapter Connector 35 11 Power -Adapter Connector WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_comp[...]

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    36 Power -Adapter Connector 4 Disconnect the power-adapter connector cable from the system-board connector . 5 Release the power -adapter connector cable from the routing gui des on the fan. 6 Remove the screw that secur es th e power -adapter connector to the palm-rest assembly . 7 Lift the power -adapter connecto r off the palm-rest assembly . 1 [...]

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    Power -Adapter Connector 37 Replacing the Power -Adapter Connector 1 Align the screw hole on the power-ad apter connector with the screw hole on the palm-rest assembly . 2 Replace the scr e w that secure s th e power -adapter connector to the palm-rest assembly . 3 Route the power -adapter connector cable through the routing guides on the fan. 4 Co[...]

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    38 Power -Adapter Connector 7 Connect the mini-card cables to the connectors on the mini-car d. The following table provides the mini-card cable color scheme for the mini-card supported by your computer . Postrequisites 1 Replace the speakers. See "Repla cing the Speak ers" on page 22. 2 Replace the battery . See "Repla cing the Batt[...]

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    I/O Board 39 12 I/O Board WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove[...]

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    40 I/O Board Removing the I/O Board 1 Remove the screw that secur es the I/ O board to the palm-rest assembly . 2 Lift the I/O board off the palm-rest assembly . Replacing the I/O Board 1 Align the screw holes on the I/O board with the scr ew holes on the palm-rest assembly . 2 Replace the screw that secur e the I/ O board to the palm-rest assembly[...]

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    I/O Board 41 Postrequisites 1 Replace the fan. See "Replacing the F an" on page 33. 2 Replace the power -adapter connector . See "Replacing the P ower -Adapter Connector" on page 37. 3 Replace the speakers See "Repla cing the Speakers" on page 22. 4 Replace the battery . See "Replacing the Battery" on page 18[...]

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    42 I/O Board OM_Book.book Page 42 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:3 0 PM[...]

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    Sy stem Board 43 13 Sy stem Board WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites [...]

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    44 Sy stem Board Removing the Sy stem Board NOTE: Y our computer’ s service tag is stored in the sy stem board. Y ou must enter the service tag in the BIOS after you replace the sy stem-board assembly . NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from t he sy stem board, note the location of the connectors so that you can reconnect t hem correctly afte[...]

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    Sy stem Board 45 3 Remove the screws that secure the sy stem board to the palm-r est assembly . 4 T urn the system board over and pl ace it over the palm-r est assembly . 5 Lift the connector latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board connector . 1 sy stem board 2 screws (4) 1 2 OM_Book.book Page 45 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:[...]

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    46 Sy stem Board Replacing the Sy stem Board 1 Slide the keyboar d cable into the sy stem-board connector and press down on the connector latch to secure the cable. 2 Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly . 3 Replace the screws that secure the sy stem board to the palm-r est assembly . 4 Connect th[...]

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    Sy stem Board 47 Postrequisites 1 Replace the fan. See "Replacing the F an" on page 33. 2 Replace the heat sink. See "Replacing the Heat Sink" on page 30. 3 Replace the solid-state drive. See "Replacing the Solid-State Drive" on page 28. 4 Replace the mini-card. See "Replacing the Mini-Card" on page 25. 5 Rep[...]

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    48 Sy stem Board OM_Book.book Page 48 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:3 0 PM[...]

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    Coin-Cell Battery 14 Coin-Cell Battery WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WAR N IN [...]

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    50 Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Coin-Cell Battery CAUTION: Removin g the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS settings to default. It is recommended that you note t he BIOS settings before removing the coin-cell battery . 1 Using a plastic scribe, gently pry out th e coin-cell battery out of the battery socket on the system board. Replacing the Coin[...]

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    Coin-Cell Battery 51 Postrequisites 1 Replace the system board. See "Repla cing the System Board" on page 46. 2 Replace the fan. See "Replacing the F an" on page 33. 3 Replace the heat sink. See "Replacing the Heat Sink" on page 30. 4 Replace the solid-state drive. See "Replacing the Solid-State Drive" on pag[...]

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    52 Coin-Cell Battery OM_Book.book Page 52 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:3 0 PM[...]

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    Display Assembly 53 15 Display Assembly WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequi[...]

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    54 Display Asse mbly 2 Disconnect the power-adapter connector cable from the system-board connector . 3 Release the power -adapter connector cable from the routing gui des on the fan. 4 Disconnect the mini-card cables from the connectors on the mini-car d. 5 Lift the connector latch and pull the pu ll-tab to disconnect the touchpad cable from the c[...]

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    Display Assembly 55 6 Release the mini-card cables from the routing guides. 7 Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the palm-rest assembly . 1 routing guides 2 touchpad cable 3 mini-card cables (2) 1 3 2 OM_Book.book Page 55 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:3 0 PM[...]

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    56 Display Asse mbly 8 Gently lift the palm-rest assembly to a 90-degr ee angle and then release the palm-rest assembly o ff the display assembly . Replacing the Display Assembly 1 Slide and place the palm-rest asse mbly o ver the display assembly . 2 P ress down on the display hinge s and ensure that the screw holes on the display hinges align wit[...]

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    Display Assembly 57 6 Connect the mini-car d cables to the connectors on the mini-car d. The following table provides the mi ni-car d cable color scheme for the mini-card supported by your computer . 7 Route the power -adapter connector cable through the routing guides on the fan. 8 Connect the powe r -adapte r connector cab le to the s ystem-boar [...]

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    58 Display Asse mbly OM_Book.book Page 58 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:3 0 PM[...]

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    Keyboard 59 16 Keyboard WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove t[...]

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    60 Keyboard Removing the Keyboard 1 Remove the screw that secur es the mini-card clamp. 2 Remove the mini-card clamp off the palm-rest assembly . 3 Remove the scr ews that secure the keyboar d to the palm-rest assembly . 4 Lift the keyboar d off the palm-rest assembly . 1 screw 2 mini-card clamp 3 keyboard 3 1 2 OM_Book.book Page 60 Tuesday, Septem[...]

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    Keyboard 61 Replacing the Keyboard 1 Align the screw holes on the keyboar d with the screw holes on the palm- res t as s e mb l y . 2 Replace the screws that secure the k eyboard to the palm-rest assembly . 3 Align the screw hole on the mini-card clamp with the screw hole on the palm-rest assembly . 4 Replace the screw that secur es the mini-card c[...]

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    62 Keyboard OM_Book.book Page 62 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:3 0 PM[...]

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    Palm-Rest Assembly 63 17 Palm-Rest Assembly WAR N IN G : Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow th e steps in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 9. For additional safety best practices info rmation, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prer[...]

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    64 Palm-Rest Assembly Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly 1 Remove the screws that secur e the display assembly to the palm-rest assembly . 2 Gently lift the palm-rest assembly to a 90-degr ee angle and then release the palm-rest assembly o ff the display assembly . CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm-rest asse mbly from the display assembly to avoid [...]

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    Palm-Rest Assembly 65 Postrequisites 1 Replace the keyboar d. See "Replacing the Keyboar d" on page 61. 2 Replace the system board. See "Repla cing the System Board" on page 46. 3 Replace I/O board. See "Replaci ng the I/O Board" on page 40. 4 Replace the fan. See "Replacing the F an" on page 33. 5 Replace th[...]

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    66 Palm-Rest Assembly OM_Book.book Page 66 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:3 0 PM[...]

  • Page 67

    Sy stem Setup Utility 18 Sy stem Setup Overview Use the system setup to: • Get information about the h ardwar e installed in your computer , such as the amount of RAM, the size of the hard drive, and so on • Change the system configuration information • Set or change a user-selectable option , such as the user password, type of hard drive ins[...]

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    68 Sy stem Setup Utility Sy stem Setup Options NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may appear , or may not appear exactly as listed. Setup Item — Thi s field ap pears on the left side of the system setup window . The field is a scrollable list containing featur es that define the configuration [...]

  • Page 69

    Sy stem Setup Utility 69 CPU Cache L1 Cache Displays the processor L1 cache size. L2 Cache Displays the processor L2 cache size. L3 Cache Displays the processor L3 cache size. Fixed HDD Displays the device name and size. AC Adapter Type Displays the device name and type. System Memory Displays the system memory . Extended Memory Displays the e xten[...]

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    70 Sy stem Setup Utility Battery Health Displays the battery health of your computer . Intel (R) Smart Connect Technology If enabled, allows your computer t o check for updates even when in Sleep state. Intel (R) Rapid Start Technology iRST Support If enabled, will allow you to configure a RAID con troller on your system. Entry on S3 RTC wake If en[...]

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    Sy stem Setup Utility 71 Boot Sequence This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for devices. Boot Options • Removable Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the removable drive. If no operating system is on the drive, the computer generates an error message. • Hard Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the primary hard d[...]

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    72 Sy stem Setup Utility NOTE: T o boot to a USB device, the devi ce must be bootable. T o ensure that your device is bootable, check the device documentation. • CD/D VD/CD-R W Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the optical drive. If no d isc is in the drive, or if the disc is not bootable, the computer generates an error message. Chang[...]

  • Page 73

    Flashing the BIOS 73 19 Flashing the BIOS The BIOS may require flashing when an update is avai lable or when replacing the system board. T o flash the BIOS: 1 T urn on the computer . 2 Go to support.dell.com/support/downloads . 3 Locate the BIOS update file for your computer: NOTE: The Service T ag for your computer is located on a label at the bot[...]

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    74 Flashing the BIOS OM_Book.book Page 74 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:3 0 PM[...]