Dell P28F004 manual

Dell Latitude 3540 Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: P28F Regulatory Type: P28F004[...]

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[...]

Contents 1 Working on Your Computer....................................................................................................... 5 Before Working Inside Your Computer ..................................................................................................................... 5 Turning Off Your Computer ...........................[...]

Removing the Display Assembly (Touch) ............................................................................................................... 26 Installing the Display Assembly (Touch) .................................................................................................................27 Removing the Display Assembly ...........[...]

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[...]

NOTE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you service the computer. 7. Remove the main battery. 8. Turn the computer top-side up. 9. Open the display. 10. Press the power button to ground the system board. CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet befor[...]

After Working Inside Your Computer After you complete any replacement procedure, ensure you connect any external devices, cards, and cables before turning on your computer. CAUTION: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery designed for this particular Dell computer. Do not use batteries designed for other Dell computers. 1. Connect any[...]

2 Removing and Installing Components This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. System Overview 1. memory module(s) 2. SD card slot 3. hard drive 4. optical drive 5. battery bay 8[...]

1. system board 2. I/O board 3. speakers 4. system fan 5. heatsink 6. power connector 7. WLAN card 8. display Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver • #0 Phillips screwdriver • #1 Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe Removing the SD Card 1. Follow the procedur[...]

Installing the SD Card 1. Push the memory card into the compartment until it clicks into place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Slide the release latches outwards to unlock the battery and lift the battery to remove it from the[...]

Installing the Access Panel 1. Slide the access panel into its slot. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the access panel to the computer. 3. Install the battery. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Memory Module 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. battery b. SD card [...]

3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. battery b. SD card c. access panel 3. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the computer. 4. Slide the hard drive to release it from its connector. Lift the tab to remove [...]

Installing the Hard Drive 1. Place the hard drive in the hard-drive bracket and secure the latch. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 3. Slide the hard drive in its slot in the computer. 4. Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive to the computer. 5. Install: a. access panel b. SD card c. battery 6. Follow t[...]

4. Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive. Remove the optical-drive bracket from the optical drive. Installing the Optical Drive 1. Place the optical-drive bracket on to the optical drive. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive. 3. Slide the optical drive into the drive b[...]

4. Slide the keyboard towards the display assembly and flip the keyboard over the palmrest. 5. Disconnect the keyboard cable from the connector on the system board and lift the keyboard off the palmrest. 15[...]

Installing the Keyboard 1. Connect the keyboard cable to the connector on the system board. 2. Slide the keyboard in its place on the computer and snap it into place. 3. Install the battery. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Re[...]

a. keyboard b. battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Palmrest 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. battery b. SD card c. access panel d. hard drive e. optical-drive f. keyboard 3. Remove the screws that secure the palmrest to the computer. 4. Flip the compute[...]

5. Remove the screws that secure the palmrest to the system board. Lift and release the tabs on palmrest from the slots on the computer. 6. Lift the palmrest at 45–degree angle and remove it from the computer. 18[...]

Installing the Palmrest 1. Align and press the palmrest on the computer until it snaps into place at all sides. 2. Connect the touchpad cable and the power-button cables to the system board. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the palmrest to the system board. 4. Flip the computer and tighten the screws to secure the palmrest to the computer. 5. Instal[...]

Installing the Input/Output (I/O) Board 1. Place the I/O board in its slot. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the I/O board to the computer. 3. Connect the I/O cable to the system board. 4. Install: a. palmrest b. keyboard c. access panel d. battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the System Board 1. Follow th[...]

4. Remove the screw that secures the system board to the computer. Lift the system board from the computer. Installing the System Board 1. Align the system board in its place on the computer. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the system board to the computer. 3. Connect the following cables to their connectors on the system board: a. touch cable (for [...]

b. palmrest c. keyboard d. optical drive e. hard drive f. memory module g. access panel h. battery i. SD card 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. battery b. access panel c. memory module d. hard drive e. optica[...]

Removing the Heatsink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. SD card b. battery c. access panel d. memory module e. hard drive f. optical drive g. keyboard h. palmrest i. WLAN card j. system board 3. Flip the system board and place it on a flat surface. 4. Remove the screws that secure the heatsink to the sy[...]

4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the System Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. battery b. access panel c. memory module d. hard drive e. optical drive f. keyboard g. palmrest h. WLAN card i. system board 3. Perform the steps as shown in the illustration: a. Di[...]

h. access panel i. battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Speakers 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. battery b. SD card c. access panel d. memory module e. hard drive f. optical drive g. keyboard h. palmrest i. WLAN card j. system board 3. Peel the tape tha[...]

5. Lift the speaker assembly from the computer. Installing the Speakers 1. Place the speakers in their slot and route the cables through the channels. 2. Place the LED silicon tubes on the computer. 3. Affix the tape that secures the LED silicon tubes to the computer. 4. Install: a. system board b. WLAN card c. palmrest d. keyboard e. optical drive[...]

3. Disconnect the touch cable and display cable. Disconnect the antennae cables from the WLAN card 4. Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer. Lift the display assembly from the computer. Installing the Display Assembly (Touch) WARNING: For the Touch system, the display assembly is a single component and should not be fur[...]

3. Connect the antennae cables to the WLAN card. 4. Flip the computer and tighten the screws to secure the display assembly to the computer. 5. Install: a. palmrest b. keyboard c. optical drive d. hard drive e. memory module f. access panel g. battery 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Display Assembly 1. [...]

Installing the Display Assembly 1. Place the display assembly on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the display assembly to the computer. 3. Connect the antennae cables to the WLAN card. 4. Connect the display and power-connector cables to the system board. 5. Affix the tape that secures the display and camera cable to the computer. 6. I[...]

e. keyboard f. palmrest g. WLAN card h. display assembly 3. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Disconnect the power-connector cable and release the power-connector cable from the routing channel. b. Remove the power connector from the computer. Installing the Power Connector 1. Align the power connector to its position in [...]

d. memory module e. WLAN card f. hard drive g. optical drive h. keyboard i. palmrest j. system board k. display assembly 3. Press the hinge covers on the side. Lift and remove the hinge covers from the computer. 4. Pry the edges of the display bezel. Remove the display bezel from the computer. Installing the Display Bezel 1. Align the display bezel[...]

b. system board c. palmrest d. keyboard e. optical drive f. hard drive g. memory module h. WLAN card i. access panel j. SD card k. battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Display Hinges 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. battery b. SD card c. access panel d. [...]

Installing the Display Hinges 1. Place the display hinges on its place. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the display hinges to the display assembly. 3. Install: a. display bezel b. display assembly c. system board d. palmrest e. keyboard f. optical drive g. hard drive h. memory module i. WLAN card j. access panel k. SD card l. battery 4. Follow the [...]

4. Peel the tape that secures display cable and disconnect the cable from the connector. Remove the display panel from the display assembly. Installing the Display Panel 1. Connect the display cable to the display panel. 2. Affix the tape to secure the display cable. 3. Place the display panel on the display assembly. 4. Tighten the screws to secur[...]

f. keyboard g. optical drive h. hard drive i. memory module j. WLAN card k. access panel l. SD card m. battery 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Camera Module 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove: a. battery b. memory module c. hard drive d. optical drive e. keyboard[...]

a. display bezel b. display assembly c. palmrest d. keyboard e. optical drive f. hard drive g. memory module h. battery 6. Follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer . 36[...]

3 System Setup System Setup enables you to manage your computer hardware and specify BIOS ‐ level options. From the System Setup, you can: • Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware • View the system hardware configuration • Enable or disable integrated devices • Set performance and power management thresholds • Manage[...]

Table 1. Navigation Keys Keys Navigation Up arrow Moves to the previous field. Down arrow Moves to the next field. <Enter> Allows you to select a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field. Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop ‐ down list, if applicable. <Tab> Moves to the next focus area. NOTE: For th[...]

Option Description 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 model number and capacity of the hard drive. SATA ODD Displays the model number and capacity of the optical drive. AC Adapter Type Displays the type of the AC adapter.[...]

Option Description Miscellaneous Devices These fields let you enable or disable various on-board devices. External USB Ports Enables or disables external USB ports. The default option is Enabled USB debug Enables or disables USB debug. The default option is Disabled The Security tab displays the security status and allows you to manage the security[...]

Table 6. Exit Option Description Exit Savings Changes Allows you to exit while saving changes. Save Change Without Exit Allows you to save changes without exiting. Exit Discarding Changes Allows you to exit while discarding changes. Load Optimal Defaults Allows you to load optimal defaults. Discard Changes Allows you to discard changes. Updating th[...]

CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer. CAUTION: Anyone can access the data stored on your computer if it is not locked and left unattended. NOTE: Your computer is shipped with the system and setup password feature disabled. Assigning a System Password and Setup Password You can assign a new S[...]

NOTE: If you change the System and/or Setup password, re-enter the new password when promoted. If you delete the System and/or Setup password, confirm the deletion when promoted. 5. Press <Esc> and a message prompts you to save the changes. 6. Press <Y> to save the changes and exit from the System Setup. The computer reboots. 43[...]

4 Troubleshooting Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) Diagnostics The ePSA diagnostics (also known as system diagnostics) performs a complete check of your hardware. The ePSA is embedded with the BIOS and is launched by the BIOS internally. The embedded system diagnostics provides a set of options for particular devices or device groups allo[...]

Icon Description Turns on when wireless networking is enabled. Battery Status Lights If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the battery light operates as follows: • Alternately blinking amber light and white light — An unauthenticated or unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is attached to your laptop. • Alternately blinking amber li[...]

LED Error Codes Diagnostic LED codes are communicated via the Power Button LED. The Power Button LED blinks the corresponding LED codes for the corresponding fault condition. Example: For No Memory detected (LED code 2) , The Power Button LED blinks two times followed by a pause, blinks two times, pause, etc. This pattern continues until the system[...]

5 Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start (Start icon) → Help and Support , and then select the option to view information about your computer. Table 7. System Information Feature Description DRAM bus width 64 bits and 128 bits Flash EPROM 8 MB Table 8. Proc[...]

Feature Description Speakers 2 x 2 W Volume controls program menu and keyboard media-control keys Table 11. Video Feature Description Video type Integrated on system board / discrete Video controller: UMA Intel HD Graphics 4400 (shared memory) Discrete Latitude 3440 NVIDIA GeForce GT740M (2GB DDR3) Latitude 3540 AMD Radeon HD 8850M (2GB DDR5) Data [...]

Feature Description • one USB 2.0 port Latitude 3540 • two USB 3.0 ports (rear one with window debug) • two USB 2.0 port NOTE: The powered USB 3.0 connector also supports Microsoft Kernel Debugging. The ports are identified in the documentation shipped with your computer. Media card reader one 4-in-1 slot Table 15. Display Feature Latitude 34[...]

Table 17. Touchpad Feature Description Active area: 240 dpi X-axis 56.00 mm (2.20 inches) Y-axis 100.00 mm (3.94 inches) Table 18. Battery Feature Description Type • 4-cell “smart” lithium ion (40 WHr) • 6-cell “smart” lithium ion (65 WHr) Dimensions: Height • 4–cell — 20.00 mm (0.79 inch) • 6–cell — 35.40 mm (1.39 inches) W[...]

Feature Description Temperature range: Operating 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) Non-Operating –40 °C to 70 °C (–40 °F to 158 °F) Table 20. Physical Physical Latitude 3440 Latitude 3540 Non-Touch Touch Non-Touch Touch Height: with 4-cell battery 25.00 mm (0.98 inch) 27.90 mm (1.10 inches) 25.30 mm (1.00 inch) 27.85 mm (1.10 inches) with[...]

6 Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find 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 are[...]