Dell XPS 14Z manual

Dell™ XPS™ 14z Owner’ s Manual Computer model: L412z Regulatory model: P24G series Regulatory type: P24G001 book.book Page 1 Thur sday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM[...]

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. ______________ ______ [...]

Contents 3 Contents 1 Before Y ou Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Recommended T ools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 T urning Off Y our Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Before W orking Inside Y our Computer . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Removing the Base Cov[...]

4 Contents 5 Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Removing the Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Replacing the Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 6 Hard Driv e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents 5 10 Display-Converter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Removing the Display-Converter Board . . . . . . . . . 39 Replacing the Display-Converter Board . . . . . . . . 40 11 Heat Sink and Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Removing the Heat Sink and Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Replacing the Heat Sink and Fan . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 Contents 15 Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Removing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Replacing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 16 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Display Hinge Co vers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Removing the Display Hinge Cov[...]

Before Y ou Begin 7 1 Before Y ou Begin This manual provides procedures for re moving and installing the com ponents in your computer . Unless otherwise no ted, each procedur e assumes that the following conditions e xist: • Y ou have performed the steps in "T urning Off Y our Computer" on page 7 and "Before W orking Inside Y our C[...]

8 Before Y ou Begin Before W orking Inside Y our Computer Use the following safety guidelines to he lp protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your own personal safety . WAR N IN G: Before working inside your comput er , read the safety information that shipped with your compute r . For additional safety best practices inf[...]

Before Y ou Begin 9 6 Disconnect all attached devices from your computer . 7 Remove the battery (see "Removing the Battery" on page 15). 8 T urn the computer top-side up, open the displ ay , and press the power button to ground the system board. CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer , ground yourself by touching an unpain[...]

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Base Cover 11 2 Base Cover WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . Fo r additional safety best practices information, see the Regul atory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform repairs on your com[...]

12 Base Cover 4 Lift the base cover off the palm-rest assembly . Replacing the Base Cover 1 F ollow the instructions in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Align the tabs on the base cover with the slots on the palm-rest assembly and snap the base cover into place. 3 Replace the eight screws that secur e the base cover to the palm-rest assem[...]

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Battery 15 3 Battery WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . Fo r additional safety best practices information, see the Regul atory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform repairs on your computer [...]

16 Battery Replacing the Battery CAUTION: T o avoid damage to the computer , use only the battery designed for this particular Dell computer . 1 F ollow the instructions in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Place the battery on th e palm-rest assembly . 3 Replace the five screws that se cure the battery to the palm-rest assembly . 4 Connec[...]

Memory Module(s) 17 4 Memory Module(s) WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . Fo r additional safety best practices information, see the Regul atory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform repairs[...]

18 Memory Module(s) 4 Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory-module connector un til the memory module pops up. 5 Remove the memory module from the memory-module connector . Replacing the Memory Module(s) 1 F ollow the instructions in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Align the notch in t[...]

Memory Module(s) 19 3 Slide the memory module firmly into the memory-module connector at a 45-degree angle, and press t he memory module down until it clicks into place. If you do not hear the clic k, remove the memory module and reinstall it. NOTE: Replace the sy stem board after replacing the secondary memory module. T o replace the sy stem board[...]

20 Memory Module(s) As the computer boots, it detects th e additional memory and automatically updates the system conf iguratio n information. T o confirm the amount of memory installed in the computer: Click Start  Control P ane l  System . book.book Page 20 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM[...]

Wireless Mini-Card 21 5 Wireless Mini-Card WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . Fo r additional safety best practices information, see the Regul atory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform rep[...]

22 Wireless Mini-Card 6 Lift the Mini-Card out of the system-board connector . 1 antenna cables (2) 2 Mini-Card 3 s y stem-board connector 4 screw 1 4 2 3 book.book Page 22 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM[...]

Wireless Mini-Card 23 CAUTION: When the Mini-Card is not in t he computer , store it in protective antistatic packaging. For more information, see "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety informati on that shipped with your computer . Replacing the Mini-Card 1 F ollow the instructions in "B efor e Y ou Begin" o[...]

24 Wireless Mini-Card 3 Insert the Mini-Card connector at a 45- degree angle into the system-board connector . 4 P ress the other end of the Mini-Card down into the slot on the system board and r eplace the screw that secur es the Mini-Card to the system board. 5 Connect the appropriate antenna cables to the Mini-Card you ar e insta lling. 6 Replac[...]

Hard Drive 25 6 Hard Drive WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . For additiona l safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WAR N IN G: If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot,[...]

26 Hard Drive 5 Lift the connector latch and pull the pu ll-tab to disconnect the har d-drive cable from the system-board connector . 6 Slide the hard-drive assembly away from the bracket on the palm-r est assembly . 7 Lift the hard-drive assembly out of the palm-rest assembly . CAUTION: When the hard drive is not in t he computer , store it in pro[...]

Hard Drive 27 10 Disconnect the interposer from the har d drive. 1 screws (4) 2 hard drive 3 hard-drive bracket 1 interposer 2 hard drive 2 3 1 2 1 book.book Page 27 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM[...]

28 Hard Drive Replacing the Hard Drive 1 F ollow the instructions in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Remove the new hard drive from its packaging. Save the original packaging for st oring or shipping the hard drive. 3 Connect the interposer to the hard drive. 4 Place the hard-drive bracket on the hard drive. 5 Replace the four screws tha[...]

Coin-Cell Battery 29 7 Coin-Cell Battery WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . For additiona l safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform repair[...]

30 Coin-Cell Battery Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery 1 F ollow the instructions in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Adhere the coin-cell battery to the system board. 3 Connect the coin-cell battery cabl e to the system-board connector . 4 Replace the battery (see "Replac ing the Batte ry" on page 16). 5 Replace the base cover (s[...]

Optical Drive 31 8 Optical Drive WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . For additiona l safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform repairs on you[...]

32 Optical Drive 6 Remove the two screws that secur e th e optical-drive bracket to the optical drive. 7 Remove the optical-drive bracket from the optical drive. 1 screw 2 palm-rest assembly 3 bracket 4 tabs (3) 5 optical-drive assembly 1 2 5 3 4 book.book Page 32 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM[...]

Optical Drive 33 Replacing the Optical Drive 1 F ollow the instructions in "B efor e Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Place the optical-drive bracket in position. 3 Replace the two screws that secur e th e optical-drive bracket to the optical drive. 4 Slide the optical-drive assembly into the bracket and tabs on the palm-rest assembly . 5 Replace[...]

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Hall-Sensor Board 35 9 Hall-Sensor Board WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . Fo r additional safety best practices information, see the Regul atory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform repai[...]

36 Hall-Sensor Board 6 Lift the connector latch and pull the pull-tab to disconnect the hall-sensor -board cable from the system-board connector . 7 Remove the screw that secur es the hall-sensor board to the palm-rest assembly . 8 Lift the hall-sensor board away from the palm-rest assembly . 1 sponge pad 1 book.book Page 36 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3[...]

Hall-Sensor Board 37 Replacing the Hall-Sensor Board 1 F ollow the instructions in "B efor e Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Align the screw hole on the hall-sen sor board with the screw hole on the palm-rest assembly . 3 Replace the scr ew that secur es the hall-sensor board to the palm-rest assembly . 4 Slide the hall-sensor -boa rd cable in t[...]

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Display-Converter Board 39 10 Display-Converter Board WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . For additiona l safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should p[...]

40 Display-Converter Board Replacing the Display-Converter Board 1 F ollow the instructions in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Connect the display-converter -board ca ble, and the display cable to the connectors on the display-converter boar d. 3 Align the scr ew holes on the display- converter boar d with the screw holes on the palm-r e[...]

Heat Sink and Fan 41 11 Heat Sink and Fan WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . For additiona l safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WAR N IN G: If you remove the heat sink from the computer when the[...]

42 Heat Sink and Fan Replacing the Heat Sink and Fan NOTE: The original thermal grea se can be r eused if the original sy stem board and heat sink are reinstalled together . If eit her the sy stem board or the heat sink is replaced, use the thermal pad provided in the kit to ensure that th ermal conductivity is achieved. 1 F ollow the instructions [...]

Heat Sink and Fan 43 7 Replace the battery (see "Replaci ng the Battery" on page 16). 8 Replace the base cover (see "Replaci ng the Base Cover" on page 12). CAUTION: Before turning on the computer , replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer . Failure to do so may result in damage to the comput[...]

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Sy stem Board 45 12 Sy stem Board WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . Fo r additional safety best practices information, see the Regul atory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform repairs on y[...]

46 Sy stem Board 11 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system-board connector . 12 Lift the connector latch and pull the pu ll-tab to disconnect the keyboar d cable, touch-pad cable, k eyboard-bac klight cable, and hall-sensor cable from the system-board connectors. 13 Gently peel off the tape from the network connector on the syste m board. 14 [...]

Sy stem Board 47 16 Remove the five screws that secur e the system board to the palm-rest assembly . 17 Lift the system board off the palm-r est assembly . 18 Remove the memory module(s) (see "Removing the Memory Module(s)" on page 17). 1 tape 2 display cable connector 3 power -button board cable 4 display-converter board cable connector [...]

48 Sy stem Board Replacing the Sy stem Board 1 F ollow the instructions in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Replace the memory module(s) (see "Replacing the Memory Module(s)" on page 18). 3 Place the system board on the palm-rest assembly . 4 Replace the five screws that secure the system bo ard to the palm-rest assembly . 5 Sli[...]

Sy stem Board 49 10 Adher e the pull-tab on the k e yboa r d cabl e over th e k eyboar d cable connector on the system board. 11 Replace the heat sink and fan (see "Repla cing the Heat Sink and F an" on page 42). 12 Replace the optical drive (see "Replaci ng the Optical Drive" on pag e 33). 13 Replace the coin-cell battery (see [...]

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Power -Button Board 51 13 Power -Button Board WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . For additiona l safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform r[...]

52 Power -Button Board Replacing the Power -Button Board 1 F ollow the instructions in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Use the alignment posts to place the power -button boar d on the palm-rest assembly . 3 Replace the two screws that secu re the power -button board to the palm-rest assembly . 4 Replace the system board (see "Replac[...]

Keyboard 53 14 Keyboard WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . For additiona l safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform repairs on your compute[...]

54 Keyboard 4 Make a note of the speakers cable ro uting and remove the speaker cables from the routing guides. book.book Page 54 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM[...]

Keyboard 55 5 Make a note of the antenna cables routing and remove the antenna cables from the routing guides. 1 speakers cable 1 book.book Page 55 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM[...]

56 Keyboard 6 Li f t th e ke yb o a rd br a c ket off the palm-rest assembly . 1 antenna cables (2) 1 book.book Page 56 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM[...]

Keyboard 57 Replacing the Keyboard Bracket 1 F ollow the instructions in "B efor e Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Place the keyboar d bracket on the palm-r est assembly . 3 Replace the 18 screws that secure th e k eyboard bracket to the palm-r est assembly . 4 Route the speakers cable and antenna cables through the routing guides. 5 Replace the[...]

58 Keyboard Removing the Keyboard 1 F ollow the instructions in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Remove the keyboar d bracket (see "R emoving the K eyboard Brack et " on page 53). CAUTION: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time- consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard[...]

Keyboard 59 Replacing the Keyboard 1 F ollow the instructions in "B efor e Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Place the keyboar d on the palm-rest assembly . 3 Replace the keyboar d bracket (see "R eplacing the Keyboard Brack et " on page 57). CAUTION: Before turning on the computer , replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws rem[...]

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Speakers 61 15 Speakers WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . For additiona l safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform repairs on your compute[...]

62 Speakers 4 Make a note of the speakers cable ro uting and remove the speaker cables from the routing guides. 1 antenna cables (2) 1 book.book Page 62 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM[...]

Speakers 63 5 Remove the two screws (one on each si de) that secur e the speakers to the palm-rest assembly . 6 Slide and lift the speakers along with the cable off the palm-rest assembly . 1 speakers cable 1 book.book Page 63 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM[...]

64 Speakers Replacing the Speakers 1 F ollow the instructions in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Place the speakers on the palm-rest as sembly and route the speakers cable through the routing guides. 3 Replace the two screws (one on each si de) that secure the speakers to the palm-rest assembly . 4 Route the antenna cables through the ro[...]

Display 65 16 Display WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . For additiona l safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform repairs on your computer [...]

66 Display 4 T urn the palm-rest assembly over . 5 Lift the display hinge covers off the palm-rest assembly . book.book Page 66 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM[...]

Display 67 Replacing the Display Hing e Covers 1 F ollow the instructions in "B efor e Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Align the tabs on the dis play hinge co vers with the slots on the palm-rest assembly and snap the display hi nge covers into place. 3 Replace the system board (see "Replaci ng the System Board" on page 48). CAUTION: B[...]

68 Display Display Assembly Removing the Display Assembly 1 F ollow the instructions in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Remove the display hinge covers (see "Removing the Display Hinge Covers" on page 65). 3 Remove the two screws that secur e th e display assembly to the palm-rest assembly . 4 Carefully push the antenna cables,[...]

Display 69 5 Remove the four screws (two on ea ch side) that secur e the display assembly to the pa lm-r est assembly . 6 Slide and lift the display assembly away from the palm-rest assembly . Replacing the Display Assembly 1 F ollow the instructions in "B efor e Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Slide and place the display assemb ly on the palm-r[...]

70 Display 4 Carefully route the antenna cables, am bient-light-sensor cable, display cable, and camera cable towards the bottom of the computer . 5 Replace the two screws that secur e th e display as sembly to the palm-rest assembly . 6 Replace the displ ay hinge covers (see "Replacing the Display Hinge Covers" on page 67). CAUTION: Befo[...]

Palm-Rest Assembly 71 17 Palm-Rest Assembly WAR N IN G: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer . Fo r additional safety best practices information, see the Regul atory Compliance Homepage at www .dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified servi ce technician should perform re[...]

72 Palm-Rest Assembly Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly 1 F ollow the instructions in "Before Y ou Begin" on page 7. 2 Replace the display assemb ly (see "Replacing the Displ ay Assembly" on page 69). 3 Replace the hall-sensor board (see "Rep lacing the Hall-Sen sor Boar d" on page 37). 4 Replace the display-converter b[...]

Flashing the BIOS 73 18 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[...]

74 Flashing the BIOS 6 Click Save to save the file on you r desk top. The file downloads to your desktop. 7 Click Close if the Download Complete window appears.  The file icon appear s on your desk top and is titled the same as the downloaded BIOS up date file. 8 Double-click the fil e icon on the desktop and follow the instructions on the scree[...]