Dell 500 User Manual

Dell™ 500 Service Manual

Before You Begin Optical Drive Hard Drive Center Control Cover Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Keyboard Button Board Memory Wireless Mini-Card Speaker Assembly Display Palm Rest ExpressCard Cage Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Processor Module System Board Assembly Coin-Cell Battery Battery Latch Assembly Flashing the BIOS Pin Assignments for I/O Connectors

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the

problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Microsoft and Windows are either trademarks or registered

trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries; Bluetooth is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and is used by Dell under license.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

Model PP29L February 2008 Rev. A00

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Before You Begin

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Recommended Tools Before Working Inside Your Computer

This document provides procedures for removing and installing the components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that:

You have performed the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. You have read the safety information in your Dell Product Information Guide. When replacing a component, you have already removed the original, if installed.

NOTE: The color of your computer and certain components may appear differently than shown in this document.

Recommended Tools

The procedures in this document may require the following tools:

Small flat-blade screwdriver Phillips screwdriver Small plastic scribe Flash BIOS update media (see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com)

Before Working Inside Your Computer

Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help ensure your own personal safety.

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the

Product Information Guide.

NOTICE: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is

not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching

an unpainted metal surface, such as a connector on the back of the computer.

NOTICE: Handle components and cards with care. Do not touch the components or contacts on a card. Hold a card by

its edges or by its metal mounting bracket. Hold a component such as a processor by its edges, not by its pins.

NOTICE: When disconnecting a cable, pull on the cable's connector or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself.

For cable connectors with locking tabs, press inward on the locking tabs to release the connector. When connecting a cable, ensure that the connectors are correctly oriented and aligned to avoid damage to the connector and/or the connector's pins.

1. Ensure that the work surface is flat and clean to prevent the computer cover from being scratched.

2. Click Start® Shut Down® Shut down to turn off your computer.

NOTE: Ensure that the computer is off and not in a power management mode. If you cannot shut down the

computer using the operating system, press and hold the power button for 4 seconds.

3. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer, and then unplug it from the

network wall jack.

4. Disconnect any telephone or network cables from the computer.

5. Remove any installed cards from the ExpressCard slot and the 8-in-1 memory card reader (for instructions see the Owner's Manual).

NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you

service the computer.

NOTE: 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.

6. Turn the computer over.

7. Slide the battery release latch until they click into place.

8. Slide the battery out of the battery bay.

1 battery 2 battery release latch

9. Turn the computer top side up, open the display, and press the power button to ground the system board.

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Optical Drive

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Removing the Optical Drive

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.

2. Turn the computer over.

3. Remove the locking screw from the optical drive.

4. Using a plastic scribe or screwdriver, push the notch to release the optical drive from the bay.

5. Slide the optical drive out of the bay.

1 locking screw 2 notch 3 optical drive

Replacing the Optical Drive

1. Slide the optical drive into the bay.

2. Replace and tighten the locking screw.

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Hard Drive

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CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the

Product Information Guide.

CAUTION: Do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive if you remove the hard drive from the computer

while the drive is hot.

NOTICE: To prevent data loss, turn off your computer before removing the hard drive. Do not remove the hard drive

while the computer is on or in Sleep state.

NOTICE: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

NOTE: Dell does not guarantee compatibility or provide support for hard drives obtained from sources other than Dell.

Removing the Hard Drive

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.

2. Turn the computer over and remove the two hard drive screws.

1 screws (2) 2 hard drive

NOTICE: When the hard drive is not in the computer, store it in protective antistatic packaging (see "Protecting

Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the Product Information Guide).

3. Slide the hard drive out of the computer.

4. Remove the two screws (one from each side of the hard drive cover), then pull the hard drive cover to separate it from the hard drive.

1 hard drive cover 2 screws (2) 3 hard drive

Replacing the Hard Drive

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the

Product Information Guide.

NOTICE: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

1. Replace the hard drive cover and tighten the two screws to secure the cover to the hard drive.

NOTICE: Use firm and even pressure to slide the hard drive into place. Excessive force may result in damage to the

connector.

2. Slide the hard drive into the hard drive bay until the drive is fully seated.

3. Replace the two screws to secure the hard drive.

4. Install the operating system for your computer, as needed (see "Restoring Your Operating System" in your Owner's Manual).

5. Install the drivers and utilities for your computer, as needed (see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" in your Owner's Manual).

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Center Control Cover

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CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the

Product Information Guide.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching

an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on the back of the computer).

NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you

begin working inside the computer.

Removing the Center Control Cover

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.

2. Remove the two screws securing the center control cover from the battery bay.

3. Turn the computer top side up, and open the display as far as possible.

4. Insert a plastic scribe into the indent to lift the center control cover on the right side.

NOTICE: To avoid damage to the data cable connected to the system board, ensure that you do not pull hard when

you are lifting the center control cover.

NOTICE: To avoid damage to the center control cover, do not lift the cover on both sides simultaneously.

5. Ease the center control cover up, moving from right to left, and lift it.

1 center control cover 2 scribe 3 media control buttons connector

6. Disconnect the cable from the media control buttons connector located underneath the center control cover.

7. Remove the center control cover.

8. Remove the two screws from the top of the keyboard.

NOTICE: The key caps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when

removing and handling the keyboard.

1 screws (2) 2 keyboard

3 keyboard tabs (5) 4 media control buttons connector

9. Lift the keyboard and hold it up and slightly forward to access the media control buttons connector.

10. Disconnect the media control buttons cable from the connector on the system board.

Replacing the Center Control Cover

1. Reconnect the media control buttons cable to the connector below the keyboard on the system board.

2. Align the tabs along the bottom of the keyboard and slide them under the palm rest.

3. Press on the right edge near the top to snap the keyboard into place.

4. Replace the two screws on the top of the keyboard.

5. Reconnect the media control buttons cable to the center control cover.

6. Place the center control cover in position and press from left to right until it snaps into place.

7. In the battery bay, replace the two screws that secure the center control cover.

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Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

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CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the

Product Information Guide.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching

an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on the back of the computer).

NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you

begin working inside the computer.

Removing the Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.

2. Remove the center control cover (see

NOTE: You do not have to remove the keyboard to access the internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology.

3. Remove the screw securing the card.

4. Disconnect the cable from the card.

Removing the Center Control Cover).

1 card 2 securing screw

Replacing the Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

1. Connect the cable to the card.

2. Place the card in position and replace the securing screw.

3. Replace the center control cover (see Replacing the Center Control Cover).

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Keyboard

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CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the

Product Information Guide.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching

an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on the back of the computer).

NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you

begin working inside the computer.

Removing the Keyboard

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.

2. Remove the center control cover (see

3. Remove the two screws at the top of the keyboard.

NOTICE: The key caps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when

removing and handling the keyboard.

4. Lift the keyboard and hold it up and slightly forward to access the keyboard connector.

5. To disconnect the keyboard cable from the keyboard connector on the system board, rotate the keyboard connector latch towards the front of the computer.

6. Slide the keyboard cable out of the keyboard connector.

Removing the Center Control Cover).

1 screws (2) 2 keyboard 3 keyboard tabs (5) 4 keyboard cable 5 keyboard connector latch

Replacing the Keyboard

1. Slide the keyboard cable into the keyboard connector.

2. Rotate the keyboard connector latch to secure the cable.

3. Align the tabs along the bottom of the keyboard and slide them under the palm rest.

4. Press on the top right edge to snap the keyboard into place.

5. Replace the two screws on the top of the keyboard.

6. Replace the center control cover (see

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Replacing the Center Control Cover).

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Button Board

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CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the

Product Information Guide.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching

an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on the back of the computer).

NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you

begin working inside the computer.

Removing the Button Board

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.

2. Remove the center control cover (see

3. Remove the keyboard (see

4. Disconnect the button board cable from the system board.

5. Gently pry up the button board from the securing tabs starting from the top left corner.

Removing the Keyboard).

Removing the Center Control Cover).

1 button board 2 button board cable

Replacing the Button Board

1. Connect the button board cable to the system board.

2. Place the button board in position and gently press until it secures within the tabs.

3. Replace the keyboard (see

Replacing the Keyboard).

4. Replace the center control cover (see Replacing the Center Control Cover).

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NOTICE: To prevent damage to the memory module connector, do not use tools to spread the memory module

Memory

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CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the

Product Information Guide.

You can increase your computer memory by installing memory modules on the system board. See "Specifications" in your Owner's Manual for information on the memory supported by your computer. Install only memory modules that are intended for your computer.

NOTE: Memory modules purchased from Dell are covered under your computer warranty.

Your computer has two user-accessible SODIMM sockets, DIMM A and DIMM B, accessed from the bottom of the computer.

NOTICE: If you need to install memory modules in two connectors, install a memory module in the connector labeled

"DIMM A" before you install a module in the connector labeled "DIMM B."

Removing Memory Module(s)

The memory modules are located under the bottom cover on the computer.

1. Follow the procedures in

2. Turn the computer over, loosen the eight captive screws on the bottom cover and remove it.

Before You Begin.

1 cover 2 captive screws (8)

securing clips.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching

an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on the back of the computer).

3. Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory module connector until the module pops up.

4. Remove the module from the connector.

1 securing clips (2) 2 memory module

Replacing Memory Module(s)

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching

an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on the back of the computer).

1. Align the notch in the module edge connector with the tab in the connector slot.

2. Slide the module firmly into the slot at a 45-degree angle, and rotate the module down until it clicks into place. If you do not feel the click, remove the module and reinstall it.

NOTE: If the memory module is not installed properly, the computer may not boot. No error message indicates this

failure.

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