Dell 6NW5N Specification Sheet

Vostro 3501

Service Manual

Regulatory Model: P90F

Regulatory Type: P90F002

September 2020

Rev. A00

Notes, cautions, and warnings

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

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.

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Contents

Chapter 1: Working on your computer...........................................................................................	6
Safety instructions..............................................................................................................................................................	6
Before working inside your computer.......................................................................................................................	6
Safety precautions.........................................................................................................................................................	7
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection................................................................................................................	7
ESD field service kit .....................................................................................................................................................	8
After working inside your computer..........................................................................................................................	9
Chapter 2: Technology and components.......................................................................................	10
USB features.......................................................................................................................................................................	10
HDMI 1.4...............................................................................................................................................................................	12
Power button LED behavior............................................................................................................................................	12
Chapter 3: Exploded View............................................................................................................	15
Chapter 4: Disassembly and reassembly.......................................................................................	17
Secure Digital Card............................................................................................................................................................	17
Removing the Secure Digital card............................................................................................................................	17
Installing the Secure Digital card..............................................................................................................................	18
Base cover...........................................................................................................................................................................	19
Removing the base cover...........................................................................................................................................	19
Installing the base cover.............................................................................................................................................	21
Battery.................................................................................................................................................................................	23
Lithium-ion battery precautions...............................................................................................................................	23
Disconnecting the battery.........................................................................................................................................	23
Reconnecting the battery..........................................................................................................................................	24
Removing the battery.................................................................................................................................................	25
Installing the battery...................................................................................................................................................	26
Memory modules...............................................................................................................................................................	28
Removing the memory module.................................................................................................................................	28
Installing the memory module...................................................................................................................................	28
WLAN card..........................................................................................................................................................................	29
Removing the WLAN card.........................................................................................................................................	29
Installing the WLAN card...........................................................................................................................................	30
Solid-state drive.................................................................................................................................................................	31
Removing the M.2 2230 Solid-state drive.............................................................................................................	31
Installing the M.2 2230 Solid-state drive...............................................................................................................	32
Removing the M.2 2280 Solid-state drive............................................................................................................	33
Installing the M.2 2280 Solid-state drive...............................................................................................................	34
Hard drive............................................................................................................................................................................	35
Removing the hard drive assembly.........................................................................................................................	35
Installing the hard drive assembly...........................................................................................................................	36
Coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................................................	38
Removing the coin-cell...............................................................................................................................................	38

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Installing the coin-cell battery..................................................................................................................................	39
System fan..........................................................................................................................................................................	40
Removing the system fan..........................................................................................................................................	40
Installing the system fan............................................................................................................................................	40
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................	42
Removing the heatsink...............................................................................................................................................	42
Installing the heatsink.................................................................................................................................................	42
Speakers..............................................................................................................................................................................	43
Removing the speakers..............................................................................................................................................	43
Installing the speakers................................................................................................................................................	44
IO board...............................................................................................................................................................................	45
Removing the IO board..............................................................................................................................................	45
Installing the IO board................................................................................................................................................	46
Touchpad.............................................................................................................................................................................	47
Removing the touch pad assembly..........................................................................................................................	47
Installing the touch pad assembly............................................................................................................................	48
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................	49
Removing the display assembly...............................................................................................................................	49
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................	51
Display bezel.......................................................................................................................................................................	52
Removing the display bezel.......................................................................................................................................	52
Installing the display bezel .......................................................................................................................................	56
Camera...........................................................................................................................................................................	56
Display panel.................................................................................................................................................................	58
Display back-cover and antenna assembly............................................................................................................	62
Camera.................................................................................................................................................................................	64
Removing the camera.................................................................................................................................................	64
Installing the camera...................................................................................................................................................	65
Display panel.......................................................................................................................................................................	65
Removing the display panel......................................................................................................................................	65
Installation display panel............................................................................................................................................	68
Display back-cover and antenna assembly..................................................................................................................	70
Removing the display back-cover............................................................................................................................	70
Installing the display back-cover...............................................................................................................................	71
Power button......................................................................................................................................................................	72
Removing the power button.....................................................................................................................................	72
Installing the power button.......................................................................................................................................	73
System board......................................................................................................................................................................	74
Removing the system board.....................................................................................................................................	74
Installing the system board.......................................................................................................................................	76
Power-adapter port..........................................................................................................................................................	78
Removing the power adapter port..........................................................................................................................	78
Installing the power adapter port............................................................................................................................	79
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................	80
Removing the palmrest and keyboard assembly..................................................................................................	80
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................	82
Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) diagnostics...............................................................................	82
Running SupportAssist diagnostics.........................................................................................................................	82
System diagnostic lights..................................................................................................................................................	83

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WiFi power cycle...............................................................................................................................................................	84
Chapter 6: Getting help...............................................................................................................	85
Contacting Dell..................................................................................................................................................................	85

Contents 5

Working on your computer

Topics:

•Safety instructions

Safety instructions

Prerequisites

Use the following safety guidelines to protect your computer from potential damage and 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 shipped with your computer.

●A component can be replaced or, if purchased separately, installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse order.

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NOTE: Disconnect all power sources before opening the computer cover or panels. After you finish working inside the computer, replace all covers, panels, and screws before connecting to the power source.

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.

CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface at the same time as touching a connector on the back of the computer.

CAUTION: 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.

CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before you disconnect the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, ensure that both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.

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

Before working inside your computer

Steps

1.Save and close all open files and exit all open applications.

2.Shut down your computer. Click Start > Power > Shut down.

NOTE: If you are using a different operating system, see the documentation of your operating system for shut-down instructions.

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

4.Disconnect all attached network devices and peripherals, such as keyboard, mouse, and monitor from your computer.

5.Remove any media card and optical disc from your computer, if applicable.

6.After the computer is unplugged, press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to ground the system board.

CAUTION: Place the computer on a flat, soft, and clean surface to avoid scratches on the display.

7.Place the computer face down.

Safety precautions

The safety precautions chapter details the primary steps to be taken before performing any disassembly instructions.

Observe the following safety precautions before you perform any installation or break/fix procedures involving disassembly or reassembly:

●Turn off the system and all attached peripherals.

●Disconnect the system and all attached peripherals from AC power.

●Disconnect all network cables, telephone, and telecommunications lines from the system.

●Use an ESD field service kit when working inside any to avoid electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage.

●After removing any system component, carefully place the removed component on an anti-static mat.

●Wear shoes with non-conductive rubber soles to reduce the chance of getting electrocuted.

Standby power

Dell products with standby power must be unplugged before you open the case. Systems that incorporate standby power are essentially powered while turned off. The internal power enables the system to be remotely turned on (wake on LAN) and suspended into a sleep mode and has other advanced power management features.

Unplugging, pressing and holding the power button for 15 seconds should discharge residual power in the system board.

Bonding

Bonding is a method for connecting two or more grounding conductors to the same electrical potential. This is done through the use of a field service electrostatic discharge (ESD) kit. When connecting a bonding wire, ensure that it is connected to bare metal and never to a painted or non-metal surface. The wrist strap should be secure and in full contact with your skin, and ensure that you remove all jewelry such as watches, bracelets, or rings prior to bonding yourself and the equipment.

Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection

ESD is a major concern when you handle electronic components, especially sensitive components such as expansion cards, processors, memory DIMMs, and system boards. Very slight charges can damage circuits in ways that may not be obvious, such as intermittent problems or a shortened product life span. As the industry pushes for lower power requirements and increased density, ESD protection is an increasing concern.

Due to the increased density of semiconductors used in recent Dell products, the sensitivity to static damage is now higher than in previous Dell products. For this reason, some previously approved methods of handling parts are no longer applicable.

Two recognized types of ESD damage are catastrophic and intermittent failures.

●Catastrophic – Catastrophic failures represent approximately 20 percent of ESD-related failures. The damage causes an immediate and complete loss of device functionality. An example of catastrophic failure is a memory DIMM that has received a static shock and immediately generates a "No POST/No Video" symptom with a beep code emitted for missing or nonfunctional memory.

●Intermittent – Intermittent failures represent approximately 80 percent of ESD-related failures. The high rate of intermittent failures means that most of the time when damage occurs, it is not immediately recognizable. The DIMM receives a static shock, but the tracing is merely weakened and does not immediately produce outward symptoms related to the damage. The weakened trace may take weeks or months to melt, and in the meantime may cause degradation of memory integrity, intermittent memory errors, etc.

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The more difficult type of damage to recognize and troubleshoot is the intermittent (also called latent or "walking wounded") failure.

Perform the following steps to prevent ESD damage:

●Use a wired ESD wrist strap that is properly grounded. The use of wireless anti-static straps is no longer allowed; they do not provide adequate protection. Touching the chassis before handling parts does not ensure adequate ESD protection on parts with increased sensitivity to ESD damage.

●Handle all static-sensitive components in a static-safe area. If possible, use anti-static floor pads and workbench pads.

●When unpacking a static-sensitive component from its shipping carton, do not remove the component from the anti-static packing material until you are ready to install the component. Before unwrapping the anti-static packaging, ensure that you discharge static electricity from your body.

●Before transporting a static-sensitive component, place it in an anti-static container or packaging.

ESD field service kit

The unmonitored Field Service kit is the most commonly used service kit. Each Field Service kit includes three main components: anti-static mat, wrist strap, and bonding wire.

Components of an ESD field service kit

The components of an ESD field service kit are:

●Anti-Static Mat – The anti-static mat is dissipative and parts can be placed on it during service procedures. When using an anti-static mat, your wrist strap should be snug and the bonding wire should be connected to the mat and to any bare metal on the system being worked on. Once deployed properly, service parts can be removed from the ESD bag and placed directly on the mat. ESD-sensitive items are safe in your hand, on the ESD mat, in the system, or inside a bag.

●Wrist Strap and Bonding Wire – The wrist strap and bonding wire can be either directly connected between your wrist and bare metal on the hardware if the ESD mat is not required, or connected to the anti-static mat to protect hardware that is temporarily placed on the mat. The physical connection of the wrist strap and bonding wire between your skin, the ESD mat, and the hardware is known as bonding. Use only Field Service kits with a wrist strap, mat, and bonding wire. Never use wireless wrist straps. Always be aware that the internal wires of a wrist strap are prone to damage from normal wear and tear, and must be checked regularly with a wrist strap tester in order to avoid accidental ESD hardware damage. It is recommended to test the wrist strap and bonding wire at least once per week.

●ESD Wrist Strap Tester – The wires inside of an ESD strap are prone to damage over time. When using an unmonitored kit, it is a best practice to regularly test the strap prior to each service call, and at a minimum, test once per week. A wrist strap tester is the best method for doing this test. If you do not have your own wrist strap tester, check with your regional office to find out if they have one. To perform the test, plug the wrist-strap's bonding-wire into the tester while it is strapped to your wrist and push the button to test. A green LED is lit if the test is successful; a red LED is lit and an alarm sounds if the test fails.

●Insulator Elements – It is critical to keep ESD sensitive devices, such as plastic heat sink casings, away from internal parts that are insulators and often highly charged.

●Working Environment – Before deploying the ESD Field Service kit, assess the situation at the customer location. For example, deploying the kit for a server environment is different than for a desktop or portable environment. Servers are typically installed in a rack within a data center; desktops or portables are typically placed on office desks or cubicles. Always look for a large open flat work area that is free of clutter and large enough to deploy the ESD kit with additional space to accommodate the type of system that is being repaired. The workspace should also be free of insulators that can cause an ESD event. On the work area, insulators such as Styrofoam and other plastics should always be moved at least 12 inches or 30 centimeters away from sensitive parts before physically handling any hardware components

●ESD Packaging – All ESD-sensitive devices must be shipped and received in static-safe packaging. Metal, static-shielded bags are preferred. However, you should always return the damaged part using the same ESD bag and packaging that the new part arrived in. The ESD bag should be folded over and taped shut and all the same foam packing material should be used in the original box that the new part arrived in. ESD-sensitive devices should be removed from packaging only at an ESD-protected work surface, and parts should never be placed on top of the ESD bag because only the inside of the bag is shielded. Always place parts in your hand, on the ESD mat, in the system, or inside an anti-static bag.

●Transporting Sensitive Components – When transporting ESD sensitive components such as replacement parts or parts to be returned to Dell, it is critical to place these parts in anti-static bags for safe transport.

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ESD protection summary

It is recommended that all field service technicians use the traditional wired ESD grounding wrist strap and protective anti-static mat at all times when servicing Dell products. In addition, it is critical that technicians keep sensitive parts separate from all insulator parts while performing service and that they use anti-static bags for transporting sensitive components.

After working inside your computer

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NOTE: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may severely damage your computer.

Steps

1.Replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside your computer.

2.Connect any external devices, peripherals, or cables you removed before working on your computer.

3.Replace any media cards, discs, or any other parts that you removed before working on your computer.

4.Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets.

5.Turn on your computer.

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Technology and components

This chapter details the technology and components available in the system.

Topics:

•USB features

•HDMI 1.4

•Power button LED behavior

USB features

Universal Serial Bus, or USB, was introduced in 1996. It dramatically simplified the connection between host computers and peripheral devices like mouses, keyboards, external drivers, and printers.

Table 1. USB evolution

Type		Data Transfer Rate	Category	Introduction Year


USB 2.0		480 Mbps	High Speed	2000

USB 3.2	Gen 1	5 Gbps	Super-Speed	2010

USB 3.2	Gen 2	10 Gbps	Super-Speed	2013

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Super-Speed USB)

For years, the USB 2.0 has been firmly entrenched as the de facto interface standard in the PC world with about 6 billion devices sold, and yet the need for more speed grows by ever faster computing hardware and ever greater bandwidth demands. The USB 3.2 Gen 1 finally has the answer to the consumer's demands with a theoretically 10 times faster than its predecessor. In a nutshell, USB 3.2 Gen 1 features are as follows:

●Higher transfer rates (up to 5 Gbps)

●Increased maximum bus power and increased device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices

●New power management features

●Full-duplex data transfers and support for new transfer types

●Backward USB 2.0 compatibility

●New connectors and cable

The topics below cover some of the most commonly asked questions regarding USB 3.2 Gen 1.

Speed

Currently, there are 3 speed modes that are defined by the latest USB 3.2 Gen 1 specification. They are Super-Speed, Hi-Speed, and Full-Speed. The new Super-Speed mode has a transfer rate of 4.8 Gbps. While the specification retains Hi-Speed, and FullSpeed USB mode, commonly known as USB 2.0 and 1.1 respectively, the slower modes still operate at 480 Mbps and 12 Mbps respectively and are kept to maintain backward compatibility.

USB 3.2 Gen 1 achieves the much higher performance by the technical changes below:

● An additional physical bus that is added in parallel with the existing USB 2.0 bus (see the figure below).

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●USB 2.0 previously had four wires (power, ground, and a pair for differential data); USB 3.2 Gen 1 adds four more for two pairs of differential signals (receive and transmit) for a combined total of eight connections in the connectors and cabling.

●USB 3.2 Gen 1 utilizes the bi-directional data interface, rather than USB 2.0's half-duplex arrangement. This gives a 10-fold increase in theoretical bandwidth.

With today's ever increasing demands that are placed on data transfers with high-definition video content, terabyte storage devices, high megapixel count digital cameras etc., USB 2.0 may not be fast enough. Furthermore, no USB 2.0 connection could ever come close to the 480Mbps theoretical maximum throughput, making data transfer at around 320 Mbps (40 MB/s) — the actual real-world maximum. Similarly, USB 3.2 Gen 1 connections will never achieve 4.8Gbps. We will likely see a real-world maximum rate of 400 MB/s with overheads. At this speed, USB 3.2 Gen 1 is a 10x improvement over USB 2.0.

Applications

USB 3.2 Gen 1 opens up the laneways and provides more headroom for devices to deliver a better overall experience. Where USB video was barely tolerable previously (both from a maximum resolution, latency, and video compression perspective), it's easy to imagine that with 5-10 times the bandwidth available, USB video solutions should work that much better. Single-link DVI requires almost 2Gbps throughput. Where 480Mbps was limiting, 5Gbps is more than promising. With its promised 4.8Gbps speed, the standard will find its way into some products that previously weren't USB territory, like external RAID storage systems.

Listed below are some of the available Super-Speed USB 3.2 Gen 1 products:

●External Desktop USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hard Drives

●Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hard Drives

●USB 3.2 Gen 1 Drive Docks & Adapters

●USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drives & Readers

●USB 3.2 Gen 1 Solid-state Drives

●USB 3.2 Gen 1 RAIDs

●Optical Media Drives

●Multimedia Devices

●Networking

●USB 3.2 Gen 1 Adapter Cards & Hubs

Compatibility

The good news is that USB 3.2 Gen 1 has been carefully planned from the start to peacefully co-exist with USB 2.0. First of all, while USB 3.2 Gen 1 specifies new physical connections and thus new cables to take advantage of the higher speed capability of the new protocol, the connector itself remains the same rectangular shape with the four USB 2.0 contacts in the exact same location as before. Five new connections to carry receive and transmitted data independently are present on USB 3.2 Gen 1 cables and only come into contact when connected to a proper Super-Speed USB connection.

Technology and components

HDMI 1.4

This topic explains the HDMI 1.4 and its features along with the advantages.

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. HDMI provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/video source, such as a DVD player, or A/V receiver and a compatible digital audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital TV (DTV). The primary advantage is cable reduction and content protection provisions. HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multichannel digital audio on a single cable.

HDMI 1.4 Features

●HDMI Ethernet Channel - Adds high-speed networking to an HDMI link, allowing users to take full advantage of their IPenabled devices without a separate Ethernet cable.

●Audio Return Channel - Allows an HDMI-connected TV with a built-in tuner to send audio data "upstream" to a surround audio system, eliminating the need for a separate audio cable.

●3D - Defines input/output protocols for major 3D video formats, paving the way for true 3D gaming and 3D home theater applications.

●Content Type - Real-time signaling of content types between display and source devices, enabling a TV to optimize picture settings based on content type.

●Additional Color Spaces - Adds support for additional color models used in digital photography and computer graphics.

●4K Support - Enables video resolutions far beyond 1080p, supporting next-generation displays that will rival the Digital Cinema systems used in many commercial movie theaters.

●HDMI Micro Connector - A new, smaller connector for phones and other portable devices, supporting video resolutions up to 1080p.

●Automotive Connection System - New cables and connectors for automotive video systems, designed to meet the unique demands of the motoring environment while delivering true HD quality.

Advantages of HDMI

●Quality HDMI transfers uncompressed digital audio and video for the highest, crispest image quality.

●Low-cost HDMI provides the quality and functionality of a digital interface while also supporting uncompressed video formats in a simple, cost-effective manner.

●Audio HDMI supports multiple audio formats from standard stereo to multichannel surround sound.

●HDMI combines video and multichannel audio into a single cable, eliminating the cost, complexity, and confusion of multiple cables currently used in A/V systems.

●HDMI supports communication between the video source (such as a DVD player) and the DTV, enabling new functionality.

Power button LED behavior

On certain Dell Latitude systems, the power button LED is used to provide an indication of the system status, and as a result the power button illuminates when pressed. The systems with the optional power button/fingerprint reader will have no LED under the power button and hence will apply the available LED's in the system to provide an indication of the system status.

Power button LED behavior without Fingerprint reader

●System is ON (S0) = LED illuminates solid white.

●System in Sleep/Standby (S3, SOix) = LED is off

●System is Off/Hibernating (S4/S5) = LED is off

Power On and LED behavior with Fingerprint reader

●Pressing the power button for a duration between 50 msec to 2 sec turns on the device.

●Power button does not register additional presses until the SOL (Sign-Of-Life) has been provided to the user.

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●System LED's illuminates upon pressing the power button.

●All the available LED's (Keyboard backlit/ Keyboard caps lock LED/ Battery Charge LED) illuminates and displays specified behavior.

●The auditory tone is Off by default. It can be enabled in the BIOS setup.

●Safeguards do not time out if the device gets hung during the logon process.

●Dell logo: Turns on within 2 secs after pressing the power button.

●Full boot: Within 22 secs after pressing the power button.

●Below is the example timelines:

Power button with fingerprint reader will have no LED and will leverage the available LED's in the system to provide indication of the system status

●Power Adapter LED:

○The LED on Power adapter connector illuminates white when power is supplied from electrical outlet.

●Battery Indicator LED:

○If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the battery light operates as follows:

1.Solid white -the battery is charging. When the charge is complete the LED turns off.

○If the computer is running on a battery, the battery light operates as follows:

1.Off -the battery is adequately charged (or the computer is turned off).

2.Solid amber -the battery charge is critically low. A low battery state is approximately 30 minutes or less of battery life remaining.

●Camera LED

○White LED activates when camera is on.

●Mic Mute LED:

○When activated (muted), the mic mute LED on the F4 Key should illuminate WHITE.

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●RJ45 LEDs:

○ Table 2. LED on either side of RJ45 port

Link speed indicator (LHS)	Activity indicator (RHS)


Green	Amber

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Exploded View

1.Base cover

2.Battery

3.DC-in Port

4.Solid-State Drive bracket

5.Solid-State Drive

6.WLAN Card

7.System Board

8.Memory modules

Exploded View

9.Speakers

10.Palmrest Assembly

11.Touchpad

12.Display Assembly

13.Power Button Module

14.IO Board

15.Coin Cell Battery

16.HDD Assembly

17.Heatsink assembly

18.Fan Assembly

NOTE: Dell provides a list of components and their part numbers for the original system configuration purchased. These parts are available according to warranty coverages purchased by the customer. Contact your Dell sales representative for purchase options.

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Disassembly and reassembly

Topics:

•Secure Digital Card

•Base cover

•Battery

•Memory modules

•WLAN card

•Solid-state drive

•Hard drive

•Coin-cell battery

•System fan

•Heat sink

•Speakers

•IO board

•Touchpad

•Display assembly

•Display bezel

•Camera

•Display panel

•Display back-cover and antenna assembly

•Power button

•System board

•Power-adapter port

•Palm-rest and keyboard assembly

Secure Digital Card

Removing the Secure Digital card

Prerequisites

1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer

Disassembly and reassembly

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Steps

1.Push the secure digital card to release it from the computer.

2.Slide the secure digital card out of the computer.

Installing the Secure Digital card

Prerequisites

If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.

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Steps

Slide the secure digital into the slot until it clicks into place.

Next steps

1. Follow the procedure in after working inside your computer

Base cover

Removing the base cover

Prerequisites

1.Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.

2.Remove the SD card.

Disassembly and reassembly

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Steps

1.Remove the seven (M2.5x6) screws and loosen the two captive screws from the base cover.

2.Pry open the base cover starting from the recesses located in the U-shaped indents at the top edge of the base cover near the hinges.

NOTE: CAUTION: DO NOT pry up from the edge near the vents at the top side of the base cover as this may damage

the base cover.

3. Lift up the top side of the base cover and remove it from the system.

Installing the base cover

Prerequisites

If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.

Disassembly and reassembly

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Steps

1.Align and place the base cover on the computer, press the edges and sides of the base cover until it snaps into place.

2.Tighten the seven (M2.5x6) screws and the two captive screws to secure the base cover to the computer.

Next steps

1.Replace the SD card

2.Follow the procedure in after working inside your computer

Battery

Lithium-ion battery precautions

CAUTION:

●Exercise caution when handling Lithium-ion batteries.

●Discharge the battery as much as possible before removing it from the system. This can be done by disconnecting the AC adapter from the system to allow the battery to drain.

●Do not crush, drop, mutilate, or penetrate the battery with foreign objects.

●Do not expose the battery to high temperatures, or disassemble battery packs and cells.

●Do not apply pressure to the surface of the battery.

●Do not bend the battery.

●Do not use tools of any kind to pry on or against the battery.

●Ensure any screws during the servicing of this product are not lost or misplaced, to prevent accidental puncture or damage to the battery and other system components.

●If the battery gets stuck inside your computer as a result of swelling, do not try to release it as puncturing, bending, or crushing a lithium-ion battery can be dangerous. In such an instance, contact Dell technical support for assistance. See www.dell.com/contactdell.

●Always purchase genuine batteries from www.dell.com or authorized Dell partners and resellers.

Disconnecting the battery

Prerequisites

1.Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer

2.Remove the SD card.

3.Remove the base cover.

Disassembly and reassembly

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Steps

1.Peel back the tape covering the battery connector.

2.Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the system board.

Reconnecting the battery

Prerequisites

If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.

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About this task

Steps

1.Connect the battery cable to the connector on the system board.

2.Replace the tape covering the battery connector.

Next steps

1.Install the base cover.

2.Install the SD card.

3.Follow the procedure in after working inside your computer.

Removing the battery

Prerequisites

1.Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.

2.Remove the SD card.

3.Remove the base cover.

Disassembly and reassembly

About this task

Steps

1.Remove the three (M2x3) screws that secure the battery to the palmrest.

2.Lift and move the battery away from the computer.

Installing the battery

Prerequisites

If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.

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