Dell V130 User Manual

Dell™ Vostro™ V130 Service Manual

Regulatory Model: Regulatory Model: P16S

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 performed the steps in Working on Your Computer.

• 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.

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 at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance.

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, such as 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.

To avoid damaging your computer, perform the following steps before you begin working inside the computer.

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

2. Turn off your computer (see Turning Off Your Computer).

3. If the computer is connected to a docking device (docked) such as the optional Media Base or Battery Slice, undock it.

CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device.

4. Disconnect all network cables from the computer.

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

6. Close the display and turn the computer upside-down on a flat work surface.

NOTE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you service the computer.

7. Remove the main battery (see 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 before opening the display.

CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the computer. While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components.

11. Remove any installed ExpressCards or Smart Cards from the appropriate slots.

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

• Flash BIOS update program CD

Turning Off Your Computer

CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer.

1. Shut down the operating system:

– In Windows Vista™:

Click Start , then click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down.

– In Windows® XP:

Click Start → Turn Off Computer → Turn Off. The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete.

2. Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your operating system, press and hold the power button for about 4 seconds to turn them off.

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 external devices, such as a port replicator, battery slice, or media base, and replace any cards, such

as an ExpressCard.

2. Connect any telephone or network cables to your computer.

CAUTION: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network device and then plug it into the computer.

3. Replace the battery.

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

5. Turn on your computer.

Battery

Removing The Battery

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer.

2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card.

3. Remove the base cover.

4. Lift the black cable-release clip to release the battery cable from the connector on the system board and

disconnect the battery cable.

5. Remove the screws that secure the battery to the computer.

6. Lift the battery up and away from the computer.

NOTE: To replace the battery, see Installing The Battery.

Installing The Battery

NOTE: To remove or locate the battery, see Removing The Battery.

1. Place the battery into the battery bay.

2. Replace and tighten the screws that secure the battery to the computer.

3. Connect the battery cable to the system board and press down the cable-release clip to lock the battery cable.

4. Install the base cover.

5. Install the Secure Digital (SD) Card.

6. Follow the procedures in After working inside your computer.

Secure Digital (SD) Card

Removing The Secure Digital (SD) Card

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer.

2. Press in on the SD card to release the SD card from the computer.

Slide the SD card out of the computer.

NOTE: To install the SD card, see Installing The Secure Digital (SD) card.

Installing the Secure Digital (SD) Card

NOTE: To remove or locate the Secure Digital card, see Removing the Secure Digital (SD) card.

1. Slide the SD card into its slot until it clicks into place.

2. Follow the procedures in After working inside your computer.

Base Cover

Removing The Base Cover

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer.

2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) Card.

3. Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer.

4. Slide the base cover towards the front of the computer. Lift it up and away from the computer.

NOTE: To replace the base cover see, Installing The Base Cover.

Installing The Base Cover

NOTE: To remove or locate the base cover, see Removing The Base Cover .

1. Slide the base cover to align the screw holes correctly with the computer.

2. Tighten the screws that secure the base cover to the computer.

3. Install the Secure Digital (SD) card.

4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.

Hard Drive and Audio Board

Removing The Hard Drive And Audio Board Assembly

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer.

2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card.

3. Remove the base cover.

4. Remove the battery.

5. Disconnect the speaker and system board cables from the audio board.

6. Remove the screws that secure the audio board and the hard drive to the computer.

7. Lift and remove the hard drive and audio board assembly from the computer.

8. Slide the audio board from the hard drive.

9. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

10. Remove the hard drive from the hard-drive bracket.

NOTE: To install the audio board and the hard drive, see Installing The Hard Drive And Audio Board Assembly.

Installing The Hard Drive And Audio Board Assembly

To remove or locate the hard drive and audio board, see Removing The Hard Drive And Audio Board Assembly.

1. Attach the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

2. Tighten the screws to secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

3. Connect the audio board to the hard drive.

4. Tighten the screws to secure the audio board and hard drive to the computer.

5. Connect the hard-drive data and speaker cable to the audio board.

6. Install the battery.

7. Install the base cover.

8. Install the Secure Digital (SD) card.

9. Follow the procedures in After working inside your computer.

Coin-Cell Battery

Removing The Coin-Cell Battery

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.

2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card.

3. Remove the base cover.

4. Remove the battery.

5. Remove the card-reader board.

6. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board.

7. Release and remove the coin-cell battery from the computer.

NOTE: To replace the coin-cell battery, see Installing The Coin-Cell Battery.

Installing The Coin-Cell Battery

NOTE: To remove or locate the coin-cell battery, see Removing The Coin-Cell Battery .

1. Place the coin-cell battery in its location.

2. Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system board.

3. Install the card-reader board.

4. Install the battery.

5. Install the base cover.

6. Install the secure digital (SD) card.

7. Follow the procedures in After working inside your computer.

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card

Removing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer.

2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card.

3. Remove the base cover.

4. Remove the battery.

5. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card.

6. Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card to the computer.

7. Slide and remove the WLAN card out from its slot on the system board.

NOTE: To install the WLAN card, see Installing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card.

Installing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card

NOTE: To remove or locate the WLAN card, see Removing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card.

1. Insert the WLAN card into its connector at a 45–degree angle.

2. Replace and tighten the screw that secures the WLAN card to the computer.

3. Connect the black and white antenna cables to their respective connectors marked on the WLAN card.

4. Install the battery.

5. Install the base cover.

6. Install the Secure Digital (SD) card.

7. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.

Palmrest and Display Assembly

Removing The Palmrest and Display Assembly

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer.

2. Remove the Secure Digital (SD) card.

3. Remove the base cover.

4. Remove the battery.

5. Remove the audio board and hard drive.

6. Remove the wireless local area network (WLAN) card.

7. Remove the wireless wide area network(WWAN) card.

8. Remove the LED cover.

9. Remove the memory.

10. Remove the keyboard.

11. Remove the card reader.

12. Remove the coin-cell battery.

13. Remove the thermal fan.

14. Remove the system board.

15. Remove the cloth tapes to release the antenna cables from the computer.

16. Release the antenna, camera and display cables from the computer.

17. Remove the screws to release the display assembly from the palmrest.

18. Pull the cables out from the openings in the palmrest assembly to release the display assembly from the palmrest assembly.

NOTE: To install the palmrest and display assembly, see Installing The Palmrest and Display Assembly

Installing The Palmrest and Display Assembly

NOTE: To remove or locate the system board, see Removing The Palmrest and Display Assembly.

1. Route all the cables from the display assembly into the openings in the palmrest assembly.

2. Align the palmrest and display assembly with the base of the computer.

3. Tighten the screws to secure the palmrest and display assembly to the base of the computer.

4. Route the antenna cables to their original position and use the cloth tape to secure them to the computer.

5. Install the system board.

6. Install the thermal fan.

7. Install the coin-cell battery.

8. Install the card reader.

9. Install the keyboard.

10. Install the memory.

11. Install the LED cover.

12. Install the wireless wide area network (WWAN) card.

13. Install the wireless local area network (WLAN) card.

14. Install the audio board and hard drive.

15. Install the battery.

16. Install the base cover.

17. Install the Secure Digital (SD) card.

18. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.

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