Dell XPS One 2720 User Manual
XPS 27
Owner’s Manual
Computer model: XPS 2720
Regulatory model: W06C
Regulatory type: W06C002
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better
use of your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of
data if instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death.
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Contents
1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices . . 11
Safety Instructions
Recommended Tools
2 After Working Inside Your Computer. . . . . . . 13
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Technical Overview
Inside View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
System-Board Components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4 Removing the Back Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5 Replacing the Back Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6 Removing the Trim Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7 Replacing the Trim Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8 Removing the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9 Replacing the Stand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Contents | 3
10 Removing the Converter Board . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
11 Replacing the Converter Board . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
12 Removing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
13 Replacing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
14 Removing the Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . 28
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
15 Replacing the Memory Module(s). . . . . . . . . . 30
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
16 Removing the System-Board Shield. . . . . . . . 31
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
17 Replacing the System-Board Shield . . . . . . . . 32
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
18 Removing the Power-Supply Fan . . . . . . . . . . 33
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
19 Replacing the Power-Supply Fan . . . . . . . . . . 34
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Postrequisites
4 | Contents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
20 Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
21 Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
22 Removing the Hard-Drive Cage . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
23 Replacing the Hard-Drive Cage . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
24 Removing the I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
25 Replacing the I/O Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
26 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . 42
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
27 Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery. . . . . . . . . . . 43
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
28 Removing the Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . 44
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
29 Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . 46
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Contents | 5
30 Removing the mSATA Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . 47
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
31 Replacing the mSATA Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . 48
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
32 Removing the Inner Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
33 Replacing the Inner Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
34 Removing the Processor Heat-Sink Fan . . . . 51
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
35 Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink Fan. . . . . 52
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
36 Removing the Processor Heat-Sink . . . . . . . . 53
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
37 Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink . . . . . . . . 54
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
38 Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
39 Replacing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6 | Contents
40 Removing the Power-Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . 58
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
41 Replacing the Power-Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . 60
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
42 Removing the Wireless Keyboard/Mouse
Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
43 Replacing the Wireless Keyboard/Mouse
Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
44 Removing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
45 Replacing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
46 Removing the I/O-Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
47 Replacing the I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
48 Removing the Antenna Modules . . . . . . . . . . 71
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Contents | 7
49 Replacing the Antenna Modules. . . . . . . . . . . 73
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
50 Removing the Power-Button Assembly. . . . . 74
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
51 Replacing the Power-Button Assembly . . . . . 76
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
52 Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
53 Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Entering the Service Tag in system setup . . . . . . . . 80
54 Removing the Side I/O-Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
55 Replacing the Side-I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
56 Removing the Middle Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
57 Replacing the Middle Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
8 | Contents
58 Removing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
59 Replacing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
60 Removing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
61 Replacing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
62 Removing the Microphone Modules . . . . . . 101
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
63 Replacing the Microphone Modules . . . . . . 103
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Postrequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
64 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Entering System Setup
Changing Boot Sequence
Clearing Forgotten Passwords
Clearing CMOS Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
65 Flashing the BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Contents | 9
66 Display-Settings Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
67 Before You Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Locating your Service Tag or Express
Service Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
68 More Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
10 | Contents
Before You Begin
Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices
CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open
programs before you turn off your computer.
1 Save and close all open files and exit all open programs.
2 Move your mouse pointer to the upper/lower-right corner of the screen to open
the Charms sidebar, and then click Settings→ Power→ Shut down.
NOTE: If you are using a different operating system, see the documentation
of your operating system for shut-down instructions.
3 Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.
4 Disconnect all telephone cables, network cables, and attached devices from
your computer.
5 Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds after the computer is unplugged to
ground the system board.
Safety Instructions
Use the following safety guidelines to protect your computer from potential damage and
ensure your personal safety.
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
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
WARNING: 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.
CAUTION: To avoid damaging the computer, ensure that the work surface is flat
and clean.
CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by their
edges and avoid touching pins and contacts.
CAUTION: Only a certified service technician is authorized to remove the
computer cover and access any of the components inside the computer.
See the safety instructions for complete information about safety precautions,
working inside your computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
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.
Before You Begin | 11
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 or
thumb-screws that you must disengage before disconnecting the cable.
When disconnecting cables, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any
connector pins. When connecting cables, ensure that the connectors and ports
are correctly oriented and aligned.
CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your
computer and then unplug the cable from the network device.
CAUTION: Press and eject any installed card from the media-card reader.
Recommended Tools
The procedures in this document may require the following tools:
• Phillips screwdriver
• Plastic scribe
12 | Before You Begin
After Working Inside Your Computer
After you complete the replacement procedures, ensure the following:
• Replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside your computer.
• Connect any external devices, cables, cards, and any other part(s) you removed
before working on your computer.
• Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets.
CAUTION: Before turning on your computer, replace all screws and ensure
that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may damage
your computer.
After Working Inside Your Computer | 13
Technical Overview
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Inside View of Your Computer
4
3
2
1
16
15
14
13
1 power-button assembly 2 converter board
3 optical-drive assembly 4 power-supply unit
5 hard-drive assembly 6 cooling vents
7 processor heat-sink fan 8 processor heat-sink
9 wireless mini-card 10 memory module(s)
11 system board 12 mSATA mini-card
13 coin-cell battery 14 trim cover
15 I/O panel 16 power-supply fan
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
14 | Technical Overview
System-Board Components
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25
12
3
24
4
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
5
15
14
13
12
11
10
1 wireless mini-card connector 2 camera-cable connector
3 memory-module connector
(CHANNEL A-DIMM)
5 mSATA mini-card connector 6 speaker-cable connector
7 coin-cell battery socket 8 power-button cable connector
9 converter-board cable connector 10 input source/display-settings controls
11 wireless keyboard/mouse receiver
cable connector
789 6
4 memory-module connector
(CHANNEL B-DIMM)
cable connector
12 CMOS jumper
Technical Overview | 15
13 I/O-board connector (REAR_IO1) 14 I/O-board connector (REAR_IO2)
15 password jumper 16 hard-drive data-cable connector
17 optical-drive data-cable connector 18 optical-drive power-cable connector
19 hard-drive power-cable connector 20 main (8-pin) power-cable connector
21 LVDS-cable connector (LVDS1) 22 LVDS-cable connector (LVDS2)
23 processor socket 24 touchscreen-cable connector
25 processor (4-pin) power-cable
connector
26 processor heat-sink fan-cable connector
16 | Technical Overview
Removing the Back Cover
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Place the computer face-down on a clean and flat surface.
2 Loosen the captive screws that secure the back cover to the inner frame.
3 Slide the back cover toward the top of the computer and lift the back cover off
the inner frame.
3
2
1
1 captive screws (2) 2 back cover
3inner frame
Removing the Back Cover | 17
Replacing the Back Cover
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Place the back cover over the inner frame and slide the back cover toward the
bottom of the computer.
2 Tighten the captive screws that secure the back cover to the inner frame.
3 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.
18 | Replacing the Back Cover
Removing the Trim Cover
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
Remove the back cover. See "Removing the Back Cover" on page 17.
Procedure
1 Using a plastic scribe, press-in on the tabs to release the trim cover from the
inner frame.
2 Slide the trim cover toward the top of the computer and then lift the trim cover
off the chassis.
1
2
3
1 tabs (2) 2 plastic scribe
3trim cover
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Replacing the Trim Cover
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Insert the tabs at the bottom of the trim cover into the slots on the inner frame.
2 Press down on the trim cover until the tabs on the inner frame are secured in the
slots on either side of the trim cover.
Postrequisites
1 Replace the back cover. See "Replacing the Back Cover" on page 18.
2 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.
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Removing the Stand
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
Remove the Back Cover. See "Removing the Back Cover" on page 17.
Procedure
1 Remove the screws that secure the stand to the hard-drive cage.
2 Lift and slide the stand off the hard-drive cage.
1
2
1 screws (6) 2 stand
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Replacing the Stand
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Insert the tab at the top of the stand into the slot on the hard-drive cage.
2 Align the screw holes on the stand with the screw holes on the hard-drive cage.
3 Replace the screws that secure the stand to the hard-drive cage.
Postrequisites
1 Replace the back cover. See "Replacing the Back Cover" on page 18.
2 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.
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Removing the Converter Board
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
Remove the back cover. See "Removing the Back Cover" on page 17.
Procedure
1 Lift the securing tab on the display-backlight cable connector and then disconnect
the display-backlight cable from the convertor board.
2 Disconnect the converter cable from the converter board.
3 Remove the screws that secure the converter board to the middle cover.
4 Lift the converter board off the middle cover.
1
2
4
5
1 screws (2) 2 converter cable
3 converter board 4 securing tab
5 display-backlight cable
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3
Replacing the Converter Board
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Align the screw holes on the converter board with the screw holes on the
middle cover.
2 Replace the screws that secure the converter board to the middle cover.
3 Connect the converter cable to the converter board.
4 Connect the display-backlight cable to the convertor board and secure the tab.
Postrequisites
1 Replace the back cover. See "Replacing the Back Cover" on page 18.
2 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.
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Removing the Optical Drive
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
Remove the back cover. See "Removing the Back Cover" on page 17.
Procedure
1 Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive assembly to the middle cover.
2 Gently lift the optical-drive assembly from the middle cover and disconnect the
power and data-cable connector from the optical-drive assembly.
3
2
1
1 optical-drive assembly 2 screws (4)
3 power and data-cable connector 4 power and data cable
4
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3 Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive brackets to the optical drive.
4 Remove the optical-drive brackets from the optical drive.
3
2
1 screws (4) 2 optical-drive brackets (2)
3 optical drive
1
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Replacing the Optical Drive
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Align the screw holes on the optical-drive brackets with the screw holes on the
optical drive and replace the screws that secure the optical-drive brackets to the
optical drive.
2 Connect the power and data-cable connector to the optical-drive assembly.
3 Align the screw holes on the optical-drive assembly with the screw holes on the
chassis.
4 Replace the screws that secure the optical-drive assembly to the chassis.
Postrequisites
1 Replace the back cover. See "Replacing the Back Cover" on page 18.
2 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.
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Removing the Memory Module(s)
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
Remove the Back Cover. See "Removing the Back Cover" on page 17.
Procedure
1 Remove the screw that secures the memory-module shield to the system-board
shield.
2 Slide the memory-module shield toward the bottom of the computer and lift it off
the system-board shield.
1 memory-module shield 2 screw
3system-board shield
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1
2
3
3 Use your fingertips to spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory
module connector until the memory module pops up.
4 Remove the memory module from the memory-module connector.
3
1
1 securing-clips (2) 2 memory module
3 memory-module connector
2
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Replacing the Memory Module(s)
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the
memory-module connector.
2 Slide the memory module firmly into the connector at a 45-degree angle
and press the memory module down until it clicks into place.
NOTE: If you do not hear the click, remove the memory module and reinstall it.
32
1
1 tab 2 memory-module connector
3memory module
3 Slide the tabs on the memory-module shield into the slots on the
system-board shield and slide the memory-module toward the top of the
computer.
4 Replace the screw that secures the memory-module shield to the
system-board shield.
Postrequisites
1 Replace the back cover. See "Replacing the Back Cover" on page 18.
2 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.
30 | Replacing the Memory Module(s)
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