System Board

NOTICE Disconnect the computer and attached devices from electrical outlets and remove any installed batteries. NOTICE To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching unpainted metal on the computer. M2.5 x 4-mm captive-washer screws 3 The BIOS chip on the system board contains the service tag sequence, which is also visible on a bar code label on the bottom of the computer. The replacement kit for the system board includes a floppy disk or CD that...

Coverage During Years Two and Three 1

During the second and third years of this limited warranty, Dell will provide, on an exchange basis and subject to Dell's Exchange Policy in effect on the date of the exchange, replacement parts for the Dell hardware product s covered under this limited warranty when a part requires replacement. You must report each instance of hardware failure to Dell's Customer Technical Support in advance to obtain Dell's concurrence that a part should be replaced and to have Dell ship the replacement part....

Removing the Microprocessor Module

NOTICE Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed batteries. NOTICE To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. Q NOTICE Read Preparing to Work Inside the Computer before performing the following procedure. Q NOTICE When replacing the microprocessor, to ensure proper thermal operation, always install a new thermal cooling assembly that is compatible with the new...

Coverage During Years Two and Three 1

During the second and third years of this limited warranty, Dell will provide, on an exchange basis and subject to Dell's Exchange Policy in effect on the date of the exchange, replacement parts for the Dell hardware product s covered under this limited warranty when a part requires replacement. You must report each instance of hardware failure to Dell's Customer Technical Support in advance to obtain Dell's concurrence that a part should be replaced and to have Dell ship the replacement part....

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Removing the Reserve Battery

1. Follow the instructions in Preparing to Work Inside the Computer. 2. Remove the keyboard assembly. 4. Remove the display assembly. 5. Remove the palm rest assembly. 6. On the underside of the palm rest, disconnect the flex cable from the ZIF connector. 7. Remove the two M2.5 x 4-mm screws securing the palm rest bracket. 8. While supporting the flex cable, lift out the palm rest bracket and turn it over. J NOTICE The reserve battery provides power to the computer's RTC and NVRAM when the...

Produits logiciels et priphriques tiers

Tout comme les autres revendeurs de logiciels et p riph riques, Dell ne garantit pas les produits tiers. Les produits logiciels et p riph riques tiers sont uniquement couverts par les garanties offertes par le fabricant ou le revendeur initial de ces produits. Les garanties de fabricants tiers varient d'un produit l'autre. Consultez la documentation de votre produit pour obtenir des informations sp cifiques la garantie. Contactez galement le fabricant ou le revendeur si vous souhaitez des...

Removing the Reserve Battery

1. Follow the instructions in Preparing to Work Inside the Computer. 2. Remove the keyboard assembly. 4. Remove the display assembly. 5. Remove the palm rest assembly. 6. On the underside of the palm rest, disconnect the flex cable from the ZIF connector. 7. Remove the two M2.5 x 4-mm screws securing the palm rest bracket. 8. While supporting the flex cable, lift out the palm rest bracket and turn it over. J NOTICE The reserve battery provides power to the computer's RTC and NVRAM when the...

Product Information Guide Evf

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 avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you begin working inside the computer. e If you ordered a card with Bluetooth wireless technology with your computer, it is already 1 Follow the procedures in Before You Begin on page 81. 2 Remove the battery. See...

Coverage During Year One 1

During the one-year period beginning on the invoice date, Dell will repair or replace products covered under this limited warranty that are returned to Dell's facility. To request warranty service, you must call Dell's Customer Technical Support within the warranty period. Refer to Chapter 5, Getting Help, or the section titled Contacting Dell in your system Help to find the appropriate telephone number for obtaining customer assistance. If warranty service is required, Dell will issue a Return...

Limited ThreeYear Warranty Canada Only

Dell Computer Corporation Dell manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry-standard practices. Dell warrants that the hardware products it manufactures will be free from defects in materials and workmanship. The warranty term is three years beginning on the date of invoice, as described in the following text. Damage due to shipping the products to you is covered under this warranty. Otherwise, this warranty does not...

Floppy Drive

NOTICE To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. Q NOTICE Read Preparing to Work Inside the Computer before performing the following procedure. 1. If a disk is in the floppy drive, remove the disk. Q NOTICE Disconnect the computer and attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed battery. Q NOTICE Ensure that you disconnect the flex cable from the ZIF connector before you remove the floppy drive...

Dell Inspiron 1100 5100 and 5150 Service Manual Dbo

CAUTION Before performing the following procedures, read the safety instructions in your Owner's Manual. jV CAUTION To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer's electronic components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface. Follow the instructions in Preparing to Work Inside the microprocessor thermal-cooling assembly.

Product Information Guide Csw

1 Follow the procedures in Before You Begin on page 81. 3 Remove the optical-drive security screw. 4 Insert a scribe into the notch and push it to the side to release the drive from the bay. To reinstall the optical drive, slide the drive into the drive bay and snap it into place. Then replace the optical-drive security screw.

NOTICE To avoid damaging the system board remove the power cable the battery

2. Remove the keyboard assembly. 3. Remove the display assembly. 4. Remove the display assembly bezel. 5. Remove the three 3-mm screws on the left side of the LCD panel and the three 3-mm screws on the right side of the LCD panel see Figure 14 . 6. Lift and rotate the top of the LCD panel out of the top cover. 7. Disconnect the ZIF connector and the display-assembly interface cable connector see Figure 4 . 8. Lift the LCD panel out of the top cover. tyi NOTES Remove and replace the LCD panel as...

NOTICE To avoid damaging the system board remove the power cable the battery

1. Use a scribe to carefully pry the four rubber screw covers out of the four screw holes located at the top of the bezel on the front of the display assembly. 2. Remove the four 4-mm screws located at the top of the bezel on the front of the display assembly see Figure 14 . 3. Use a scribe to carefully pry the two plastic screw covers out of the two screw holes located at the bottom of the bezel on the front of the display assembly. 4. Remove the two 4-mm screws from the bottom of the bezel.

Removing and Replacing the Battery and Media Bay Latch Assemblies

1 Follow the instructions in Preparing to Work Inside the Computer. 2 Remove the keyboard assembly. 5 Remove the palm rest assembly. 6 Remove a latch button from the bottom case assembly by squeezing the snap tabs in the center of the latch. Apply downward pressure to the tabs while squeezing them together tweezers work well to eject the latch button from the bottom of the case without loosening the upper latch assembly spring and slider . If the upper latch assembly does come loose a Reinsert...

Assembly

J NOTICE When replacing the microprocessor, to ensure proper thermal operation, always install a new thermal cooling assembly that is compatible with the new microprocessor. 1. Place the right side of the microprocessor thermal cooling assembly under the palm rest, and lower the assembly onto the system board. 2. Tighten the four captive screws, labeled 1 through 4, in consecutive order.

Inspiron XPS Gen2 M170 9300

The chip C24O4N is located on the bottem of the laptop right next to the two DIMM slots. short the pins 3 and 7 IMMEDIATELY AFTER hitting the power button. The chip on this model is located under the processor itself. The only method I have been told of, as I have not had a chance to work on one of these models myself is by soldering or otherwise attaching 2 small wires insulated or covered wires to the leads legs of the chip. Then running them out of the laptop where they can be connected...

CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions

Q NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface such as the back panel on the computer. The system board's BIOS chip contains the Service Tag sequence, which is also visible on a barcode label on the bottom of the computer. The replacement kit for the system board includes a CD that provides a utility for transferring the Service Tag sequence to the replacement system board. Q NOTICE Disconnect...

Modem Assembly

The modem assembly is optional. The modem if present must be removed before the main system board can be removed see Figure 21 . NOTICE To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you service the computer. 1. Remove the main battery and secondary battery if present . 2. Remove the keyboard assembly. 3. Remove the display assembly. 4. Remove the palmrest assembly. 5. Remove the 10-mm screw and washer securing the modem assembly see Figure 21 . 1. Press the RJ11...

Removing the Palm Rest Assembly

J NOTICE Disconnect the computer and attached devices from electrical outlets and remove any installed batteries. Q NOTICE To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. Q NOTICE The reserve battery provides power to the computer's RTC and NVRAM when the computer is turned off. Removing the palm rest disconnects the reserve battery and causes the computer to lose the date and time information as well as all...

Hinge Cover

CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the 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 . 0 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. 1 Follow the procedures in Before You Begin on page...

Main Battery Insulator

The main battery insulator insulates the main battery from the system board assembly. To remove the main battery insulator, lift it off the main battery compartment. NOTE The main battery insulator sometimes comes out as part of the system board assembly If this happens, follow the instructions in System Board Assembly in Chapter 4. Power Button and Power-Button Mounting Bracket Figure A-11. Power Button and Power-Button Mounting Bracket Removal Two tabs attach the power button to the...

Coverage During Year One 1

During the one-year period beginning on the invoice date, Dell will repair or replace products covered under this limited warranty that are returned to Dell's facility. To request warranty service, you must call Dell's Customer Technical Support within the warranty period. Refer to Chapter 4, Getting Help, found earlier in this guide or Contacting Dell in the system Help to find the appropriate telephone number for obtaining customer assistance. If warranty service is required, Dell will issue...

Optical Drive

NOTICE To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. Q NOTICE Read Preparing to Work Inside the Computer before performing the following procedure. 1. If a disc is in the optical drive, remove the disc. Q NOTICE Disconnect the computer and attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed battery. 2. Remove the memory module modem cover a. Remove the M2.5 x 5-mm screw from the memory module modem cover....

A CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety

J NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface such as the back panel on the computer. To replace the display latch, you must remove the whole bezel. 1. Follow the instructions in Preparing to Work Inside the Computer. 4. Open the display 180 degrees, and remove the two rubber screw covers, four rubber screw bumpers, and the six M2.5 x 4-mm screws that secure the bezel. 5. Use your fingers to...

Hinge Saddles

This section provides the removal procedure for the hinge saddles. This procedure assumes that you have removed the PC Card heat sink and LVDS board. To remove the hinge saddles, follow these steps see 1. Remove the four 4-mm screws from the top of the left and right hinge saddles. 2. Remove the four 4-mm screws from the back of the computer above the ports. 3. Remove the 10-mm screw and 20-mm screw from the right hinge saddle and remove the saddle. 4. Remove the 10-mm screw and 20-mm screw...

Bottom Assembly

The bottom assembly consists of the following field-replaceable components NOTICE The reserve battery provides power to the computer's RTC and nonvolatile random-access memory NVRAM when the computer is turned off. Removing the battery causes the computer to lose the date and time information as well as all user-specified parameters in the BIOS. If possible, make a copy of this information before you remove the reserve battery. 2. Remove the keyboard assembly. 3. Peel the reserve battery away...

Replacing the Battery Charger Board

Align the screw holes on the battery charger board with the screw holes on the bottom case assembly see Battery Charger Board , and then press the battery charger board J NOTICE Disconnect the computer and attached devices from electrical outlets and remove any installed batteries. Q NOTICE To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching unpainted metal on the computer.

General Provisions

THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION . DELL'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS IN HARDWARE IS LIMITED TO REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AS SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THE PRODUCT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE AND NO...

Limited ThreeYear Warranty Canada Only

Dell Computer Corporation Dell manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry-standard practices. Dell warrants that the hardware products it manufactures will be free from defects in materials and workmanship. The warranty term is three years beginning on the date of invoice, as described in the following text. Damage due to shipping the products to you is covered under this warranty. Otherwise, this warranty does not...

Rgle de retour Satisfait ou rembours Canada seulement

En qualit de client et utilisateur final ayant achet de nouveaux produits directement Dell, vous tes en droit de les retourner Dell dans un d lai de 30 jours maximum apr s la date de r ception des produits pour un remboursement ou un avoir quivalent au prix d'achat. En qualit de client et utilisateur final ayant achet des produits reconditionn s ou recycl s Dell, vous tes en droit de les retourner dans un d lai de 14 jours compter de la date indiqu e sur votre fiche d'exp dition ou facture pour...

USB Connector

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General Provisions

THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION . DELL'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS IN HARDWARE IS LIMITED TO REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AS SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT. ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE AND...

Parallel Connector

Removing the Reserve Battery

7. Remove the four M2.5 x 4-mm screws that secure the palm rest bracket. 8. While supporting the palm-rest flex cable, lift out the palm rest bracket and turn it over. 9. Disconnect the reserve battery cable. a. Pry the reserve battery free from the metal palm rest bracket. b. Remove the foam-pad remnants from the palm rest bracket.

Removing the Audio Board

NOTICE Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed batteries. Q NOTICE To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. Q NOTICE Read Preparing to Work Inside the Computer before performing the following procedure. 3. Remove the display assembly.

Caractristiques Macrovision

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Back cover

The following procedures provide removal and replacement procedures for these components, and assume that the 13.3-inch LCD assembly has been removed from the computer. See LCD Assembly found earlier in this chapter. Figure 4-45. 13.3-Inch LCD Front Bezel Removal To remove the 13.3-inch LCD front bezel, follow these steps See LCD Assembly found earlier in this chapter. 2. Use a dental pick to pry the front-bezel screw covers out of the screw holes in the bezel. 3. Remove front-bezel screws F5...

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Display Assembly Bezel

Figure 14. 14.1-Inch Display Assembly Figure 14. 14.1-Inch Display Assembly To remove the display assembly bezel, perform the following steps.

Regulatory Information

Electromagnetic Interference EMI is any signal or emission, radiated in free space or conducted along power or signal leads, that endangers the functioning of a radio navigation or other safety service or seriously degrades, obstructs, or repeatedly interrupts a licensed radio communications service. Your Dell computer is designed to comply with applicable regulations regarding EMI. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Dell could void the user's authority to operate the equipment....

Audio Shield

1. Remove the palmrest assembly. 2. Remove the 5-mm screw securing the audio board shield see Figure 4-26 . 3. Remove the audio board shield. NOTE When replacing the audio shield, ensure that the audio shield is properly seated to prevent it from cutting into the speaker wires or interfering with devices installed in the modular bay. You can check this by temporarily installing a device in the modular bay prior to reinstalling the palmrest assembly. 1. Remove the palmrest assembly. 2. Remove...

CAUTION Before performing the following procedures read the safety instructions

Q NOTICE To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface such as the back panel on the computer. J NOTICE To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you begin working inside the computer. 1. Follow the instructions in Preparing to Work Inside the Computer. 2. Remove the left, right, and center hinge covers. 4. Remove the display assembly. 5. Remove the keyboard bracket. 8....

Coverage During Years Two and Three

During the second and third years of this limited warranty, Dell will provide, on an exchange basis and subject to Dell's Exchange Policy in effect on the date of the exchange, replacement parts for the Dell hardware product s covered under this limited warranty when a part requires replacement. You must report each instance of hardware failure to Dell's Customer Technical Support in advance to obtain Dell's concurrence that a part should be replaced and to have Dell ship the replacement part....

Product Information Guide Kqq

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 avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you begin working inside the computer. 1 Follow the procedures in Before You Begin on page 81. 2 Loosen the two captive screws and remove the Mini PCI card cover. 3 Disconnect the antennae cables from the Mini PCI card....