Alienware 17 User manual

Alienware 17

Owner’s Manual

Computer model: Alienware 17 R1

Regulatory model: P18E

Regulatory type: P18E001

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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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Alienware™ and the AlienHead logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of

Alienware Corporation; Microsoft

®

, Windows

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, and the Windows start button logo

are

either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft corporation in the United States

and/or other countries; Bluetooth

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is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

and is used by Dell under license.

2013 - 06 Rev. A00

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Contents

1 Before Working Inside Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2 After Working Inside Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3 Removing the Base Cover

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4Replacing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

5 Removing the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

6 Replacing the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

7 Removing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4 . . . . . . . . 18

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

8 Replacing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4 . . . . . . . . 20

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

9 Removing the Primary Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

10 Replacing the Primary Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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11 Removing the Secondary Hard Drive

. . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

12 Replacing the Secondary Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

13 Removing the Third Hard Drive (Optional) . . . . . . . . 27

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

14 Replacing the Third Hard Drive (Optional) . . . . . . . . 30

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

15 Removing the Wireless Mini-Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

16 Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

17 Removing the Processor Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

18 Replacing the Processor Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

19 Removing the Video-card Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

20 Replacing the Video-card Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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21 Removing the Processor Heat Sink

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

22 Replacing the Processor Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

23 Removing the Video-Card Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

24 Replacing the Video-Card Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

25 Removing the Video Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

26 Replacing the Video Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

27 Removing the Palm Rest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

28 Replacing the Palm Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

29 Removing the Memory Module(s) 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . 50

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

30 Replacing the Memory Module(s) 1 and 2. . . . . . . . . 52

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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31 Removing the Keyboard

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

32 Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

33 Removing the Power-Button Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

34 Replacing the Power-Button Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

35 Removing the Status-Light Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

36 Replacing the Status-Light Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

37 Removing the Keyboard Daughter Board. . . . . . . . . 63

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

38 Replacing the Keyboard Daughter Board . . . . . . . . . 65

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

39 Removing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

40 Replacing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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41 Removing the I/O Board

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

42 Replacing the I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

43 Removing the Media-Card Reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

44 Replacing the Media-Card Reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

45 Removing the Display Mini-Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

46 Replacing the Display Mini-Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

47 Removing the Power-Adapter Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

48 Replacing the Power-Adapter Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

49 Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

50 Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . 86

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51 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

52 Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

53 Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

54 Replacing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

55 Removing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

56 Replacing the Display Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

57 Removing the Display Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

58 Replacing the Display Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

59 Removing the Display Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

60 Replacing the Display Hinges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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61 Removing the Display Panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

62 Replacing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

63 Removing the Logo Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

64 Replacing the Logo Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

65 Removing the Display Mini-Card Cable . . . . . . . . . . 111

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

66 Replacing the Display Mini-Card Cable . . . . . . . . . . 113

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

67 Removing the Display-Light Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

68 Replacing the Display-Light Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

69 Removing the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

70 Replacing the Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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71 System Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Entering System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

72 Flashing the BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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Before Working Inside Your Computer | 11

Before Working Inside Your Computer

Before You Begin

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, exit all open programs, and turn off your computer.

• Microsoft Windows 8: Point to the lower/upper-right corner of the screen to open

the Charms sidebar and click Settings Power Shut down.

• Microsoft Windows 7: Click Start  Shut down.

NOTE: If you are using a different operating system, see the documentation

of your operating system for shut-down instructions.

2 After the computer shuts down, disconnect it from the electrical outlet.

3 Disconnect all cables — such as power and USB cables — from your computer.

4 Disconnect all peripherals from your computer.

Recommended Tools

The procedures in this document require the following tools:

• Phillips screwdriver

• Torx #5 (T5) screwdriver

• Plastic scribe

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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: Only a certified service technician is authorized to remove

the computer cover and access any of the components inside the

computer.

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the computer, ensure that the work

surface is flat and clean.

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: 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.

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle

them by their edges and avoid touching pins and contacts.

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After Working Inside Your Computer | 13

After Working Inside Your Computer

CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may

severely damage your computer.

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

2 Connect any cables, peripherals, and other parts you removed before working on your

computer.

3 Connect your computer to the electrical outlet.

4 Turn on your computer.

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Removing the Base Cover | 14

Removing the Base Cover

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

"Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. After working

inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside

Your Computer" on page 13.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance

home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1 Close the display and turn the computer over.

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

3 Slide the base cover toward the front of the computer.

4 Lift the base cover off.

1base cover 2screws (2)

2

1

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Replacing the Base Cover | 15

Replacing the Base Cover

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

"Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. After working

inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside

Your Computer" on page 13.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance

home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1 Align the tabs on the base cover with the slots on the computer base

2 Slide the base cover toward the back of the computer and align the screws holes on

the base cover with the screw holes on the computer base.

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

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Removing the Battery | 16

Removing the Battery

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

"Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. After working

inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside

Your Computer" on page 13.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance

home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14.

Procedure

1 Disconnect the battery cable from the system board.

2 Remove the screws that secure the battery to the computer base.

3 Using the battery cable, lift and release the battery from the tabs on the

computer base.

4 Turn the computer over and open the display.

5 Press and hold the power button for five seconds to ground the system board.

1 battery cable 2 screws (2)

3 battery 4 tabs (2)

2

1

3

4

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Replacing the Battery | 17

Replacing the Battery

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

"Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. After working

inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside

Your Computer" on page 13.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance

home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1 Slide the battery under the tabs on the computer base.

2 Align the screw holes on the battery with the screw holes on the computer base.

3 Replace the screws that secure the battery to the computer base.

4 Connect the battery cable to the system board.

Postrequisites

Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15.

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Removing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4 | 18

Removing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

"Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. After working

inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside

Your Computer" on page 13.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance

home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Your computer supports up to four memory module connectors. You can access

connectors DIMM3 and DIMM4 are located under the base cover. DIMM1 and DIMM2 are

located under the keyboard.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14.

2 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 16.

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Procedure

1 Using your fingertips, carefully spread apart the securing clips at the sides of the

memory-module connector until the memory module pops up.

2 Remove the memory module from the memory-module connector.

1computer base 2memory-module

1 memory-module connector 2 securing clips (2)

3memory module

1

2

3

2

1

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Replacing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4 | 20

Replacing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

"Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. After working

inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside

Your Computer" on page 13.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance

home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Your computer supports up to four memory module connectors. You can access

connectors DIMM3 and DIMM4 are located under the base cover. DIMM1 and DIMM2 are

located under the keyboard.

Procedure

1 Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory-module

connector.

2 Slide the memory module into the connector at a 45-degree angle, and press the

memory module down until it clicks in place.

If you do not hear the click, remove and reinstall the memory module.

NOTE: The computer may not boot if the memory module is not installed correctly.

Postrequisites

1 Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 17.

2 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15.

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