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. 17 Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Replacing the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5 Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Contents Replacingthe Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6 Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Removing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Replacingthe Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7 Memory Module(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Removing the Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Replacingthe Memory Module(s). . . . . . . . . . . . 31 8 Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Removing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Replacingthe Base Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 9 Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Removing the Mini-Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Replacing the Mini-Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 10 Processor Fan and Heat Sink Assembly 39 Removing the Processor Fan and Heat Sink Assembly. 39 Replacingthe Processor Fan and Heat Sink Assembly. 41 Contents 11 Processor Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Removing the Processor Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Replacing the Processor Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 12 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Removing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . 47 Replacing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . 50 Display Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Removing the Display Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Replacing the Display Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Removing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Replacing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Display-Panel Bracket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Removing the Display-Panel Bracket . . . . . . . 54 Replacing the Display-Panel Bracket . . . . . . . 55 Display-Panel Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Removing the Display-Panel Cable . . . . . . . . . 56 Replacing the Display-Panel Cable. . . . . . . . . 57 13 Inverter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Removing the Inverter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Replacing the Inverter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Contents 14 Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Removing the Camera Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Replacing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 15 Palm Rest Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Removing the Palm Rest Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Replacing the Palm Rest Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 70 16 System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Removing the System Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Replacing the System Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Entering the Service Tag in theBIOS . . . . . . . . . . 77 17 Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 18 Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Contents Contents Contents 2 Before You Begin This manual provides procedures for removing and installing the components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that the following conditions exist: • You have performed the steps in "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 9 and "Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. • 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. Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver •Phillips screwdriver •Plastic scribe • BIOS executable update program available at support.dell.com 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 Save and close all open files and exit all open programs. 2 In Microsoft® Windows® 7, click Start , click the arrow , and then click Shut Down. The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process finishes. 3 Ensure that the computer and any 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 at least 8 to 10 seconds until the computer turns off. Before You Begin Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your own personal safety. WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices in...