This section provides procedures for removing and installing the components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that the following conditions exist:
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
Flash BIOS update program CD
NOTE: Flash BIOS update program CD ships only in certain countries when you replace the system board.
Turning Off Your Computer
NOTICE: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer.
Save and close all open files and exit all open programs.
Shut down the operating system:
Windows® XP:
Click Start®Shut Down®Shut down.
Ubuntu®Dell Desktop:
Click ®Quit ®Shut down.
Ubuntu®Classic Desktop:
Click ®Shut down.
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 until
the computer turns off.
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.
CAUTION: 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.
NOTICE: 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.
NOTICE: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty.
NOTICE: 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.
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the computer, perform the following steps before you begin working inside the computer.
Ensure that the work surface is flat and clean to prevent the computer
cover from being scratched.
If the computer is connected to a docking device (docked), undock it. See
the documentation that came with your docking device for instructions.
Press and eject any installed cards from the 3-in-1 memory card reader.
NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device.
Disconnect all telephone or network cables from the computer.
Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical
outlets.
NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you service the computer.
NOTICE: 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.
Turn the computer over.
1
battery-bay release latch
2
battery
3
battery-lock latch
Slide the battery-bay release latch and the battery-lock latch towards the
outer edges.
Slide the battery out of the battery bay.
Turn the computer top-side up, open the display, and press the power
button to ground the system board.
