CAUTION: 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. Read and follow the safety instructions in the System Information Guide that came with the computer.
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.
CAUTION: 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 microprocessor by its edges, not by its pins.
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 scratching the computer
cover.
Save any work in progress and exit all open programs.
Turn off the computer and all attached devices.
NOTE: Ensure that the computer is off and not in a power management mode. If you cannot
shut down the computer using the computer operating system, press and hold the power button
for 4 seconds.
If the computer is connected to a docking device (docked), undock it.
Disconnect the computer from the electrical outlet.
To avoid possible damage to the system board, wait 10 to 20 seconds and then
disconnect any attached devices.
Disconnect all other external cables from the computer.
Remove any installed PC Cards from the PC Card slot.
Close the display and turn the computer upside down on a flat work surface.
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you
service the computer.
Slide and hold the battery-bay latch release on the bottom of the computer, and then
remove the battery from the bay.
Recommended Tools
The procedures in this manual require the following tools:
Phillips screwdriver
Flat-blade screwdriver
Small plastic scribe
Flash BIOS update program floppy disk or CD
Computer Orientation
1
back
2
right
3
front
4
left
Screw Identification
When you are removing and replacing components, photocopy "Screw Identification" as a tool to lay out and keep track of the screws. The screw identification chart provides the number of screws and their sizes.
