Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries
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... their respective owners. One type of swelling, do not try to comply with a compatible battery purchased from Dell. 1 Guidelines for replacement by disconnecting the AC adapter and letting the battery drain. Replace the battery only with transportation regulations or disposed at https://www.dell.com/support for a slim form factor (especially with your computer. Handling swollen Lithium...
... their respective owners. One type of swelling, do not try to comply with a compatible battery purchased from Dell. 1 Guidelines for replacement by disconnecting the AC adapter and letting the battery drain. Replace the battery only with transportation regulations or disposed at https://www.dell.com/support for a slim form factor (especially with your computer. Handling swollen Lithium...
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Replacing the solid-state drive 24 Procedure 24 Post-requisites 25 Removing the memory modules 26 Prerequisites 26 Procedure 26 Replacing the memory modules 28 Procedure 28 Post-requisites 29 Removing the rear-I/O cover 30 Prerequisites 30 Procedure 30 Replacing the rear-I/O cover 32 Procedure 32 Post-requisites 32 Removing the computer base 33 Prerequisites 33 Procedure 33 Replacing the computer base 36 Procedure 36 Post-requisites 36 Removing the coin-cell battery 37 Prerequisites 37 Procedure 37 4
Replacing the solid-state drive 24 Procedure 24 Post-requisites 25 Removing the memory modules 26 Prerequisites 26 Procedure 26 Replacing the memory modules 28 Procedure 28 Post-requisites 29 Removing the rear-I/O cover 30 Prerequisites 30 Procedure 30 Replacing the rear-I/O cover 32 Procedure 32 Post-requisites 32 Removing the computer base 33 Prerequisites 33 Procedure 33 Replacing the computer base 36 Procedure 36 Post-requisites 36 Removing the coin-cell battery 37 Prerequisites 37 Procedure 37 4
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Replacing the coin-cell battery 39 Procedure 39 Post-requisites 39 Removing the heat-sink assembly 40 Prerequisites 40 Procedure 40 Replacing the heat-sink assembly 42 Procedure 42 Post-requisites 42 Removing the battery 43 Prerequisites 43 Procedure 43 Replacing the battery 45 Procedure 45 Post-requisites 45 Removing the touch pad 46 Prerequisites 46 Procedure 46 Replacing the touch pad 50 Procedure 50 Post-requisites 50 Removing the system board 51 Prerequisites 51 Procedure 52 5
Replacing the coin-cell battery 39 Procedure 39 Post-requisites 39 Removing the heat-sink assembly 40 Prerequisites 40 Procedure 40 Replacing the heat-sink assembly 42 Procedure 42 Post-requisites 42 Removing the battery 43 Prerequisites 43 Procedure 43 Replacing the battery 45 Procedure 45 Post-requisites 45 Removing the touch pad 46 Prerequisites 46 Procedure 46 Replacing the touch pad 50 Procedure 50 Post-requisites 50 Removing the system board 51 Prerequisites 51 Procedure 52 5
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Procedure 1 Connect the battery cable to the computer base. 17 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the base cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information...
Procedure 1 Connect the battery cable to the computer base. 17 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing the base cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information...
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...dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the computer base. 2 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 3 Replace the solid-state drive. 4 Replace the wireless card. 5 Replace the base cover. 39 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Procedure 1 Adhere the coin-cell battery... to the palm-rest assembly. 2 Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system board. Replacing the coin-cell battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety ...
...dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Post-requisites 1 Replace the computer base. 2 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 3 Replace the solid-state drive. 4 Replace the wireless card. 5 Replace the base cover. 39 After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Procedure 1 Adhere the coin-cell battery... to the palm-rest assembly. 2 Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system board. Replacing the coin-cell battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety ...
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...-requisites 1 Replace the computer base. 2 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 3 Replace the solid-state drive. 4 Replace the wireless card. 5 Replace the base cover. 45 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Replacing the battery WARNING: Before...
...-requisites 1 Replace the computer base. 2 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 3 Replace the solid-state drive. 4 Replace the wireless card. 5 Replace the base cover. 45 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Replacing the battery WARNING: Before...
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..., follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the computer base. 3 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 4 Replace the solid-state drive. 5 Replace the wireless card. 6 Replace the base cover. 50 Replacing the touch pad WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information...the latch to secure the cable. 5 Slide the touch-pad cables into their respective connectors on the palm-rest assembly. 3 Replace the five screws (M2x3) that shipped with the screw holes on the system board and touch pad, and close the latches to...
..., follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the battery. 2 Replace the computer base. 3 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 4 Replace the solid-state drive. 5 Replace the wireless card. 6 Replace the base cover. 50 Replacing the touch pad WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information...the latch to secure the cable. 5 Slide the touch-pad cables into their respective connectors on the palm-rest assembly. 3 Replace the five screws (M2x3) that shipped with the screw holes on the system board and touch pad, and close the latches to...
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For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. You must make the appropriate changes again after you have made to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. Prerequisites 1 Remove the base ... the battery. 9 Remove the heat-sink assembly. 51 You must enter the Service Tag in the system board. NOTE: Your computer's Service Tag is stored in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system board. Removing the system board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that you...
For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. You must make the appropriate changes again after you have made to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. Prerequisites 1 Remove the base ... the battery. 9 Remove the heat-sink assembly. 51 You must enter the Service Tag in the system board. NOTE: Your computer's Service Tag is stored in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system board. Removing the system board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that you...
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Post-requisites 1 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 2 Replace the battery. 3 Replace the coin-cell battery. 4 Replace the computer base. 5 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 6 Replace the memory modules. 7 Replace the solid-state drive. 8 Replace the wireless card. 9 Replace the base cover. 56 10 Turn the computer over. 11 Slide the display cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable. 12 Connect the power-button board cable to the system board. 13 Connect the logo-board cable to the system board.
Post-requisites 1 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 2 Replace the battery. 3 Replace the coin-cell battery. 4 Replace the computer base. 5 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 6 Replace the memory modules. 7 Replace the solid-state drive. 8 Replace the wireless card. 9 Replace the base cover. 56 10 Turn the computer over. 11 Slide the display cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable. 12 Connect the power-button board cable to the system board. 13 Connect the logo-board cable to the system board.
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... computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the system board. 2 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 3 Replace the battery. 4 Replace the coin-cell battery. 5 Replace the computer base. 6 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 7 Replace the memory modules. 8 Replace the solid-state drive. 9 Replace the wireless card. 10 Replace the base cover. 59 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
... computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the system board. 2 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 3 Replace the battery. 4 Replace the coin-cell battery. 5 Replace the computer base. 6 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 7 Replace the memory modules. 8 Replace the solid-state drive. 9 Replace the wireless card. 10 Replace the base cover. 59 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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... page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. rest assembly. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the system board. 2 Replace the battery. 3 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 4 Replace the coin-cell battery. 5 Replace the computer base. 6 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 7 Replace the solid-state drive. 8 Replace the memory modules. 9 Replace the wireless card...
... page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. rest assembly. After working inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the system board. 2 Replace the battery. 3 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 4 Replace the coin-cell battery. 5 Replace the computer base. 6 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 7 Replace the solid-state drive. 8 Replace the memory modules. 9 Replace the wireless card...
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... instructions in Before working inside your computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the system board. 2 Replace the battery. 3 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 4 Replace the coin-cell battery. 5 Replace the computer base. 6 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 7 Replace the solid-state drive. 8 Replace the memory modules. 9 Replace the wireless card. 10 Replace the base cover. 65 Replacing the power-button board WARNING: Before working inside your...
... instructions in Before working inside your computer. Post-requisites 1 Replace the system board. 2 Replace the battery. 3 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 4 Replace the coin-cell battery. 5 Replace the computer base. 6 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 7 Replace the solid-state drive. 8 Replace the memory modules. 9 Replace the wireless card. 10 Replace the base cover. 65 Replacing the power-button board WARNING: Before working inside your...
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...Replace the power-button board. 2 Replace the speakers. 3 Replace the system board. 4 Replace the battery. 5 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 6 Replace the coin-cell battery. 7 Replace the computer base. 8 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 9 Replace the memory modules. 10 Replace the solid-state drive. 69 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing... bracket with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly. 4 Replace the eight screws (M2x3) that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in Before working inside...
...Replace the power-button board. 2 Replace the speakers. 3 Replace the system board. 4 Replace the battery. 5 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 6 Replace the coin-cell battery. 7 Replace the computer base. 8 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 9 Replace the memory modules. 10 Replace the solid-state drive. 69 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Replacing... bracket with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly. 4 Replace the eight screws (M2x3) that shipped with your computer and follow the instructions in Before working inside...
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... home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. rest assembly. 3 Replace the four screws (M2.5x6L) that shipped with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly. Post-requisites 1 Replace the system board. 2 Replace the battery. 3 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 4 Replace the coin-cell battery. 5 Replace the computer base. 6 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 7 Replace the memory modules. 8 Replace the solid-state drive...
... home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. rest assembly. 3 Replace the four screws (M2.5x6L) that shipped with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly. Post-requisites 1 Replace the system board. 2 Replace the battery. 3 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 4 Replace the coin-cell battery. 5 Replace the computer base. 6 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 7 Replace the memory modules. 8 Replace the solid-state drive...
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Post-requisites 1 Replace the power-button board. 2 Replace the power-adapter port. 3 Replace the keyboard. 4 Replace the display assembly. 5 Replace the touch pad. 6 Replace the speakers. 7 Replace the system board. 8 Replace the battery. 9 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 10 Replace the coin-cell battery. 11 Replace the computer base. 12 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 13 Replace the memory modules. 14 Replace the solid-state drive. 15 Replace the wireless...
Post-requisites 1 Replace the power-button board. 2 Replace the power-adapter port. 3 Replace the keyboard. 4 Replace the display assembly. 5 Replace the touch pad. 6 Replace the speakers. 7 Replace the system board. 8 Replace the battery. 9 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 10 Replace the coin-cell battery. 11 Replace the computer base. 12 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 13 Replace the memory modules. 14 Replace the solid-state drive. 15 Replace the wireless...
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... inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Replacing the display bezel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information...Replace the display assembly. 2 Replace the system board. 3 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 4 Replace the battery. 5 Replace the coin-cell battery. 6 Replace the computer base. 7 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 8 Replace the memory modules. 9 Replace the solid-state drive. 10 Replace the wireless card. 11 Replace the base cover. 82 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell...
... inside your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Replacing the display bezel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information...Replace the display assembly. 2 Replace the system board. 3 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 4 Replace the battery. 5 Replace the coin-cell battery. 6 Replace the computer base. 7 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 8 Replace the memory modules. 9 Replace the solid-state drive. 10 Replace the wireless card. 11 Replace the base cover. 82 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell...
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... assembly. 5 Replace the system board. 6 Replace the battery. 7 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 8 Replace the coin-cell battery. 9 Replace the computer base. 10 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 11 Replace the memory modules. 12 Replace the solid-state drive. 13 Replace the wireless card. 14 Replace the base cover. 85 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com...
... assembly. 5 Replace the system board. 6 Replace the battery. 7 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 8 Replace the coin-cell battery. 9 Replace the computer base. 10 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 11 Replace the memory modules. 12 Replace the solid-state drive. 13 Replace the wireless card. 14 Replace the base cover. 85 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com...
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...Replace the display bezel. 2 Replace the display assembly. 3 Replace the system board. 4 Replace the battery. 5 Replace the coin-cell battery. 6 Replace the computer base. 7 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 8 Replace the solid-state drive. 9 Replace the memory modules. 10 Replace the wireless card. 11 Replace the base cover. 88 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell... your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Replacing the camera WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secures the camera...
...Replace the display bezel. 2 Replace the display assembly. 3 Replace the system board. 4 Replace the battery. 5 Replace the coin-cell battery. 6 Replace the computer base. 7 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 8 Replace the solid-state drive. 9 Replace the memory modules. 10 Replace the wireless card. 11 Replace the base cover. 88 For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell... your computer, follow the steps in After working inside your computer. Replacing the camera WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secures the camera...
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...in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Slide the display cable into the connector on the display panel and close the latch... Post-requisites 1 Replace the camera. 2 Replace the display bezel. 3 Replace the display assembly. 4 Replace the system board. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 7 Replace the coin-cell battery. 8 Replace the computer base. 9 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 10 Replace the memory modules. 92 Replacing the display panel WARNING...
...in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Slide the display cable into the connector on the display panel and close the latch... Post-requisites 1 Replace the camera. 2 Replace the display bezel. 3 Replace the display assembly. 4 Replace the system board. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 7 Replace the coin-cell battery. 8 Replace the computer base. 9 Replace the rear-I/O cover. 10 Replace the memory modules. 92 Replacing the display panel WARNING...
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... board. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 7 Replace the coin-cell battery. 8 Replace the computer base. 98 Replacing the display hinges WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the display hinges to snap them into place. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com...
... board. 5 Replace the battery. 6 Replace the heat-sink assembly. 7 Replace the coin-cell battery. 8 Replace the computer base. 98 Replacing the display hinges WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the display hinges to snap them into place. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com...