Before You Begin

Using Cards
Media Bay Devices
Hard Drive
Hinge Cover
Keyboard
Memory
Display Assembly
Internal Card With Bluetooth
Communications Cards

Wireless Technology

Coin-Cell Battery
Palm Rest
Modem
Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly
Processor
PC Card Reader
Speaker
System Board
Fan
Flashing the BIOS

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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Before You Begin

Recommended Tools
Turning Off Your Computer
Before Working Inside Your Computer
This section provides procedures for removing and installing the components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that the
following conditions exist:
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You have performed the steps in Turning Off Your Computer.

You have read the safety information in the Dell Product Information Guide.

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:
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Small flat-blade screwdriver

Phillips screwdriver

Small plastic scribe

5-mm hex nut driver

Flash BIOS update program CD

Processor extraction tool

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.

1.

Shut down the operating system:

a.

Save and close all open files and exit all open programs.

b.

In the Microsoft

Windows

XP operating system, click Start

Shut Down

In Microsoft
click the Windows Vista Start button
corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down.

Shut down.

in the lower-left corner of the desktop, click the arrow in the lower-right

The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete.

2.

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 for about 4 seconds to turn them off.

Before Working Inside Your Computer

Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help ensure your own personal safety.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
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 processor by its edges, not by its pins.
CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface, such as a connector on the back of the computer.
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as
authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not
authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.