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book.book Page 1 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Dell XPS 15 Owner’s Manual Computer model: XPS L521X Regulator y model: P23F Regulatory type: P23F001.
book.book Page 2 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM __________ __________ Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potent ial damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed.
book.book Page 3 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Contents Before Y ou Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 T urn Off Y our Computer and Connected Devices . . . . . 8 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 4 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 5 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Co in-Cell Ba ttery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 6 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Removing the Power/Batter y Status-Light Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Procedure . . . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 7 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Replacing the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Postrequisit es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 8 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM Before Y ou Begin T urn Off Y our Computer and Connected Devices CAUTION: T o avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before yo u turn off your computer . 1 Save and close all open files and exit all open programs.
book.book Page 9 Monday, June 25, 2012 11:55 AM CAUTION: When you disc onnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-t ab, not on the cable itself. Som e cables have connectors with l ocking tabs or thumb-screws that you must disen gage before disconnecting the cable.
book.book Page 10 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM After W orking Inside Y our Computer After you complete replacement pr ocedures, ensure the following: • Replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside your computer.
book.book Page 11 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Base Cover WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 12 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 3 Usin g a Phillips screw driver, remove the screws beneath the system badge. 4 Us ing a T5 s crew driv er, remov e th e sc rews from the base-cover assembly.
book.book Page 13 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 7 Lift the connector latch and, using the pu ll-tab, disconnect the battery-LED-board cable from the system board. 5 4 3 2 1 1 connector latc h 2 pull-tab 3 battery-LED-board ca ble 4 battery-LED board 5 base-cover assembly 8 Remove the battery-LED board from the base cover .
book.book Page 14 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacing the Base Cover WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 15 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Battery-LED Board WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 16 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 3 Remove the screw that secures the battery-LED board to the base cover. 4 Lift and sl ide the battery-LED board out of the tab on the base cover.
book.book Page 17 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacing the Battery-LED Board WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 18 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 1 Removing the System Badge WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 19 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 2 T urn the base-cover assembly over. 3 Starting at the indicator on the base -cover assembly, car efully turn the system badge over . 4 Release the tabs on the system badge from the slots on the base-cove assembly.
book.book Page 20 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacing the System Badge WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 21 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Battery WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 22 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacing the Battery WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 23 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Memor y Module(s) WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 24 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Procedure CAUTION: T o prevent damage to the memor y-module connector , do not use tools to spread the me mory module securing clips. 1 Using your fingertips, carefu lly spread apart the securing clips on each end of t he memory-module connector until t he memory module pops up.
book.book Page 25 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacing the Memor y Module(s) WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 26 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Postrequisites 1 If you are replacing the secondary memory-module, go to step 3. 2 If you are replacing the primary memory-module: a Follow the instructions from step 2 to st ep 10 in "Replacing the System Board" on page 57.
book.book Page 27 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing t he Hard Drive WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 28 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 4 Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly. 5 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
book.book Page 29 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacin g the Hard Drive WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 30 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Optical Drive WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 31 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 2 Lift the connector latch and, using the pu ll-tab, disconnect the optical-drive cable from the system board. 3 Peel the optical-drive cable from the fan . 4 Remove the coin-cell-battery cable from the routing guides on the optical-driv e bracket.
book.book Page 32 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 7 Remove the screws that secure the inte rposer to the optical-drive assembly . 8 Disconnect the interposer from the optical-drive assembly. 2 1 3 1 optical-drive assembly 2 screws (2) 3 i n t e r p o s e r 9 Remove the screw that secur es the opti cal- drive bracket to the optical drive.
book.book Page 33 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacin g the Opti cal Drive WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 34 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 3 Removing the Wi reless Mini-Card WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 35 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacing the W ireless Mini-Card WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 36 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the mSA T A Card WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 37 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacin g the mSA T A Card WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 38 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Coin-Cell Batter y WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 39 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 3 Peel the mylar from the coin-cell battery. 4 Disconnect the coin-cell-battery cable from the system board. 5 Note the coin-cell battery-cable routing and r emove the cable from the optical-driv e bracket.
book.book Page 40 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacing the Coin-Cell Batter y WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 41 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Fan WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 42 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replac ing th e Fan WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 43 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Processor Heat- S ink WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 44 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacin g the Pro cessor He at- Sink WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 45 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the I/O Board WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 46 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacing the I/O Board WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 47 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Speakers WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 48 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 6 Lift the speakers, along with the speaker cable, away from the palm-rest assembly. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 speaker cable 2 connector latch 3 pull-tab 4 I/O.
book.book Page 49 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacing the Speakers WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 50 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Power/Batt er y Status-Light Board WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 51 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 5 Lift the power/b attery status-light board at an ang le to remove it from the tab on the palm-rest assembly, and lift the power/battery status-light board along with it s cable off the palm-r est assembly .
book.book Page 52 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacin g the Pow er/Batt er y Status-Light Board WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 53 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the System Board WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 54 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Procedure NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored under the system badge. You must enter the Service Tag in the BI OS after you replace the system board.
book.book Page 55 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 3 Using the pull-tab, disconnect the di splay cable from the system board. 4 Disconnect the speaker cable, coin-cell-ba ttery cable, I/O-board grounding cable, and camera cable from the system board.
book.book Page 56 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 6 Remove the screws that secure the system-board assembly to the palm-rest assembly. 7 Lift the system-board assembly at an angle and release the ports on the system board from the slots on the palm-rest assembly .
book.book Page 57 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacing the System Board WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 58 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Postrequisites 1 Replace the processor heat-sink. See "Replacing the Processor Heat- S ink" on page 44. 2 Replace the fan. See "Replacing the Fan" on page 42 3 Follow the instructions from step 4 to st ep 6 in "Replacing the Hard Drive" on page 29.
book.book Page 59 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Air V ent WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 60 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 1 2 Procedure Peel the mylar from the camera-cable routing. 1 1 m y l a r Note the camera-cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on the air vent.
book.book Page 61 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 3 Remove the screws that secure the air vent to the palm-rest assembly. 4 Lift the air vent off the palm-rest assembly.
book.book Page 62 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacin g the Ai r V ent WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 63 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Keyb oard WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 64 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Procedure CAUTION: The keycaps on the keyboa rd are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to repla ce. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboar d. 1 Remove the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest asse mbly .
book.book Page 65 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replac ing th e Keybo ard WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 66 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing t he Displ ay WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 67 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 3 Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm-rest assembly. 2 Open the palm-rest assembly as far as possible. 1 2 3 1 screws (6) 2 disp lay hinges (2) 3 palm-rest assembly Slide and remove the tabs on the palm-r est assembly from the display hinges.
book.book Page 68 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replacin g the D isplay WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 69 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Removing the Palm Rest WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 70 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM 3 Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the display hinges. 2 Open the palm rest as far as possible. 1 2 3 1 screws (6) 2 disp lay hinges (2) 3 p a l m r e s t Slide and remove the palm rest from the display hinges.
book.book Page 71 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Replac ing the Palm Re st WARN ING: Before working inside your computer , read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in " Before Y ou Begin" on page 8.
book.book Page 72 Mond ay, June 25, 2012 1 1:55 AM Flashing the BIOS The BIOS may require flashing when an update is available or when replacing the system board. To flash the BIOS: 1 T urn on the computer . 2 Go to supp ort.dell.c om/support /downloads .
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