Dell XPS 8300 User manual

Dell™ XPS™ 8300 Service
Manual
Model: D03M Series Type: D03M001
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of
data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal
injury, or death.
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and XPS™ are trademarks of Dell Inc.;
Microsoft®, Windows®, and the Windows start button logo are either trademarks or registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries; Bluetooth® is a
registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and is used by Dell under license.
Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.
is strictly forbidden.
Regulatory model: D03M series Regulatory Type: D03M004
December 2010 Rev. A00
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Contents
1 Technical Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Inside View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3 Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Replacing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4 Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Removing the Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Replacing the Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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5 Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Removing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6 Graphics Card Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Removing the Graphics Card Bracket . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the Graphics Card Bracket . . . . . . . . . 32
7 Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Removing the Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing the Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8 PCI Express Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Removing the Card Retention Bracket . . . . . . . . . 37
Replacing the Card Retention Bracket . . . . . . . . . 38
Removing PCI Express Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing PCI Express Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Configuring Your Computer After Removing or Installing the PCI
Express Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
9Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Removing the Primary Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . 45
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Removing the Hard Drive Cage . . . . . . . . . . 46
Removing the Secondary Hard Drive . . . . . . . 47
Replacing the Secondary Hard Drive . . . . . . . 48
Replacing the Hard Drive Cage . . . . . . . . . . 49
Replacing the Primary Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . 49
Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Removing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Replacing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Media Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Removing the Media Card Reader . . . . . . . . . 54
Replacing the Media Card Reader . . . . . . . . . 56
10 Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Removing the Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Replacing the Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
11 Top I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Removing the Top I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Replacing the Top I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
12 Front USB Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Removing the Front USB Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Replacing the Front USB Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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13 Bluetooth Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removing the Bluetooth Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Replacing the Bluetooth Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 71
14 Power Button Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Removing the Power Button Module . . . . . . . . . . 73
Replacing the Power Button Module . . . . . . . . . . 75
15 Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Chassis Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Removing the Chassis Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Replacing the Chassis Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Processor Fan and Heat-Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . 79
Removing the Processor Fan and Heat-Sink Assembly 79
Replacing the Processor Fan and Heat-Sink Assembly 81
16 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Replacing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
17 Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Removing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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18 Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Removing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Replacing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
19 System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . 101
20 System Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Entering System Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . 103
System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Clearing Forgotten Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Clearing CMOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
21 Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
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Technical Overview 9
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Technical Overview
WARNING: 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.
WARNING: 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 your computer).
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.
Inside View of Your Computer
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System Board Components
1 front bezel 2 primary hard drive
3 graphics card bracket (optional) 4 secondary hard drive
5 system board 6 card retention clamp
7 power supply 8 primary optical drive
9 secondary optical drive
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1 power connector (PWR2) 2 processor socket
3 processor fan connector
(CPU_FAN)
4 memory module connector
(DIMM3)
5 memory module connector
(DIMM1)
6 memory module connector
(DIMM4)
7 memory module connector
(DIMM2)
8 main power connector
(PWR1)
9 password reset jumper (PSWD) 10 CMOS reset jumper (RTCRST)
11 SATA drive connector (SATA 0) 12 power button connector
(F_PANEL)
13 SATA drive connector (SATA 1) 14 front panel USB connector
(F_USB1)
15 SATA drive connector (SATA 2) 16 front panel USB connector
(F_USB3)
17 SATA drive connector (SATA 3) 18 battery socket (BATTERY)
19 front panel USB connector
(F_USB2)
20 front panel USB connector
(F_USB4)
21 front panel audio connector
(F_AUDIO1)
22 PCI Express x1 card slot
(PCI-EX1_3)
23 PCI Express x1 card slot
(PCI-EX1_2)
24 PCI Express x1 card slot
(PCI-EX1_1)
25 PCI Express x16 card slot
(PCI-EX16_1)
26 Mini-Card slot
(PCIE_MINICARD)
27 chassis fan connector
(SYS_FAN 1)
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12 Technical Overview
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Before You Begin 13
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Before You Begin
This manual provides instructions for removing and installing the
components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure
assumes that the following conditions exist:
• You have performed the steps in "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 13
and "Safety Instructions" on page 14.
• 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.
Technical Specifications
For information on technical specifications of your computer, see the Setup
Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
Recommended Tools
The instructions in this document may require the following tools:
• Small flat-blade screwdriver
• Small Phillips screwdriver
•Plasticscribe
• BIOS executable update program available at
support.dell.com
Turning Off Your Computer
CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open
programs before you turn off your computer.
1 Save and close all open files and exit all open programs.
2 To shut down the operating system, click Start and then click Shut
Down
.
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3 Ensure that the computer is turned off. If your computer did not
automatically turn off when you shut down the operating system, press
and hold the power button until the computer turns off.
Safety Instructions
Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from
potential damage and to help ensure your own personal safety.
WARNING: 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.
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.
CAUTION: 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.
CAUTION: To avoid damaging the computer, perform the following steps before
you begin working inside the computer.
1 Ensure that the work surface is flat and clean to prevent the computer
cover from being scratched.
2 Turn off your computer (see "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 13)
and all attached devices.
CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your
computer and then unplug the cable from the network device.
3 Disconnect all telephone or network cables from the computer.
4 Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical
outlets.
5 Disconnect all attached devices from your computer.
6 Press and eject any installed cards from the Media Card Reader.
7 Press and hold the power button to ground the system board.
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CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by
touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the
computer. While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to
dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components.
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16 Before You Begin
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Computer Cover 17
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Computer Cover
WARNING: 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.
WARNING: To guard against likelihood of electric shock, laceration by moving
fan blades, or other unexpected injuries, always unplug your computer from the
electrical outlet before removing the cover.
WARNING: Do not operate your computer with any cover(s) (including computer
covers, bezels, filler brackets, front-panel inserts, etc.) removed.
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.
CAUTION: Ensure that sufficient space exists to support the computer with the
cover removed—at least 30 cm (1 ft.) of desk top space.
Removing the Computer Cover
1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 13.
2 Lay the computer on its side with the computer cover facing up.
3 Remove the thumbscrew that secures the computer cover to the chassis,
using a screw driver, if necessary.
4 Release the computer cover by sliding it away from the front of the
computer.
5 Lift the cover away from the computer and set it aside in a secure location.
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Replacing the Computer Cover
1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 13.
2 Connect all the cables and fold the cables out of the way.
3 Ensure that no tools or extra parts are left inside the computer.
4 Align the tabs at the bottom of the computer cover with the slots located
along the edge of the chassis.
5 Press the computer cover down and slide it towards the front of the computer.
6 Replace the thumbscrew that secures the computer cover to the chassis.
1 thumbscrew 2 computer cover
2
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7 Place the computer in an upright position.
1 thumbscrew 2 slots
3 computer cover
1
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20 Computer Cover
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