Dell 1537 - Studio Core 2 Duo T6400 2.0GHz 4GB... User manual

Dell™Studio1535/1536ServiceManual
Before You Begin
Base Cover
Coin-Cell Battery
Memory
Hard Drive
Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly
Processor Module
Center Control Cover
Keyboard
Wireless Mini-Card
Display
Camera
Palm Rest
Speaker Assembly
Optical Drive
USB/Audio Board
Microphone
System Board Assembly
Battery Latch Assembly
Flashing the BIOS
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
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Model: PP33L
May2008Rev.A00
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 potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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Base Cover
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Removing the Base Cover
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1. Ensure that the computer is turned off.
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2. Remove the battery (see Before Working Inside Your Computer).
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3. Loosen the seven captive screws on the base cover and lift the cover off the computer at an angle as shown in the figure.
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Replacing the Base Cover
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1. Align the tabs on the base cover to the bottom of the computer.
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2. Replace and tighten the seven captive screws on the base cover.
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3. Slide the battery into the battery bay until it clicks into place.
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CAUTION: Before working inside your computer, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
CAUTION: Before performing this procedures, turn off the computer, disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet and the computer,
disconnect the modem from the wall connector and the computer, and remove any other external cables from the computer.
NOTICE: 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: Do not touch the processor thermal-cooling assembly. Processor components should be removed only by trained support personnel.
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base cover
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captive screws (7)
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tabs
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Before You Begin
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Recommended Tools
Before Working Inside Your Computer
This document provides procedures for removing and installing the components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that:
lYou have performed the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
lYou have read the safety information that shipped with your computer.
lWhen replacing a component, you have already removed the original component, if installed.
Recommended Tools
The procedures in this document may require the following tools:
lSmall flat-blade screwdriver
lPhillips screwdriver
lSmall plastic scribe
lFlash BIOS update media (see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com)
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.
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1. Ensure that the work surface is flat and clean to prevent the computer cover from being scratched.
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2. Click Start , click the arrow , and then click Shut Down.
The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process finishes.
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3. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.
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4. Disconnect any telephone or network cables from the computer.
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5. Press and eject any installed cards from the ExpressCard slot and the 8-in-1 memory card reader.
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6. Turn the computer over.
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7. Slide the battery release latch until it clicks into place.
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8. Slide the battery out of the battery bay.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTICE: 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.
NOTICE: 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.
NOTICE: 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.
NOTICE: When disconnecting a cable, pull on the cable's connector or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself. For cable connectors with locking
tabs, press inward on the locking tabs to release the connector. When connecting a cable, ensure that the connectors are correctly oriented and
aligned to avoid damage to the connector and/or the connector's pins.
NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer, and then unplug it from the network wall jack.
NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you service the computer.
NOTICE: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery designed for this particular Dell computer. Do not use batteries designed for other Dell
computers.

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9. Turn the computer top side up, open the display, and press the power button to ground the system board.
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battery
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battery release latch

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Flashing the BIOS
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If a BIOS-update program CD is provided with a new system board, flash the BIOS from the CD. If you do not have a BIOS-update program CD, flash the BIOS
from the hard drive.
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Flashing the BIOS From a CD
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1. Ensure that the AC adapter is plugged in and that the main battery is installed properly.
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2. Insert the BIOS-update program CD and turn on the computer.
Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. The computer continues to boot and updates the new BIOS. When the flash update is complete, the
computer will automatically reboot.
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3. Press <F2> during POST to enter the system setup program.
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4. Press <Alt> and <f> to reset the computer defaults.
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5. Press <Esc>, select Save/Exit, and press <Enter> to save configuration changes.
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6. Remove the flash BIOS-update program CD from the drive and restart the computer.
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Flashing the BIOS From the Hard Drive
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1. Ensure that the AC adapter is plugged in, the main battery is properly installed, and a network cable is attached.
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2. Turn on the computer.
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3. Locate the latest BIOS update file for your computer at support.dell.com.
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4. Click Download Now to download the file.
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5. If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click Yes, I Accept this Agreement.
The File Download window appears.
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6. Click Save this program to disk, and then click OK.
The Save In window appears.
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7. Click the down arrow to view the Save In menu, select Desktop, and then click Save.
The file downloads to your desktop.
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8. Click Close if the Download Complete window appears.
The file icon appears on your desktop and is titled the same as the downloaded BIOS update file.
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NOTICE: Plug the AC adapter into a known, good power source to prevent loss of power. Failure to do so may cause system damage.
NOTE: If you use the BIOS-update program CD to flash the BIOS, press <F12> before inserting the CD so that you can set up the computer to boot from
a CD for one time only. Otherwise, you must enter the system setup program to change the default boot order.
NOTICE: Do not interrupt this process once it begins. Doing so may cause system damage.
NOTICE: Plug the AC adapter into a known, good power source to prevent loss of power. Failure to do so may cause system damage.
NOTICE: Do not interrupt this process once it begins. Doing so may cause system damage.

9. Double-click the file icon on the desktop and follow the instructions on the screen.
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USB/Audio Board
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Removing the USB/Audio Board
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1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
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2. Remove the optical drive (see Removing the Optical Drive).
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3. Disconnect the two cables of the USB/Audio board from the connectors on the system board.
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4. Remove the adhesive tapes from the cables securing it to the system board.
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5. Remove the screw securing the USB/Audio board to the computer base cover and remove the board.
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Replacing the USB/Audio Board
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1. Connect the USB/Audio board cables to the system board connectors.
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2. Place the USB/Audio board in position and replace and tighten the screw to secure the board.
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3. Replace the optical drive (see Replacing the Optical Drive).
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CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTICE: 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).
NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you begin working inside the
computer.
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USB board
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USB/Audio cables

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Camera
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Removing the Camera Module
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1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.
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2. Remove the display bezel (see Removing the Display Bezel).
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3. Loosen the two screws connecting the camera to the display cover.
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4. Disconnect the camera cable and take out the camera module.
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Replacing the Camera Module
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1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.
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2. Replace and tighten the two screws securing the camera to the display cover.
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3. Connect the camera cable to the connector.
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4. Replace the display bezel (see Replacing the Display Bezel).
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CAUTION: Before working inside your computer, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
CAUTION: Before performing this procedures, turn off the computer, disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet and the computer,
disconnect the modem from the wall connector and the computer, and remove any other external cables from the computer.
NOTICE: 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).
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screws (2)
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camera cable

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Center Control Cover
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Removing the Center Control Cover
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1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
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2. Remove the two screws securing the center control cover from the battery bay.
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3. Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.
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4. Pry out the center control cover with your fingers starting from the battery bay location at the back of the system.
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5. Ease the center control cover up.
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6. Remove the keyboard surround by easing it out using a scribe (see Removing the Keyboard).
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7. Remove the two screws from the top of the keyboard.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTICE: 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).
NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you begin working inside the
computer.
NOTICE: To avoid damage to the data cable connected to the system board, ensure that you do not pull hard when you are lifting the center control
cover.
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center control cover
NOTICE: The key caps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the
keyboard.

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8. Lift the keyboard and hold it up and slightly forward to access the media control buttons connector on the system board.
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9. Disconnect the media control buttons cable from the connector on the system board.
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Replacing the Center Control Cover
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1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
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2. Reconnect the media control buttons cable to the connector below the keyboard on the system board.
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3. Align the tabs along the bottom of the keyboard and slide them under the palm rest.
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4. Replace the keyboard surround.
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5. Press on the corner edges near the top to snap the keyboard into place.
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6. Replace the two screws on the top of the keyboard.
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7. Slide the center control cover into the keyboard surround and press at both the edges of the cover until it snaps into place.
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8. In the battery bay, replace the two screws that secure the center control cover.
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media control buttons cable
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media control buttons connector