Dell M1530 - XPS laptop. TUXEDO User manual

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Dell™ XPS™ M1530 Service Manual
Model PP28L

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
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your computer.
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and tells you how to avoid the problem.
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or death.
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November 2007 Rev. A00

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Contents
1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 10
2 Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Returning a Hard Drive to Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Removing the DIMM A Memory Module . . . . . . . . 17
Replacing the DIMM A Memory Module . . . . . . . . 19
Removing the DIMM B Memory Module . . . . . . . . 20
Replacing the DIMM B Memory Module . . . . . . . . 22
4 Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly . . 25
Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly . 25

4Contents
Replacing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly . 28
5 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6 Communication Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Subscriber Identity Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Wireless Mini Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Removing a WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Replacing a WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Removing a Mobile Broadband or WWAN Card . . 39
Replacing a WWAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Flash Cache Module or Ultra Wide Band . . . . . . . . 42
Removing the FCM or UWB . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Replacing the FCM or UWB . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
7 Hinge Covers and Center Control Cover . 45
Removing the Hinge Covers and Center Control Cover . 45
Replacing the Hinge Covers and Center Control Cover . 47
8 Internal Card With Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology 49
Removing the Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Replacing the Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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9 Battery Latch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Removing the Battery Latch Assembly . . . . . . . . . 51
Replacing the Battery Latch Assembly . . . . . . . . . 52
10 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
11 Button Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Removing the Button Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Replacing the Button Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
12 Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Removing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Replacing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Removing the Display Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Replacing the Display Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Replacing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Removing the Display Panel Cable . . . . . . . . . . . 70