Dell Vostro 1310 User manual

Service Manual

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
IfyoupurchasedaDELL™nSeriescomputer,anyreferencesinthisdocumenttoMicrosoft®Windows®operating systems are not applicable.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
©2008-2009DellInc.Allrightsreserved.
Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.
Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and Vostro are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Microsoft, Windows,Windows Vista, and the Windows Vista 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 of Bluetooth SIG Inc.
Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any
proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.
September2009Rev.A02
Troubleshooting
Before Working on Your Computer
Hard Drive
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card
Fan
Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly
Processor Module
Memory
Hinge Cover
Keyboard
Power Button and Multimedia Button Pads
Display
Palm Rest
Fingerprint Reader
Internal Card With Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Optical Drive
System Board Assembly
Speaker Assembly
USB Daughter Card
DC Power Module
Coin-Cell Battery
Battery Latch Assembly
Flashing the BIOS
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.

Back to Contents Page
Before Working on Your Computer
Service Manual
Recommended Tools
What You Need to Know for Your Safety
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 this section.
lYou have read the safety information that shipped with your computer.
lWhen replacing a component, you have already removed the original, 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 (see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com)
What You Need to Know for Your Safety
Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help ensure your own personal safety.






1. Ensure that the work surface is flat and clean to prevent the computer cover from being scratched.

2. Shut down your computer.
lIn Microsoft®Windows®XP, click Start®Shutdown®Shutdown.
lIn Microsoft Windows Vista®, click Start , click the arrow icon, and then click Shut Down to turn off your computer.

3. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.


4. Disconnect any telephone or network cables from the computer.

5. Remove any installed cards from the ExpressCard slot and the 8-in-1 memory card reader.

NOTE: The color of your computer and certain components may appear differently than shown in this document.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your 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.
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.
NOTE: Ensure that the computer is off and not in a power management mode. If you cannot shut down the computer using the operating system,
press and hold the power button for 4 seconds.
NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer, and then unplug it from the network wall jack.


6. Turn the computer over.

7. Slide the battery lock to the open position.

8. Slide the battery latch release to the open position. (You may need to hold the latch release in the open position while removing the battery.)

9. Slide the battery out of the battery bay.

10. Turn the computer top-side up, open the display, and press the power button to ground the system board.
Back to Contents Page

NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you service the computer.
NOTE: 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.
1
battery
2
battery lock
3
battery latch release



Back to Contents Page
Flashing the BIOS
Service Manual
Flashing the BIOS From a CD
Flashing the BIOS From the Hard Drive
If a BIOS-update program media, such as a CD, is provided with a new system board, flash the BIOS from the media. If you do not have a BIOS-update
program media, see Flashing the BIOS From the Hard Drive.
Flashing the BIOS From a CD


1. Ensure that the AC adapter is connected to an electrical outlet and that the main battery is installed properly.

2. Start your computer.

3. Press the eject button at the front of the optical drive to open the drive tray.

4. Place the BIOS-update CD in the center of the drive tray, then gently push to close the tray.

5. Restart the computer.

6. When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft®Windows®desktop, then shut down your
computer and try again.

7. At the Boot Device Menu, use the up-and down-arrow keys or press the appropriate number on the keyboard to highlight CD-ROM, and then press
<Enter>.


8. 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 automatically reboots.

9. Remove the flash BIOS update program CD from the drive.
Flashing the BIOS From the Hard Drive


1. Ensure that the AC adapter is connected to an electrical outlet, that the main battery is properly installed, and that a network cable is attached.

2. Start the computer.

3. Locate the latest BIOS update file for your computer at support.dell.com.

4. Click Download Now to download the file.

5. If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click Yes, I Accept this Agreement.

6. In the File Download window, click Save this program to disk, and then click OK.
NOTICE: Connect the AC adapter to an electrical outlet that is known to be working properly to prevent a loss of power. Failure to do so may
cause system damage.
NOTE: Keyboard failure may result when a key on the keyboard is held down for extended periods of time. To avoid possible keyboard failure,
press and release <F12> in even intervals until the Boot Device Menu appears.
NOTE: The Quickboot feature changes the boot sequence for the current boot only. Upon restart, the computer boots according to the boot
sequence specified in system setup.
NOTICE: Do not interrupt this process once it begins. Doing so may cause system damage.
NOTICE: Connect the AC adapter to an electrical outlet that is known to be working properly to prevent a loss of power. Failure to do so may
cause system damage.


7. In the Save In window, click the down arrow to view the Save In menu, select Desktop, and then click Save.
The file downloads to your desktop.

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.

9. Double-click the file icon on the desktop and follow the instructions on the screen.
Back to Contents Page


Back to Contents Page
Internal Card With Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Service Manual
Removing the Card
Replacing the Card

If you ordered a card with Bluetooth wireless technology with your computer, the card is already installed.
Removing the Card

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.

2. Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).

3. Remove the WLAN card (see Removing a WLAN Card).

4. Remove the fan (see Removing the Fan).

5. Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover).

6. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).

7. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).

8. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).

9. Lift the card and cable and disconnect the card connector from the card.

10. Remove the card from the card compartment.
Replacing the Card


1. Connect the card cable connector to the card.

2. Replace the card in the card compartment.

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
1
card cable connector
2
card
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTE: This procedure assumes that you have completed the removal procedure first.

3. Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Palm Rest).

4. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly).

5. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).

6. Replace the hinge cover (see Replacing the Hinge Cover).

7. Replace the fan (see Replacing the Fan).

8. Replace the WLAN card (see Replacing a WLAN Card).

9. Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive).
Back to Contents Page


Back to Contents Page
Coin-Cell Battery
Service Manual
Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery
Removing the Coin-Cell Battery


1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.

2. Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).

3. Remove the WLAN card (see Removing a WLAN Card).

4. Remove the fan (see Removing the Fan).

5. Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover).

6. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).

7. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).

8. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).

9. Disconnect the cable that secures the internal card with Bluetooth®wireless technology to the system board (see Removing the Card).

10. Remove the optical drive (see Removing the Optical Drive).

11. Remove the system board (see Removing the System Board Assembly).

12. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable connector from the system board.

13. Lift the coin-cell battery from the system board.
Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery


CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
1
coin-cell battery cable connector
2
coin-cell battery
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTE: This procedure assumes that you have completed the removal procedure first.


1. Connect the coin-cell battery cable connector to the system board.

2. Position the coin-cell battery on the system board.

3. Replace the system board (see Replacing the System Board Assembly).

4. Replace the optical drive (see Replacing the Optical Drive).

5. Connect the cable that secures the internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology to the system board (see Replacing the Card).

6. Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Palm Rest).

7. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly).

8. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).

9. Replace the hinge cover (see Replacing the Hinge Cover).

10. Replace the fan (see Replacing the Fan).

11. Replace the WLAN card (see Replacing a WLAN Card).

12. Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive).
Back to Contents Page


Back to Contents Page
Processor Module
Service Manual
Removing the Processor Module
Replacing the Processor Module
Removing the Processor Module


1. Follow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer.

2. Remove the M2.5 x 5-mm screw that secures the memory cover.

3. Remove the cover and set it aside.

4. Remove the fan (see Removing the Fan).

5. Remove the processor thermal-cooling assembly (see Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly).


6. To loosen the ZIF socket, use a small, flat-blade screwdriver and rotate the ZIF-socket cam screw counterclockwise until it comes to the cam stop.



7. Lift the processor module from the ZIF socket.
Replacing the Processor Module



CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTICE: To avoid damage to the processor, hold the screwdriver so that it is perpendicular to the processor when turning the cam screw.
1
ZIF-socket cam screw
2
ZIF socket
NOTICE: To ensure maximum cooling for the processor, do not touch the heat transfer areas on the processor thermal-cooling assembly. The oils
in your skin can reduce the heat transfer capability of the thermal pads.
NOTICE: When removing the processor module, pull the module straight up. Be careful not to bend the pins on the processor module.
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTICE: Do not touch the processor die. Press and hold the processor down on the substrate on which the die is mounted while turning the cam
screw to prevent intermittent contact between the cam screw and processor.