Dell Vostro 1520 User manual

Dell™Vostro™1520ServiceManual
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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May2009Rev.A00
Working on Your Computer
Adding and Replacing Parts
Specifications
Diagnostics
System Setup
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NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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System Setup
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Entering System Setup
<F12> Menu
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Your computer's BIOS, or System Setup program allows you to do the following:
lAccess System Setup by pressing <F2>
lBring up a one-time boot menu by pressing <F12>
Entering System Setup
Press <F2> to enter System Setup and make changes to the user-definable settings. If you are having trouble entering Setup using this key, reboot and press
the <F2> key when the keyboard LEDs first flash.
<F12> Menu
Press <F12> when the Dell logo appears to initiate a one-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the computer. The devices listed on the boot
menu depend on the bootable devices installed in the computer.
lInternal HDD
lCD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
lOnboard NIC
lBIOS Setup
lDiagnostics (starts the Pre-boot System Assessment (PSA) diagnostics)
This menu is useful when attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the computer. Using the boot menu does not make any
changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS.

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Diagnostics
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Device Status Lights
LED Error Codes
Power Button Light Codes
Device Status Lights
If your computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the light operates as follows:
lSolid blue—The battery is charging.
lFlashing blue—The battery is almost fully charged.
If your computer is running on a battery, the light operates as follows:
lOff—The battery is adequately charged, or the computer is turned off.
lFlashing orange—The battery charge is low.
lSolid orange—The battery charge is critically low.
LED Error Codes
If your computer does not perform a Power-On Self-Test upon boot up, there are various things to look for:
1. Check that the computer power light is on.
2. If the power light is not on, ensure that your computer is plugged into AC power. Remove the battery.
3. If your computer is powered on but is not performing a POST, check to see whether or not the keyboard status lights flash to indicate a successful POST
but no video or if the keyboard status lights are lit in a sequence indicating a system problem.
The following table shows the possible LED codes that may display in a no-POST situation.
Device status lights located in the center of the
hinge cover.
1—Turns on when your computer reads or writes data to the hard drive.
NOTE: To avoid loss of data, never turn off your computer while the Hard Drive light is flashing.
2—Turns on when wireless networking is enabled.
3—Turns on when a card with Bluetooth®wireless technology is enabled.
NOTE: The card with Bluetooth wireless technology is an optional feature, so the light turns on only if
you ordered the card with your computer. For more information, see the documentation that came
with your card.
To turn off only the Bluetooth wireless technology functionality, right-click the icon in the system tray
and click Disable Bluetooth Radio.
4—Turns on when the numeric keypad is enabled.
5—Turns on when the uppercase letter function is enabled.
6—Turns on when the scroll lock function is enabled.
Appearance
Description
Next Step
ON-FLASH-FLASH
No SODIMMs are installed
1. Install supported memory modules.
2. If memory is already present, reseat the module(s) one at
time in each slot.
3.
Try known good memory from another computer or replace the
memory.
4. Replace the system board.
FLASH-ON-ON
System board error
1. Reseat the processor.
2. Replace the system board.
3. Replace the processor.
FLASH-ON-FLASH
LCD Panel Error
1. Reseat the LCD cable.
2. Replace the LCD panel.
3. Replace the video card / system board.
OFF-FLASH-OFF
1. Install compatible memory modules.

Power Button Light Codes
The power LED located in the power button on the front of the computer illuminates and blinks or remains solid to indicate five different states:
lNo light—System is in the off state (S5, or mechanical (AC power not applied) OFF).
lSolid Amber—System fault, but power supply is good—normal operating state (S0).
lBlinking Amber—System fault error condition including Power Supply (only +5VSB working), Vreg failure, missing or bad CPU.
lBlinking Green—System is in power saving states S1, S3 or S4. (Blink rate is 1Hz). No fault/error condition.
lSolid Green—System is fully functional and is in S0 (ON) state.
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Memory compatibility error
2. If two modules are installed remove one and test. Try the
other module in the same slot and test. Test the other slot
with both modules.
3. Replace the memory.
4. Replace the system board.
ON-FLASH-ON
Memory is detected but has
errors
1. Reseat the memory.
2. If two modules are installed remove one and test. Try the
other module in the same slot and test. Test the other slot
with both modules.
3. Replace the memory
4. Replace the system board.
OFF-FLASH-FLASH
Modem Error
1. Reseat the modem.
2. Replace the modem.
3. Replace the system board.
FLASH-FLASH-FLASH
System board error
1. Replace the system board.
FLASH-FLASH-OFF
Option ROM Error
1. Reseat the device.
2. Replace the device.
3. Replace the system board.
OFF-ON-OFF
Storage device error
1. Reseat the hard drive and optical drive.
2. Test the computer with just the hard drive and just the optical
drive.
3. Replace the device that is causing the failure.
4. Replace the system board.
FLASH-FLASH-ON
Video card error
1. Replace the system board.

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Adding and Replacing Parts
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Battery
Hard Drive
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card
Optical Drive
Processor and Memory Access Panel
Heat Sink and Processork
Display Assembly
Camera
LCD Display Panel
Keyboard
USB/IEEE 1394 Board
Speaker Assembly
Coin-Cell Battery
Hard Drive and Mini-Card Access Panel
Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card
Internal Card With Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Fan
Memory
Hinge Cover
Display Bezel
Display Assembly Hinges
Display Inverter
Palm Rest
Fingerprint Reader
System Board

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Specifications
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Processor
System Information
ExpressCard™
8-in-1 Memory Card Reader
Memory
Connectors
Communications
Video
Audio
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Display
Keyboard
Touch Pad
Fingerprint Reader
Camera
Battery
AC Adapter
Physical
Environmental
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NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of
your Tablet-PC, click Start (or Start in Windows XP)®Help and Support, and then
select the option to view information about your Tablet-PC.
Processor
Processor type
Intel®Core™2Duoprocessors
L1 cache
32 KB per instruction, 32 KB data cache per core
L2 cache
Shared 3 MB or 6 MB
External bus frequency
1067 MHz
SystemInformation
System chipset
Intel GM45 or Intel PM45 chipset
Data bus width
64 bits
DRAM bus width
64 bits
Processor address bus width
36 bits
Flash EPROM
SPI 32 Mbit
PCI bus (discrete graphics only)
x16 PCI Express
ExpressCard™(optional)
NOTE: The ExpressCard slot is designed only for ExpressCards. It does NOT support PC cards.
ExpressCard connector
ExpressCard slot (USB and PCI Express-based
interfaces)
Cards supported
34-mm and 54-mm ExpressCards
Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card Reader
Cards supported
SD, SDIO, SD HC, Mini SD (with adapter) MMC, MMC+,
Mini MMC (with adapter)
Memory
Memory module connector
Two DIMM sockets
Memory module capacities
1 GB (one DIMM), 2 GB (one DIMM or two DIMMs), 3 GB (2
DIMMs), 4 GB (2 DIMMs)
Memory type
DDR2 800 MHz non-ECC memory only.
Minimum memory
1024 MB (1 GB)
Maximum memory
4096 MB (4 GB)
Connectors
Audio
Microphone connector and stereo headphone/speakers

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connector
IEEE 1394
One 4-pin -connector
Dock
Optional USB Port Replicator only
Mini-card support (internal expansion slots)
One dedicated half Mini-Card slot for WLAN
One dedicated full Mini-Card slot for WPAN (Bluetooth®
or ultra wideband [UWB])
WPAN full Mini-Card slot can also be used for the Intel
Flash Cache
Modem
Optional USB external modem
Network adapter
RJ-45 connector
USB, USB PowerShare, eSATA
Four 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors
Video
VGA
Communications
Modem
External (optional)
Network adapter
10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board
Wireless
WLAN half Mini-Card, WPAN full Mini-Cards, Bluetooth®
wireless support, and UWB technology
Mobile Broadband
None
GPS
None
Video
Video type
Integrated
Discrete on system board, hardware accelerated
Video controller
Integrated video: Mobile Intel GMA X4500
Discrete video: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
Data bus
Integrated video or PCI-Express video x16
Video memory
Integrated video: up to 256 MB shared
Discrete video: 256 MB dedicated memory
Video output
Video connector and multimode DisplayPort
Audio
Audio type
Two-channel high-definition audio codec
Audio controller
IDT 92HD71B5
Stereo conversion
24-Bit (stereo digital-to-analog)
24-Bit (stereo analog-to-digital)
Interfaces:
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Internal
Internal High Definition Audio
External
Microphone-in connector, stereo headphones/speakers
mini-connector
Speaker
One 2-watt, 4-ohm speakers
Internal speaker amplifier
1-Watt channel into 4 ohms
Internal microphone
Single digital microphone
Volume controls
Volume control buttons
Display
Type (active-matrix TFT)
15.4" WXGA w/anti-glare CCFL or WLED
15.4" WXGA+ w/anti-glare CCFL or WLED
15.4" WUXGA TrueLife!" CCFL
Dimensions
Height
225.5 mm (8.8 inches)
Width
344.5 mm (13.6 inches)
Diagonal
391.16 mm (15.4 inches)
Maximum Resolutions
WXGAw/anti-glare
1280x800 at 262 K colors
WXGA+w/anti-glare
1440x900 at 262 K colors
WUXGAwithTrueLife
1920X1200 at 262 K colors
Operating angle
0°(closed)to160°
Refresh rate
60 Hz

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Viewing angles
Horizontal
±40°(WXGA)typical
±40°(WXGAwithTrueLife)
Pixel pitch
WXGA –.258 mm (.010 inch)
WXGA with TrueLife –.23 mm (.009 inch)
Controls
Brightness can be controlled through keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard
Number of keys
84 (U.S. and Canada); 85 (Europe); 88 (Japan)
Layout
QWERTY/AZERTY/Kanji
Size
full sized (19-mm key pitch)
Touch Pad
X/Y position resolution
(graphics table mode)
240 CPI
Size
Width
73.0-mm (2.9-inch) sensor-active area
Height
42.9-mm (1.7-inch) rectangle
Fingerprint Reader (Optional)
Type
UPEKTCS3TouchStrip™stripsensorwithCMOSactive
capacitive pixel-sensing technology
Camera (Optional)
Resolution
640 x 480 pixels (VGA)
Battery
Type
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12-cell lithium-ion prismatic slice battery
84 WHr
9-cell lithium-ion battery
85 WHr
6-cell lithium-ion battery
56 WHr
4-cell lithium-ion battery
35 WHr
Dimensions:
Depth
4- or 6-cell lithium-ion battery
206 mm (8.11 inches)
9-cell lithium-ion battery
93.3 mm (3.67 inches)
12-cell lithium-ion battery
14.48 mm (0.57 inches)
Height
4- or 6-cell lithium-ion battery
19.8 mm (0.78 inch)
9-cell lithium-ion battery
22.3 mm (0.88 inch)
12-cell lithium-ion battery
217.24 mm (8.55 inch)
Width
4- or 6-cell lithium-ion battery
47.0 mm (1.85 inches)
9-cell lithium-ion battery
68.98 mm (2.70 inches)
12-cell lithium-ion battery
322.17 mm (12.68 inches)
Weight
4-cell lithium-ion battery
0.24 kg (0.53 lb)
6-cell lithium-ion battery
0.33 kg (0.73 lb)
9-cell lithium-ion battery
0.51 kg (1.12 lb)
12-cell lithium-ion battery
0.85 kg (1.87 lb)
Voltage
4-cell lithium-ion battery
14.8 VDC
6- or 9-cell lithium-ion battery
11.1 VDC
12-cell lithium-ion battery
14.8 VDC

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Charge time (approximate)
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6-cell lithium-ion battery
Approximately 1 hour to 80% capacity
Approximately 2 hours to 100% capacity
Operating Time
Varies depending on operating conditions and can be
significantly reduced under certain power-intensive
conditions
Life span (approximate)
1 year
Temperature range
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0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)
Storage
–10°to65°C(14°to149°F)
Coin-cell battery
CR-2032
AC Adapter
Input voltage
100–240 VAC
Input current (maximum)
1.5 A
Input frequency
50–60 Hz
Temperature range:
Operating
0°Cto35°C(32°to95°F)
Storage
–40°Cto65°C(–40°to149°F)
PA-12 65-W Travel AC adapter:
Output voltage
19.5 V DC
Output current
3.34 A
Height
15 mm (0.6 inches)
Width
66 mm (2.6 inches)
Depth
127 mm (5.0 inches)
Weight
0.29 kg (0.64 lb)
PA-10 90-W D-Series AC adapter:
Output voltage
19.5 V DC
Output current
4.62 A
Height
32 mm (1.3 inches)
Width
60 mm (2.4 inches)
Depth
140 mm (5.5 inches)
Weight
0.425 kg (0.9 lb)
PA-3E 90 E-Series AC adapter:
Output voltage
19.5 V DC
Output current
4.62 A
Height
15 mm (0.6 inches)
Width
70 mm (2.8 inches)
Depth
147 mm (5.8 inches)
Weight
0.345 kg (0.76 lb)
Physical
Height
Front: 26.2 (1.031 inches)
Back: 38 mm (1.496 inches)
Width
357 mm (14.055 inches)
Depth
258 mm (10.157 inches)
Weight (with 6-cell battery)
2.8 kg (6.173 lb)
Environmental
Temperature range:
Operating
0°to35°C(32°to95°F)
Storage
–40°to65°C(–40°to149°F)
Relative humidity (maximum):
Operating
10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Storage
5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Maximum vibration (using a random-vibration spectrum that simulates user environment):

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Operating
0.66 GRMS
Storage
1.30 GRMS
Maximum shock (measured with hard drive in head-parked position and a 2-ms half-sine pulse):
Operating
143 G
Storage
163 G
Altitude (maximum):
Operating
–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)
Storage
–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

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Battery
Dell™Vostro™1520ServiceManual
Removing the Battery
1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
2. Slide the battery lock latch on the left away from the battery.
3. Slide the battery latch at the center toward the right..
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.

4. Slide the battery itself toward the back of the computer and remove.

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Coin-Cell Battery
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Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
2. Remove the battery from the computer.
3. Remove the processor and memory access panel from the computer.
4. Remove the fan from the computer.
5. Remove the heat sink and processor from the computer.
6. Remove the memory modules from the computer.
7. Remove the coin-cell battery from the computer.
8. Remove the hard drive and mini-card access panel from the computer.
9. Remove the hard drive from the computer.
10. Remove the optical drive from the computer.
11. Remove the Bluetooth module from the computer.
12. Remove any WLAN and WWAN cards from the computer.
13. Remove the hinge cover from the computer.
14. Remove the keyboard from the computer.
15. Remove the display assembly from the computer.
16. Remove the palm rest from the computer.
17. Remove the system board from the computer.
18. Set aside the chassis, and place the systemboard on a clean work surface.
19. Insert a plastic scribe into slot and gently pry up the coin-cell battery.
20. Remove the coin-cell battery.
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.

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Display Bezel
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Removing the Display Bezel
1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
2. Remove the display assembly from the computer.
3. Remove the six rubber screw covers from the display bezel.
4. Remove the six screws that secure the bezel to the display assembly.
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.

5. Remove the bezel from the display assembly.

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Camera
Dell™Vostro™1520ServiceManual
Removing the Camera
1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
2. Remove the display assembly from the computer.
3. Remove the display bezel from the display assembly.
4. Remove the LCD display panel from the display assembly.
5. Loosen the captive screw that secures the display camera in place.
6. Lift the camera from its slot.
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.

6. Release the display camera data cable from its clip and disconnect the display camera data cable.
7. Remove the display camera from the display assembly.

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Display Assembly Hinges
Dell™Vostro™1520ServiceManual
Removing the Display Assembly Hinges
1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
2. Remove the display assembly from the computer.
3. Remove the display bezel from the display assembly.
4. Remove the display inverter from the display assembly.
5. Remove the LCD display panel from the display assembly.
6. Remove the eight screws securing the hinges to the display panel assembly.
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.