Dell XPS 13 User manual

Dell XPS 13
Owner’s Manual
Computer model: L321x Regulatory model: P29G Regulatory type: P29G001
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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 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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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.
is strictly forbidden.
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.
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.
Regulatory model: P29G Regulatory type: P29G001
2012 - 1 Rev. A00
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Contents
1 Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices . . . . . 9
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2 After Working Inside Your Computer. . . . 11
3BaseCover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Removing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Replacing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4 Power-Light Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Removing the Power-Light Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Replacing the Power-Light Board. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6 Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Removing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Replacing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7 Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Removing the Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Replacing the Mini-Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8 Solid-State Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Removing the Solid-State Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacing the Solid-State Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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9 Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Removing the Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
10 Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Removing the Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing the Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
11 Power-Adapter Connector . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Removing the Power-Adapter Connector . . . . . . . . 37
Replacing the Power-Adapter Connector. . . . . . . . 39
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
12 I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Removing the I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Replacing the I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
13 System Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Entering the Service Tag in BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
14 Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Removing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
15 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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16 Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Removing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Replacing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
17 Palm-Rest Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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Before you Begin 9
1
Before You Begin
Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices
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 Click Start and click Shut Down .
Microsoft Windows shuts down and then the computer turns off.
NOTE: If you are using a different operating system, see the documentation of
your operating system for shut-down instructions.
3 Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical
outlets.
4 Disconnect all telephone cables, network cables, and attached devices
from your computer.
5 Press and hold the power button, while the computer is unplugged, to
ground the system board.
Safety Instructions
Use the following safety guidelines to protect your computer from potential
damage and ensure your 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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: To avoid damaging the computer, ensure that the work surface is flat
and clean.
CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by their
edges and avoid touching pins and contacts.
WARNING: Disconnect all power sources before opening the computer cover or
panels. After you finish working inside the computer, replace all covers, panels,
and screws before connecting to the power source.
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10 Before you Begin
CAUTION: Only a certified service technician is authorized to remove the
computer cover and access any of the components inside the computer. See the
safety instructions for complete information about safety precautions, working
inside your computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
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.
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 or
thumb-screws that you must disengage before disconnecting the cable. When
disconnecting cables, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector
pins. When connecting cables, ensure that the connectors and ports are correctly
oriented and aligned.
CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your
computer and then unplug the cable from the network device.
Recommended Tools
The procedures in this document may require the following tools:
• Torx 5 screwdriver
• Phillips screwdriver
• Plastic scribe
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