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Dell™ Inspiron™ 1011 Service Manual
Before You Begin Power Button Board
Battery USB and SIM Card Board
Keyboard AC Adapter Connector
Hard Drive System Board
Palm Rest Memory
Palm Rest Bracket Coin-Cell Battery
Communication Cards Display
Power/Battery Status Light Board Camera
Speakers Flashing the BIOS
Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your c
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Back to Contents Page AC Adapter Connector Dell™ Inspiron™ 1011 Service Manual Removing the AC Adapter Connector Replacing the AC Adapter Connector 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. CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap
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4. Replace the palm rest bracket (see Replacing the Palm Rest Bracket). 5. Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive). 6. Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Palm Rest). 7. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard). 8. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery). Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Power/Battery Status Light Board Dell™ Inspiron™ 1011 Service Manual Removing the Power/Battery Status Light Board Replacing the Power/Battery Status Light Board 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. CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourse
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4. Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive). 5. Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Palm Rest). 6. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard). 7. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery). Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Before You Begin Dell™ Inspiron™ 1011 Service Manual Recommended Tools Turning Off Your Computer Before Working Inside Your Computer This section provides procedures for removing and installing components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that the following conditions exist: l You have performed the steps in Turning Off Your Computer and Before Working Inside Your Computer. l You have read the safety information th
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them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, ensure that both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned. CAUTION: To avoid damaging the computer, perform the following steps before you begin working inside the computer. 1. Ensure that the work surface is flat and clean to prevent the computer cover from being scratched. 2. Turn off your computer. See Turning Off Your Computer. CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, firs
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Back to Contents Page Flashing the BIOS Dell™ Inspiron™ 1011 Service Manual Flashing the BIOS From a CD Flashing the BIOS From the Hard Drive Flashing the BIOS in Ubuntu If a BIOS-update program CD is provided with the 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. NOTE: Your computer does not have an internal optical drive. Use an external optical drive or any external storage device for th
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3. Select ® Places® Documents. 4. Create a new folder and name it BIOS. 5. Locate the latest BIOS update file for your computer at support.dell.com. 6. Click Download Now to download the file. 7. If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click Yes, I Accept this Agreement. The File Download window appears. 8. Click Save this program to disk and then click OK. The Save In window appears. 9. Click the down arrow to view the Save In menu
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Back to Contents Page Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Dell™ Inspiron™ 1011 Service Manual Removing the Bluetooth Card Replacing the Bluetooth Card 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. CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist
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6. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery). Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Camera Dell™ Inspiron™ 1011 Service Manual Removing the Camera Replacing the Camera 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. CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted m
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Back to Contents Page Coin-Cell Battery Dell™ Inspiron™ 1011 Service Manual Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Replacing 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. CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by per
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Back to Contents Page Display Dell™ Inspiron™ 1011 Service Manual Display Assembly Display Bezel Display Panel Display Panel Cable 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. CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by per
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Replacing the Display Assembly 1. Place the display assembly in position and replace the two screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base. 2. Route the Mini-Card cables and connect them to the Mini-Cards, if applicable (see Replacing the Mini-Card). 3. Replace the system board (see Replacing the System Board). 4. Replace the AC adapter connector (see Replacing the AC Adapter Connector). 5. Replace the USB and SIM card board (see Replacing the U
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1 screws (2) 2 rubber pads (2) 3 display bezel 6. Remove the display bezel. Replacing the Display Bezel 1. Realign the display bezel over the display panel, and gently snap into place. 2. Replace the two screws that secure the display bezel. 3. Replace the two rubber pads (one on either side) on the display bezel screws. 4. Press and replace the hinge cover caps. 5. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly). Disp
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1 screws (4) 2 display cover 3 display panel 4 camera cable connector 6. Remove the four screws (two on each side) that secure the display panel brackets to the display panel. 1 screws (4) 2 display panel brackets (2) Replacing the Display Panel 1. Attach the display brackets to the display panel by replacing the two screws on each side of the display panel. 2. Align the screw holes on the display panel with the holes on the display cover. 3. Replace the four
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1 display board connector 2 back of display panel 3 conductive tape 4 flex cable Replacing the Display Panel Cable 1. Connect the flex cable to the display board connector and secure it with the conductive tape. 2. Replace the display panel (see Replacing the Display Panel). 3. Replace the display bezel (see Replacing the Display Bezel). 4. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly). Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell™ Inspiron™ 1011 Service Manual Removing the Hard Drive Replacing the Hard Drive 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. WARNING: If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot, do not touch the metal housing of the hard dri
