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Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual
Working on Your Computer
Adding and Replacing Parts
Specifications
Diagnostics
System Setup
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.
If you purchased a Dell™ n
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Back to Contents Page Access Panel Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual 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. Removing the Access Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the six screws that secure the access
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Replacing the Access Panel Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the access panel on your computer. Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual 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. Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Slide the battery latches apart while at the same time slipping your forefingers into the groov
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3. Lift the battery from the computer. Replacing the Battery Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the battery in your computer. Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual 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. Removing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the ba
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12. Disengage the Bluetooth card cable from its routing groove, then lift and remove the Bluetooth card from the computer. Replacing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the Bluetooth card in your computer. Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Coin-Cell Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual 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. 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 access panel from the
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11. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the connector on the system board, then lift and remove the coin-cell battery from the computer. Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the coin-cell battery in your computer. Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Processor Fan Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual 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. Removing the Processor Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the access panel from the computer
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11. Remove the screw that secures the processor fan to the computer. 12. Lift the processor fan from the computer.
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Replacing the Processor Fan Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the processor fan in your computer. Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page ExpressCard Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual 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. Removing the ExpressCard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Press on the ExpressCard to release it from its slot in the computer. 3. Slide the Expre
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Replacing the ExpressCard Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the ExpressCard in your computer. Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual 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. Removing the Hard Drive Assembly Replacing the Hard Drive Assembly Removing the Hard Drive Bracket Replacing the Hard Drive Bracket Removing the Hard Drive Interposer
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5. Pull the plastic tab toward the opposite end of the hard drive assembly to disengage the hard drive interposer from the connector on the system board, then lift the hard drive assembly from the computer. Replacing the Hard Drive Assembly Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the hard drive in your computer. Removing the Hard Drive Bracket 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remov
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5. Remove the four screws, two on either side of the bracket, that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. 6. Lift the bracket from the hard drive. Replacing the Hard Drive Bracket
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Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the hard drive into the hard drive bracket. Removing the Hard Drive Interposer 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3. Remove the access panel from the computer. 4. Remove the hard drive from the computer. 5. Tugging gently, remove the hard drive interposer from the hard drive. Replacing the Hard Drive Interposer Perform the steps described abov
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Back to Contents Page Heat Sink Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual 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. Removing the Heat Sink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the ExpressCard from the computer if applicable. 3. Remove the memory card from the
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19. Remove the heat sink from the system board. Replacing the Heat Sink Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the heat sink onto your system board. Back to Contents Page
