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Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual
Before You Begin Palm Rest
Base Cover Speakers
Hard Drive Daughter Board
Memory System Board
Optical Drive Wireless Mini-Card
Processor Heat Sink Audio Connector Cover
Processor Thermal Fan
Center Control Cover USB Extend Cable
Keyboard Charger Board
Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Coin-Cell Battery
Power Board Battery Latch Assembly
Display Flashing the BIOS
Camera (Optional)
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicat
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Back to Contents Page Audio Connector Cover Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual Removing the Audio Connector Cover Replacing the Audio Connector Cover CAUTION: 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. NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap
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Back to Contents Page Base Cover Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual Removing the Base Cover Replacing the Base Cover CAUTION: 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: Before performing this procedures, turn off the computer, disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet
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Back to Contents Page Battery Latch Assembly Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual Removing the Battery Latch Assembly Replacing the Battery Latch Assembly CAUTION: 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. NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding st
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Back to Contents Page Before You Begin Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual Recommended Tools Turning Off Your Computer Before Working Inside Your Computer This section provides procedures for removing and installing the 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 informatio
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4. Disconnect all telephone or network cables from the computer. 5. Press and eject any installed cards from the ExpressCard slot and the 8-in-1 memory card reader. 6. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets. NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you service the computer. NOTICE: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery designed for this particular
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Back to Contents Page Flashing the BIOS Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual Flashing the BIOS From a CD Flashing the BIOS From the Hard Drive If a BIOS upgrade CD is provided with the new processor or new system board, flash the BIOS from the CD. If you do not have a BIOS upgrade CD, flash the BIOS from the hard drive. Flashing the BIOS From a CD 1. Ensure that the AC adapter is plugged in and that the main battery is installed properly. NOTE: If you use a BIOS up
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Back to Contents Page Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual Removing the Card Replacing the Card CAUTION: 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. NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by
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Replacing the Card 1. Replace the cable board. 2. Route the cable through the routing guides. 3. Connect the cable to the system board connector. 4. Replace the screw that secures the Bluetooth card. 5. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard). 6. Replace the center control cover (see Replacing the Center Control Cover). 7. Slide the battery into the battery bay until it clicks into place. Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Camera (Optional) Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual Removing the Camera Replacing the Camera CAUTION: 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. NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an u
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6. Replace the display bezel (see Replacing the Display Bezel). 7. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly). Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Center Control Cover Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual Removing the Center Control Cover Replacing the Center Control Cover CAUTION: 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. NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or
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2. Turn the computer over and replace the two screws that secure the center control cover to the computer base. 3. Slide the battery into the battery bay until it clicks into place. Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Charger Board Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual Removing the Charger Board Replacing the Charger Board CAUTION: 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. NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touc
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Back to Contents Page Coin-Cell Battery Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery CAUTION: 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. NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by perio
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Back to Contents Page Processor Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual Removing the Processor Installing the Processor CAUTION: 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. NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an un
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NOTICE: A processor that is not properly seated can result in an intermittent connection or permanent damage to the processor and ZIF socket. 1. Align the pin-1 corner of the processor so that it points to the triangle on the ZIF socket, and place the processor into the ZIF socket. When the processor is correctly seated, all four corners are aligned at the same height. If one or more corners of the processor are higher than the others, the processor is not seated correctly. NOTICE: To
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Back to Contents Page Processor Heat Sink Dell™ Inspiron™ 1545 Service Manual Removing the Processor Heat Sink Replacing the Processor Heat Sink CAUTION: 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. NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or b
