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Inspiron 17/17R
Owner’s Manual
Computer model: Inspiron 3721/5721
Regulatory model: P17E
Regulatory type: P17E001
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book.book Page 2 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM 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. ____________________ © 2012 Dell Inc. ™ ™ Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the DELL logo, and Inspiron are tradem
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book.book Page 3 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM Contents Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices. . . . . 9 Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 After Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . 11 Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 4 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM Replacing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Removing the Memory Module(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Replacing the Memory Mod
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book.book Page 5 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM Removing the Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Removing the I/O Board . . . . .
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book.book Page 6 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM Replacing the Cooling Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Removing the Hard-Drive Interposer Board . . . . 51 Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Replacing the Hard-Drive Interposer Bo
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book.book Page 7 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM Removing the Display Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Replacing the Display Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Removing the Display Pa
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book.book Page 8 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM 8 | Contents
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book.book Page 9 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM 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 Shut down your computer. Windows 8: a Point your mouse pointer to the upper-right or lower-right corner of the screen to open the Charms sidebar. b In the Charms sidebar, click Settings→ Power→ Sh
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book.book Page 10 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM 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. WARNING: Disconnect all power sources before opening the computer cov
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book.book Page 11 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM After Working Inside Your Computer After you complete the replacement procedures, ensure the following: • Replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside your computer. • Connect any external devices, cables, cards, and any other part(s) you removed before working on your computer. • Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets. CAUTION: Before turning on your computer, replace all screws and
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book.book Page 12 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM Removing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Close the
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book.book Page 13 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM Replacing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the t
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book.book Page 14 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM Removing the Optical Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Re
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book.book Page 15 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM 3 Remove the screw that secures the optical-drive bracket to the optical-drive assembly and remove the optical-drive bracket. 4 Carefully pull the optical-drive bezel and remove it from the optical drive. 4 3 2 1 1 optical-drive bezel 2 optical drive 3 optical-drive bracket 4 screw Removing the Optical Drive | 15
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book.book Page 16 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM Replacing the Optical Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Ali
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book.book Page 17 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM Removing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove
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book.book Page 18 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM 3 Turn the keyboard over and place it on the palm-rest. 4 Lift the connector latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the keyboard-cable connector. 5 Lift the keyboard off the palm-rest. 1 2 3 4 1 keyboard cable 2 connector latch 3 keyboard 4 palm-rest 18 | Removing the Keyboard
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book.book Page 19 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM Replacing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Slide th
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book.book Page 20 Friday, December 14, 2012 3:32 PM Removing the Base Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remov
