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Dell Latitude E7440
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: P40G
Regulatory Type: P40G001
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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 either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2013 Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved. ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the Dell logo, Dell Boomi , Dell Precision , OptiPlex , Latitude , PowerEdge
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Contents 1 Working on Your Computer....................................................................................................... 5 Before Working Inside Your Computer.....................................................................................................................5 Turning Off Your Computer....................................................................................................................................... 6 After Working Inside Your Computer........
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Installing the System Fan........................................................................................................................................33 Removing the Heatsink........................................................................................................................................... 33 Installing the Heatsink............................................................................................................................................ 34 Remov
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1 Working on Your Computer Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your personal safety. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure included in this document assumes that the following conditions exist: • You have read the safety information that shipped with your computer. • A component can be replaced or--if purchased separately--installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse orde
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NOTE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you service the computer. 7. Remove the main battery. 8. Turn the computer top-side up. 9. Open the display. 10. Press the power button to ground the system board. CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the display. CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the
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After Working Inside Your Computer After you complete any replacement procedure, ensure you connect any external devices, cards, and cables before turning on your computer. CAUTION: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery designed for this particular Dell computer. Do not use batteries designed for other Dell computers. 1. Connect any external devices, such as a port replicator or media base, and replace any cards, such as an ExpressCard. 2. Connect any telephone or network cabl
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2 Removing and Installing Components This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver • Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe System Overview Inside View — Back 1. memory module 3. SIM card slot 2. battery bay 4. coin-cell battery 9
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5. storage device 9. heatsink 6. WWAN card 10. system fan 7. WLAN card 8. docking station connector Inside View — Front 1. I/O board 2. speakers 3. system board 4. display assembly Removing the SD Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Press in on the SD card to release it from the computer. 3. Slide the SD card out of the computer. 10
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Installing the SD Card 1. Slide the SD card into its slot until it clicks into place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Slide the release latch to unlock the battery. 3. Remove the battery from the computer. 11
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Installing the Battery 1. Slide the battery into its slot until it clicks into place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Base Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer. 12
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4. Lift the base cover to remove it from the computer. 13
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Installing the Base Cover 1. Place the base cover to align with the screw holes correctly on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the base cover to the computer. 3. Install the battery. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) base cover 3. Disconnect the hard-drive cable that secures the hard-drive cage to the computer and remove the screws that sec
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4. Lift the hard-drive cage from the computer. 5. Disconnect the hard-drive cable that secures the hard drive to the hard-drive cage. 6. Remove the screw that secures the hard-drive to the hard-drive cage and lift the hard drive from the hard-drive cage. 15
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Installing the Hard Drive 1. Slide the hard-drive in its slot in the computer. 2. Tighten the screw that secures the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 3. Connect the hard drive cable to the hard-drive cage. 4. Place the hard-drive bracket and tighten the screw to secure the hard drive cage to the computer. 5. Connect the hard-drive cage cable to the computer. 6. Install: a) base cover b) battery 7. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Keyboard Trim 1. Fo
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3. Install the battery. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) base cover c) keyboard trim 3. Remove the screws and lift the battery bay of the computer. 4. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a) Lift the keyboard-backlight cable latch [1]. b) Remove the cable from the system board [2]. c) Lift the trackstick cable latch [3]. d) Remove the
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5. Flip the computer and remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the computer. Lift the keyboard from the computer. Installing the Keyboard 1. Connect the keyboard cable and secure it to the keyboard using the tape. 2. Connect the keyboard cable to the system board. 3. Slide the keyboard into its compartment and ensure that it clicks into place. 4. Tighten the screws to secure the keyboard on the palmrest. 5. Flip the computer and tighten the screws to secure the keyboard. 6. Install: a)
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c) battery 7. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) base cover 3. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card and remove the screw that secures the WLAN card to the computer. Remove the WLAN card from the computer. Installing the WLAN Card 1. Insert the WLAN card into its connector at a 45–degree angle into its slot. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the WLAN
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Installing the mSATA SSD Card 1. Place the mSATA SSD card in its slot in the computer. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the mSATA SSD card to the computer. 3. Install: a) base cover b) SD card c) battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Memory Module 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) base cover 3. Pry the securing clips away from the memory module until it pops up. Remove the memory module from its
