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Dell Precision Mobile Workstation M6700
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: P22F
Regulatory Type: P22F001
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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 Precision , Precision ON ,ExpressCharge , Latitude , Latit
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Contents 1 Working on Your Computer....................................................................................................... 7 Before Working Inside Your Computer.....................................................................................................................7 Recommended Tools................................................................................................................................................ 8 Turning Off Your Computer................
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Installing the Primary Memory............................................................................................................................... 27 Removing the Secondary Memory......................................................................................................................... 28 Installing the Secondary Memory.......................................................................................................................... 28 Removing the Bluetooth Module
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Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................................................. 69 System and Setup Password..................................................................................................................................69 Assigning a System Password and Setup Password...................................................................................... 70 Deleting or Changing an Existing System
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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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2. Click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down.. 2. Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your operating system, press and hold the power button for about 4 seconds to turn them off. After Working Inside Your Computer After you complete any replacement procedure, ensure you connect any external devices, cards, and cables b
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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. Removing the Secure Digital (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. Slide the SD card out of the computer. Installing the SD Card 1. Push in the SD card into its slot until it clicks into place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Rem
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3. Flip and remove the battery from the computer. 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 Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 12
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3. Slide the SIM card out from the slot . Installing the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card 1. Push in the SIM card into its slot. 2. Install the battery. 3. 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. Press the rubber tabs towards the rear of the computer to disengage the base cover. 13
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4. Flip and remove the base cover from the computer. Installing the Base Cover 1. Slide in and 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. 14
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Removing the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a) battery b) base cover 3. Disconnect and un-route the antenna cables connected to the WLAN card. Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card to the computer. Remove the WLAN card from the computer. Installing the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card 1. Insert the WLAN card in its slot in the computer. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the WLAN card to the comput
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Installing the Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card (Optional) 1. Slide the WWAN card in the WWAN card slot. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the WWAN card to the computer. 3. Route the cables through the routing channels and connect them to the WWAN card. 4. Install the: a) base cover b) battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a) battery b) base cover 3. Re
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5. Remove the screws that secure the drive-latch bracket to the optical drive and remove the bracket. Installing the Optical Drive 1. Tighten the screws to secure the drive-latch bracket to the optical drive. 2. Slide the optical drive into its slot and tighten the screw to secure the optical drive to the computer. 3. Install the: a) battery b) base cover 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 17
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Removing the Primary Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a) battery b) base cover 3. Remove the screws that secure the primary hard drive to the computer. Slide the primary hard -drive latch to the unlock position and pull out the hard drive from the computer. 4. Flex the hard-drive bracket outward and pull out the hard drive from the bracket. NOTE: A rubber filler is installed to the hard-drive bracket for 7 mm hard drives. It is designed
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Installing the Primary Hard Drive 1. Engage the primary hard -drive bracket to the primary hard drive. 2. Insert the primary hard drive into its slot in the computer till it clicks in place. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the primary hard drive to the computer. 4. Install the: a) base cover b) battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Secondary Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a) battery b) base
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Installing the Secondary Hard Drive 1. Engage the secondary hard drive bracket to the secondary hard drive. 2. Tighten the screw that secure the secondary hard drive bracket. 3. Install the secondary hard drive into the computer. 4. Tighten the screw that secure the secondary hard drive in the computer. 5. Install the: a) base cover b) battery 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Comp
