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Dell™ XPS™ 14z
Owner’s Manual
Computer model: L412z Regulatory model: P24G series Regulatory type: P24G001
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book.book Page 2 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 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. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2011 Dell Inc. All rights reser
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book.book Page 3 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM Contents 1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Turning Off Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Removing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Replacing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3 Battery . . . . .
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book.book Page 4 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 5 Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Removing the Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Replacing the Mini-Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 6 Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 7 Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Removing the Coin-Cell Batt
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book.book Page 5 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 10 Display-Converter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Removing the Display-Converter Board. . . . . . . . . 39 Replacing the Display-Converter Board . . . . . . . . 40 11 Heat Sink and Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Removing the Heat Sink and Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Replacing the Heat Sink and Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 12 System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Removing the System Board. . . . . . .
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book.book Page 6 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 15 Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Removing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Replacing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 16 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Display Hinge Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Removing the Display Hinge Covers . . . . . . . . 65 Replacing the Display Hinge Covers . . . . . . . . 67 Display Assembly . . . . . .
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book.book Page 7 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 1 Before You Begin This manual provides procedures for removing and installing the components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that the following conditions exist: • You have performed the steps in "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 7 and "Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 8. • You have read the safety information that shipped with your computer. • A component can be replaced or—if purchased separate
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book.book Page 8 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your own 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 www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic disch
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book.book Page 9 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 6 Disconnect all attached devices from your computer. 7 Remove the battery (see "Removing the Battery" on page 15). 8 Turn the computer top-side up, open the display, and press the power button to ground the system board. CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the computer. While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to
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book.book Page 10 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 10 Before You Begin
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book.book Page 11 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 2 Base Cover 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. CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. CAUTION: To avoid e
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book.book Page 12 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 1 2 1 base cover 2 screws (8) 4 Lift the base cover off the palm-rest assembly. Replacing the Base Cover 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Align the tabs on the base cover with the slots on the palm-rest assembly and snap the base cover into place. 3 Replace the eight screws that secure the base cover to the palm-rest assembly. 12 Base Cover
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book.book Page 13 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM Base Cover 13
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book.book Page 14 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 14 Base Cover
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book.book Page 15 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 3 Battery 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. CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. CAUTION: To avoid elec
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book.book Page 16 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 2 1 3 1 screws (5) 2 battery 3 battery cable Replacing the Battery CAUTION: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery designed for this particular Dell computer. 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Place the battery on the palm-rest assembly. 3 Replace the five screws that secure the battery to the palm-rest assembly. 4 Connect the battery cable to the system-board connector. 5 Replace the base cover (see
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book.book Page 17 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 4 Memory Module(s) 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. CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. CAUTION: To a
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book.book Page 18 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 4 Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory-module connector until the memory module pops up. 1 3 2 1 memory-module connector 2 securing clips (2) 3 memory module 5 Remove the memory module from the memory-module connector. Replacing the Memory Module(s) 1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 7. 2 Align the notch in the memory module with the tab in the memory-module connector.
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book.book Page 19 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM 3 Slide the memory module firmly into the memory-module connector at a 45-degree angle, and press the memory module down until it clicks into place. If you do not hear the click, remove the memory module and reinstall it. NOTE: Replace the system board after replacing the secondary memory module. To replace the system board, see "Replacing the System Board" on page 48. NOTE: If the memory module is not installed properly, the computer may
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book.book Page 20 Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:09 PM As the computer boots, it detects the additional memory and automatically updates the system configuration information. To confirm the amount of memory installed in the computer: Click Start Control PanelSystem. 20 Memory Module(s)
