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Dell Precision Mobile Workstation M6800
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: P30F
Regulatory Type: P30F001
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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 , ™ ™ ™
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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 Keyboard...........................................................................................................................................28 Removing the Primary Memory.............................................................................................................................. 29 Installing the Primary Memory............................................................................................................................... 29 Removing the Secon
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Assigning a System Password and Setup Password...................................................................................... 69 Deleting or Changing an Existing System and/or Setup Password..................................................................69 4 Diagnostics.................................................................................................................................71 Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) Diagnostics...................................
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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 performed the steps in Working on Your Computer. • You have read the safety information that shipped with your computer. • A component can be replaced or--if purchased separately--in
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6. Close the display and turn the computer upside-down on a flat work surface. 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
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1. Click Start . 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, ca
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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. System Overview Inside view — back 1. system fan 8. secondary hard drive 2. primary memory 9. battery latch 3. WLAN card 10. micro SIM card slot 4. coin-cell battery 11. hard drive latch 5. mSATA SSD card 12. primary hard drive 6. video-card fan 13. WWAN card 7. optical drive 11
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Inside view — front 1. processor heatsink 5. I/O Board 2. secondary memory 6. video-card heatsink 3. wi-fi switch board 4. Express Card Cage 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. 12
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Removing the ExpressCard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Push in on the ExpressCard. 3. Slide the ExpressCard out of the computer. Installing the ExpressCard 1. Insert the ExpressCard into the slot and press till 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. Lift and remove the battery
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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 Micro Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Slide the micro SIM card out from the slot . 14
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Installing the Micro Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card 1. Push in the micro 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. 4. Lift and remove the base cover from the com
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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. 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. Please perform the following steps to remove the WLAN card from the
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Installing the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card 1. Insert the WLAN card in its slot in the computer. 2. Press down the WLAN card and tighten the screw to secure the WLAN card to the computer. 3. Route the antenna cables through the routing channel and connect them to the WLAN card. 4. Install the: a) base cover b) battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card (Optional) 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Ins
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a) battery b) base cover 3. Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the computer. 4. Pry and slide out the optical drive to remove it from the computer. 18
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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. Removing the Primary Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Ins
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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 to prevent vibrations and for correct installation of the 7 mm hard drives. 9 mm hard drives do not require the filler when installed into the hard-drive bracket. 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
