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Dell Latitude XT3
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model P17G
Regulatory Type P17G001
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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 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 publication is subject to change without notice. © 2011 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Reproduction of these materials in any manner w
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings..................................................................2 1 Working on Your Computer......................................................................9 Before Working Inside Your Computer.............................................................................9 Recommended Tools.......................................................................................................11 Turning Off Your Computer..................................
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Installing the Back Panel................................................................................................38 7 Hard Drive..................................................................................................39 Removing the Hard Drive Assembly................................................................................39 Installing the Hard Drive Assembly.................................................................................41 8 Memory......................
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15 Processor................................................................................................57 Removing the Processor.................................................................................................57 Installing the Processor..................................................................................................58 16 Keyboard Trim.........................................................................................59 Removing the Keyboard Trim........
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Installing the Speakers....................................................................................................79 24 Bluetooth Cable......................................................................................81 Removing the Bluetooth Cable........................................................................................81 Installing the Bluetooth Cable.........................................................................................81 25 Modem Connector........
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32 Display Function Board and Cable....................................................105 Removing the Display Function Board..........................................................................105 Installing the Display Function Board...........................................................................107 33 Display Power Board...........................................................................109 Removing the Display Power Board...............................................
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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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CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before you disconnect the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, ensure that both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned. NOTE: The color of your computer and certain c
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Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver • #0 Phillips screwdriver • #1 Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe • Flash BIOS update program CD Turning Off Your Computer CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer. 1. Shut down the operating system: • In Windows Vista : Click Start , then click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start
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1. Connect any external devices, such as a port replicator, battery slice, or media base, and replace any cards, such as an ExpressCard. 2. Connect any telephone or network cables to your computer. CAUTION: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network device and then plug it into the computer. 3. Replace the battery. 4. Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets. 5. Turn on your computer. 12
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2 Tablet PC Features Introduction Your computer is a Tablet PC that has the following features: • User Modes • Tablet Buttons • Tablet PC Interface • Tablet Settings User Modes You can use your Tablet PC in two different modes: • Notebook mode • Tablet mode Using Your Tablet PC in the Tablet Mode You can convert your Tablet PC from notebook mode to tablet mode with a 180–degree clockwise and anti-clockwise twist of the display's rotating hinge. NOTE: Do not force the hinge beyond the 180–degree
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3. Brace the base with one hand on the palm rest, grasp the top of the display with the other hand, and, following the directional arrow inscribed on the hinge cover, turn the rotating hinge counter clockwise 180–degree until you feel the display engage securely. 4. Lay the display assembly on the base with the display facing upwards. Portrait orientation refers to tablet mode usage in which the user holds the system with primary focus on the vertical space. Landscape orientation refers to t
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4. Dell control point button — Press this button to view and configure options for the Tablet PC and the pen through Dell Control Point System Manager. Scroll Buttons Your Tablet-PC has two scroll buttons. Figure 1. Scroll Buttons 1. Scroll control 2. Back button Using the Scroll Control • To scroll through a list of items or a set of pages one at a time, shift the scroll control up or down and release. The control automatically returns to the center/neutral position when released. • To rapid
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• Windows 7 • Windows Vista • Windows XP There are several differences in the Tablet PC interfaces between the three operating systems. The primary difference are listed below. Feature Description Windows 7/ Windows Windows XP Vista Touch Ability to use finger as an input device. Yes Yes Windows Native note-taking application which takes Yes Yes Journal input directly from pen or touch. Snipping Tool used to capture portions of visual data Yes Yes Tool (documents, pictures, etc.) via pen or to
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Using Your Tablet PC in Windows 7 Your Tablet PC uses several input devices. The standard keyboard touch pad are present, plus you can opt for the electrostatic pen or just use your finger as an input device. Using Pen as a Mouse You can use the pen the same way you use a mouse or touch pad with a notebook computer. Holding the pen near the display makes a small cursor appear. Moving the pen moves the cursor. The table below describes how to use the pen. Function Action Single-click on a mou
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To enter the text, you can use the handwriting recognition software or the touch keyboard to enter text: Icon Function Handwriting recognition — The writing pad and character pad convert handwriting into typed text. You can write continuously on the writing pad, like writing on a piece of lined paper. Use the character pad to enter one character at a time. The character pad converts your handwriting to typed text, one letter, number or symbol at a time, but doesn't take the context of the
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NOTE: By default, Input Panel automatically switches to the touch keyboard when you place the insertion point in a box for entering a password. Entering Text You can use handwriting recognition or the touch keyboard to enter text. The writing pad and character pad have a number pad, a symbol pad, and web quick keys to help you quickly and accurately enter these types of text. These quick keys are hidden when you start to write, but appear after you insert or delete your writing. The followin
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Figure 3. Default Pen Flicks You can customize the pen flicks by performing the following action: • Start> Control Panel> Pen and Touch and clicking on the Flicks tab. 20
