Dell 500 service manual Model PP29L February 2008 Rev. A00

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Dell™ 500 Service Manual

Before You Begin

Optical Drive

Hard Drive

Center Control Cover

Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

Keyboard

Button Board

Memory

Wireless Mini-Card

Speaker Assembly

Display

Palm Rest

ExpressCard Cage

Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly

Processor Module

System Board Assembly

Coin-Cell Battery

Battery Latch Assembly

Flashing the BIOS

Pin Assignments for I/O Connectors

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

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CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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Model PP29L

February 2008 Rev. A00

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Contents Model PP29L February 2008 Rev. A00 Recommended Tools Before Working Inside Your Computer Before You BeginBack to Contents Removing the Optical Drive Optical DriveReplacing the Optical Drive Removing the Hard Drive Hard DriveReplacing the Hard Drive Removing the Center Control Cover Center Control CoverPage Replacing the Center Control Cover Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Back to Contents Removing the Keyboard KeyboardReplacing the Keyboard Removing the Button Board Button BoardReplacing the Button Board Back to Contents Removing Memory Modules MemoryReplacing Memory Modules Back to Contents Removing Mini-Card Wireless Mini-CardReplacing Mini-Card Back to Contents Removing the Speaker Assembly Speaker AssemblyReplacing the Speaker Assembly Back to Contents Display Removing the Display AssemblyDisplay cable Replacing the Display Assembly Removing the Display Bezel Display BezelRemoving the Display Panel Replacing the Display BezelPage Replacing the Display Panel Removing the Palm Rest Palm RestReplacing the Palm Rest Back to Contents Removing the ExpressCard Cage ExpressCard CageReplacing the ExpressCard Cage Back to Contents Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Processor Thermal-Cooling AssemblyReplacing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Removing the System Board Assembly System Board AssemblyButton board cable connector Removing the USB Board Replacing the System Board AssemblyReplacing the USB Board Removing the Charger Board Charger BoardReplacing the Charger Board Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Battery Latch Assembly Battery Latch AssemblyReplacing the Battery Latch Assembly Flashing the Bios From a CD Flashing the BiosFlashing the Bios From the Hard Drive Back to Contents Removing the Processor Module Processor ModuleReplacing the Processor Module Back to Contents USB Connector Pin Assignments for I/O ConnectorsVideo Connector TPA+ ConnectorRev. A00