Dell 5000 Series owner manual Recommended Tools

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WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/ regulatory_compliance.

WARNING: Disconnect all power sources before opening the computer cover or panels. After you finish working inside the computer, replace all covers, panels, and screws before connecting to the power source.

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the computer, make sure that the work surface is flat and clean.

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by their edges and avoid touching pins and contacts.

CAUTION: Only a certified service technician is authorized to remove the computer cover and access any of the components inside the computer. See the safety instructions for complete information about safety precautions, working inside your computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

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 dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components.

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 or thumb-screws that you must disengage before disconnecting the cable. When disconnecting cables, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. When connecting cables, make sure that the ports and connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.

CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device.

CAUTION: Press and eject any installed card from the media-card reader.

Recommended Tools

The procedures in this document may require the following tools:

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Contents Inspiron Page Contents Removing the Wireless Card Removing the Base Frame Removing the I/O Board Removing the Power-Adapter Port Before You Begin Before Working Inside Your ComputerRecommended Tools Philips screwdriver Plastic scribe After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Base Cover ProcedureReplacing the Base Cover Removing the Battery Replacing the Battery Removing the Hard Drive Page Page Replacing the Hard Drive Removing the Wireless Card Wireless-card slot Replacing the Wireless Card Removing the Memory Modules Page Replacing the Memory Modules Post-requisites Removing the Fan Latch Lift the fan off the palm rest Fan cable Screws Replacing the Fan Removing the Keyboard Page Page Folding the Keyboard Cables Replacing the KeyboardPage Page Page Removing the Base Frame Procedure Page Board cable Base frame Tabs Replacing the Base Frame Removing the Heat Sink Lift the heat sink off the system board Screws Heat sink Replacing the Heat Sink Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Page Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Speakers Page Replacing the Speakers Removing the I/O Board Lift the I/O board off the palm rest Screw Board cable Replacing the I/O Board Removing the Status-Light Board Page Page Page Replacing the Status-Light Board Removing the System Board Page Speaker cable Page Page Replace the memory modules Replacing the System BoardRemoving the Display Assembly Procedure Display assembly Replacing the Display Assembly Antenna cables Removing the Power-Adapter Port Page Page Power-adapter port Power-adapter port cable Replace the display assembly Replacing the Power-Adapter PortRemoving the Palm Rest Page Replacing the Palm Rest Replace the display assembly Replace the status light boardFlashing the Bios