Dell 1640 manual

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Dell™ Studio XPS™ 1640 Service Manual

Before You Begin	Speakers
Base Cover	Optical Drive
Hard Drive	Display Assembly
Rear Caps	IEEE 1394 Module
Processor Heat Sink	Subwoofer
Processor	Audio Board
Thermal Fan	System Board
Memory	TV Tuner Card (Optional)
Coin-Cell Battery	eSATA Connector
Wireless Mini-Card	AC Adapter Connector
Palm Rest	Battery Latch Assembly
Keyboard	Flashing the BIOS

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.

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

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Model PP35L

December 2008 Rev. A00

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Contents Page Removing the Ieee 1394 Module Ieee 1394 ModuleReplacing the Ieee 1394 Module Removing the AC Adapter Connector AC Adapter ConnectorReplacing the AC Adapter Connector Back to Contents Removing the Audio Board Audio BoardReplacing the Audio Board Back to Contents Removing the Base Cover Base CoverReplacing the Base Cover Removing the Battery Latch Assembly Battery Latch AssemblyReplacing the Battery Latch Assembly Page Recommended Tools Before You BeginTurning Off Your Computer Before Working Inside Your ComputerBack to Contents Flashing the Bios From a CD Flashing the BiosFlashing the Bios From the Hard Drive Page Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Processor Installing the ProcessorRemoving the Processor Back to Contents Removing the Processor Heat Sink Processor Heat SinkReplacing the Processor Heat Sink Back to Contents Removing the Display Assembly Display AssemblyReplacing the Display Assembly Back to Contents Removing the eSATA Connector ESATA ConnectorReplacing the eSATA Connector Removing the Thermal Fan Thermal FanReplacing the Thermal Fan Back to Contents Removing the Hard Drive Hard DriveReplacing the Hard Drive Page Removing the Keyboard KeyboardReplacing the Keyboard Back to Contents Removing the Memory Modules MemoryReplacing the Memory Modules Back to Contents Removing the Mini-Card Wireless Mini-CardWlan 2 or 3 antenna cables Replacing the Mini-CardPage Removing the Optical Drive Optical DriveReplacing the Optical Drive Removing the Palm Rest Palm RestReplacing the Palm Rest Removing the Rear Caps Rear CapsReplacing the Rear Caps Removing the Speakers SpeakersReplacing the Speakers Back to Contents Removing the Subwoofer SubwooferReplacing the Subwoofer Removing the System Board System BoardReplacing the System Board Back to Contents Back to Contents Removing the TV Tuner Card TV Tuner Card OptionalReplacing the TV Tuner Card