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Dell Vostro 1088 Service Manual

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Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual 
Working on Your Computer
Adding and Replacing Parts
Specifications
Diagnostics
System Setup
 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.
If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are not applicable.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction of this material in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.
Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Vostroare trademarks of Dell Inc.; Intel, Pentium, Celeron, Intel Atom, and Core are either trademarks or registered trademarks of
Intel Corporation; Bluetooth is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and is used by Dell under license; TouchStrip is a trademark of Zvetco Biometrics, LLC; Blu-ray
Disc is a trademark of the Blu-ray Disc Association; Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, MS-DOS, Aero, Windows Vista, and the Windows Vista start button are either trademarks or
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries; Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Adobe Flash Player are trademarks of Adobe Systems
Incorporated.
Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any
proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.
September 2009     Rev. A00
 
 
  
  

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  • Page 1 Incorporated. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

  • Page 2: Removing The Access Panel

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Access Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 3: Replacing The Access Panel

    Replacing the Access Panel Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the access panel on your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 4: Removing The Battery

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 5: Replacing The Battery

    3. Lift the battery from the computer. Replacing the Battery Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the battery in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 6: Removing The Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology

    WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Page 7 12. Disengage the Bluetooth card cable from its routing groove, then lift and remove the Bluetooth card from the computer. Replacing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the Bluetooth card in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 8: Removing The Coin-Cell Battery

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 9: Replacing The Coin-Cell Battery

    11. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the connector on the system board, then lift and remove the coin-cell battery from the computer.   Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the coin-cell battery in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 10: Removing The Processor Fan

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Processor Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Page 11 11. Remove the screw that secures the processor fan to the computer. 12. Lift the processor fan from the computer.

  • Page 12: Replacing The Processor Fan

    Replacing the Processor Fan Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the processor fan in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 13: Removing The Expresscard

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the ExpressCard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Page 14 Replacing the ExpressCard Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the ExpressCard in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 15: Removing The Hard Drive Assembly

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.   Removing the Hard Drive Assembly     Replacing the Hard Drive Assembly   Removing the Hard Drive Bracket...

  • Page 16: Replacing The Hard Drive Assembly

    5. Pull the plastic tab toward the opposite end of the hard drive assembly to disengage the hard drive interposer from the connector on the system board, then lift the hard drive assembly from the computer.   Replacing the Hard Drive Assembly Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the hard drive in your computer.
  • Page 17 5. Remove the four screws, two on either side of the bracket, that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. 6. Lift the bracket from the hard drive.   Replacing the Hard Drive Bracket...
  • Page 18 Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the hard drive into the hard drive bracket. Removing the Hard Drive Interposer 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery from the computer. 3.

  • Page 19: Removing The Heat Sink

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Heat Sink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 20: Replacing The Heat Sink

    19. Remove the heat sink from the system board. Replacing the Heat Sink Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the heat sink onto your system board. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 21: Control Panel Cover

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Control Panel Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Page 22 5. Remove the control panel cover from the computer. Replacing the Control Panel Cover Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the control panel cover in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 23: Removing The Keyboard

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 24: Replacing The Keyboard

    6. Open the keyboard data clip and detach the keyboard cable from the system board. 7. Remove the keyboard from the computer.   Replacing the Keyboard...
  • Page 25 Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the keyboard in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 26: Removing The Display Assembly

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.   Removing the Display Assembly   Replacing the Display LCD Panel   Replacing the Display Assembly   Removing the Display Camera...
  • Page 27 9. Remove the two screws that secure the display assembly to the bottom of the base of the computer. 10. Turn the computer right-side up. 11. Detach the wireless cable from the palm rest.
  • Page 28 12. Release the display inverter cable clip and draw the display inverter cable away from the palm rest. 13. Remove the two screws that secure the display assembly to the top of the base of the computer. 14. Lift the display assembly from the computer, taking care as you go that all cables are free of the computer.

  • Page 29: Replacing The Display Assembly

      Replacing the Display Assembly Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the display assembly in your computer. Back to top Removing the Display Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery from the computer.
  • Page 30 9. Remove the six rubber screw covers from the display assembly. 10. Remove the six screws from the display assembly.

  • Page 31: Replacing The Display Bezel

    11. Remove the display bezel from the display assembly.   Replacing the Display Bezel Perform the steps described above in reverse to replace the display bezel into the display assembly. Back to top Removing the Display LCD Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Page 32 5. Remove the WLAN card from the computer. 6. Remove the control panel cover from the computer. 7. Remove the keyboard from the computer. 8. Remove the display assembly from the computer. 9. Remove the display bezel from the display assembly. 10.
  • Page 33 12. Lift the display LCD panel from the display assembly.   Replacing the Display LCD Panel Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the display LCD panel in the display assembly. Back to top Removing the Display Camera 1.
  • Page 34 11. Remove the two screws that secure the display camera to the display assembly. 12. Lift the display camera from the display assembly. 13. Remove the two screws that secure the bracket to the display camera.   Replacing the Display Camera Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the display camera into its bracket, and from there to the display assembly.
  • Page 35 12. Carefully detach and remove the display inverter cable from the display LCD panel.   Replacing the Display Inverter Cable Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the display inverter cable.   Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 36: Removing The System Board

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Page 37 17. Disconnect the speaker and Bluetooth® cables from the connector on the system board. 18. Disconnect the power cable from the system board. 19. Remove the system board from the computer chassis.

  • Page 38: Replacing The System Board

    Replacing the System Board Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the system board in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 39: Removing Memory Modules

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing Memory Modules 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 40: Replacing A Memory Module

    6. Repeat the last two steps to remove the second memory module: once again, spread apart the securing clips at each end of the memory module connector until the module pops up. 7. Slide the second memory module from its socket and remove the module from the computer. Replacing a Memory Module CAUTION: Insert memory modules at a 45-degree angle to avoid damaging the connector.

  • Page 42: Removing The Memory Card

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Memory Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 43: Replacing The Memory Card

    Replacing the Memory Card Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace a memory card in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 44: Removing The I/O Board

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the I/O Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 45: Replacing The I/O Board

    12. Lift and remove the I/O board from the computer.   Replacing the I/O Board Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the I/O board in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 46: Removing The Optical Drive

       WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 47: Replacing The Optical Drive

    4. Remove the optical drive from the computer. Replacing the Optical Drive Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the optical drive in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 48: Removing The Palm Rest

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Palm Rest 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Page 49 11. Remove three screws from the media bay. 12. Turn the computer right-side up. 13. Remove the five screws that secure the palm rest to the computer.

  • Page 50: Replacing The Palm Rest

    14. Disconnect the control panel and palm rest cables from the system board. 15. Lift the palm rest from the base of the computer.   Replacing the Palm Rest Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the palm rest in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 51: Removing The Processor Module

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Processor Module 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 52: Replacing The Processor Module

    19. Lift and remove the processor from the system board. Replacing the Processor Module Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the processor module onto your system board. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 53: Removing The Speaker

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Speaker 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 54: Replacing The Speaker

    18. Remove the speaker from the computer. Replacing the Speaker Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace the speaker in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 55: Removing A Wlan Card

    Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual  WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing a WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 56: Replacing A Wlan Card

    6. Lift the WLAN card from the computer. Replacing a WLAN Card Perform the steps described above in reverse order to replace WLAN card in your computer. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 57: Entering System Setup

    Initiating the Boot Menu Press <F12> when the Dell™ logo appears to initiate a one-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the computer. Diagnostics and Enter Setup options are also included in this menu. The devices listed on the boot menu depend on the bootable devices that are installed in the computer.
  • Page 58 Battery Indicates the primary battery and the media bay battery status. Also displays the type of AC adapter connected to the computer. Information The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list: Diskette drive USB Storage Device CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive Boot Internal HDD (IRRT)
  • Page 59 Option Description Use the check box to enable/disable multi core support for the CPU. Multi Core Support Default setting: Enabled Multi Core Support checked This option allows you to optimize your HDD's performance and acoustic noise level based on your personal preferences. Settings are Bypass, Quiet, and Performance.

  • Page 60: Device Status Lights

    Back to Contents Page Diagnostics Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual    Device Status Lights   Battery Status Lights   Keyboard Status Lights    Device Status Lights The small indicator lights on the computer are known as LEDs or light-emitting diodes. They serve as device status lights. The various LED indicator lights specify the following: Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a power management mode.
  • Page 61 Turns on when the numeric keypad is enabled. Turns on when the Caps Lock function is enabled. Turns on when the Scroll Lock function is enabled. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 62: Notes, Cautions, And Warnings

    Adobe Systems Incorporated. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

  • Page 63: Adding And Replacing Parts

    Back to Contents Page Adding and Replacing Parts Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual    ExpressCard   Memory Card   Battery   Optical Drive   Access Panel   Hard Drive   Memory   WLAN Card   Control Panel Cover   Keyboard   Display Assembly   Palm Rest   Processor Fan   Coin-Cell Battery   I/O Board   Internal Card with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology   System Board...

  • Page 64: Specifications

    Back to Contents Page Specifications Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual    System Information   Processor   Memory   Communications   Audio   Keyboard   Battery   Physical   Ports and Connectors   5-in-1 Memory Card Reader   Video   Display   Touch Pad   Camera (Optional)   AC Adapter   Environmental NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start (or Start in Windows® XP)®...
  • Page 65 Speakers One 2-watt speaker   Keyboard  Number of keys 86 (United States and Canada); 87 (Europe); 90 (Japan) Layout QWERTY / AZERTY / Kanji   Battery Type 6-cell "smart" lithium ion Dimensions:   Depth 53.39 mm (2.1 inches)   Height 20.44 mm (0.8 inch)   Width 206.44 mm (8.12 inches) Weight...
  • Page 66 Data bus PCI Express Graphic Video controller AMD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 Video memory 512 MB DRR2 Video Output VGA Connector   Display  Type (active-matrix TFT) Two-channel high-definition audio codec (HDA) Active Area 309.4 mm (H) x 173.9 mm (V) Dimensions:   Height 192.5 mm...

  • Page 67: Working On Your Computer

    Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.

  • Page 68: After Working Inside Your Computer

    After you complete any replacement procedure, ensure you connect any external devices, cards, and cables before turning on your computer. CAUTION: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery designed for this particular Dell computer. Do not use batteries designed for other Dell computers.

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