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XPS 13
Owner's Manual
Computer model: XPS 9333
Regulatory model: P29G
Regulatory type: P29G003

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  • Page 1 XPS 13 Owner’s Manual Computer model: XPS 9333 Regulatory model: P29G Regulatory type: P29G003...
  • Page 2 States and/or other countries; Bluetooth is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, ® ® Inc. and is used by Dell under license; Intel and Intel SpeedStep are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. 2013 - 11...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before Working Inside Your Computer Before You Begin Recommended Tools Safety Instructions After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Base Cover Procedure Replacing the Base Cover Procedure Removing the Power-Light Board Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Power-Light Board Procedure Postrequisites Removing the Battery Prerequisites Procedure...
  • Page 4 Removing the Wireless Card Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Wireless Card Procedure Postrequisites Removing the Solid-State Drive Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Solid-State Drive Procedure Postrequisites Removing the Heat Sink Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Heat Sink Procedure Postrequisites Removing the Fan Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Fan Procedure...
  • Page 5 Removing the I/O Board Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the I/O Board Procedure Postrequisites Removing the System Board Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the System Board Procedure Postrequisites Entering the Service Tag in BIOS Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Procedure Postrequisites Removing the Display Assembly...
  • Page 6 Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly Procedure Postrequisites System Setup Overview Entering System Setup Boot Sequence Flashing the BIOS Contents...

  • Page 7: Before Working Inside Your Computer

    Before Working Inside Your Computer Before You Begin CAUTION: To avoid data loss, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before turning off your computer. Save and close all open files, exit all open programs, and turn off your computer. Follow the instructions to shut down your computer based on the operating system installed on your computer.

  • Page 8: Safety Instructions

    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.

  • Page 9: After Working Inside Your Computer

    After Working Inside Your Computer CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may severely damage your computer. Replace all screws and make sure that no stray screws remain inside your computer. Connect any cables, peripherals, and other parts you removed before working on your computer.

  • Page 10: Removing The Base Cover

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Close the display and turn the computer over.

  • Page 11: Replacing The Base Cover

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the base cover with the palm-rest assembly and press the base cover into place.

  • Page 12: Removing The Power-Light Board

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.

  • Page 13: Replacing The Power-Light Board

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw hole on the power-light board with the screw hole on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 14: Removing The Battery

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.

  • Page 15: Replacing The Battery

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the battery with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 16: Removing The Speakers

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.
  • Page 17 Lift the left speaker off the palm-rest assembly. screws (2) routing guide left-speaker cable Remove the wireless-card cables from the routing guide on the right speaker. Disconnect the right-speaker cable from the system board. Remove the screws that secure the right speaker to the palm-rest assembly. Lift the right speaker off the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 18: Replacing The Speakers

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the left speaker with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 19: Removing The Wireless Card

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.

  • Page 20: Replacing The Wireless Card

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab in the wireless-card connector.

  • Page 21: Removing The Solid-State Drive

    "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the solid-state drive while the computer is On or in Sleep state.
  • Page 22 Remove the screw that secures the solid-state drive to the system board. Slide and remove the solid-state drive out of the solid-state drive connector. screw solid-state drive connector solid-state drive Removing the Solid-State Drive...

  • Page 23: Replacing The Solid-State Drive

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the notch on the solid-state drive with the tab in the solid-state drive connector.

  • Page 24: Removing The Heat Sink

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.

  • Page 25: Replacing The Heat Sink

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure NOTE: The original thermal grease can be reused, if the original system board and heat sink are reinstalled together.

  • Page 26: Removing The Fan

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.
  • Page 27 Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system board. Release the power-adapter port cable from the routing guides on the fan. routing guides power-adapter port cable Disconnect the fan cable from the I/O board connector. Remove the screws that secure the fan to the palm-rest assembly. Lift the fan off the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 28: Replacing The Fan

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the fan with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 29: Removing The Power-Adapter Port

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.

  • Page 30: Replacing The Power-Adapter Port

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw hole on the power-adapter port with the screw hole on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 31: Removing The I/O Board

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.
  • Page 32 Remove the screw that secures the I/O board to the palm-rest assembly. Lift the I/O board off the palm-rest assembly. I/O board screw Removing the I/O Board...

  • Page 33: Replacing The I/O Board

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw hole on the I/O board with the screw hole on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 34: Removing The System Board

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.

  • Page 35: Procedure

    Procedure NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you made to the BIOS using System Setup. Enter the Service Tag of your computer in the BIOS and make the desired changes again after you replace the system board. For more information, see "Entering the Service Tag in BIOS" on page 37. NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from the system board, note the location of the connectors so that you can reconnect the cables correctly after you replace the system board.
  • Page 36 Remove the screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly. Turn the system board over and place it over the palm-rest assembly. screws (4) system board Lift the connector latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board. keyboard cable Removing the System Board...

  • Page 37: Replacing The System Board

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide the keyboard cable into the keyboard-cable connector on the system board and press down on the connector latch to secure the cable.

  • Page 38: Removing The Coin-Cell Battery

    "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: The battery may explode if installed incorrectly. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

  • Page 39: Procedure

    Procedure Using a plastic scribe, gently pry out the coin-cell battery out of the battery socket on the system board. system board coin-cell battery plastic scribe Removing the Coin-Cell Battery...

  • Page 40: Replacing The Coin-Cell Battery

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure With the positive-side facing up, snap the coin-cell battery into the battery socket on the system board.

  • Page 41: Removing The Display Assembly

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.
  • Page 42 Disconnect the wireless-card cables from the connectors on the wireless card. Disconnect the touchscreen cable from the system board. Lift the connector latch and using the pull-tab, disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board. Release the wireless-card cables from the routing guides. wireless-card cables (2) touchpad cable touchscreen cable...
  • Page 43 Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the palm-rest assembly. Gently lift the palm-rest assembly to a 90-degree angle and then release the palm-rest assembly off the display assembly. palm-rest assembly screws (4) display hinges (2) Removing the Display Assembly...

  • Page 44: Replacing The Display Assembly

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide and place the palm-rest assembly over the display assembly.

  • Page 45: Removing The Keyboard

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.

  • Page 46: Procedure

    Procedure Remove the tape adhered over the keyboard. palm-rest assembly tape keyboard Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly. Lift the keyboard off the palm-rest assembly. screws (24) keyboard Removing the Keyboard...

  • Page 47: Replacing The Keyboard

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 48: Removing The Palm-Rest Assembly

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.

  • Page 49: Procedure

    Procedure Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the palm-rest assembly. Gently lift the palm-rest assembly to a 90-degree angle and then release the palm-rest assembly from the display assembly. CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm-rest assembly from the display assembly to avoid damage to the display assembly.

  • Page 50: Replacing The Palm-Rest Assembly

    Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide and place the palm-rest assembly over the display assembly.

  • Page 51: System Setup

    Entering System Setup Turn on (or restart) your computer. During POST, when the DELL logo is displayed, watch for the F2 prompt to appear and then press <F2> immediately. NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you must watch for it, and then press <F2>.

  • Page 52: System Setup Options

    Setup Item — This field appears on Help Screen — This field appears on the left side of the system setup the right side of the system setup window. The field is a scrollable list window and contains information containing features that define the about each option listed in the Setup configuration of your computer, Item.
  • Page 53 Main (Continued) CPU Cache Displays the processor L1 cache size. L1 Cache Displays the processor L2 cache size. L2 Cache Displays the processor L3 cache size. L3 Cache Displays the integrated graphics. Integrated Graphics Displays the first discrete graphics installed Discrete Graphics 1 on your computer.
  • Page 54 Advanced (Continued) If enabled, USB devices can be configured USB Wake Support to wake the computer from Standby. If enabled, configures the operating mode SATA Operation of the integrated SATA controller. If enabled, the BIOS will display a warning Adapter Warnings message when the power adapter used is not compatible.

  • Page 55: Boot Options

    Security Allows you to enter the service tag of your Set Service Tag computer. Displays the admin account password. Admin Password is: Displays the system password. System Password is: Displays the HDD password state. HDD Password State Allows you to set the admin password. Set Admin Password Allows you to set the system password.

  • Page 56: Exit

    Boot (Continued) Allows you to enable or disable secure Secure Boot boot. Allows you to enable or disable the option Load Legacy Option Rom to load a legacy rom Allows you to set the boot sequence Boot List Option order- UEFI or Legacy. Exit Allows you to save the changes made and Exit Saving Changes...

  • Page 57: Changing Boot Sequence For The Current Boot

    Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot You can use this feature to change the current boot sequence, for example, to boot from the optical drive to run Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities disc. The previous boot sequence is restored at the next boot.

  • Page 58: Flashing The Bios

    You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you replace the system board. To flash the BIOS: Turn on the computer. Go to dell.com/support. If you have your computer's Service Tag, type your computer's Service Tag and click Submit.

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