Adding And Replacing Parts; Recommended Tools; Turning Off Your Computer; Before Working Inside Your Computer - Dell XPS M1710 Owner's Manual

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Adding and Replacing Parts
Dell™ XPS™ M1710 Owner's Manual
Before You Begin
Hard Drive
Memory
Modem
Mini-Card
Hinge Cover
Keyboard
Coin-Cell Battery
Optical Drive
Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
Before You Begin
This chapter provides procedures for removing and installing the components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that the
following conditions exist:
You have performed the steps in
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Working Inside Your Computer).
You have read the safety information in your Dell™ Product Information Guide.
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A component can be replaced or—if purchased separately—installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse order.
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Recommended Tools

The procedures in this document may require the following tools:
Small flat-blade screwdriver
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Phillips screwdriver
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Small plastic scribe
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Flash BIOS update program (see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com)
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Turning Off Your Computer

NOTICE: To avoid losing data, save and close any open files and exit any open programs before you turn off your computer.
1. Shut down the operating system:
a. Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, click the Start button, and then click Turn Off Computer.
b. In the Turn off computer window, click Turn off.
The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process finishes.
2. Ensure that the computer and any attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut
down your operating system, press and hold the power button for at least 8 to 10 seconds until the computer turns off.

Before Working Inside Your Computer

Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help ensure your own personal safety.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
CAUTION: Handle components and cards with care. Do not touch the components or contacts on a card. Hold a card by its edges or by its metal
mounting bracket. Hold a component such as a processor by its edges, not by its pins.
NOTICE: Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty.
NOTICE: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector, not on the cable itself. Some cables have a connector with locking tabs; if you are
disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before you disconnect the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned to
avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, ensure that both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.
"Turning Off Your Computer" (see Turning Off Your Computer) and "Before Working Inside Your Computer" (see Before