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Dell XPS 15
Owner's Manual
Computer model: XPS L521X
Regulatory model: P23F
Regulatory type: P23F001

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  • Page 1 Dell XPS 15 Owner’s Manual Computer model: XPS L521X Regulatory model: P23F Regulatory type: P23F001...
  • Page 2 WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ © 2012 Dell Inc. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and XPS™ are trademarks of Dell Inc.; ® ® Microsoft , Windows...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before You Begin ......Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices ..Safety Instructions .
  • Page 4 Removing the Memory Module(s) 23 ... . . Prerequisites 23 ......Procedure 24 .
  • Page 5 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 38 ....Prerequisites 38 ......Procedure 38 .
  • Page 6 Removing the Power/Battery Status-Light Board 50 ......Prerequisites 50 ......Procedure 50 .
  • Page 7 Replacing the Display 68 ..... . Procedure 68 ......Postrequisites 68 .

  • Page 8: Before You Begin

    For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage 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: Recommended Tools

    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.

  • Page 10: After Working Inside Your Computer

    After Working Inside Your Computer After you complete replacement procedures, ensure the following: • Replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside your computer. • Connect any external devices, cables, cards, and any other part(s) you removed before working on your computer.

  • Page 11: Removing The Base Cover

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Close the display and turn the computer over.
  • Page 12 Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the screws beneath the system badge. Using a T5 screwdriver, remove the screws from the base-cover assembly. T5 screws (6) screws (2) Slide the tabs on the system badge into the slots on the base-cover assembly and snap the system badge into place.
  • Page 13 Lift the connector latch and, using the pull-tab, disconnect the battery-LED-board cable from the system board. connector latch pull-tab battery-LED-board cable battery-LED board base-cover assembly Remove the battery-LED board from the base cover. See "Removing the Battery-LED Board" on page 15. Removing the Base Cover...

  • Page 14: Replacing The Base Cover

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Replace the battery-LED board on the base cover. See "Replacing the Battery-LED Board"...

  • Page 15: Removing The Battery-Led Board

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.
  • Page 16 Remove the screw that secures the battery-LED board to the base cover. Lift and slide the battery-LED board out of the tab on the base cover. screw battery-LED board Removing the Battery-LED Board...

  • Page 17: Replacing The Battery-Led Board

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide the battery-LED board under the tab on the base cover and use the alignment posts on the base cover to place the battery-LED board in position.

  • Page 18: Removing The System Badge

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.
  • Page 19 Turn the base-cover assembly over. Starting at the indicator on the base-cover assembly, carefully turn the system badge over. Release the tabs on the system badge from the slots on the base-cove assembly. Lift the system badge off the base-cover assembly. system badge tabs (2) Removing the System Badge...

  • Page 20: Replacing The System Badge

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide the tapes on the system badge into the slots on the base-cover assembly.

  • Page 21: Removing The Battery

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.

  • Page 22: Replacing The Battery

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide the battery under the tab on the palm-rest assembly and align the screw holes on the battery with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 23: Removing The Memory Module(S)

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.

  • Page 24: Procedure

    Procedure CAUTION: To prevent damage to the memory-module connector, do not use tools to spread the memory module securing clips. Using your fingertips, carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory-module connector until the memory module pops up. Remove the memory module from the memory-module connector.

  • Page 25: Replacing The Memory Module(S)

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory-module connector.

  • Page 26: Postrequisites

    Postrequisites If you are replacing the secondary memory-module, go to step 3. If you are replacing the primary memory-module: Follow the instructions from step 2 to step 10 in "Replacing the System Board" on page 57. Replace the processor heat-sink. See "Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink" on page 44.

  • Page 27: Removing The Hard Drive

    "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is On or in Sleep state.
  • Page 28 Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. Lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive. hard drive screws (4) hard-drive bracket interposer Removing the Hard Drive...

  • Page 29: Replacing The Hard Drive

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

  • Page 30: Removing The Optical Drive

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.
  • Page 31 Lift the connector latch and, using the pull-tab, disconnect the optical-drive cable from the system board. Peel the optical-drive cable from the fan. Remove the coin-cell-battery cable from the routing guides on the optical-drive bracket. Remove the screw that secures the optical-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly. Lift the optical-drive assembly at an angle and release it from the tab on the palm-rest assembly.
  • Page 32 Remove the screws that secure the interposer to the optical-drive assembly. Disconnect the interposer from the optical-drive assembly. optical-drive assembly screws (2) interposer Remove the screw that secures the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive. Remove the optical-drive bracket from the optical drive. optical drive optical-drive bracket screw...

  • Page 33: Replacing The Optical Drive

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the optical-drive bracket with the screw holes on the optical drive.

  • Page 34: Removing The Wireless Mini-Card

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.

  • Page 35: Replacing The Wireless Mini-Card

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the notch on the wireless mini-card with the tab on the wireless mini-card connector.

  • Page 36: Removing The Msata Card

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.

  • Page 37: Replacing The Msata Card

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the notch on the mSATA card with the tab on the mSATA-card connector.

  • Page 38: Removing The Coin-Cell Battery

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.
  • Page 39 Peel the mylar from the coin-cell battery. Disconnect the coin-cell-battery cable from the system board. Note the coin-cell battery-cable routing and remove the cable from the optical-drive bracket. Peel the coin-cell battery from the palm-rest assembly. Lift the coin-cell battery and remove it from the tab on the keyboard bracket. mylar coin-cell battery coin-cell battery cable...

  • Page 40: Replacing The Coin-Cell Battery

    "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage 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 41: Removing The Fan

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.

  • Page 42: Replacing The Fan

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the fan with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 43: Removing The Processor Heat-Sink

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.

  • Page 44: Replacing The Processor Heat-Sink

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage 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 45: Removing The I/O Board

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.

  • Page 46: Replacing The I/O Board

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage 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 47: Removing The Speakers

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.
  • Page 48 Lift the speakers, along with the speaker cable, away from the palm-rest assembly. speaker cable connector latch pull-tab I/O-board cable screws (2) speakers (2) tape Removing the Speakers...

  • Page 49: Replacing The Speakers

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Use the alignment posts on the palm-rest assembly to place the speakers in position.

  • Page 50: Removing The Power/Battery Status-Light Board

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.
  • Page 51 Lift the power/battery status-light board at an angle to remove it from the tab on the palm-rest assembly, and lift the power/battery status-light board along with its cable off the palm-rest assembly. connector latch pull-tab tape power/battery status-light cable mylar screw power/battery status-light board Removing the Power/Battery Status-Light Board...

  • Page 52: Replacing The Power/Battery Status-Light Board

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Slide the power/battery status-light board under the tab on the palm-rest assembly and align the screw hole on the power/battery status-light board with the screw hole on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 53: Removing The System Board

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.

  • Page 54: Procedure

    Procedure NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored under the system badge. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS after you replace the system board. NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from the system board, note the location of the connectors so that you can reconnect them correctly after you replace the system board.
  • Page 55 Using the pull-tab, disconnect the display cable from the system board. Disconnect the speaker cable, coin-cell-battery cable, I/O-board grounding cable, and camera cable from the system board. Lift the connector latches and, using the pull-tab, disconnect the I/O-board cable, keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, touchpad cable, and power/battery status-light cable from the system board.
  • Page 56 Remove the screws that secure the system-board assembly to the palm-rest assembly. Lift the system-board assembly at an angle and release the ports on the system board from the slots on the palm-rest assembly. Slide and remove the system-board assembly from the tab on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 57: Replacing The System Board

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Replace the primary memory-module by following the instructions from step 1 to step 2 in "Replacing the Memory Module(s)"...

  • Page 58: Postrequisites

    Postrequisites Replace the processor heat-sink. See "Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink" on page 44. Replace the fan. See "Replacing the Fan" on page 42 Follow the instructions from step 4 to step 6 in "Replacing the Hard Drive" on page 29. Replace the mSATA card.

  • Page 59: Removing The Air Vent

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.

  • Page 60: Procedure

    Procedure Peel the mylar from the camera-cable routing. mylar Note the camera-cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on the air vent. camera-cable routing air vent Removing the Air Vent...
  • Page 61 Remove the screws that secure the air vent to the palm-rest assembly. Lift the air vent off the palm-rest assembly. screws (4) air vent Removing the Air Vent...

  • Page 62: Replacing The Air Vent

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the air vent with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 63: Removing The Keyboard

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.

  • Page 64: Procedure

    Procedure CAUTION: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard. Remove the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly. Lift the keyboard bracket away from the palm-rest assembly. screws (21) keyboard bracket Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 65: Replacing The Keyboard

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

  • Page 66: Removing The Display

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.

  • Page 67: Procedure

    Procedure Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm-rest assembly. Open the palm-rest assembly as far as possible. screws (6) display hinges (2) palm-rest assembly Slide and remove the tabs on the palm-rest assembly from the display hinges. palm-rest assembly tabs (2) display...

  • Page 68: Procedure

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide the tabs on the palm-rest assembly under the display hinges and align the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly with the screw holes on the display hinges.

  • Page 69: Prerequisites

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the Base Cover" on page 11.

  • Page 70: Procedure

    Procedure Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the display hinges. Open the palm rest as far as possible. screws (6) display hinges (2) palm rest Slide and remove the palm rest from the display hinges. display tabs (2) palm rest Removing the Palm Rest...

  • Page 71: Procedure

    8. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 10. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide the tabs on the palm rest under the display hinges and align the screw holes on the palm rest with the screw holes on the display hinges.

  • Page 72: Flashing The Bios

    • Choose from My Products and Services List • Choose from a list of all Dell products Click Continue and follow the instructions on the screen. A list of results appears on the screen. Click BIOS. Click Download File to download the latest BIOS file.

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