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- Page 1 XPS 15 Owner’s Manual Computer model: XPS 9530 Regulatory model: P31F Regulatory type: P31F001...
- Page 2 WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ © 2013 Dell Inc. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and XPS™ are trademarks of Dell Inc. 2013 - 10 Rev. A00...
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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 Assembly Procedure Replacing the Base-Cover Assembly Procedure Removing the System Badge Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the System Badge Procedure Postrequisites Removing the Battery Prerequisites Procedure... - Page 4 Removing the Hard Drive Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Hard Drive Procedure Postrequisites Removing the Speakers Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Speakers Procedure Postrequisites Removing the Wireless Card Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Wireless Card Procedure Postrequisites Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Prerequisites Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Procedure Postrequisites Removing the mSATA Card...
- Page 5 Removing the Fans Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Fans Procedure Postrequisites Removing the Thermal-Cooling Assembly Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Thermal-Cooling Assembly Procedure Postrequisites Removing the Power-Adapter Port Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Power-Adapter Port Procedure Postrequisites Removing the I/O Board Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the I/O Board Procedure Postrequisites...
- Page 6 Removing the System Board Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the System Board Procedure Postrequisites Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS Removing the Keyboard Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Keyboard Procedure Postrequisites. Removing the Display Assembly Prerequisites Procedure Replacing the Display Assembly Procedure Postrequisites Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly Prerequisites...
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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 and exit all open programs. Move your mouse pointer to the upper-right or lower-right corner of the screen to open the Charms sidebar and then click Settings→... -
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 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 Close the display, and turn the computer over. - Page 11 Remove the screws that secure the base-cover assembly to the palm-rest assembly. screws (12) Using a plastic scribe, pry the base-cover assembly out of the palm-rest assembly. plastic scribe base-cover assembly palm-rest assembly Removing the Base-Cover Assembly...
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Page 12: Replacing The Base-Cover 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 Place the base-cover assembly on the palm-rest assembly and snap it into place. -
Page 13: Removing The System Badge
Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base-cover assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. - Page 14 Release the tab on the system badge from the slot on the base-cover assembly. Lift the system badge off the base-cover assembly. system badge Removing the System Badge...
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Page 15: Replacing The System Badge
Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide the tab on the system badge into the slot on the base-cover assembly and snap the system badge into place. -
Page 16: 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 assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. -
Page 17: 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 18: Removing The Nfc Card
Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base-cover assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. -
Page 19: Replacing The Nfc Card
Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. 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 NFC card on the palm-rest assembly. -
Page 20: Removing The Hard Drive
"After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. 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 21: Procedure
Procedure Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly. Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board. hard-drive cable pull-tab screws (4) Removing the Hard Drive... - Page 22 Lift the hard-drive assembly off the palm-rest assembly. 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 off the hard-drive bracket. hard drive interposer screws (4) hard-drive bracket Removing the Hard Drive...
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Page 23: Replacing The Hard Drive
Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. 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 24: 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 assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. -
Page 25: 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 Using the alignment posts on the palm-rest assembly, place the speakers on the palm-rest assembly. -
Page 26: 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 assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. -
Page 27: 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 CAUTION: To avoid damage to the wireless card, do not place any cables under it. -
Page 28: 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. CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS settings to default. It is recommended that you note the BIOS settings before removing the coin-cell battery. -
Page 29: Replacing 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 30: Removing The Msata 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 assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. - Page 31 Remove the screw that secures the mSATA card to the palm-rest assembly. Slide and remove the mSATA card from the system board. mSATA card screw Removing the mSATA Card...
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Page 32: Replacing The Msata 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 mSATA card with the tab on the mSATA-card connector. -
Page 33: Removing The Fans
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 assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. -
Page 34: Replacing The Fans
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 Connect the fan cables to the system board. -
Page 35: Removing The Thermal-Cooling 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 assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. -
Page 36: Replacing The Thermal-Cooling 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 Align the screw holes on the thermal-cooling assembly with the screw holes on the system board. -
Page 37: 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 assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. -
Page 38: 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 39: 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 additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base-cover assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. - Page 40 Disconnect the fan cable, coin-cell battery cable, and camera cable from the I/O board. fan cable coin-cell battery cable camera cable Remove the screws that secure the I/O board to the palm-rest assembly. Lift the I/O board from the palm-rest assembly. I/O board screws (3) Removing the I/O Board...
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Page 41: 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 additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the I/O board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly. -
Page 42: Removing The Memory Module(S)
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 assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. -
Page 43: Replacing The Memory Module(S)
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 memory module with the tab on the memory-module connector. -
Page 44: 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 assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. -
Page 45: Procedure
Procedure NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is located 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 46 Disconnect the speaker cable, hard-drive cable, and power-adapter cable from the connectors on the system board. Use the pull-tabs and disconnect the touch-panel cable and display cable from the system board. Lift the connector latches and disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable, the touchpad cable, the NFC cable, and the hard-drive cable from the system board.
- Page 47 Remove the screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly. Loosen the captive screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly. captive screws (2) system board screws (4) Lift the system board off the palm-rest assembly. Removing the System Board...
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Page 48: 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 CAUTION: Make sure that no cables are placed under the system board. -
Page 49: Entering The Service Tag In The Bios
Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS Turn on the computer. At the Dell logo, press <F2> to enter System Setup. Navigate to the Main tab and type the Service Tag in the Service Tag field. Replacing the System Board... -
Page 50: 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 assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. - Page 51 Using a plastic scribe peel the Mylar to access the screws. plastic scribe mylar screw Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly. screws (28) Removing the Keyboard...
- Page 52 Lift and remove the keyboard from the palm-rest assembly. keyboard palm-rest assembly Removing the Keyboard...
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Page 53: 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 54: 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 assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. -
Page 55: Procedure
Procedure Remove the screw that secures the wireless-card bracket and wireless card to the palm-rest assembly. Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card. Disconnect the touch-panel cable and display cable from the system board. Disconnect the camera cable from the I/O board. Remove the cables from their routing guides. - Page 56 Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm-rest assembly. screws (6) display hinges (2) Carefully lift the palm-rest assembly away from the display assembly as far as possible. palm-rest assembly display assembly Removing the Display Assembly...
- Page 57 CAUTION: Lift the palm-rest assembly slowly to avoid damaging the display assembly. Close the palm-rest assembly to release the tabs on the palm-rest assembly from the display hinges. display hinges (2) palm-rest assembly display assembly Slide the palm-rest assembly away from the display assembly. Removing the Display Assembly...
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Page 58: 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 the palm-rest assembly on the display assembly. -
Page 59: 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 assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10. -
Page 60: Procedure
Procedure Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm-rest assembly. screws (6) display hinges (2) Carefully lift the palm-rest assembly away from the display assembly as far as possible. palm-rest assembly display assembly Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly... - Page 61 CAUTION: Lift the palm-rest assembly slowly to avoid damaging the display assembly. Close the palm-rest assembly to release the tabs on the palm-rest assembly from the display hinges. display hinges palm-rest assembly display assembly Slide the palm-rest assembly away from the display assembly. Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly...
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Page 62: 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 Follow step 1 to step 4 from "Replacing the Display Assembly" on page 58. -
Page 63: 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.