Dell Inspiron M531R Owner's Manual
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- Page 1 Dell Inspiron M531R Owner’s Manual Computer model: Inspiron M531R – 5535 Regulatory model: P28F Regulatory type: P28F002...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Before You Begin ......Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices ..Safety Instructions . - Page 4 Replacing the Hard-Drive Assembly ... Procedure ......Postrequisites .
- Page 5 Replacing the System Board ....Procedure ......Postrequisites .
- Page 6 Replacing the Display Assembly ....Procedure ......Postrequisites .
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Page 7: Before You Begin
Before You Begin Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer. Save and close all open files and exit all open programs. Follow the instructions to shut down your computer based on the operating system installed on your computer. -
Page 8: Safety Instructions
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: After Working Inside Your Computer
After Working Inside Your Computer After you complete the 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 10: Removing The Battery
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 Close the display and turn the computer over. -
Page 11: Replacing The Battery
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 tabs on the battery with the slots on the battery bay and snap the battery into place. -
Page 12: Removing The Memory Module(S)
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. - Page 13 Use your fingertips to 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. securing clips (2) memory-module connector memory module Removing the Memory Module(s)
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Page 14: Replacing The Memory Module(S)
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 notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory-module connector. -
Page 15: Removing The Optical-Drive Assembly
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. - Page 16 Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive bracket to the optical-drive assembly. Remove the optical-drive bracket from the optical-drive assembly. Carefully pry the optical-drive bezel and remove it from the optical-drive assembly. optical-drive bezel optical drive screws (2) optical-drive bracket Removing the Optical-Drive Assembly...
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Page 17: Replacing The Optical-Drive Assembly
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 tabs on the optical-drive bezel with the slots on the optical drive and snap optical-drive bezel into place. -
Page 18: Removing The Hard-Drive Assembly
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 in Sleep or On state. -
Page 19: Procedure
Procedure Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base. Slide the hard-drive assembly forward to disconnect the hard-drive assembly from the system board. screws (2) hard-drive assembly Removing the Hard-Drive Assembly... - Page 20 Using the pull-tab, lift the hard-drive assembly out of the computer base. hard-drive assembly pull-tab Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. Lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive. screws (2) hard-drive bracket Removing the Hard-Drive Assembly...
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Page 21: Replacing The Hard-Drive Assembly
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 22: Removing The Keyboard
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. - Page 23 Lift and slide the keyboard towards the display to release the keyboard from the palm-rest assembly. Turn the keyboard over and place it on the palm-rest assembly. Lift the connector latch and disconnect the keyboard from the connector on the system board.
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Page 24: Replacing The Keyboard
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 keyboard cable into the connector on the system board and press down on the connector latch to secure it. -
Page 25: Removing The Palm-Rest
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. - Page 26 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible. Lift the connector latches and pull the pull-tab to disconnect the touchpad cable and the power-button cable from the system board. touchpad cable power-button cable connector latches (2) Removing the Palm-Rest...
- Page 27 Remove the screws that secure the palm-rest to the system board. Using a plastic scribe gently lift and release the tabs on palm-rest from the slots on the computer base. CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm-rest assembly from the display assembly to avoid damage to the display assembly.
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Page 28: Replacing The Palm-Rest
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 palm-rest over the computer base. -
Page 29: Removing The Wireless Mini-Card
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. -
Page 30: Procedure
Procedure Disconnect the antenna cables from the connectors on the wireless mini-card. Remove the screw that secures the wireless mini-card to the system-board connector. screw antenna cables (2) wireless mini-card Slide and remove the wireless mini-card out of the system-board connector. wireless mini-card system-board connector Removing the Wireless Mini-Card... -
Page 31: Replacing The Wireless Mini-Card
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 CAUTION: To avoid damage to the wireless mini-card, ensure that no cables are placed under the wireless mini-card. -
Page 32: Postrequisites
Postrequisites Replace the palm-rest. See "Replacing the Palm-Rest" on page 28. Replace the keyboard. See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 24. Replace the optical-drive assembly. See "Replacing the Optical-Drive Assembly" on page 17. Follow the instructions from step 3 and step 4 in "Replacing the Memory Module(s)" on page 14. -
Page 33: Removing The I/O Board
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. -
Page 34: Procedure
Procedure Remove the screw that secures the I/O board to the computer base. Use the pull-tab to disconnect the I/O board cable from the connector on the system board. Gently lift and remove the I/O board off the computer base. I/O board I/O board cable screw... -
Page 35: Replacing The I/O Board
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 Gently slide the I/O board below the tab that secures it and snap the I/O board into place. -
Page 36: Removing The System Board
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in system setup after you replace the system board. For more information, see "Entering the Service Tag in system setup"... -
Page 37: Procedure
Procedure Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the system board. Disconnect the display cable from the connector on the system board. Disconnect the power adapter-port cable, speaker cable, and the I/O board cable from the system board. display cable tape power-adapter-port cable... - Page 38 Remove the screw that secures the system board to the computer base. Lift the system board off the computer base. system board screw Removing the System Board...
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Page 39: Replacing The System Board
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the system setup after you replace the system board. -
Page 40: Entering The Service Tag In System Setup
Entering the Service Tag in system setup Turn on the computer. Press <F2> during POST to enter system setup. Navigate to the Main tab and enter your computer’s Service Tag in the Service Tag Input field. Replacing the System Board... -
Page 41: Removing The Coin-Cell Battery
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: The coin-cell battery may explode if installed incorrectly. Replace the coin-cell battery only with the same or equivalent type. Discard used coin-cell batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. -
Page 42: Procedure
Procedure Turn the system board over and place it on a flat surface. Using a plastic scribe, gently pry out the coin-cell battery out of the battery socket on the system board. plastic scribe coin-cell battery Removing the Coin-Cell Battery... -
Page 43: Replacing The Coin-Cell Battery
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. 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 44: Removing The Heat-Sink
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. -
Page 45: Procedure
Procedure Turn the system board over and place the system board on a flat surface. In sequential order (indicated on the heat-sink), remove the screws that secure the heat-sink to the system board. Lift the heat-sink off the system board. screw (6) Removing the Heat-Sink... -
Page 46: Replacing The Heat-Sink
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 Clean the thermal grease from the bottom of the heat-sink and reapply it. -
Page 47: Removing The Fan
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. -
Page 48: Procedure
Procedure Turn the system board over and place the system board on a flat surface. Disconnect the fan cable from the connector on the system board. Remove the screw that secures the fan to the system board. Lift the fan off the system board. screw fan cable Removing the Fan... -
Page 49: Replacing The Fan
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 fan with the screw holes on the system board. -
Page 50: Removing The Speakers
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. -
Page 51: Procedure
Procedure Peel the tape that secures the LED silicon tubes to the computer base. Lift and remove the LED silicon tubes off the computer base. tape LED silicon tubes Removing the Speakers... - Page 52 Note the speaker cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on the computer base. Lift the speakers, along with the speaker cable, off the computer base. speaker cable routing speakers (2) Removing the Speakers...
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Page 53: Replacing The Speakers
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 speakers on the computer base. -
Page 54: Removing The Display Assembly
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. -
Page 55: Procedure
Procedure Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the system board. Disconnect the display cable from the connectors on the system board. Disconnect the wireless mini-card cables from the connectors on the wireless mini-card. display cable wireless mini-card cables (2) Removing the Display Assembly... - Page 56 Move aside the power adapter-port cable from the screws. Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base. Lift the display assembly off the computer base. display assembly screws (3) power adapter-port cable Removing the Display Assembly...
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Page 57: Replacing The Display Assembly
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 Place the display assembly on the computer base and align the screw holes on the display assembly with the screw holes on the computer base. -
Page 58: Removing The Display Bezel
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. -
Page 59: Procedure
Procedure Press the hinge covers on the sides and lift the hinge covers to remove it from the display assembly. hinge covers (2) Using your fingertips, carefully pry up the inside edge of the display bezel. Remove the display bezel off the display back-cover. display bezel Removing the Display Bezel... -
Page 60: Replacing The Display Bezel
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 display bezel with the display back-cover, and gently snap the display bezel into place. -
Page 61: Removing The Display Hinges
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. -
Page 62: Procedure
Procedure Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the display panel. Lift the display hinges off the display back-cover. screws (8) display hinges (2) Removing the Display Hinges... -
Page 63: Replacing The Display Hinges
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 display hinges with the screw holes on the display back-cover. -
Page 64: Removing The Display Panel
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. -
Page 65: Procedure
Procedure Remove the screws that secure the display panel to the display back-cover. Gently lift the display panel and turn it over. display back-cover display panel screws (4) Removing the Display Panel... - Page 66 Peel the tape that is adhered over the display cable. Disconnect the display cable from the connector on the display panel. display cable tape Removing the Display Panel...
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Page 67: Replacing The Display Panel
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 Connect the display cable to the connector on the display panel. -
Page 68: Removing The Camera Module
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 battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 10. -
Page 69: Procedure
Procedure Remove the screw that secures the camera module to the display back-cover. Disconnect the camera cable from the connector on the camera module. Peel the tape that secures the camera module to the display back-cover. Lift the camera module off the display back-cover. screw camera module tape... -
Page 70: Replacing The Camera Module
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 camera module on the display back-cover. -
Page 71: Flashing The Bios
The BIOS may require flashing when an update is available or when replacing 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.