Dell XPS 12 Owner's Manual

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Dell XPS 12 Owner’s Manual Computer model: XPS 9Q23 Regulatory model: P20S Regulatory type: P20S001 book.book Page 1 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: ...

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Contents | 3 Contents Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices. . . . . 7 Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Recommended Tools. ...

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4 | Contents Removing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Replacing the ...

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Contents | 5 Removing the Power-Adapter Port . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Replacing the Power-Adapt...

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6 | Contents Removing the Windows-Button Board . . . . . . . . 54 Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Replacing the Windows-Butto...

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Before You Begin | 7 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. 1 Save and close all open files and exi...

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8 | Before You Begin CAUTION: Only a certified service technician is authorized to remove the computer cover and access any of the components inside the computer. See the safety instructions for complete information about safety precautions, wo...

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After Working Inside Your Computer | 9 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 exter...

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10 | Removing the Base Cover Removing the Base Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working inside...

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Removing the Base Cover | 11 4 Starting from the side of the computer, carefully pry the base cover. 5 Carefully lift the base cover at an angle and slide the base cover to release the power-switch slot from the power switch. 1 screws (11) 2 b...

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12 | Replacing the Base Cover Replacing the Base Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working insi...

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Removing the Battery | 13 Removing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working inside your ...

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14 | Replacing the Battery Replacing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working inside you...

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Removing the Wireless Mini-Card | 15 Removing the Wireless Mini-Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. Afte...

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16 | Removing the Wireless Mini-Card 1 antenna cables (2) 2 wireless mini-card 3screw book.book Page 16 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card | 17 Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7...

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18 | Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card 3 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. book.book Page 18 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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Removing the mSATA Card | 19 Removing the mSATA Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working in...

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20 | Removing the mSATA Card 1 mSATA-card connector 2 mSATA card 3screw 3 2 1 book.book Page 20 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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Replacing the mSATA Card | 21 Replacing the mSATA Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working ...

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22 | Removing the Speakers Removing the Speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working inside you...

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Removing the Speakers | 23 1 touchpad cable-connector 2 touchpad cable 3 screws (4) 4 palm-rest assembly 5 speakers (2) 6 speakers cable 7 speakers cable-connector 5 4 3 7 6 1 2 book.book Page 23 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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24 | Replacing the Speakers Replacing the Speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working inside y...

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Removing the Coin-Cell Battery | 25 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After ...

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26 | Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 4 Peel the coin-cell battery off the keyboard. 5 Lift the coin-cell battery along with its cable off the keyboard. 1 coin-cell-battery cable 2 coin-cell battery 2 1 book.book Page 26 Tuesday, October 23, 201...

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Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery | 27 Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. Afte...

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28 | Removing the Fan Removing the Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working inside your computer...

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Removing the Fan | 29 5 Slide and lift the fan, along with its cable, away from the keyboard. 1fan 2screws (2) 3fan cable 2 1 3 book.book Page 29 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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30 | Replacing the Fan Replacing the Fan WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working inside your comput...

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Removing the Processor Heat-Sink | 31 Removing the Processor Heat-Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7...

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32 | Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. ...

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Removing the I/O Board | 33 Removing the I/O Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working inside y...

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34 | Removing the I/O Board 3 Remove the screws that secure the I/O board to the palm-rest assembly. 4 Lift the I/O board away from the palm-rest assembly. 1 I/O-board cable 2 pull tab 3 speakers-cable connector 4 I/O board 5 screws (2) 1 3 5 4 2 ...

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Replacing the I/O Board | 35 Replacing the I/O Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working inside...

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36 | Removing the Power-Adapter Port Removing the Power-Adapter Port WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. Afte...

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Replacing the Power-Adapter Port | 37 Replacing the Power-Adapter Port WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7...

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38 | Removing the System Board Removing the System Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working in...

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Removing the System Board | 39 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 s...

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40 | Removing the System Board 7 Carefully lift the system board and turn it over. 8 Lift the connector latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system-board connector. 1screws (4) 1 1 book.book Page 40 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:4...

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Removing the System Board | 41 9 Lift the system board off the palm-rest assembly. 1 keyboard cable book.book Page 41 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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42 | Replacing the System Board Replacing the System Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working ...

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Removing the Display Assembly | 43 Removing the Display Assembly WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. Afte...

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44 | Removing the Display Assembly 4 Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the palm-rest assembly. 5 Carefully lift the palm-rest assembly at an angle and slide the palm-rest assembly to release the tabs on the palm-rest assembly f...

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Removing the Display Assembly | 45 1 display hinges (2) 1 book.book Page 45 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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46 | Replacing the Display Assembly Replacing the Display Assembly WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After ...

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Removing the Display Back-Cover | 47 Removing the Display Back-Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. ...

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48 | Removing the Display Back-Cover 4 Carefully pry the display back-cover off the display panel. 1 screws (8) 2 display back-cover 1 screws (8) 2 display back-cover 1 2 book.book Page 48 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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Replacing the Display Back-Cover | 49 Replacing the Display Back-Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7...

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50 | Removing the Camera Module Removing the Camera Module WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After work...

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Removing the Camera Module | 51 1 screws (2) 2 camera cable-connector 3camera module book.book Page 51 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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52 | Replacing the Camera Module Replacing the Camera Module WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After workin...

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Replacing the Camera Module | 53 book.book Page 53 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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54 | Removing the Windows-Button Board Removing the Windows-Button Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. ...

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Removing the Windows-Button Board | 55 1 screws (2) 2 windows-button board cable connector 3 windows-button board book.book Page 55 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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56 | Replacing the Windows-Button Board Replacing the Windows-Button Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7...

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Removing the Display Panel | 57 Removing the Display Panel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working ...

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58 | Removing the Display Panel 2 Peel off the display cable from the display panel. book.book Page 58 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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Removing the Display Panel | 59 3 Remove the screws that secure the display panel to the display bezel. 4 Slide and lift the display panel off the display bezel. 1 display panel 2 display bezel 3screws (4) 1 3 2 book.book Page 59 Tuesday, Octob...

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60 | Removing the Display Panel book.book Page 60 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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Replacing the Display Panel | 61 Replacing the Display Panel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After wo...

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62 | Removing the Keyboard Removing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working inside you...

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Removing the Keyboard | 63 Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the WLAN bracket and mSATA bracket to the palm-rest assembly. 2 Lift the WLAN bracket and mSATA bracket off the keyboard. CAUTION: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, eas...

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64 | Removing the Keyboard 1screws (24) 1 book.book Page 64 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:44 AM ...

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Replacing the Keyboard | 65 Replacing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working inside y...

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66 | Flashing the BIOS Flashing the BIOS The BIOS requires flashing when an update is available or when replacing the system board. To flash the BIOS: 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Go to support.dell.com/support/downloads. 3 Locate the BIOS update f...