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- Page 1 Dell XPS 12 Owner’s Manual Computer model: XPS 9Q33/9Q34 Regulatory model: P20S Regulatory type: P20S002...
- 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.; ® ® Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Before Working Inside Your Computer ..Before You Begin ......Recommended Tools . - Page 4 Removing the Speakers ..... Prerequisites ......Procedure .
- Page 5 Removing the Power-Adapter Port ... Prerequisites ......Procedure .
- Page 6 Removing the Windows-Button Board ..Prerequisites ......Procedure .
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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. 1 Save and close all open files, exit all open programs, and turn off your computer. Microsoft Windows 8: Point to the lower/upper-right corner of the screen to open the Charms sidebar and 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
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 to the palm-rest assembly. screws (11) base cover Place the computer with the rear side facing you, and starting from the right side, gently pry up the base cover. Lift the base cover at an angle and slide it to release the power-switch slot from the power switch.
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Page 12: Replacing The Base Cover
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 power-switch slot into the power switch and place the base cover on the palm-rest assembly. -
Page 13: 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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. -
Page 14: 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 and place the battery on the palm-rest assembly. -
Page 15: 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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. -
Page 16: 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 17: 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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. -
Page 18: 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 19: 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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. -
Page 20: 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 21: 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 22 Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board. Note the routing of the coin-cell battery cable and remove the cable from the routing guides. Peel off the coin-cell battery from the keyboard. Lift the coin-cell battery, along with its cable, off the keyboard. coin-cell battery cable coin-cell battery Removing the Coin-Cell Battery...
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Page 23: 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 24: 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 more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. -
Page 25: 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 more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure NOTE: Make sure that the power switch is in its default position — moved towards the back of the computer —... -
Page 26: Removing The Fan
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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. - Page 27 Note the routing of the coin-cell battery cable and remove the cable from the routing guides on the fan. Disconnect the fan cable from the system board. Remove the screws that secure the fan to the keyboard. Slide and lift the fan, along with its cable, away from the keyboard. coin-cell battery cable screws (2) fan cable...
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Page 28: Replacing The Fan
"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 tab on the fan under the heat sink and align the screw holes on the fan with the screw holes on the keyboard. -
Page 29: Removing The Heat Sink
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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. -
Page 30: Replacing The Heat Sink
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 NOTE: The original thermal grease can be reused, if the original system board and heat sink are reinstalled together. -
Page 31: 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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. -
Page 32: 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 Slide the power-adapter port cable under the display hinge. -
Page 33: 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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. - Page 34 Lift the connector latches, and using the pull tabs, disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable, the NFC cable, and the touchpad cable from the system board. display cables (2) power-adapter port cable connector latches (3) keyboard-backlight cable NFC cable touchpad cable Removing the System Board...
- Page 35 Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board. Remove the screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly. Carefully lift the system board and turn it over. screws (4) system board coin-cell battery cable Lift the connector latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board. keyboard cable connector latch Lift the system board off the palm-rest assembly.
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Page 36: Replacing The System Board
Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS 1 Turn on the computer. 2 At the Dell logo, press <F2> to enter System Setup. 3 Navigate to the Main tab and type the Service Tag in the Service Tag field. Replacing the System Board... -
Page 37: 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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. - Page 38 Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the palm-rest assembly. screws (6) Carefully rotate the palm-rest assembly up, and then slide the palm-rest assembly to release the tabs on the palm-rest assembly from the display hinges. display hinges (2) tabs display assembly Removing the Display Assembly...
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Page 39: 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 tab on the palm-rest assembly under the display hinges to align the palm-rest assembly and then place it on the display assembly. -
Page 40: Removing The Display Back-Cover
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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. - Page 41 Rotate the display and remove the screws that secure the display back-cover to the display panel. screws (8) display panel Starting from the corners, gently pry the display back-cover from the display panel. Removing the Display Back-Cover...
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Page 42: Replacing The Display Back-Cover
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 display back-cover on the display panel and snap it in place. -
Page 43: Removing The Camera Module
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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. -
Page 44: Replacing The Camera Module
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 camera cable to the camera module. -
Page 45: Removing The Windows-Button 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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. -
Page 46: Replacing The Windows-Button 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 Connect the Windows-button board cable to the Windows-button board. -
Page 47: Removing The Display Panel
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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. - Page 48 CAUTION: Do not remove the display cable from the display bezel. Peel off the display cable from the display panel. display panel display bezel display cable Remove the screws that secure the display panel to the display bezel. Slide and lift the display panel off the display bezel. display panel display bezel screws (4)
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Page 49: Replacing The Display Panel
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 display panel into the display bezel and align the screw holes on the display panel with the screw holes on the display bezel. -
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. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10. - Page 51 Lift the connector latches, and using the pull tabs, disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable, the NFC cable, and the touchpad cable from the system board. display cables (2) power-adapter port cable antenna cables (2) keyboard-backlight cable NFC cable touchpad cable connector latches (3) Remove the screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly.
- Page 52 Lift the connector latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board, and then lift the system board off the palm-rest assembly. keyboard cable connector latch keyboard Remove the screws that secure the mSATA bracket to the palm-rest assembly and remove the bracket.
- Page 53 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 to the palm-rest assembly. Lift the keyboard off the palm-rest assembly. screws (24) keyboard Removing the Keyboard...
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Page 54: 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 CAUTION: Make sure that no cables are placed under the keyboard. -
Page 55: Postrequisites
Postrequisites Replace the mSATA card. See "Replacing the mSATA Card" on page 18. Replace the fan. See "Replacing the Fan" on page 28. Replace the coin-cell battery. See "Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery" on page 23. Replace the I/O board. See "Replacing the I/O Board" on page 25. Replace the battery. -
Page 56: 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.