Contents 1 Working on Your Computer................5 ....................5 Before Working Inside Your Computer ........................6 Turning Off Your Computer ....................7 After Working Inside Your Computer 2 Docking Your Computer..................8 3 Removing and Installing Components............. 9 ..........................9 Recommended Tools ..........................9 Removing the Battery ..........................10 Installing the Battery...
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Assigning a System Password and Setup Password ..........42 Deleting or Changing an Existing System and/or Setup Password 5 Diagnostics......................43 ............43 Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) Diagnostics ..........................44 Device Status Lights ..........................44 Battery Status Lights 6 Specifications......................46 7 Contacting Dell....................52...
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
If the computer is connected to a docking device (docked), undock it. CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device. Disconnect all network cables from the computer. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.
CAUTION: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery designed for this particular Dell computer. Do not use batteries designed for other Dell computers. Connect any external devices, such as a port replicator or media base, and replace any cards, such as an ExpressCard.
Place the computer on the docking spacer to dock your computer. NOTE: This docking spacer can be used to dock only the Latitude E7250 / Latitude E7450 computers. You cannot dock any other Dell computers using this docking station.
Removing and Installing Components This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver • Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe Removing the Battery Follow the procedures in...
Installing the Battery Slide the battery into its slot until it clicks into place. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer. Removing the Base Cover Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove battery. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a.
Installing the Base Cover Place the base cover to align with the screw holes correctly on the computer. Tighten the screws to secure the base cover to the computer. Install battery. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer. Removing the SSD Card Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your...
Installing the SSD Card Place the SSD card in its slot in the computer. Tighten the screws to secure the SSD Card to the computer. Install : base cover battery Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer. Removing the WWAN Card Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
base cover Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Disconnect the WLAN cable from the computer [1]. b. Loosen the screws that secure the WLAN card to the computer [2]. c. Remove the WLAN card from the computer [3]. Installing the WLAN Card Place the WLAN card in its slot in the computer.
Installing the Keyboard Trim Align the keyboard trim to its slot. Press along the sides of the keyboard trim until it clicks in place. Install battery. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer Removing the Keyboard Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
Flip the computer and remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the computer. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Slide the keyboard from the computer [1]. b. Lift the keyboard from the computer [2]. Installing the Keyboard Slide the keyboard into its compartment and ensure that it clicks into place.
Removing the Palmrest Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove: battery base cover SSD card keyboard trim keyboard Remove the screws that secure the palmrest assembly and flip the computer. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a.
Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Pry the edges of the palmrest assembly [1]. b. Lift the palmrest assembly from the computer [2]. Installing the Palmrest Align the palm rest assembly to its original position in the computer and snap it into place. Tighten the screws to secure the palmrest assembly to the front of the computer.
Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer. Removing the SIM Board Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove: battery base cover SSD card keyboard trim keyboard palmrest Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a.
Removing the Speakers Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove: battery base cover keyboard trim keyboard SSD card palmrest SIM board Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Disconnect the speaker cable [1]. b. Unroute the speaker cable from the system board [2]. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a.
Installing the Speakers Align the speakers to their original position and tighten the screws to secure the speakers to the computer. Route the speaker cable on the computer and connect it to the system board. Install: SIM board plamrest keyboard keyboard trim SSD card base cover...
Installing the Display-Hinge Cover Place the display-hinge cover and tighten the screws to secure the display-hinge cover to the system board. Tighten the screws that secures hinge cap to the computer. Instal: plamrest keyboard keyboard trim SSD card base cover battery Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your...
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Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Disconnect the WWAN and WLAN cable from the computer [1]. b. Unroute the cable from the slot [2]. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Remove the screw that secures the display cable to the computer [1]. b.
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Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Unroute the cable from the slot [1]. b. Pull the antenna cables from the holes on the base chassis that secure the display assembly to the computer [2]. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a.
Installing the Display Assembly Insert the display and wireless antenna cables through the holes on the base chassis and connect them. Place the display assembly onto the computer. Tighten the screws on both sides to secure the display assembly. Route and connect the display cables through the routing channel. Connect the WWAN and WLAN cables to the computer.
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speaker hinge cover display assembly Disconnect the power cable from the computer. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Disconnect the speaker cable [1]. b. Lift the tab that secures SIM board cable [2]. c. Disconnect the SIM board cable from system board [3]. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a.
Installing the System Board Align the system board in its place on the computer. Tighten the screws to secure the system board. Connect the spekar and SIM board cables to the system board. Connect eDP cable. Install: display assembly hinge cover speaker WLAN card WWAN card...
hinge cover SIM board display assembly Disconnect the system fan cable. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration: a. Remove the screws that secure the heatsink to the computer [1]. b. Lift the heatsink from the computer [2]. Installing the Heatsink Place the heatsink into its original position on the computer.
WWAN card plamrest SSD card keyboard keyboard trim base cover battery Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove: battery base cover keyboard trim keyboard SSD card palmrest Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration:...
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base cover battery Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your computer.
Boot Sequence allows you to bypass the System Setup‐defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example: optical drive or hard drive). During the Power-on Self Test (POST), when the Dell logo appears, you can: •...
Keys Navigation NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only. <Esc> Moves to the previous page till you view the main screen. Pressing <Esc> in the main screen displays a message that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system. <F1>...
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Option Description • Onboard NIC You can also choose the Boot List option. The options are: • Legacy (Default Setting) • UEFI Advance Boot Option This option is required for Legacy boot mode. This option is not allowed if Secure Boot is enabled. •...
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Option Description SATA Operation Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are: • Disabled • AHCI • RAID On (Default Setting) NOTE: SATA is configured to support RAID mode. Drives Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board.
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Option Description • Bright Keyboard Backlight with AC Allows you to keyboard illumination will continue to support the various illumination level. Unobtrusive Mode Allows you to set the mode that will turn off all light and sound emissions from the system. This option is disabled by default.
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Option Description • Enter the new password • Confirm the new password Default Setting: Not set Strong Password Allows you to enforce the option to always set strong passwords. Default Setting: Enable Strong Password is not selected. Password Configuration You can define the length of your password. Min = 4 , Max = 32 Password Bypass Allows you to enable or disable the permission to bypass the System and the Internal HDD password, when they are set.
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Table 6. Secure Boot Secure Boot Enable Allows you to enable or disable Secure Boot feature • Disabled • Enabled(Default Setting) NOTE: For enable system needs to be UEFI boot mode and enable legacy option ROMs to be turned off. Expert key Management Allows you to manipulate the security key databases only if the system is in Custom Mode.
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Option Description Default Setting: Enable Intel TurboBoost Hyper-Thread Control Allows you to enable or disable the HyperThreading in the processor. Default Setting: Enabled Table 8. Power Management Option Description AC Behavior Allows the computer to power-on automatically, when AC adapter is plugged.
Option Description • Enable Peak Shift (Disabled) Advanced Battery Charge Allows batteries in the system in Advanced Battery Charge Mode to Configuration maximize battery health. This uses standard charging algorithm and other techniques during nonwork hours to maximize battery health •...
Option Description Fn Key Emulation Allows you to match the <Scroll Lock> key feature of PS-2 keyboard with the <Fn> key feature in an internal keyboard. The option is enabled by default. • Enable Fn Key Emulation Fn Lock Option Allows you to hot keys combination toggle the primary behavior.
For laptops, ensure that your computer battery is fully charged and connected to a power outlet Re-start the computer. Go to dell.com/support. Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit. NOTE: To locate the Service Tag, click Where is my Service Tag? NOTE: If you cannot find your Service Tag, click Detect My Product.
Choose the Product Type from the list. Select your computer model and the Product Support page of your computer appears. Click Get drivers and click View All Drivers. The Drivers and Downloads page opens. On the Drivers and Downloads screen, under the Operating System drop-down list, select BIOS. Identify the latest BIOS file and click Download File.
• The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9. • Only lower case letters are valid, upper case letters are not allowed. • Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`). Re-enter the system password when prompted.
Diagnostics If you experience a problem with your computer, run the ePSA diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running diagnostics is to test your computer's hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnel can use the diagnostics results to help you solve the problem.
Device Status Lights Table 14. Device Status Lights Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a power management mode. Turns on when the computer reads or writes data. Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status. Turns on when wireless networking is enabled.
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Alternately An unauthenticated or unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is attached to your blinking amber laptop. light and white light Alternately Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present. blinking amber light with steady white light Constantly Fatal battery failure with AC adapter present.
Two SODIMM slots Memory capacity 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB Memory type DDR3L SDRAM (1600MHz) Minimum memory 2 GB Maximum memory 16 GB Table 19. Audio Feature Specification Type Four-channel high-definition audio Controller: Latitude E7250/E7450 Realtek ALC3235 Latitude 7250/7450 Realtek AL3234...
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Feature Specification Stereo conversion 24-bit (analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog) Interface: Internal High-definition audio External Microphone-in, stereo headphones, and headset combo connector Speakers Internal speaker amplifier 2 W (RMS) per channel Volume controls Hot keys Table 20. Video Feature Specification Type Integrated on system board Controller: Intel HD Graphics 5500 Data bus...
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Table 23. Ports and Connectors Features Specification Audio One microphone/stereo headphone/speakers connector • one HDMI Video • one mDP Network adapter RJ-45 connector USB 3.0 One USB 3.0, one PowerShare Memory card reader Support upto SD4.0 Micro Subscriber Identity Module (uSIM) card Docking port Table 24.
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Table 26. Touchpad Feature Specification Latitude 7250 Latitude 7450 Active Area: X-axis 99.5 mm 99.5 mm Y-axis 53.0 mm 53.0 mm Table 27. Battery Feature Specification • 3-cell Lithium Polymer battery with ExpressCharge Type • 4-cell Lithium Polymer battery with ExpressCharge Dimensions: Latitude 7250 Latitude 7450...
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Feature Specification Output power 65 W and 90 W Output current 3.34 A and 4.62 A Rated output voltage 19.5 VDC Weight 230 g (65 W) and 285 g (90 W) Dimensions 107*46*29.5 mm (65W) / 130*66 * 22 mm (90W) Temperature range: Operating 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)
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Feature Specification Altitude (maximum): –15.2 m to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft) Operating 0° to 35°C Non-Operating –15.24 m to 10,668 m (–50 ft to 35,000 ft) Airborne contaminant level G2 or lower as defined by ISA S71.04–1985...
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