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Inspiron 5594 Service Manual Regulatory Model: P90F Regulatory Type: P90F001
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of d...
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Contents 1 Working inside your computer....................................................................................................... Safety instructions.........................................
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Replacing the display assembly.....................................................................................................................................41 Power-adapter port...................
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Entering BIOS setup program............................................................................................................................................ Navigation keys....................
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Working inside your computer Safety instructions Use the following safety guidelines to protect your computer from potential damage and to ensure your personal safety. Unless otherwise noted, each pro...
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Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection ESD is a major concern when you handle electronic components, especially sensitive components such as expansion cards, processors, memory DIMMs, and system board...
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Styrofoam and other plastics should always be moved at least 12 inches or 30 centimeters away from sensitive parts before physically handling any hardware components ESD Packaging – All ESD-sensitive ...
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Removing and installing components Recommended tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: Phillips screwdriver #1 Flat-head screwdriver Plastic scribe Screw list NOTE: When...
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Component Secured to Screw type Quantity Screw image Display assembly Palm-rest and keyboard M2.5x5 assembly I/O board Palm-rest and keyboard M2x4 assembly Power button with Palm-rest and keyboard M2x...
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3. Pry the base cover starting from the indents at the display hinges located at the top-left and top-right corners of the computer base. 4. Lift the base cover off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly...
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NOTE: The following steps are applicable only if you want to further remove any other component from your computer. 5. Peel the tape that adheres the battery cable to the connector and disconnect the ...
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6. Press and hold the power button for five seconds to ground the computer and drain the flea power. Replacing the base cover NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information tha...
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3. Place the base cover on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly, and snap the base cover into place starting from the power-adapter port. CAUTION: To avoid accidental damage to the power-adapter port, ...
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4. Replace the seven screws (M2.5x6) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 5. Tighten the two captive screws that secure the base cover to the palm-rest and keyboard assem...
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Battery Removing the battery NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After w...
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If a battery gets stuck in a device as a result of swelling, do not try to free it as puncturing, bending, or crushing a Lithium-ion battery can be dangerous. In such an instance, contact for assistan...
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Exercise caution when handling Lithium-ion batteries. Discharge the battery as much as possible before removing it from the system. This can be done by disconnecting the AC adapter from the system to ...
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Post-requisites Replace the base cover. Memory modules Removing the memory modules NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the...
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Replacing the memory modules NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After w...
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2. Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the system board. 3. Slide and remove the wireless-card bracket from the wireless card. 4. Using a plastic scribe, disconnect the a...
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working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure CAUTION: To avoid damage to the wireless card, do...
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Procedure 1. Disconnect the fan cable from the system board. 2. Remove the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the fan to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 3. Slide and lift the fan off the palm-rest a...
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Post-requisites Replace the base cover. Solid-state drive/Intel Optane Removing the solid-state drive/Intel Optane You need to disable the Intel Optane device before removing it from your computer. Fo...
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5. Turn the M.2 2230 thermal shield over. 6. Remove the screw (M2x2) that secures the solid-state drive to the M.2 2230 thermal shield. 7. Lift the solid-state drive off the M.2 2230 thermal shield. P...
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Replacing the solid-state drive/Intel Optane Enable the Intel Optane device after you replace it. For more information about enabling the Intel Optane device, see Enabling Intel Optane memory. NOTE: B...
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3. Turn over the solid-state drive and M.2 2230 thermal shield. 4. Align the notch on the solid-state drive with the tab on the M.2 slot and slide the solid-state drive into place. 5. Insert the tab o...
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Post-requisites Replace the base cover. Hard drive Removing the hard drive If your computer is using a SATA storage device accelerated by Intel Optane memory, disable Intel Optane before removing the ...
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4. Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly. 5. Remove the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 6. Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive bracket. Rem...
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Replacing the hard drive Enable Intel Optane after replacing the SATA storage. For more information about enabling the Intel Optane, see Enabling Intel Optane. NOTE: Before working inside your compute...
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4. Using the alignment posts, place the hard-drive assembly on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 5. Replace the three screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest and keyboard...
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Touchpad Removing the touchpad NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After...
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Replacing the touchpad NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working...
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3. Place the touchpad bracket on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 4. Replace the three screws (M1.6x2) that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 5. Slide the touchpad cable ...
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Post-requisites 1. Replace the battery. 2. Replace the base cover. Speakers Removing the speakers NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer...
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Replacing the speakers NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working...
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NOTE: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it. CAUTION: For maximum cooling of the processor, do not touch the heat tr...
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Procedure 1. Place the heat sink on the system board and align the screw holes on the heat sink with the screw holes on the system board. 2. Replace the three (M2x3) screws that secure the heat sink t...
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2. Note the display-cable routing and remove the cable from its routing guides on the fan and the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 3. Remove the antenna cables from the routing guide. 4. Open the disp...
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7. After performing all the above steps, you are left with display assembly. Removing and installing components