Dell Latitude XT2: Working on Your Tablet-PC

Working on Your Tablet-PC : Dell Latitude XT2

Working on Your Tablet-PC

Dell™Latitude™XT2User'sGuide

Before Working Inside Your Tablet-PC

Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your Tablet-PC from potential damage and to help to ensure your personal safety. Unless otherwise noted,

each procedure included in this document assumes that the following conditions exist:

l You have performed the steps in Working on Your Tablet-PC.

l You have read the safety information that shipped with your Tablet-PC.

l A component can be replaced or--if purchased separately--installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse order.

To avoid damaging your Tablet-PC, perform the following steps before you begin working inside the Tablet-PC.

1. Ensure that your work surface is flat and clean to prevent the Tablet-PC cover from being scratched.

2. Turn off your Tablet-PC (see Turning Off Your Tablet-PC).

3. If the Tablet-PC is connected to a docking device (docked) such as the optional Media Base or Battery Slice, undock it.

4. Disconnect all network cables from the Tablet-PC.

5. Disconnect your Tablet-PC and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

6. Close the display and turn the Tablet-PC upside-down on a flat work surface.

7. Remove the main battery (see Removing the Main Battery).

8. Turn the Tablet-PC top-side up.

9. Open the display.

10. Press the power button to ground the system board.

11. Remove any installed ExpressCards or Smart Cards from the appropriate slots.

12. Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).

Recommended Tools

The procedures in this document may require the following tools:

l Small flat-blade screwdriver

l #0 Phillips screwdriver

l #1 Phillips screwdriver

l Small plastic scribe

l Flash BIOS update program CD

Turning Off Your Tablet-PC

1. Shut down the operating system:

Before Working Inside Your Tablet-PC

Recommended Tools

Turning Off Your Tablet-PC

After Working Inside Your Tablet-PC

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WARNING: Before working inside your Tablet-PC, read the safety information that shipped with your Tablet-PC. For additional safety best

practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your Tablet-PC. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is

not covered by your warranty.

CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal

surface, such as a connector on the back of the computer.

CAUTION: Handle components and cards with care. Do not touch the components or contacts on a card. Hold a card by its edges or by its metal

mounting bracket. Hold a component such as a processor by its edges, not by its pins.

CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking

tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before you disconnect the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep

them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, ensure that both connectors are correctly oriented

and aligned.

NOTE: The color of your Tablet-PC and certain components may appear differently than shown in this document.

CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your Tablet-PC and then unplug the cable from the network device.

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you service the Tablet-PC.

CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your Tablet-PC from the electrical outlet before opening the display.

CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your Tablet-PC, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back

of the Tablet-PC. While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal

components.

CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your Tablet-PC.

l In Windows Vista:

Click Start , then click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down.

l In Windows XP:

Click Start® Turn Off Computer® Turn Off.

The Tablet-PC turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete.

2. Ensure that the Tablet-PC and all attached devices are turned off. If your Tablet-PC and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut

down your operating system, press and hold the power button for about 4 seconds to turn them off.

After Working Inside Your Tablet-PC

After you complete any replacement procedure, ensure you connect any external devices, cards, and cables before turning on your computer.

1. Connect any external devices, such as a port replicator, battery slice, or media base, and replace any cards, such as an ExpressCard.

2. Connect any telephone or network cables to your Tablet-PC.

3. Replace the main battery.

4. Connect your Tablet-PC and all attached devices to their electrical outlets.

5. Turn on your Tablet-PC.

CAUTION: To avoid damage to the Tablet-PC, use only the battery designed for this particular Dell computer. Do not use batteries designed for

other Dell computers.

CAUTION: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network device and then plug it into the computer.