Dell Vostro 1520 User manual

Dell™Vostro™1520ServiceManual

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May2009Rev.A00

Working on Your Computer

Adding and Replacing Parts

Specifications

Diagnostics

System Setup

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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: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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System Setup

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Entering System Setup

<F12> Menu

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Your computer's BIOS, or System Setup program allows you to do the following:

lAccess System Setup by pressing <F2>

lBring up a one-time boot menu by pressing <F12>

Entering System Setup

Press <F2> to enter System Setup and make changes to the user-definable settings. If you are having trouble entering Setup using this key, reboot and press

the <F2> key when the keyboard LEDs first flash.

<F12> Menu

Press <F12> when the Dell logo appears to initiate a one-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the computer. The devices listed on the boot

menu depend on the bootable devices installed in the computer.

lInternal HDD

lCD/DVD/CD-RW Drive

lOnboard NIC

lBIOS Setup

lDiagnostics (starts the Pre-boot System Assessment (PSA) diagnostics)

This menu is useful when attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the computer. Using the boot menu does not make any

changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS.

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Diagnostics

Dell™Vostro™1520ServiceManual

Device Status Lights

LED Error Codes

Power Button Light Codes

Device Status Lights

If your computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the light operates as follows:

lSolid blue—The battery is charging.

lFlashing blue—The battery is almost fully charged.

If your computer is running on a battery, the light operates as follows:

lOff—The battery is adequately charged, or the computer is turned off.

lFlashing orange—The battery charge is low.

lSolid orange—The battery charge is critically low.

LED Error Codes

If your computer does not perform a Power-On Self-Test upon boot up, there are various things to look for:

1. Check that the computer power light is on.

2. If the power light is not on, ensure that your computer is plugged into AC power. Remove the battery.

3. If your computer is powered on but is not performing a POST, check to see whether or not the keyboard status lights flash to indicate a successful POST

but no video or if the keyboard status lights are lit in a sequence indicating a system problem.

The following table shows the possible LED codes that may display in a no-POST situation.

Device status lights located in the center of the

hinge cover.

1—Turns on when your computer reads or writes data to the hard drive.

NOTE: To avoid loss of data, never turn off your computer while the Hard Drive light is flashing.

2—Turns on when wireless networking is enabled.

3—Turns on when a card with Bluetooth®wireless technology is enabled.

NOTE: The card with Bluetooth wireless technology is an optional feature, so the light turns on only if

you ordered the card with your computer. For more information, see the documentation that came

with your card.

To turn off only the Bluetooth wireless technology functionality, right-click the icon in the system tray

and click Disable Bluetooth Radio.

4—Turns on when the numeric keypad is enabled.

5—Turns on when the uppercase letter function is enabled.

6—Turns on when the scroll lock function is enabled.

Appearance

Description

Next Step

ON-FLASH-FLASH

No SODIMMs are installed

1. Install supported memory modules.

2. If memory is already present, reseat the module(s) one at

time in each slot.

Try known good memory from another computer or replace the

memory.

4. Replace the system board.

FLASH-ON-ON

System board error

1. Reseat the processor.

2. Replace the system board.

3. Replace the processor.

FLASH-ON-FLASH

LCD Panel Error

1. Reseat the LCD cable.

2. Replace the LCD panel.

3. Replace the video card / system board.

OFF-FLASH-OFF

1. Install compatible memory modules.

Power Button Light Codes

The power LED located in the power button on the front of the computer illuminates and blinks or remains solid to indicate five different states:

lNo light—System is in the off state (S5, or mechanical (AC power not applied) OFF).

lSolid Amber—System fault, but power supply is good—normal operating state (S0).

lBlinking Amber—System fault error condition including Power Supply (only +5VSB working), Vreg failure, missing or bad CPU.

lBlinking Green—System is in power saving states S1, S3 or S4. (Blink rate is 1Hz). No fault/error condition.

lSolid Green—System is fully functional and is in S0 (ON) state.

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Memory compatibility error

2. If two modules are installed remove one and test. Try the

other module in the same slot and test. Test the other slot

with both modules.

3. Replace the memory.

4. Replace the system board.

ON-FLASH-ON

Memory is detected but has

errors

1. Reseat the memory.

2. If two modules are installed remove one and test. Try the

other module in the same slot and test. Test the other slot

with both modules.

3. Replace the memory

4. Replace the system board.

OFF-FLASH-FLASH

Modem Error

1. Reseat the modem.

2. Replace the modem.

3. Replace the system board.

FLASH-FLASH-FLASH

System board error

1. Replace the system board.

FLASH-FLASH-OFF

Option ROM Error

1. Reseat the device.

2. Replace the device.

3. Replace the system board.

OFF-ON-OFF

Storage device error

1. Reseat the hard drive and optical drive.

2. Test the computer with just the hard drive and just the optical

drive.

3. Replace the device that is causing the failure.

4. Replace the system board.

FLASH-FLASH-ON

Video card error

1. Replace the system board.

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Adding and Replacing Parts

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Battery

Hard Drive

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card

Optical Drive

Processor and Memory Access Panel

Heat Sink and Processork

Display Assembly

Camera

LCD Display Panel

Keyboard

USB/IEEE 1394 Board

Speaker Assembly

Coin-Cell Battery

Hard Drive and Mini-Card Access Panel

Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card

Internal Card With Bluetooth®Wireless Technology

Fan

Memory

Hinge Cover

Display Bezel

Display Assembly Hinges

Display Inverter

Palm Rest

Fingerprint Reader

System Board

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Specifications

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Processor

System Information

ExpressCard™

8-in-1 Memory Card Reader

Memory

Connectors

Communications

Video

Audio

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Display

Keyboard

Touch Pad

Fingerprint Reader

Camera

Battery

AC Adapter

Physical

Environmental

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NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of

your Tablet-PC, click Start (or Start in Windows XP)®Help and Support, and then

select the option to view information about your Tablet-PC.

Processor

Processor type

Intel®Core™2Duoprocessors

L1 cache

32 KB per instruction, 32 KB data cache per core

L2 cache

Shared 3 MB or 6 MB

External bus frequency

1067 MHz

SystemInformation

System chipset

Intel GM45 or Intel PM45 chipset

Data bus width

64 bits

DRAM bus width

64 bits

Processor address bus width

36 bits

Flash EPROM

SPI 32 Mbit

PCI bus (discrete graphics only)

x16 PCI Express

ExpressCard™(optional)

NOTE: The ExpressCard slot is designed only for ExpressCards. It does NOT support PC cards.

ExpressCard connector

ExpressCard slot (USB and PCI Express-based

interfaces)

Cards supported

34-mm and 54-mm ExpressCards

Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card Reader

Cards supported

SD, SDIO, SD HC, Mini SD (with adapter) MMC, MMC+,

Mini MMC (with adapter)

Memory

Memory module connector

Two DIMM sockets

Memory module capacities

1 GB (one DIMM), 2 GB (one DIMM or two DIMMs), 3 GB (2

DIMMs), 4 GB (2 DIMMs)

Memory type

DDR2 800 MHz non-ECC memory only.

Minimum memory

1024 MB (1 GB)

Maximum memory

4096 MB (4 GB)

Connectors

Audio

Microphone connector and stereo headphone/speakers



connector

IEEE 1394

One 4-pin -connector

Dock

Optional USB Port Replicator only

Mini-card support (internal expansion slots)

One dedicated half Mini-Card slot for WLAN

One dedicated full Mini-Card slot for WPAN (Bluetooth®

or ultra wideband [UWB])

WPAN full Mini-Card slot can also be used for the Intel

Flash Cache

Modem

Optional USB external modem

Network adapter

RJ-45 connector

USB, USB PowerShare, eSATA

Four 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors

Video

VGA

Communications

Modem

External (optional)

Network adapter

10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board

Wireless

WLAN half Mini-Card, WPAN full Mini-Cards, Bluetooth®

wireless support, and UWB technology

Mobile Broadband

None

GPS

None

Video

Video type

Integrated

Discrete on system board, hardware accelerated

Video controller

Integrated video: Mobile Intel GMA X4500

Discrete video: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS

Data bus

Integrated video or PCI-Express video x16

Video memory

Integrated video: up to 256 MB shared

Discrete video: 256 MB dedicated memory

Video output

Video connector and multimode DisplayPort

Audio

Audio type

Two-channel high-definition audio codec

Audio controller

IDT 92HD71B5

Stereo conversion

24-Bit (stereo digital-to-analog)

24-Bit (stereo analog-to-digital)

Interfaces:

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Internal

Internal High Definition Audio

External

Microphone-in connector, stereo headphones/speakers

mini-connector

Speaker

One 2-watt, 4-ohm speakers

Internal speaker amplifier

1-Watt channel into 4 ohms

Internal microphone

Single digital microphone

Volume controls

Volume control buttons

Display

Type (active-matrix TFT)

15.4" WXGA w/anti-glare CCFL or WLED

15.4" WXGA+ w/anti-glare CCFL or WLED

15.4" WUXGA TrueLife!" CCFL

Dimensions

Height

225.5 mm (8.8 inches)

Width

344.5 mm (13.6 inches)

Diagonal

391.16 mm (15.4 inches)

Maximum Resolutions

WXGAw/anti-glare

1280x800 at 262 K colors

WXGA+w/anti-glare

1440x900 at 262 K colors

WUXGAwithTrueLife

1920X1200 at 262 K colors

Operating angle

0°(closed)to160°

Refresh rate

60 Hz

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Viewing angles

Horizontal

±40°(WXGA)typical

±40°(WXGAwithTrueLife)

Pixel pitch

WXGA –.258 mm (.010 inch)

WXGA with TrueLife –.23 mm (.009 inch)

Controls

Brightness can be controlled through keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard

Number of keys

84 (U.S. and Canada); 85 (Europe); 88 (Japan)

Layout

QWERTY/AZERTY/Kanji

Size

full sized (19-mm key pitch)

Touch Pad

X/Y position resolution

(graphics table mode)

240 CPI

Size

Width

73.0-mm (2.9-inch) sensor-active area

Height

42.9-mm (1.7-inch) rectangle

Fingerprint Reader (Optional)

Type

UPEKTCS3TouchStrip™stripsensorwithCMOSactive

capacitive pixel-sensing technology

Camera (Optional)

Resolution

640 x 480 pixels (VGA)

Battery

Type



12-cell lithium-ion prismatic slice battery

84 WHr

9-cell lithium-ion battery

85 WHr

6-cell lithium-ion battery

56 WHr

4-cell lithium-ion battery

35 WHr

Dimensions:

Depth

4- or 6-cell lithium-ion battery

206 mm (8.11 inches)

9-cell lithium-ion battery

93.3 mm (3.67 inches)

12-cell lithium-ion battery

14.48 mm (0.57 inches)

Height

4- or 6-cell lithium-ion battery

19.8 mm (0.78 inch)

9-cell lithium-ion battery

22.3 mm (0.88 inch)

12-cell lithium-ion battery

217.24 mm (8.55 inch)

Width

4- or 6-cell lithium-ion battery

47.0 mm (1.85 inches)

9-cell lithium-ion battery

68.98 mm (2.70 inches)

12-cell lithium-ion battery

322.17 mm (12.68 inches)

Weight

4-cell lithium-ion battery

0.24 kg (0.53 lb)

6-cell lithium-ion battery

0.33 kg (0.73 lb)

9-cell lithium-ion battery

0.51 kg (1.12 lb)

12-cell lithium-ion battery

0.85 kg (1.87 lb)

Voltage

4-cell lithium-ion battery

14.8 VDC

6- or 9-cell lithium-ion battery

11.1 VDC

12-cell lithium-ion battery

14.8 VDC

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Charge time (approximate)

Computeroff



6-cell lithium-ion battery

Approximately 1 hour to 80% capacity

Approximately 2 hours to 100% capacity

Operating Time

Varies depending on operating conditions and can be

significantly reduced under certain power-intensive

conditions

Life span (approximate)

1 year

Temperature range

Operating

0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)

Storage

–10°to65°C(14°to149°F)

Coin-cell battery

CR-2032

AC Adapter

Input voltage

100–240 VAC

Input current (maximum)

1.5 A

Input frequency

50–60 Hz

Temperature range:

Operating

0°Cto35°C(32°to95°F)

Storage

–40°Cto65°C(–40°to149°F)

PA-12 65-W Travel AC adapter:

Output voltage

19.5 V DC

Output current

3.34 A

Height

15 mm (0.6 inches)

Width

66 mm (2.6 inches)

Depth

127 mm (5.0 inches)

Weight

0.29 kg (0.64 lb)

PA-10 90-W D-Series AC adapter:

Output voltage

19.5 V DC

Output current

4.62 A

Height

32 mm (1.3 inches)

Width

60 mm (2.4 inches)

Depth

140 mm (5.5 inches)

Weight

0.425 kg (0.9 lb)

PA-3E 90 E-Series AC adapter:

Output voltage

19.5 V DC

Output current

4.62 A

Height

15 mm (0.6 inches)

Width

70 mm (2.8 inches)

Depth

147 mm (5.8 inches)

Weight

0.345 kg (0.76 lb)

Physical

Height

Front: 26.2 (1.031 inches)

Back: 38 mm (1.496 inches)

Width

357 mm (14.055 inches)

Depth

258 mm (10.157 inches)

Weight (with 6-cell battery)

2.8 kg (6.173 lb)

Environmental

Temperature range:

Operating

0°to35°C(32°to95°F)

Storage

–40°to65°C(–40°to149°F)

Relative humidity (maximum):

Operating

10% to 90% (non-condensing)

Storage

5% to 95% (non-condensing)

Maximum vibration (using a random-vibration spectrum that simulates user environment):



Operating

0.66 GRMS

Storage

1.30 GRMS

Maximum shock (measured with hard drive in head-parked position and a 2-ms half-sine pulse):

Operating

143 G

Storage

163 G

Altitude (maximum):

Operating

–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

Storage

–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

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