Dell Latitude C810 Service Manual
Before You Begin Preparing to Work Inside the Computer Recommended Tools Screw Identification Removing and Replacing Parts System Components Hard Drive Fixed Optical Drive Memory Module Mini PCI Card Assembly Keyboard Assembly Display and Bezel Assemblies Microprocessor Thermal Cooling Assembly Microprocessor Module Video Graphics Board Palmrest Assembly Reserve Battery System Board Assembly Battery and Modular Bay Latch Assemblies Battery Charger Board LED Board Fan Assembly RJ-11/RJ-45 Board
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
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Before You Begin
Preparing to Work Inside the Computer Recommended Tools Screw Identification
Preparing to Work Inside the Computer
NOTICE: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. NOTICE: To avoid damaging the computer, perform the following steps before you begin working inside the computer. 1. Make sure that the work surface is flat and clean to prevent scratching the computer cover. 2. Save any work in progress and close all open application programs. 3. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.
NOTE: Before turning off the computer, make sure the computer is not in a power-management mode. 4. Make sure the computer is undocked. 5. Disconnect the computer from the electrical outlet. 6. To avoid possible damage to the system board, wait 10 to 20 seconds and then disconnect any attached devices. 7. Disconnect all other external cables from the computer.
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8. Remove any installed PC Cards or plastic blanks from the PC Card slot. 9. Close the display and turn the computer upside down on a flat work surface. 10. Remove the battery from the battery bay.
NOTICE: To avoid component damage, always remove any installed batteries before you service the computer. 11. Remove any device installed in the modular bay. 12. To dissipate static electricity while you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface on the computer chassis. 13. Handle components and cards by their edges, and avoid touching pins and contacts.

Recommended Tools

The procedures in this manual require the following tools:
#1 magnetized Phillips screwdriver Small flat-blade screwdriver Small plastic scribe Microprocessor extractor Nonmarring tool Flash BIOS upgrade program diskette or CD (provided when needed to upgrade the system BIOS)

System Orientation

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Screw Identification

When you are removing and replacing components, photocopy the placemat as a tool to lay out and keep track of the component screws.The placemat provides the number of screws and the sizes.
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

Compatibility Summary

Hitachi Travelstar 7K60
2.5 inch ATA/IDE hard disk drive

Models: HTS726060M9AT00

Compatibility The SIT Lab tests Travelstar drives for compatibility with a wide variety of systems, operating systems, and BIOS versions. Testing was done to demonstrate compatibility with the following hardware and software. Other combinations of hardware and software may function with this drive, but have not been tested. Notes Regarding Physical Integration: While functional compatibility with the system hardware listed below has been verified, users should verify that the drive bay has the capability to accept 9.5mm Hitachi Travelstar drives. It is important to note that the use of Hitachi Travelstar drives in some notebooks will require use of unique hardware (such as mounting trays, connecting cable, insulating material). If in doubt please consult your notebook manufacturer as this operation may require a qualified technician.
Systems Abit IT7 Abit SR7-8X Acer Travelmate 342T Aopen AX4B-533 Apple I BOOK Apple G3 Apple G3 Powerbook Apple G4 Titanium Powerbook Asus A7V Asus P2B-LS Asus P4S8X
Asus 7400 Asus 8575 Asus 8375 ATC 6120 Compaq Armada M300 PII 333 Compaq Armada V300 Compaq E500 Compaq 1215US Compaq Presario 1200 Compaq Presario 1700 Compaq Presario 1720US Compaq Presario 7000 Compaq Prosignia 162 Compaq EVO N800V Compaq EVO W8000 Compaq EVO N600C Dell L800R Dell Inspiron 2500 Dell Inspiron 2650 Dell Inspiron 3500 Dell Inspiron 3700 Dell Inspiron 3800 Dell Inspiron 4000 Dell Inspiron 4100 Dell Inspiron 4150 Dell Inspiron 5000 Dell Inspiron 5000e G85 0U Dell Inspiron ST Dell Inspiron 8100 Dell Inspiron 8200 Dell Latitude C400 Dell Latitude C600 Dell Latitude C610 Dell Latitude C640 Dell Latitude CVT

version 1.0

Dell Latitude C810 Dell Latitude C840 Dell Latitude CPIA Dell Latitude Cpt C333 GT Dell Latitude Cpx H450 GT Dell Latitude CSx H450 XT Dell Latitude LS H400S Dell Optiplex GX200 Dell Optiplex GX240 Dell Precision M50 Dell Precision WS340 Evesham Voyager 5714 Fujitsu LifeBook S Series Gateway Select 800 Gateway Solo 9500 PII/850 Gateway Solo 9550 HP Pavillion ZE1250 IBM ThinkPad 600 MMX 233 IBM ThinkPad 600E PII/366 IBM ThinkPad 770 IBM ThinkPad 770E IBM ThinkPad 770ED IBM ThinkPad 770X PII/300 IBM ThinkPad 770Z PII/366 IBM ThinkPad A20P IBM Netvista A60i IBM ThinkPad T20 IBM ThinkPad T21 Mitac 6133 Novatech P4 Pro Toshiba Portege 3480CT Toshiba Portege 7010CT PII/600 Toshiba Satellite 2675 Toshiba Tecra 8100 Toshiba v7.70 Toshiba v7.20 Toshiba v1.20 Systemsoft R1.02
Operating systems IBM DOS 2000 LINUX Redhat 7.2 / 7.3 / 8.0 LINUX SUSE 8.1 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows 98 ME Windows NT 4.0 + SP6 Windows 2000 + SP3 Windows XP (Pro) + SP1 Windows XP (Home) + SP1 Mac OS 9.0,9.02,9.06,9.1 Mac OS X (10.2)
Master/Slave operation The HTS726060M9AT00 drive has been tested to the limits of the ATA/ATAPI-6 specification timings to ensure compliance and correct functionality with all other ATA/ATAPI-6 compliant peripherals, in both Master and Slave configuration
Drive tools Kroll Ontrack Smart Defender v1.03.06 utility has been tested to monitor SMART parameters on this drive family.
System board BIOS The following is a shortlist of the major BIOS types tested. Within this list, many variants have been tested according to the BIOSs implemented on specific systems. Acer V3 ROI (various) Award 4.51PG (various) Award v6.0 (various) Award Insyde Systems 4.00.01 Compaq (various) Dell Phoenix 1.10 (various) Fujitsu 1.11 Gateway 22.00/29.00 (various) HP JB.M1.20 IBM IBET IBM IIET IBM IVET IBM IYET IBM KZET IBM (various) Phoenix v4.0 rel 6.0
Hard Drive management Utilities The following third party utilities have been tested : Norton Utilities 2002 (Symantec) Norton Ghost 2002 (Symantec) Partition Magic 4.0 (Power Quest) AMI DIAGS DOS v6.21
Third party certification Microsoft Combined Logo/PC98 Compliant Certification Combined Logo:
OLS (On-line Submission) ID# 682362
Copyright Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 5600 Cottle Road San Jose, CA 95193 Produced in the United States 5/03 All rights reserved Deskstar is a trademark of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. Microsoft, Windows XP, and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. References in this publication to Hitachi Global Storage Technologies products, programs or services do not imply that Hitachi Global Storage Technologies intends to make these available in all countries in which Hitachi Global Storage Technologies operates. Product information is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute a warranty. Information is true as of the date of publication and is subject to change. Actual results may vary. This publication is for general guidance only. Photographs may show design models. 23 May 2003