Dell M6500 Service Manual

Dell Precision™ Workstation M6500 Service Manual
Working on Your  Computer
Removing and  Replacing  Parts
Specifications
Diagnostics
System  Setup
 
 
 
 
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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.
If  you...

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Working on Your Computer
Dell  Precision™ Workstation M6500  Service Manual
  Before  Working Inside Your  Computer
  Recommended  Tools
  Turning  Off Your  Computer
  After Working Inside Your  Computer
Before Working Inside Your Computer
Use  the following safety guidelines to  help protect your  computer  from  potential damage  and  to  help to  ensure your  personal
safety.  Unless  otherwise  noted, each  procedure included  in this document assumes  that  the following...

7.  Remove the main  Battery.
8.  Turn the computer  top-side  up.
9 .  Open the display.
10 . Press  the power button to  ground the system  board.
CAUTION:  To guard  against electrical shock,  always unplug your computer  from the electrical outlet before
opening  the display.
CAUTION:  Before  touching anything inside  your computer, ground  yourself by  touching an unpainted metal
surface,  such  as  the metal  at the back of  the computer. While  you work,  periodically  touch an unpainted
metal...

2.  Connect any telephone or network cables to  your  computer.
CAUTION:  To connect a  network cable, first plug the cable into  the network device  and then plug it into  the
computer.
3 .  Replace the  Battery
.
4 .  Connect your  computer  and  all attached  devices to  their electrical outlets.
5 .  Turn on your  computer.
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Removing and Replacing Parts
Dell  Precision™ Workstation M6500  Service Manual
  ExpressCard
  PCMCIA  Card
  Battery
   Coin-Cell  Battery
  Hard Drive
  Secondary Hard Drive
  Wireless  Wide Area Network  (WWAN) Card 
  Flash  Cache Module (FCM)
  Memory
   Camera
  PCMCIA  Card  Cage
  Heat  Sink
  Processor
  System  Board
   SIM  Card
  Media  Card 
  Access  Panel
  Hinge Cover  
  Optical Drive
  Wireless  Local Area Network  (WLAN)  card
  Wireless  Personal  Area Network...

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 Technical Specifications
  System  Information
  Memory
  Audio
  PC Card
  Smart Card
  Display
  Touchpad
  Battery
  Physical
  Processor
  Video
  Communications
  ExpressCard
  Ports and  Connectors
  Keyboard
  Fingerprint Reader (optional)
  AC Adapter
  Environmental
NOTE:  Offerings may vary by region.  For  more  information  regarding the configuration of your  computer, click  Start®
Help and  Support and  select the option to  view  information  about  your...

TypeDDR3
Speed 1333 MHz or 1600 MHz
NOTE: Intel Core i5/i7  dual-core
processors support 1600 MHz and  1333
MHz memory modules,  but the memory
will operate  at 1067 MHz.
NOTE:  Intel Core i7-920XM  Quad-Core
processor  supports  memory frequency up
to  1600 MHz. All other Core i7 Quad-Core
processors support memory frequency up
to  1333 MHz only, even if memory
modules of higher  frequency are installed.
Connectors four  SODIMM  connectors
NOTE: Computers shipped with dual-core
processors support a...

Internal speaker amplifierclass  AB, 2 W Stereo BTL  speaker
amplifier
Volume  controls volume  up, volume  down, and  mute
buttons
Communications  
Network  adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps  Broadcom NetXtreme
5761E  Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Wireless internal WLAN,  WWAN,  Bluetooth,  and
UWB wireless  support (if optional  cards
are purchased)
PC Card
NOTE:  The  PC Card  slot is designed only  for PC Cards. It does  NOT support
ExpressCards.
CardBus  controller Texas  Instruments PCI 8412
PC Card...

one  eSATA/USB 2.0-compliant connector
two USB  3.0-compliant connectors
Memory card  reader 8-in-1 memory card  reader  supporting
SD, SDIO,  Hi -density SD, Hi -capacity SD,
XD, MS, MS -Pro,  MMC, Mini -MMC, and
MMC+ cards
Mini  Card two full-height mini card  slots
two half -height mini-card  slots
CardBus/PCMCIA  slot supports  Type  I  and  Type  II  cards
IEEE 1394 Texas  Instruments PCI 8412 controller,
powered 6-pin  connector
E-family docking connector 144-pin  docking connector
Display  
Type...

LayoutQWERTY/AZERTY/Kanji
Touchpad 
Resolution: X  axis 57.52 units per mm
Y  axis 78.12 units per mm
Active Area: X  axis 80.0  mm  (3.14 inches)
Y  axis 47.11 mm  (1.85 inches)
Fingerprint  Reader (Optional)
Type swipe fingerprint  sensor,  FIPS 140-2 /
FIPS 201
Battery  
Type 9-cell smart lithium ion  (90 W/hr)
Charge time with computer  off approximately  1 hour to  80%  capacity
Operating time battery operating  time varies  depending
on operating  conditions  and  can  be
significantly reduced...