Dell XPS 12 User Manual

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Contents
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices. . . . . 7
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
After Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Removing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Replacing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Removing the Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Removing the mSATA Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Replacing the mSATA Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Dell XPS 12 Specifications

General

Form factor	Convertible (Ferris Wheel)
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black, Silver
Bus type	DMI2
Stepping	C0
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	4 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i7-4500U
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor series	Intel Core i7-4500 Mobile series
Processor socket	BGA 1168
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Haswell
Processor frequency	1.8 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Processor boost frequency	3 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	12
Motherboard chipset	Intel® QS77 Express
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Memory form factor	On-board
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Storage media	SSD
Card reader integrated	-
Total storage capacity	512 GB
Display diagonal	12.5 \
Touch technology	Multi-touch
Touchscreen type	Capacitive
Native aspect ratio	16:9
On-board graphics card ID	0xA16
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card memory	0.5 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequency	200 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1100 MHz
Speaker power	2 W
Number of built-in speakers	1
Front camera resolution	1280 x 1024 pixels
Front camera resolution (numeric)	1.3 MP
Wi-Fi standards	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth version	4.0
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
Pointing device	Touchpad
Operating system installed	Windows 8.1 Pro
Processor code	SR16Z
Processor ARK ID	75460
Intel TSX-NI version	0.00
Processor package size	40 x 24 x 1.5 mm
Intel ME Firmware Version	9.5
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Smart Connect Technology version	1.00
Battery capacity	50 Wh
Battery life (max)	- h
Number of battery cells	6
AC adapter power	45 W
Cable lock slot type	Noble

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	215 mm
Width	317 mm
Weight	1520 g
Height (rear)	20 mm
Height (front)	15 mm