Dell XPS 14 User Manual

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Contents
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices. . . . . 9
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
After Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . 11
Removing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Replacing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Removing the System Badge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Replacing the System Badge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Removing the Battery-LED Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Replacing the Battery-LED Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Removing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Replacing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Dell XPS 14 Specifications

General

Bus type	DMI
Stepping	L1
Tjunction	105 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor series	Intel Core i5-3300 Mobile series
Processor socket	BGA 1023
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Ivy Bridge
Processor frequency	1.7 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	2.6 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 W
Number of processors supported	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	17
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Motherboard chipset	Intel HM77 Express
Memory slots	1x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	1333 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Memory slots (available)	0
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 4 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD capacity	500 GB
SSD capacity	32 GB
SSD interface	Micro SATA
Storage media	HDD+SSD
Card reader integrated	Yes
Total storage capacity	532 GB
LED backlight	-
Display diagonal	14 \
Display resolution	1600 x 900 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
On-board graphics card ID	0x166
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1050 MHz
Audio system	HD Audio + Waves MaxxAudio 4
Speaker power	4 W
Front camera resolution (numeric)	1.3 MP
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	4.0
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Pointing device	Touchpad
Trial software	McAfee 30d
Bundled software	Adobe Reader X\\r Microsoft Office Starter\\r WebCam Central\\r Skype 5\\r Internet Explorer\\r Windows Live Essentials Wave 4\\r Dell DataSafe
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Home Premium
Form factor	Clamshell
Product color	Silver
Housing material	Aluminium, Magnesium
Processor code	SR0N8
Processor ARK ID	65707
Processor package size	31.0 x 24.0 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
Battery capacity	69 Wh
Battery life (max)	- h
Number of battery cells	8
AC adapter power	65 W
Cable lock slot type	Kensington

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	233 mm
Width	335.8 mm
Height	20.7 mm
Weight	2100 g