Dell Latitude 6430u Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: P36G Regulatory Type: P36G001
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2013 Dell Inc.
Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings................................................................................................... 2 1 Working on Your Computer....................................................................................................... 7 Before Working Inside Your Computer.....................................................................................................................7 Turning Off Your Computer.............................................................
Installing the Display Bezel.....................................................................................................................................24 Removing the Display Panel................................................................................................................................... 24 Installing the Display Panel....................................................................................................................................
Specifications............................................................................................................................ 55 6 Getting Help................................................................................................................................61 Contacting Dell.......................................................................................................................................................
Working on Your Computer 1 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 conditions exist: • You have read the safety information that shipped with your computer. • A component can be replaced or--if purchased separately--installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse order.
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 surface to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components. Turning Off Your Computer CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer. 1.
Removing and Installing Components 2 This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver • Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe System Overview Figure 1. Back view 1. 2. 3. 4.
Figure 2. Inside view — back 1. wireless local area network (WLAN) / wireless gigabit alliance (WiGig) card 2. system fan 3. thermal module 4. memory 5. smart card cage 6. TAA board 10 7. 8. 9. 10.
Figure 3. Inside view — front 1. sniffer board 2. hall sensor 3. smart card board 4. system board 5. coin-cell battery Removing the Secure Digital (SD) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Press in on the SD card to release it from the computer. 3. Slide the SD card out of the computer. Installing the Secure Digital (SD) Card 1. Push the SD card into the compartment until it clicks into place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Slide the release latch to unlock the battery, and slide to remove the battery from the computer. Installing the Battery 1. Slide the battery into its slot until it clicks into place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Base Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card 3.
Installing the Base Cover 1. Place the base cover to align with the screw holes on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the base cover to the computer. 3. Install: a) SD card b) battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the mSATA SSD Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover 3. Remove the screw that secures the mSATA SSD card and remove the mSATA SSD card from the computer.
Installing the mSATA SSD Card 1. Place the mSATA SSD card in its slot in the computer. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the mSATA SSD card to the computer. 3. Install: a) base cover b) SD card c) battery 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Memory 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover 3. Pry the securing clips away from the memory module until it pops up.
NOTE: The WiGig card has three antenna cables. Installing the WLAN / WiGig Card 1. Insert the WLAN/WiGig card into its connector at a 45–degree angle into its slot. 2. Press the WLAN/WiGig card down and tighten the screw to secure the WLAN/WiGig card to the computer. 3. Connect the antenna cables to their respective connectors marked on the WLAN/WiGig card. NOTE: The WiGig card has three antenna cables that must be connected during installation. 4. Install: a) base cover b) SD card c) battery 5.
4. Install: a) base cover b) SD card c) battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the TAA Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover 3. Remove the screw that secures the TAA board to the computer. Remove the TAA board from its slot on the system board. Installing the TAA Board 1. Place the TAA board in its slot on the system board. 2.
Installing the System Fan 1. Place the system fan in its slot on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws that secure the system fan to the computer. 3. Connect the system fan cable. 4. Install: a) base cover b) SD card c) battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) SD card c) base cover 3.
4. Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the computer. 5. Using a flat screwdriver, release the snaps.
6. Flip the computer and remove the keyboard from the computer. Installing the Keyboard 1. Slide the keyboard into its compartment and ensure that it clicks into place. 2. Flip the computer and tighten the screws to secure the keyboard. 3. Connect the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable and trackstick cable. 4. Install: a) base cover b) SD card c) battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Palmrest Assembly 1.
d) keyboard 3. Disconnect the media-board cable, power-switch cable, touchpad cable, fingerprint-scanner cable and speaker cable. 4. Remove the screws that secure the palmrest assembly to the computer.
5. Flip the computer and remove the screws that secure the palmrest assembly to the base of the computer and flip open the lower assembly. 6. Press against the sections to release the palmrest assembly and remove it from the computer. Installing the Palmrest Assembly 1. Align the palmrest assembly to its original position in the computer until it snaps into place. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the palmrest assembly to the computer.. 3.
d) power-switch cable e) media-board cable 6. Install: a) b) c) d) keyboard base cover SD card battery Removing the Power-Switch Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) b) c) d) e) 3. battery SD card base cover keyboard palmrest assembly Remove the screws that secure the power-switch board to the computer and remove it from the computer. Installing the Power-Switch Board 1. Place the power-switch board in its place on the computer. 2.
c) base cover d) keyboard e) palmrest assembly 3. Un-route the fingerprint-scanner cable. Remove the screw that secures the fingerprint-scanner bracket to the computer and remove the fingerprint-scanner bracket. Remove the fingerpint-scanner board from the computer Installing the Fingerprint-Scanner Board 1. Place the fingerprint-scanner in its slot on the computer. 2. Place the fingerprint-scanner bracket on it and tighten the screw to secure the fingerprint-scanner bracket to the computer. 3.
Installing the Display Bezel 1. Place the display bezel on the display assembly. 2. Starting from the top corner, press on the display bezel and work around the entire bezel until it clicks onto the display assembly. 3. Install the battery. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Display Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) display bezel 3.
4. Peel off the LVDS cable connector tape and disconnect the LVDS cable from the display panel. 5. Remove the display panel from the display assembly. Installing the Display Panel 1. Place the display panel on the display assembly. 2. Connect the LVDS cable and affix the LVDS cable connector tape to the display panel and flip the display panel over. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the display panel to the display assembly. 4. Install: a) display bezel b) battery 5.
Removing the Power LED Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) battery b) display bezel c) display panel 3. Remove the screws that secure the power LED board to the computer and flip the power LED board over. 4. Disconnect the power LED cable from the power LED board. Installing the Power LED Board 1. Connect the power LED cable to the power LED board. 2. Place the power LED board in its place on the computer. 3.
Installing the Camera 1. Connect the LVDS and camera cable. 2. Place the camera module in its slot in the computer. 3. Tighten the screw to secure the camera module. 4. Install: a) display bezel b) battery 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Speakers 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) b) c) d) e) 3.
Installing the Speakers 1. Align the speakers in the original position in the computer. 2. Route the speaker cables through the routing channels. 3. Tighten the screws that secure the speakers to the computer. 4. Install: a) b) c) d) e) 5. palmrest assembly keyboard base cover SD card battery Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) b) c) d) e) 3.
Installing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Place the coin-cell battery in its slot. 2. Connect the coin-cell battery cable. 3. Install: a) b) c) d) e) 4. palmrest assembly keyboard base cover SD card battery Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Bluetooth Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) b) c) d) e) 3. battery SD card base cover keyboard palmrest Disconnect the bluetooth cable from the system board.
4. Remove the bluetooth card. Disconnect the cable from the card. Installing the Bluetooth Card 1. Replace the bluetooth card in its slot. 2. Connect the bluetooth cable to the bluetooth card. 3. Connect the bluetooth cable to system board. 4. Tighten the screw to secure the bluetooth card to the computer. 5. Install: a) b) c) d) e) 6. 30 palmrest keyboard base cover SD card battery Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
Removing the Smart-Card Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) b) c) d) e) battery SD card base cover keyboard palmrest assembly 3. Disconnect the smart-card cables from the computer. 4. Remove the screws that secure the smart-card board in its place. Remove the smart-card cable from the routing channel and remove the smart-card from the computer. Installing the Smart-Card Board 1.
5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Smart-Card Cage 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) b) c) d) e) battery SD card base cover keyboard palmrest assembly 3. Disconnect the smart-card cable. 4. Remove the screws that secure the smart-card cage to the computer and remove it. Installing the Smart-Card Cage 1. Place the smart-card cage in its slot on the computer. 2.
a) b) c) d) e) 5. palmrest assembly keyboard base cover SD card battery Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Hall Sensor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) b) c) d) e) battery SD card base cover keyboard palmrest assembly 3. Disconnect the hall-sensor cable and remove it from the routing channel. 4. Remove the screw that secures the hall sensor to the computer and remove it. Installing the Hall Sensor 1.
Removing the Sniffer Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) b) c) d) e) 3. battery SD card base cover keyboard palmrest assembly Disconnect the sniffer-board cable and remove the screw that secures the sniffer board to the computer and remove it. Installing the Sniffer Board 1. Place the sniffer board in its slot on the computer. 2. Tighten the screw that secures the sniffer board to the computer. 3. Connect the sniffer-board cable. 4.
4. Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless solution. 5. Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the base of the computer and slide the antenna cables through the holes on the back of the computer. 6. Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer, and lift the display assembly from the computer.
Installing the Display Assembly 1. Insert the LVDS and wireless antenna cables through the holes on the base chassis and connect them. 2. Place the display assembly onto the computer. 3. Tighten the screws on both sides to secure the display assembly. 4. Route the antenna and the LVDS cables through the routing channel. 5. Connect the LVDS and camera cable to the computer. 6. Connect the antenna cables to the wireless solution. 7. Install: a) b) c) d) e) 8.
e) palmrest assembly f) display assembly g) system board 3. Disconnect the power-connector cable from the computer. Installing the Power Connector 1. Connect the power-connector cable to the computer. 2. Install: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) 3. system board display assembly palmrest assembly keyboard base cover SD card battery Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2.
4. Disconnect the smart-card cable, hall-sensor cable and coin-cell battery cable. 5. Remove the screws that secure the power-connector bracket to the computer and remove the power-connector bracket from the computer. 6. Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer and remove it.
Installing the System Board 1. Place the system board on the chassis. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the system board to the computer. 3. Place the power-connector bracket on the system board. Tighten the screws to secure the power-connector bracket to the computer. 4. Connect the following cables to the system board: a) coin-cell battery b) hall-sensor cable c) smart-card cable 5. Install: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) 6.
b) c) d) e) f) g) h) SD card base cover keyboard palmrest display assembly power connector system board 3. 4. Remove the screws that secure the thermal module to the system board and lift it from the system board. Installing the Thermal Module 1. Place the thermal module on the system board. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the thermal module to the system board. 3. Install: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) 4.
System Setup 3 System Setup Overview System Setup allows you to: • change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your computer. • set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password. • read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive installed. • check battery health. Before you use System Setup, it is recommended that you write down the System Setup screen information for future reference.
NOTE: For most of the system setup options, changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you restart the system. Table 1. Navigation Keys Keys Navigation Up arrow Moves to the previous field. Down arrow Moves to the next field. Allows you to select a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field. Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop‐down list, if applicable. Moves to the next focus area. NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only.
System Setup Option General Table 2. General Option Description System Information This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer. • • • • System Information: Displays BIOS Version, Service Tag, Asset Tag, Ownership Tag, Ownership Date, Manufacture Date, and the Express Service Code.
Option Description • SATA Operation Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are: • • • • Drives SATA-0 SATA-4 This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are reported during system startup. This technology is part of the SMART (Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) specification. This option is disabled by default. • USB Configuration Disabled ATA AHCI RAID On: This option is enabled by default.
Option Description Unobtrusive Mode This feature, when enabled, pressing Fn+B allows you to turn on/off all light and sound emissions including system fan and wireless radios in the system. This option is disabled by default. • Miscellaneous Devices Enable Unobtrusive Mode Allows you to enable or disable the following devices: • • • • • Enable Microphone Enable Camera Enable eSATA Ports Enable Media Card Disable Media Card NOTE: All devices are enabled by default.
Option Description NOTE: If Strong Password is enabled, Admin and System passwords must contain at least one uppercase character, one lowercase character and be at least 8 characters long. Password Configuration Allows you to determine the minimum and maximum length of Administrator and System passwords. Password Bypass Allows you to enable or disable the permission to bypass the System and the Internal HDD password, when they are set.
Table 6. Secure Boot Option Description Secure Boot Enable Allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot Feature. For Secure Boot to the enables, the system needs to be in UEFI boot mode and the Enable Legacy Option ROMs Option needs to be turned off. The option is disabled by default. Expert Key Management Allows you to enable the Expert Key Management to manipulate the databases. The option is: • Enable Custom Mode: The option is disabled by default.
Table 8. Power Management Option Description AC Behavior Allows you to enable or disable the computer from turning on automatically when an AC adapter is connected. Default Setting: Wake on AC is not selected. Auto On Time Allows you to set the time at which the computer must turn on automatically. The options are: • • • • Disabled Every Day Weekdays Select Days Default Setting: Disabled USB Wake Support Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the system from Standby.
Option Description NOTE: All charging mode may not be available for all the batteries. Intel Smart Connect Technology Allows you to periodically sense nearby wireless connections while the system is asleep. Smart Connect will synchronize email or social media applications that were open when the system entered the sleep state. The option is disabled by default. POST Behavior Table 9.
Table 11. Wireless Option Description Wireless Switch Allows to set the wireless devices that can be controlled by the wireless switch. The options are: • • • • WWAN WLAN WiGig Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default. Wireless Device Enable Allows you to enable or disable the internal wireless devices. • • • WWAN WLAN/WiGig Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default. Maintenance Table 12. Maintenance Option Description Service Tag Displays the Service Tag of your computer.
4 Troubleshooting Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) Diagnostics The ePSA diagnostics (also known as system diagnostics) performs a complete check of your hardware. The ePSA is embedded with the BIOS and is launched by the BIOS internally.
Turns on when wireless networking is enabled. If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the battery light operates as follows: Table 15. Battery Status Lights Alternately blinking amber light and blue light An unauthenticated or unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is attached to your laptop. Alternately blinking amber light with steady blue light Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present. Constantly blinking amber light Fatal battery failure with AC adapter present.
Code Cause and Troubleshooting Steps Memory failure 5 Real-time clock power fail CMOS battery failure 6 Video BIOS test failure Video card failure 7 CPU - cache test failure Processor failure 8 Display Display failure LED Error Codes Diagnostic LED codes are communicated via the Power Button LED. The Power Button LED blinks the corresponding LED codes for the corresponding fault condition.
5 Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start → Help and Support and select the option to view information about your computer. Table 17.
Feature Specification Interface: Internal high definition audio External microphone-in/stereo headphones/external speakers connector Speakers two Internal speaker amplifier 1 W (RMS) per channel Volume controls Media button, program menus Table 21. Video Feature Specification Type integrated on system board Controller Intel HD Graphics Table 22. Communications Features Specification Network adapter 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45) Wireless • • internal WLAN/WiGig WWAN Table 23.
Table 24. Display Feature Specification Type HD Anti Glare Dimensions: Height 205.60 mm (8.09 inches) Width 320.90 mm (12.63 inches) Diagonal 355.60 mm (14.00 inches) Active area (X/Y) 309.40 mm x 173.95 mm Maximum resolution 1366 x 768 pixels Maximum Brightness 200 nits Pixels per inch 112 Contrast ratio 300:1 Megapixels 1.05 Operating angle 180° Refresh rate 60 Hz Minimum Viewing Angles: Horizontal +/- 40° Vertical +10/-30° Pixel pitch: 0.
Table 27. Battery Feature Specification Type lithium ion 3 cell (36 WHr) Ultra mobile Dimensions: Depth 110.73 mm (4.36 inches) Height 9.70 mm (0.38 inch) Width 333.87 mm (13.14 inches) Weight Voltage • • 315.00 g (0.69 lb) 470.00 g (1.03 lb) 11.
Feature Specification Non-Operating -40 °C to 70 °C (-104 °F to 158 °F) Table 29. Physical Feature Description Height 20.90 mm (0.82 inch) Width 338.20 mm (13.31 inches) Depth 229.70 mm (9.04 inches) Weight 3–cell battery 1.68 kg (3.70 lb) 6–cell battery 1.86 kg (4.10 lb) Table 30.
Getting Help 6 Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Visit dell.com/support 2. Select your support category. 3.
