Dell Latitude E5540 Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: P44G Regulatory Type: P44G001
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Contents 1 Working on Your Computer.............................................................................................................................5 Before working inside your computer..............................................................................................................................5 Turning Off Your Computer...............................................................................................................................................
Installing the ExpressCard Cage.....................................................................................................................................22 Removing the System Fan..............................................................................................................................................22 Installing the System Fan................................................................................................................................................
1 Working on Your Computer Topics: • Before working inside your computer • 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 conditions exist: • You have read the safety information that shipped with your computer.
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 surface to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components.
5 Turn on your computer.
2 Removing and installing components This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Recommended tools The procedures in this document require the following tools: • Phillips #0 screwdriver • Phillips #1 screwdriver • Small plastic scribe System Overview Figure 1.
Figure 2. Inside view — Front 1 I/O board (right) 2 system board 3 LED board 4 speakers 5 ExpressCard cage 6 system fan 7 I/O board (left) 8 display assembly Removing the Battery 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2 Perform the following steps: a b Slide the battery release latches into the unlock position. Push and 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 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 SD Card 1 Push the SD card into its slot until it clicks into place. 2 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
4 Remove the display bezel from the computer. Installing the Display Bezel 1 Place the display bezel onto the display assembly. 2 Starting from the top corner, press on the display bezel and work around the entire bezel until it snaps 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.
Installing the Display Panel 1 Place the display panel to the display assembly. 2 Align the display panel in its original position. 3 Connect the low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) cable to the display panel and attach the tape. 4 Flip the display panel over and tighten the screws to secure the display panel. 5 Install: a b 6 display bezel battery Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
a b 5 display bezel battery Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Keyboard Trim 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2 Remove the battery. 3 Perform the following steps: a b c Remove the screw that secures the keyboard trim at the back of the computer. Pry up the keyboard trim on its sides and the top edge. Lift upwards and remove the keyboard trim from the computer. Installing the Keyboard Trim 1 Align the keyboard trim to its place.
4 Perform the following steps: a b Slide the keyboard and flip the keyboard over [1] and [2] Disconnect the keyboard cable [1] and [2] and lift the keyboard to remove from the computer [3]. Installing the Keyboard 1 Connect the keyboard cable to the keyboard. 2 Place the keyboard into its place until all the metal tabs fit into their positions. 3 Press down on the keyboard to the left and right side ensuring that all the snaps are fully engaged with the computer.
NOTE: You may need a sharp tool to pry the base cover. Installing the Base Cover 1 Insert the base cover into its slot until it clicks into place. 2 Tighten the screws to secure the base cover to the computer. 3 Install the battery. 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Memory Module 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2 Remove: a b battery base cover 3 Pry the retention clips away from the memory module until it pops up.
Removing the Hard Drive 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2 Remove: a b 3 Perform the following steps: a b 4 battery base cover Remove the screws that secure the hard drive in place. Pull the hard drive to remove from its connectors. After removing the hard drive, perform the following steps: a b Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket. Remove the hard-drive bracket from the hard drive.
Removing the Hard-Drive Cage 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2 Remove: a b c 3 battery base cover hard drive Perform the following steps: a b Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive cage in place. Pull the hard-drive cage to remove from the computer. Installing the Hard-Drive Cage 1 Place the hard-drive cage on its place. 2 Tighten the screws to secure the hard-drive cage.
4 After removing the optical-drive bracket, perform the following steps: a b Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive bracket [1]. Remove the optical-drive bracket from the optical drive [2]. 5 Disengage the optical drive bezel tabs to separate the optical drive bezel from the optical drive. 6 Remove the optical-drive bezel. Installing the Optical Drive 1 Engage the optical-drive bezel tabs to attach the optical-drive bezel to the optical drive. 2 Install the optical-drive bracket.
b c Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card to the computer. Remove the WLAN card from its slot on the system board. Installing the WLAN Card 1 Insert the WLAN card into its connector on the system board. 2 Connect the antenna cables to the respective connectors marked on the WLAN card. 3 Tighten the screw to secure the WLAN card to the computer. 4 Install: a b 5 base cover battery Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
Removing the Display Hinge 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2 Remove: a b c d 3 battery base cover keyboard trim keyboard Perform the following steps: a b Remove the screws that secure the display hinge at the front and back of the computer. Lift and remove the display hinge from the computer. Installing the Display Hinge 1 Place the display hinge on the computer. 2 Tighten the screws to secure the display hinge at the front and back of the computer.
a b c d 4 power-connector cable [1] and [2] media-buttons cable [1] and [2] touch-pad cable [1] and [2] fingerprint-scanner cable [1] and [2] Perform the following steps: a b Remove the screws that secure the palmrest of the computer. Lift and remove the palmrest from the computer. Installing the Palmrest 1 Align the palmrest assembly to its original position in the computer and snap it into place.
5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the ExpressCard Cage 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2 Remove: a b c d e f g 3 SD card battery base cover keyboard trim keyboard display hinge palmrest Perform the following steps: a b Remove the screws that secure the ExpressCard cage. Lift and remove the ExpressCard cage from the computer.
a b c d e f g h i j k 3 SD card battery base cover keyboard trim keyboard memory optical drive hard drive hard-drive cage display hinge palmrest Perform the following steps: a b Disconnect the I/O board cable and system-fan cable [1] and [2]. Remove the screws that secure the system fan and lift to remove the system fan from the computer. Installing the System Fan 1 Place the system fan on the computer. 2 Connect the system-fan cable to the system board.
d e f g h i j k l m n 3 Disconnect: a b c 4 Remove the screws that secure the display-cable connector and remove it from the system board. Disconnect the display cable and LED board cable from the system board.
Installing the System Board 1 Align the system board into its original position on the computer. 2 Replace and tighten the screws to secure the system board to the computer.
h i j k l m n 3 hard drive WLAN card display hinge palmrest system fan ExpressCard cage system board Perform the following steps: a b Remove the screws that secure the heatsink in place. Lift to remove the heatsink from the computer. Installing the Heatsink 1 Place the heatsink on the system board. 2 Tighten the screws to secure the heatsink to the computer.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 3 SD card battery base cover keyboard trim keyboard memory optical drive hard drive WLAN card display hinge palmrest system fan ExpressCard cage system board Perform the following steps: a b Remove the screw that secures the left I/O board on the computer. Lift the I/O board and remove from the computer. Installing the I/O Board (Left) 1 Place the I/O board on the computer. 2 Tighten the screw to secure the I/O board to the computer.
Removing the I/O Board (Right) 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2 Remove: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 3 SD card battery base cover keyboard trim keyboard memory optical drive hard drive WLAN card display hinge palmrest system fan ExpressCard cage system board Perform the following steps: a b Remove the screws that secure the I/O board on the computer. Lift the I/O board and remove from the computer.
l base cover m battery n SD card 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Power Connector 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2 Remove: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 3 SD card battery base cover keyboard trim keyboard memory hard drive optical drive WLAN card display hinge palmrest ExpressCard cage system fan system board Perform the following steps: a b Remove the power-connector cable from the routing channels.
i j k l m n 4 memory keyboard keyboard trim base cover battery SD card Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Speakers 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
d e f g h i j k l m n 5 palmrest display hinge WLAN card hard drive optical drive memory keyboard keyboard trim base cover battery SD card Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the LED Board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
Installing the LED Board 1 Place the LED board on its place on the computer. 2 Connect the LED board cable to its connector. 3 Tighten the screw to secure the LED board on the computer. 4 Place the LED cover on the LED board. 5 Install: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 6 32 speakers system board system fan ExpressCard cage palmrest display hinge WLAN card hard drive optical drive memory keyboard keyboard trim base cover battery SD card Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
3 System setup System Setup enables you to manage your hardware and specify BIOS level options.
Keys Navigation Enter Selects 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. Tab Moves to the next focus area. NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only. Esc Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing Esc in the main screen displays a message that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system.
Table 2. System Configuration Option Description Integrated NIC Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The options are: • • • Parallel Port Allows you to configure the parallel port on the docking station. The options are: • • • • Serial Port SATA-0 SATA-1 SATA-2 SATA-3 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.
Option Description Audio This field enables or disables the integrated audio controller. By default, the Enable Audio option is selected. Keyboard Illumination This field lets you choose the operating mode of the keyboard illumination feature. The keyboard brightness level can be set from 25% to 100% • • • • • Disabled.
Option Description Internal HDD-1 Password Allows you to set or change the system's internal hard-disk drive. NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately. Default Setting: Not set Strong Password Allows you to enforce the option to always set strong passwords. Default Setting: Enable Strong Password is not selected. 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.
Option Description Default Setting: Enable Admin Setup Lockout is not selected. Table 5. Secure Boot Option Description Secure Boot Enable This option enables or disables the Secure Boot Feature. • • Expert Key Management Disable (default) Enable Allows you to manipulate the security key databases only if the system is in Custom Mode. The Enable Custom Mode option is disabled by default.
Option Description Hyper-Thread Control Allows you to enable or disable the HyperThreading in the processor. Default Setting: Enabled Rapid Start Technology This option might improve the battery life by automatically putting the computer in to a low power state during Sleep, after a user-specified amount of time. Default Setting: Disabled Table 7.
Option Description Advanced Battery Charge Configuration This option enables you to maximize the battery health. By enabling this option, your system uses the standard charging algorithm and other techniques, during the non-work hours to improve the battery health. Disabled (default) Primary Battery Charge Configuration Allows you to select the charging mode for the battery. The options are: • • • • • Adaptive Standard ExpressCharge: This option is enabled by default.
Option Description Fn Key Emulation Allows you to set the option where the key is used to simulate the key feature. Enable Fn Key Emulation (default) Mebx Hotkey Allows you to specify whether the MEBx Hotkey function should be enabled when the system boots Enable MEBx Hotkey (default) Fastboot Allows you to speed up the boot process by bypassing some of the compatibility steps.
Option Description • Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default. Wireless Device Enable Latitude E5440 Allows you to enable or disable the internal wireless devices. • • • WWAN WLAN / WiGig Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default. Latitude E5540 • • WLAN / WiGig Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default. Table 11. Maintenance Option Description Service Tag Displays the Service Tag of your computer.
7 Click Find it myself. 8 Click BIOS to view the BIOS versions. 9 Identify the latest BIOS file and click Download. 10 Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window, click Download File. The File Download window appears. 11 Click Save to save the file on your computer. 12 Click Run to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer. Follow the instructions on the screen.
To enter the System Setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or reboot. 1 In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select System Security and press Enter. The System Security screen is displayed. 2 In the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is Unlocked. 3 Select System Password, alter or delete the existing system password and press Enter or Tab. 4 Select Setup Password, alter or delete the existing setup password and press Enter or Tab.
4 Diagnostics If you experience a problem with your computer, run the ePSA diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running diagnostics is to test your computer's hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnel can use the diagnostics results to help you solve the problem.
Alternately blinking amber light and white light An unauthenticated or unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is attached to your laptop. Alternately blinking amber light with steady white light Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present. Constantly blinking amber light Fatal battery failure with AC adapter present. Light off Battery in full charge mode with AC adapter present. White light on Battery in charge mode with AC adapter present.
5 Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start icon) > Help and Support, and then select the option to view information about your computer. (Start Table 13. System Information Feature Specification DRAM bus width 64-bit Flash EPROM SPI 32Mbits + 64Mbits PCIe Gen1 bus 100 MHz External Bus Frequency DMI (5GT/s) Table 14.
Table 17. Audio Feature Specification Type four-channel high definition audio Controller Realtek ALC3226 Stereo conversion 24-bit (analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog) Interface: Internal high definition audio External microphone-in/stereo headphones/external speakers connector Speakers two Internal speaker amplifier 1W (RMS) per channel Volume controls hot keys for volume control and mute control Table 18.
Feature Specification Memory card reader one 8-in-1 memory card reader Docking port one Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) port one (E5440 only) Table 21. Display Feature Specification Type Latitude E5440 • • HD(1366x768), WLED HD+(1600 x 900) Latitude E5540 • • HD(1366x768), WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) Latitude E5440 14.0" Latitude E5540 15.6" Size Dimensions: Latitude E5440: Height 192.5 mm (7.57 inches) Width 324 mm (12.75 inches) Diagonal 355.60 mm (14.
Feature Specification Vertical • +/- 60° for FHD • • +10°/-30° for HD +/-50° for FHD Pixel pitch: Latitude E5440 0.2265 mm x 0.2265 mm Latitude E5540 • • 0.2520 mm x 0.2520 mm for HD 0.1790 x 0.1790 for FHD Table 22. Keyboard Feature Specification Number of keys United States: 86 keys, United Kingdom: 87 keys, Brazil: 87 keys, and Japan: 90 keys Layout QWERTY/AZERTY/Kanji Table 23. Touchpad Feature Specification Active Area: X-axis 80.00 mm (3.15 inches) Y-axis 45.00 mm (1.
Feature Specification Life span 300 discharge/charge cycles Voltage 4-cell 14.8 VDC 6- and 9-cell 11.1 VDC Life span 300 discharge/charge cycles Temperature range: Operating 0 °C to 50 °C (32 °F to 122 °F) Non-Operating –40 °C to 85 °C (–40 °F to 185 °F) NOTE: The battery pack is capable of safely withstanding the above storage temperatures with 100% charge. NOTE: The battery pack is also capable of withstanding storage temperatures from –20 °C to +60 °C with no degradation in its performance.
Physical Latitude E5440 Touch Weight (minimum) Latitude E5540 Non-touch 1.99 kg (4.40 lb) Touch 2.42 kg (5.35 lb) Table 27. Environmental Feature Specification Temperature: Operating 0 °C to 35 °C (32 °F to 95 °F) Storage –40 °C to 65 °C (–40 °F to 149 °F) Relative humidity (maximum): Operating 10 % to 90 % (non condensing) Storage 5 % to 95 % (non condensing) Altitude (maximum): Operating –15.24 m to 3048 (–50 ft to 10,000 ft ) Non-Operating –15.
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 Go to Dell.com/support. 2 Select your support category.
