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Adding and Replacing Parts
Dell™XPS™M2010Owner'sManual
Before You Begin
Memory
Mini Card
Coin-Cell Battery
Before You Begin
This chapter provides procedures for removing and installing the components in your computer. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes that the
following conditions exist:
l You have performed the steps in Turning Off Your Computer and Before Working Inside Your Computer.
l YouhavereadthesafetyinformationinyourDell™Product Information Guide.
Recommended Tools
The procedures in this document may require the following tools:
l Small flat-blade screwdriver
l Philips screwdriver
l Flash BIOS update (see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com)
Turning Off Your Computer
1. Shut down the operating system:
a. Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, click the Start button, and then click Turn Off Computer.
b. In the Turn off computer window, click Turn off.
The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process finishes.
2. Ensure that the computer and any attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut
down your operating system, press and hold the power button for at least 8–10 seconds until the computer turns off.
Before Working Inside Your Computer
Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help ensure your own personal safety.
1. Ensure the work surface is clean and flat to prevent the computer cover from being scratched.
2. Turn off your computer. See Turning Off Your Computer.
NOTICE: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself. Some cables have a connector with
locking tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before you disconnect the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep
them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, ensure that both connectors are correctly oriented and
aligned.
