Dell™ Inspiron™ 1150 Service Manual

Before You Begin

System Components

Memory, CD or DVD Drive, Modem, and Mini PCI Card

Hard Drive

Keyboard

EMI Shield

Display

Palm Rest

Microprocessor Thermal-Cooling Assembly

Microprocessor Module

Speakers

System Board

Flashing the BIOS

Base Plastics

Pinout Assignments for I/O Connectors

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Tell Me How help file.

If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are not applicable.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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Model PP08L

March 2004        Rev. A00