Dell Latitude 3190 2 in 1

The Dell Latitude 3190 was an improved release of the 3189, with a quad core Pentium processor, produced primarily for K12 applications.

In the coming days I will populate this page with simple fixes to the most common issues I have experienced. This page is a work in progress, started June 14th, 2021.


 * Not powering on, or appears to not charge
 * (Internal MB cable loose, will add pics)
 * Left hinge failure, the brass heatserts break out of the chassis. The heat sink from the CPU softens the plastic and the brass heatserts pulls out of the palmrest. try putting a drop of Gorilla glue on the heatserts.
 * SSD is serviceable
 * Wireless NIC failure is not serviceable Run "Disable NIC powersave"
 * Intel SSDs are notorious for failure
 * M.2 is SATA only
 * Keyboard model, cheap to replace.
 * Audio daughter board separate module, can be replaced if broken
 * LCD assembly kit link
 * Track pad ribbon cable not seated properly
 * How to determine if it is the charger or battery, battery communication in BIOS
 * HP chargers will likely not work, must use Dell branded chargers. Use knockoffs at your own peril.
 * DC socket insulating barrel will disappear in a 2018 production batch. VERY common.  If this happens, the socket can short out and (I presume) damage the charging circuit.  Replacing the socket itself will not fix this.
 * All parts except the audio daughter board are interchangeable with the 3189. You can still make the daughter board work, though.

Error light codes, common one is 3, 5 https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000127927/a-reference-guide-for-latitude-notebook-and-tablet-diagnostic-indicators