Removing The Optical-Drive Interposer; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 14 5000 Service Manual

Removing the optical-drive interposer

NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow
the steps in Before working inside your
working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

Steps
1. Remove the battery.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the optical drive.
4. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in
5. Remove the wireless card.
6. Remove the keyboard.

Procedure

Steps
1. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in
2. Turn the computer base and place it on a flat surface.
3. Lift the optical-drive interposer along with the cable off the computer base.
a. computer base
b. optical-drive interposer
c. optical-drive cable
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computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in
"Removing the hard drive".
"Removing the computer base".
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