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Post-requisites
1. Replace the
hard
drive.
2. Replace the battery.
3. Replace the
base
cover.
4. Replace the
optical drive
Power button
Removing the power button
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
1. Remove the
optical drive
2. Remove the
base
cover.
3. Remove the fan.
Procedure
1. Remove the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the right hinge to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE:
For computers shipped without optical drive, there is an additional screw on the right hinge that secures the
right hinge to palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE:
Unhook the display cable from the right hinge before opening the right hinge.
2. Unhook the display cable and open the right hinge.
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Removing and installing components
(applicable only to computers shipped with optical drive).
computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in
(applicable only to computers shipped with optical drive).
After
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