Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 7

Before working inside your computer....................................................................................................................... 7

Safety precautions........................................................................................................................................................ 8

Electrostatic discharge-ESD protection............................................................................................................... 8

ESD field service kit ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

Transporting sensitive components.........................................................................................................................10

After working inside your computer........................................................................................................................ 10

BitLocker........................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Chapter 2: Removing and installing components...........................................................................11

Recommended tools...........................................................................................................................................................11

Screw list.............................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Major components of Latitude 5530.............................................................................................................................12

Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card........................................................................................................................ 14

Removing the SIM card.............................................................................................................................................. 14

Installing the SIM card................................................................................................................................................ 15

Micro Secure Digital (SD) Card...................................................................................................................................... 16

Removing the microSD card......................................................................................................................................16

Installing the microSD card........................................................................................................................................ 17

Base cover........................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Removing the base cover...........................................................................................................................................18

Installing the base cover.............................................................................................................................................19

WLAN card.......................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Removing the WLAN card..........................................................................................................................................21

Installing the WLAN card........................................................................................................................................... 22

WWAN card........................................................................................................................................................................ 23

Removing the WWAN card....................................................................................................................................... 23

Installing the WWAN card......................................................................................................................................... 24

Solid-state drive................................................................................................................................................................ 26

Applying the solid-state drive thermal pad........................................................................................................... 26

Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive............................................................................................................. 26

Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive............................................................................................................... 28

Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive............................................................................................................. 30

Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive holder................................................................................................. 31

Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive holder.................................................................................................. 32

Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive............................................................................................................... 33

Memory modules............................................................................................................................................................... 34

Removing the memory modules...............................................................................................................................34

Installing the memory modules.................................................................................................................................35

Battery................................................................................................................................................................................. 36

Lithium-ion battery precautions...............................................................................................................................36

Removing the 3-cell battery..................................................................................................................................... 37

Removing the 3-cell battery filler............................................................................................................................ 38

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