Installing The Base Cover; Optical Drive Connector; Removing The Optical Drive Connector - Dell Latitude 14 Rugged 5414 Series Owner's Manual

Installing the base cover

1. Tighten the screws to secure I/O, back door, and HDMI to the computer chassis.
2. Press firmly on the latch doors until a click is heard and the latch is engaged.
3. Place the base cover on the base of the computer.
4. Tighten the screws to secure the base cover to the computer chassis.
5. Install the:
a. optical drive
b. hard drive
c. battery
6. Follow the procedure in

Optical drive connector

Removing the optical drive connector

1. Follow the procedure in
2. Remove the:
a. battery
b. hard drive
c. optical drive
d. base cover
3. To release the optical drive connector:
a. Remove the screws that secure the optical drive connector to the computer [1].
b. Flip the connector [2].
c. Remove the screws that secure the connector to the computer [3].
d. Lift the connector in an upward direction [4].
e. Lift the latch [5] and disconnect the optical drive connector cable from the connector on the system board [6].
22 Disassembly and reassembly
After working inside your
Before working inside your
computer.
computer.