Dell Inspiron 7500 Replacement Manual page 34

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d. Move the tool to the inside top of the hinge cover and lift the hinge cover off.
If the hinge covers are tight, use a plastic wedge or scribe to loosen and pop
them off.
15.4-Inch SXGA LCD Panel
Remove the screw cover and the screw. Lift the hinge cover off.
2. If your computer has an internal modem, disconnect the twisted wire pair from
connector JP2 on the RJ-11 card.
3. Remove the twisted wire pair from under the tabs in the thermal shield.
4. Bend the cables back over the palmrest assembly to move them out of the way
of the thermal shield.
5. Remove the three flat-head 4-mm screws and the one K-head 4-mm screw
securing the thermal shield.
Note that the K-head screw is leftmost and is thicker than the other three.
6. Remove the thermal shield from the palmrest assembly.
Note that the bottom of the shield has an EMI fence that surrounds the proces-
sor board.
To remove the internal modem card, perform the following steps:
1. Gently pull the modem card off of connector JP19 on the system board. Do not
rock the card to remove it, because this may damage the connectors.
2. Remove the carrier tray by sliding it toward the back of the computer.
3. Remove the modem card from the carrier tray.
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