Removing The Hard-Drive Interposer Board; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 5735 Owner's Manual

Removing the Hard-Drive Interposer Board

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that
shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before Working Inside Your
Computer" on page 9. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 12.
2 Follow step 1 to step 2 in "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 14.
3 Follow step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the Hard Drive" on page 24.
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Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 20.
5 Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page 17.
6 Remove the palm rest. See "Removing the Palm Rest" on page 29.
7 Remove the wireless card. See "Removing the Wireless Card" on page 33.
8 Follow step 1 to step 8 in "Removing the System Board" on page 38.

Procedure

1 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive interposer board to the
system board.
2 Disconnect the hard-drive interposer board from the system board.
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| Removing the Hard-Drive Interposer Board
2 hard-drive interposer board