NOTE:
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the
steps in
Before working inside your
inside your
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
Steps
1. Remove the
optical
drive.
2. Remove the
base
cover.
3. Remove the
I/O
board.
4. Remove the
hard
drive.
5. Remove the battery.
Procedure
Steps
1. Open the latch and disconnect the status-light board cable from the system board.
2. Peel off the status-light board cable from the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Push the tab that secures the status-light board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Lift the status-light board along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
Removing the status-light board
computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in
www.dell.com/
Removing the status-light board
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After working
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