Optical Drive Board - Dell Inspiron 1764 Service Manual

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Optical Drive Board
Dell™ Inspiron™ 1764 Service Manual
Removing the Optical Drive Board
Replacing the Optical Drive Board
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™
is not covered by your warranty.
CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface.
CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see
computer.
Removing the Optical Drive Board
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Remove the battery (see Removing the
3. Remove the optical drive (see
4. Remove the module cover (see
5. Remove the power button panel (see
6. Remove the keyboard (see
7. Remove the palm rest (see
8. Lift the connector latch and slide the optical drive board cable out of the connector on the optical drive board.
9. Remove the two screws that secure the optical drive board to the computer base.
10. Lift the optical drive board out of the computer base.
1 optical drive board cable
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optical drive board

Begin.
Battery).
Removing the Optical Drive).
Removing the Module Cover).
Removing the Power Button
Removing the Keyboard).
Removing the Palm Rest).
2 connector latch
4 screws (2)
Removing the
Panel).
Battery) before working inside the