Service Manual

Removing the computer base
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. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive".
3 Remove the solid-state drive.
4 Remove the wireless card.
5 Remove the rear-I/O cover.
Procedure
1 Note the antenna cables routing and remove the antenna cables from the routing guides on the computer base.
2 Disconnect the left and right tron-light cables from the system board.
3 Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the tron-light holder to the palm-rest assembly.
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