Service Manual

Removing the power-adapter port

NOTE: 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. Remove the wireless card.

3. Remove the solid-state drive.

4. Remove the memory modules.

5. Remove the

rear-I/O cover.

6. Remove the computer base.

Procedure

1. Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the power-adapter port bracket to the palm-rest assembly.

2. Lift the power-adapter port bracket off the power-adapter port.

3. Lift the power-adapter port off the palm-rest assembly.

4. Peel the tape that secures the power-adapter-port cable to the palm-rest assembly.

5. Note the routing and remove the power-adapter port cable from the routing guides on the palm-rest assembly.