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 4 in “Removing the hard drive”.

3 Remove the wireless card.

4 Remove the solid-state drive.

5 Remove the rear-I/O cover.

Procedure

1 Note the antenna cables routing and remove them from the routing guides on

the computer base.