Service Manual

Replacing the power-adapter port
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follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in
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www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Route the power-adapter port cable through the routing guides on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Adhere the Mylar to the power-button board.
3 Place the power-adapter port into the slot on the palm-rest assembly.
4 Align and place the power-button board bracket on the palm-rest assembly .
5 Replace the two screws (M2.5x4.5) that secure the power-adapter port bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the system board.
2 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in Replacing the heat sink.
3 Replace the solid-state drive/Intel Optane.
4 Replace the wireless card.
5 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in Replacing the hard drive.
6 Replace the battery (half-length) or the battery (full-length), whichever applicable.
7 Replace the base cover.
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