User Manual

Replacing the base cover
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.
Procedure
1 Align the optical-drive interposer with the tabs on the base cover and
snap it into place.
2 Turn the base cover over.
3 Slide the tabs on the base cover into the slots on the palm-rest assembly
and snap the base cover into place.
4 Replace the screws that secure the base cover to the palm-rest assembly.
5 Turn the computer over.
6 Open the display and replace the screws that secure the palm-rest
assembly to the base cover.
7 Slide the optical-drive cable into its connector and close the latch to
secure the cable.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the keyboard.
2 Follow the procedures from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical
drive”.
3 Replace the battery.
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