User Manual

Removing the power-adapter

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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 battery.

2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in “Removing the optical

drive”.

3 Remove the keyboard.

4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in “Removing the base cover”.

5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in “Removing the hard drive”.

6 Remove the memory module.

7 Remove the wireless card.

8 Remove the I\O board.

9 Remove the heat sink.

10 Remove the system board.

Procedure

1 Remove the screw that secures the display hinge to the palm-rest

assembly.