NOTE:
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow
the steps in
Before working inside your
working inside your
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
Steps
1. Align the optical-drive interposer with the slot on the computer base and snap it into place.
2. Turn the computer base over.
3. Align and place the computer base on the palm-rest assembly.
4. Press the computer base down along the edges to snap it into place.
5. Replace the screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.
6. Turn the computer over and open the display.
7. Replace the screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.
8. Slide the optical-drive cable into the connector on the system board and press down the latch to secure the cable.
Post-requisites
Steps
1. Replace the keyboard.
2. Replace the
wireless
card.
3. Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 7 in
4. Replace the
optical
drive.
5. Replace the
base
cover.
6. Replace the battery.
Replacing the computer base
computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in
"Replacing the hard
drive".
Replacing the computer base
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