Removing the power-adapter port. Dell 3451, 14 3451, 14-3451

Removing the power-adapter port

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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

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Prerequisites

1 Remove the

battery .

2 Remove the

base cover .

3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in “

Removing the hard drive ”.

4 Remove the

memory modules

.

5 Remove the

wireless card .

6 Remove the

keyboard

.

7

Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in “ Removing the palm rest

".

8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in “ Removing the system board

".

9 Remove the

display assembly .

Procedure

1 Note the power-adapter port cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on the computer base.

2 Remove the screw that secures the power-adapter port to the computer base.

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3 Lift the power-adapter port along with the cable off the computer base.

1 screw

3 routing guide

2 power-adapter port cable

4 power-adapter port

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