19 Removing the computer base. Dell Inspiron 14 5000 Series, Inspiron 5455

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Removing the computer base

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Before working inside your computer . After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in

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www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance .

Prerequisites

Steps

1. Remove the battery

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2. Remove the optical drive

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3. Remove the base cover .

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

Removing the hard drive ”.

5. Remove the wireless card

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6. Remove the keyboard .

Procedure

Steps

1. Lift the latch and disconnect the optical-drive cable from the system board.

2. Remove the screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.

a. optical-drive cable b. latch c. screws (2)

3. Close the display and turn the computer over.

4. Remove the screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.

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a. screws (13) b. computer base

5. Using a plastic scribe, pry up the computer base from the palm-rest assembly, starting from the area around the display hinges.

6. Lift the computer base off the palm-rest assembly.

a. palm-rest assembly b. plastic scribe c. computer base

7. Lift the optical-drive interposer along with the cable off the computer base.

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a. computer base b. optical-drive interposer c. optical-drive cable

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