Owners manual

Replacing the optical-drive
interposer
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 screw holes on the optical-drive interposer with the screw
holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
2 Replace the screws that secure the optical-drive interposer to the palm
rest and keyboard assembly.
3 Connect the optical-drive interposer cable to the system board and the
optical-drive interposer.
4 Insert the optical-drive interposer cable into the latch and press the latch
down to secure the cable.
5 Close the latch that secures the optical-drive interposer cable to the
system board.
6 Route the display cable through the routing guide and connect it to the
system board.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the base cover.
2 Replace the optical drive.
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