Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Inspiron 14 7000 Series Service Manual
- Before Working Inside Your Computer
- Recommended Tools
- After Working Inside Your Computer
- Removing the Battery
- Replacing the Battery
- Removing the Base Cover
- Replacing the Base Cover
- Removing the Optical Drive
- Replacing the Optical Drive
- Removing the Memory Module(s)
- Replacing the Memory Module(s)
- Removing the Hard Drive
- Replacing the Hard Drive
- Removing the Keyboard
- Replacing the Keyboard
- Removing the Wireless Card
- Replacing the Wireless Card
- Removing the Palm Rest
- Replacing the Palm Rest
- Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
- Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery
- Removing the I/O Board
- Replacing the I/O Board
- Removing the Fan
- Replacing the Fan
- Removing the System Board
- Replacing the System Board
- Removing the Heat Sink
- Replacing the Heat Sink
- Removing the Power-Adapter Port
- Replacing the Power-Adapter Port
- Removing the Display Assembly
- Replacing the Display Assembly
- Removing the Display Bezel
- Replacing the Display Bezel
- Removing the Display Panel
- Replacing the Display Panel
- Removing the Display Hinge and Bracket Assembly
- Replacing the Display Hinge and Bracket Assembly
- Removing the Camera
- Replacing the Camera
- Removing the Speakers
- Replacing the Speakers
- Flashing the BIOS
- Getting Help and Contacting Dell
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Replacing the Optical Drive
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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Align the tabs on the optical-drive bezel with the slots on the optical
drive and snap the optical-drive bezel into place.
2 Align the screw hole on the optical-drive bracket with the screw hole on
the optical-drive assembly.
3 Replace the screw that secures the optical-drive bracket to the optical-
drive assembly.
4 Slide the optical-drive assembly into the optical-drive bay and align the
screw hole on the optical-drive assembly with the screw hole on the
computer base.
5 Replace the screw that secures the optical-drive assembly to the
computer base.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the base cover.
2 Replace the battery.
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