Owners Manual

Replacing the Optical-Drive
Connector Board
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 Slide and connect the optical-drive connector board to the system
board.
2 Replace the screw that secures the optical-drive connector board to the
computer base.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the palm rest.
2 Replace the keyboard.
3 Replace the wireless card.
4 Follow the procedures from step 3 to step 5 in replacing the hard drive.
5 Replace the optical drive
6 Replace the base cover.
7 Replace the battery.
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