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General Disassembly, Preparation, Location Template

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General Disassembly . General disassembly procedures assume that the following removal procedures (described at the beginning of this chapter) have been accomplished: • AC adapter • Port replicator • PC Card • Hard-disk drive • Memory (module cover and modules) • Options bay device • Main battery Preparation There are many screws of various sizes. To assist in keeping track of the screws, use a tackle or pill box as a storage device. A location template (see Figure 4-19) is useful as a label for the storage device for the screws. The information in parentheses ( ) denotes the screw name(s) called out in the figures. Be careful not to scratch the computer plastic case by allowing the screws to get between the disassembly surface and the plastic case. Also, to prevent case scratches, a soft padded work surface is suggested. HDD bay (HD1, HD2, B4); battery bay (B5); HD drive (E1-E6) upper case beside microphone (CS3, CS4) standoffs (ST1-ST3); PC Card cage (P1-P4) diskette drive (FD1-FD5); CD-ROM drive (CD1-CD4) upper case at interior opening (CS5, CS6) keyboard (K1, K2); heat sink (HS1-HS3) IR PWA (IR1); HDD heat sink (HT1-HT6) status display (SD1); 13.3" LCD ground (G1); 12.1" LCD ground (G1, G2) touch pad (H7); speakers (S1, S2) LCD hinge (H1-H4); bottom of base assembly (B1-B3) LVDS (G2); USB (U1) front bezel (F1-F4 on 12.1", F5 and F6 on 13.3") LCD panel (LC1-LC4 on 12.1", LC5-LC8 on 13.3") 12.1" LCD hinges (H6, H7, H9, and H10) 12.1" LCD bracket (H5, H8) upper case below LCD (CS1, CS2) main board (M1-M3); I/O panel (ST4-ST11) 13.3" LCD hinges (H12-H15); 13.3" LCD bracket (BR1-BR3) Figure 4-19. Location Template CAUTION: During the following removal and replacement procedures, you will see Kapton tape in many places on the computer. When reinstalling or replacing parts, be sure to replace the Kapton tape correctly to retain the electrical protection and noise reduction the tape provides. 4-32 Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual

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Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual
G
eneral Disassembly
.
General disassembly procedures assume that the following removal procedures
(described at the beginning of this chapter) have been accomplished:
AC adapter
Port replicator
PC Card
Hard-disk drive
Memory (module cover and modules)
Options bay device
Main battery
Preparation
There are many screws of various sizes. To assist in keeping track of the
screws, use a tackle or pill box as a storage device. A location template (see
Figure 4-19) is useful as a label for the storage device for the screws. The infor-
mation in parentheses ( ) denotes the screw name(s) called out in the figures. Be
careful not to scratch the computer plastic case by allowing the screws to get
between the disassembly surface and the plastic case. Also, to prevent case
scratches, a soft padded work surface is suggested.
Figure 4-19.
Location Template
HDD bay
(HD1, HD2, B4);
battery bay (B5);
HD drive (E1–E6)
diskette drive
(FD1–FD5);
CD-ROM drive
(CD1–CD4)
keyboard
(K1, K2);
heat sink
(HS1–HS3)
status
display (SD1);
13.3” LCD
ground (G1);
12.1” LCD
ground (G1,
G2)
LCD hinge
(H1–H4);
bottom of base
assembly
(B1–B3)
upper case
below LCD
(CS1, CS2)
upper case
beside
microphone (CS3,
CS4)
upper case at in-
terior opening
(CS5, CS6)
IR PWA (IR1);
HDD heat sink
(HT1–HT6)
touch pad (H7);
speakers
(S1, S2)
LVDS (G2);
USB (U1)
main board
(M1–M3);
I/O panel
(ST4–ST11)
standoffs
(ST1–ST3);
PC Card cage
(P1–P4)
front bezel
(F1–F4 on
12.1”, F5 and F6
on 13.3”)
LCD panel
(LC1–LC4 on
12.1”,
LC5–LC8 on
13.3”)
12.1” LCD
hinges
(H6, H7, H9,
and H10)
12.1” LCD
bracket
(H5, H8)
13.3” LCD
hinges
(H12–H15);
13.3” LCD
bracket
(BR1–BR3)
CAUTION: During the following removal and replacement procedures,
you will see Kapton tape in many places on the computer. When rein-
stalling or replacing parts, be sure to replace the Kapton tape correctly
to retain the electrical protection and noise reduction the tape provides.