Dell XPS 15 9500 Service Manual - Page 13

damage to the pins.

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Steps 1. Remove the eight screws (M2x3) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. CAUTION: Do not pull on or pry the base cover at the side where the hinges are located; doing so may damage the base cover. CAUTION: The base cover is preassembled with the audio-daughter board. The pins at the bottom of the base cover are fragile. They ground the antennas and audio-daughter board. Place the base cover on a clean surface to avoid damage to the pins. 2. Starting from the bottom-left corner, use a plastic scribe to pry the base cover in the direction of the arrows to release the base cover from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 3. Grasp the left side and the right side of the base cover and remove the base cover from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. NOTE: The following steps are applicable only if you want to further remove any other component from your computer. Removing and installing components 13

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Steps
1.
Remove the eight screws (M2x3) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
CAUTION:
Do not pull on or pry the base cover at the side where the hinges are located; doing so may damage the
base cover.
CAUTION:
The base cover is preassembled with the audio-daughter board. The pins at the bottom of the base cover
are fragile. They ground the antennas and audio-daughter board. Place the base cover on a clean surface to avoid
damage to the pins.
2.
Starting from the bottom-left corner, use a plastic scribe to pry the base cover in the direction of the arrows to release the base cover
from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3.
Grasp the left side and the right side of the base cover and remove the base cover from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE:
The following steps are applicable only if you want to further remove any other component from your
computer.
Removing and installing components
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