Dell XPS 15 L521X Owners Manual - Page 31

Removing the Optical Drive

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2 Lift the connector latch and, using the pull-tab, disconnect the optical-drive cable from the system board. 3 Peel the optical-drive cable from the fan. 4 Remove the coin-cell-battery cable from the routing guides on the optical-drive bracket. 5 Remove the screw that secures the optical-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly. 6 Lift the optical-drive assembly at an angle and release it from the tab on the palm-rest assembly. 2 1 3 4 5 6 9 8 1 tab 3 screw 5 fan 7 optical-drive cable 9 connector latch 7 2 optical-drive assembly 4 coin-cell-battery cable 6 routing guide 8 pull-tab Removing the Optical Drive | 31

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2
Lift the connector latch and, using the pull-tab, disconnect the optical-drive cable
from the system board.
3
Peel the optical-drive cable from the fan.
4
Remove the coin-cell-battery cable from the routing guides on the
optical-drive bracket.
5
Remove the screw that secures the optical-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
6
Lift the optical-drive assembly at an angle and release it from the tab on the
palm-rest assembly.
2
1
9
8
7
6
4
3
5
1
tab
2
optical-drive assembly
3
screw
4
coin-cell-battery cable
5
fan
6
routing guide
7
optical-drive cable
8
pull-tab
9
connector latch
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