Removing the middle cover
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
www.dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the stand.
2 Remove the back cover.
3 Remove the optical drive.
4 Remove the hard drive.
5 Remove the wireless card.
6 Remove the heat sink.
7 Remove the fan.
8 Remove the system board.
9 Remove the VESA-mount bracket.
10 Remove the speaker cover.
Procedure
1 Note the routing of the antenna, camera and microphone, touch-screen board,
optical drive and hard drive cables and remove the cables from the routing
guides on the middle cover.
2 Disconnect the touch-screen board and display-backlight cables from the display
panel.
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