Component Secured to Screw type Quantity Screw image
Hinge brackets Display back-cover and
antenna assembly
M2.5x4 8
Hinge brackets Display back-cover and
antenna assembly
M2x2 2
I/O board Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x4
• 1 (for computers
shipped with optical
drive)
• 2 (for computers
shipped without
optical drive)
Optical-drive bracket
(Applicable only on the
computers shipped with
optical drive)
Optical drive M2x3 2
Optical-drive connector
board (Applicable only on
the computers shipped
with optical drive)
Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x2 Big Head 1
Power-adapter port Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x3 1
Power-button board Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x2 1
Power button with
fingerprint reader
(optional)
Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x2 1
Solid-state drive Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x2.2+0.8 1
System board Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x4 1
Touchpad Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x2 4
Wireless-card bracket System board M2x3 1
Optical drive
Removing the optical drive
NOTE:
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.
Procedure
NOTE:
Applicable only to computers that are shipped with optical drive.
1. Remove the screw (M2x2) that secures the optical-drive assembly to the base cover.
2. Using a screwdriver, push the optical drive through the slot to release the optical-drive assembly out of the optical-drive bay.
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Removing and installing components
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