Dell Inspiron 3910 - default chapter; Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Working inside your computer...................................................................................... 6
Before working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................6
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection......................................................................................................................7
ESD field service kit ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
Transporting sensitive components................................................................................................................................ 8
After working inside your computer................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Removing and installing components.......................................................................... 10
Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................10
Screw list............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Major components of Inspiron 3910............................................................................................................................... 11
Left-side cover................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Removing the left-side cover....................................................................................................................................13
Installing the left-side cover...................................................................................................................................... 14
Front cover.......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Removing the front cover..........................................................................................................................................14
Installing the front cover............................................................................................................................................ 15
Optical drive........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Removing the optical drive........................................................................................................................................ 16
Installing the optical drive...........................................................................................................................................17
Optical-drive bezel.............................................................................................................................................................19
Removing the optical-drive bezel.............................................................................................................................19
Installing the optical-drive bezel.............................................................................................................................. 20
Hard drive............................................................................................................................................................................20
Removing the hard drive........................................................................................................................................... 20
Installing the hard drive.............................................................................................................................................. 21
Power button..................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Removing the power button.....................................................................................................................................23
Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 23
Graphics card..................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Removing the graphics card..................................................................................................................................... 24
Installing the graphics card....................................................................................................................................... 25
Memory................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Removing the memory............................................................................................................................................... 27
Installing the memory................................................................................................................................................. 28
Solid-state drive................................................................................................................................................................ 29
Removing the solid-state drive................................................................................................................................ 29
Installing the solid-state drive.................................................................................................................................. 30
Wireless card.......................................................................................................................................................................31
Removing the wireless card.......................................................................................................................................31
Installing the wireless card........................................................................................................................................ 32
Coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Removing the coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................33
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