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4-32 Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual
G
eneral Disassembly
.
General disassembl
y
p
rocedures assume that the followin
g
removal
p
rocedures
(described at the be
g
innin
g
of this cha
p
ter) have been accom
p
lished:
•
AC ada
p
ter
•
Port re
p
licator
•
PC Card
•
Hard-disk drive
•
Memor
y
(module cover and modules)
•
O
p
tions ba
y
device
•
Main batter
y
Preparation
There are man
y
screws of various sizes. To assist in kee
p
in
g
track of the
screws, use a tackle or
p
ill box as a stora
g
e device. A location tem
p
late (see
Fi
g
ure 4-19) is useful as a label for the stora
g
e device for the screws. The infor-
mation in
p
arentheses ( ) denotes the screw name(s) called out in the fi
g
ures. Be
careful not to scratch the com
p
uter
p
lastic case b
y
allowin
g
the screws to
g
et
between the disassembl
y
surface and the
p
lastic case. Also, to
p
revent case
scratches, a soft
p
added work surface is su
gg
ested.
Figure 4-19. Location Template
HDD ba
y
(HD1, HD2, B4);
battery bay (B5);
HD drive (E1–E6)
diskette drive
(FD1–FD5);
CD-ROM drive
(CD1–CD4)
keyboard
(K1, K2);
heat sink
(HS1–HS3)
status
display (SD1);
13.3” LCD
ground (G1);
12.1” LCD
ground (G1,
G2)
LCD hinge
(H1–H4);
bottom of base
assembly
(B1–B3)
upper case
below LCD
(CS1, CS2)
upper case
beside
microphone (CS3,
CS4)
upper case at in-
terior opening
(CS5, CS6)
IR PWA (IR1);
HDD heat sink
(HT1–HT6)
touch pad (H7);
speakers
(S1, S2)
LVDS (G2);
USB (U1)
main board
(M1–M3);
I/O panel
(ST4–ST11)
standoffs
(ST1–ST3);
PC Card cage
(P1–P4)
front bezel
(F1–F4 on
12.1”, F5 and F6
on 13.3”)
LCD panel
(LC1–LC4 on
12.1”,
LC5–LC8 on
13.3”)
12.1” LCD
hinges
(H6, H7, H9,
and H10)
12.1” LCD
bracket
(H5, H8)
13.3” LCD
hinges
(H12–H15);
13.3” LCD
bracket
(BR1–BR3)
CAUTION: During the following removal and replacement procedures,
you will see Kapton tape in many places on the computer. When rein-
stalling or replacing parts, be sure to replace the Kapton tape correctly
to retain the electrical protection and noise reduction the tape provides.