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Precision 3530 Teardown Removal Guide for Customer Replaceable Parts (CRUs)

Summary: This article is a guide to the parts of the Dell Precision 3530 Mobile Workstation that are considered OK for anyone to remove and replace.

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Symptoms

These guides take you step by step through the safe removal of the customer replaceable unit (CRU) parts of a Precision 3530 Mobile Workstation. CRUs are the parts of the computer that should not need an engineer to remove or replace. The guides also include figures to reference what is involved.

Cause

Not applicable

Resolution

Table of Contents:

  1. CRU Removal Guide
  2. Removal Instructions

 

Removal Guide

 

If these guides do not cover what you are looking to do, then reference your System Manual.

The article below provides information about safe practices that you should consider before working with electrical equipment.


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Removal Instructions

 

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Recommended tools

1 Small Phillips head screwdriver 2 Plastic Scribe
3 Small flat-head screwdriver    
 
Note: Using a large Phillips or flat-head screwdriver may result in damage to the head of the screws. This would make their removal impossible without specialty tools that are not available to our onsite engineers.

 

  1. Pre-removal instructions before removing the main access panel:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware, always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

  2. Loosen the eight captive screws that secure the cover to the chassis [1].

Main access panel screw removal

  1. Using a plastic scribe or similar tool, pry the base cover up from the top edge of the computer and then continue around the cover to release it from the chassis. [2]

  2. Lift the cover up and off the chassis.

Removing the main access panel

 

  1. Pre-removal instructions before removing the battery:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware, always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover.

  2. Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard and remove the cable from the routing channel. [1]

  3. Loosen the captive screw on the side of the battery closest to the right side of the chassis. [2]

Removing the battery

  1. Lift the battery up and out of the computer [3].

 

  1. Pre-removal instructions before removing the keyboard trim:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware, always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2. Using a plastic scribe or similar tool, pry up the trim starting at the access points [1] and continue around the trim going in a clockwise direction. Lift from the right side [2] to remove it from the computer.

Removing the keyboard trim

 

  1. Pre-removal instructions before removing the keyboard:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware, always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover, Battery, and Keyboard Trim.

  2. Lift the latch and remove the keyboard cable from the connector [1].

  3. Lift the latch and remove the other keyboard cables from the connectors [2,3,4].

Removing keyboard cables

Note: The number of keyboard cables depends on the type of keyboard that you ordered.

  1. Turn the computer back onto its base and open the computer up. Remove the five screws that secure the keyboard to the chassis [1].

  2. Using a plastic scribe, pry the keyboard up from the bottom and lift it out of the computer [2].

Prying the keyboard up

  1. Be careful removing the keyboard from the computer as you must pull the keyboard cables through from the rear of the computer.

Removing the keyboard

 

  1. Pre-removal instructions before removing the memory:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware, always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2. Pull the metal clips on the short sides of the memory DIMM apart, until the module pops up at an angle to the connector [1].

  3. Lift the memory DIMM out of the computer [2].

Removing the memory

Note: Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for any additional memory DIMMs located in the computer.

 

  1. Pre-removal instructions before removing the solid-state drive (SSD):

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware, always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2. Peel off the adhesive mylar shield from on top of the SSD [1].

Note: For models shipped with NVMe SSDs, remove the thermal plate placed over the SSD.

  1. Remove the screw that secures the end of the SSD to the motherboard [2], lift the card to a 35-degree angle and remove from the connector [3].

Removing the SSD screw

  1. Once the card is removed, you can remove the SSD frame by removing the securing screw that holds it to the computer [1].

Removing the SSD

  1. Lift the frame out of the computer [2].

 

  1. Pre-removal instructions before removing the coin-cell battery:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware, always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the connector on the motherboard [1] and lift the coin-cell battery up and away from the adhesive holding it to the motherboard [2].

Removing the coin-cell battery

 

  1. Pre-removal instructions before removing the WLAN card (WiFi, wireless):

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware, always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2. Remove the screw that secures the card to the computer [1], remove the bracket that secures the antenna cables [2] and disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card [3].

WLAN card removal

Note: When removing the wireless card from the computer, confirm that the adhesive pad under the card stays on the motherboard/chassis frame during the removal process.

  1. Lift the card out of the connector and the computer [4].

 

  1. Pre-removal instructions before removing the WWAN card (3G, cellular):

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware, always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2.  Disconnect the antenna cables from the WWAN card [1] and remove the screw that secures the card to the computer [2].

Removing the WWAN card

  1. Lift the card out of the connector and the computer [3].

 

  1. Pre-removal instructions before removing the hinge covers:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware, always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2. You must remove the screw from each hinge cover [1] and then pull the cover up and away from the computer [2].

Removing the hinge cover

 

  1. Pre-removal instructions before removing the SIM card:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware, always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

  2. Insert a straightened paper clip or the SIM card removal tool into the pinhole on the SIM card tray [1].

  3. Pull on the SIM card tray when it pops out of the side of the computer [2].

Removing the SIM card

  1. Remove the SIM card from the tray and push the empty tray into the slot until it clicks in place.

 

If you require further assistance, contact Technical Support.

 

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Affected Products

Precision 3530