Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Tablet Teardown/Removal guide for customer replaceable units (CRUs)
Summary: This article is a guide to the removal and replacement of those parts of the Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Tablet, that Dell considers it OK for anyone to do.
Symptoms
These guides will take you step by step through the safe removal of what are considered to be the Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) parts of a Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Tablet system. (CRUs are the parts of the system that shouldn't need an engineer to remove or replace.) The guides will also include pictures to reference what's involved.
Table of Contents:
Cause
Removal Guide
If these guides do not cover what you are looking to do, then you will want to reference your System Manual.
The article below provides information on safe practices you should be taking into consideration before working with electrical equipment.
Resolution
Removal Instructions
Note: Please click on the title of the section you want to open below, to see the contents, the internal parts of this system are not considered Customer replaceable for most owners.
| 1 | Small Phillip's head screwdriver | 2 | Plastic Scribe |
| 3 | Small Flathead screwdriver |
Note: Be aware that 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 speciality tools, that aren't available to our onsite engineers.
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Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Battery:
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During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly
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Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer
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Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets
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For left-hand side Battery, the battery locking slide is on the outside edge of the battery and system.
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slide the latch towards the battery until you see an orange line beside the catch and then slide the catch towards the bottom of the system to unlock the battery.
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Lift the battery out of the battery bay and lift it away from the tablet.
Note: Repeat the same instructions to remove the right-hand side battery as well.
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Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the MicroSD Card:
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During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly
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Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer
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Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets
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Push the seated microSD card further into the reader, it will pop out far enough for you to get a grip of it
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Pull the microSD card fully out of the slot and system
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Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Cellular uSIM Card:
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During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly
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Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer
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Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets
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Please remove the Batteries
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The uSIM card is located inside the right-hand side battery bay, gently remove the uSIM card cap off of the slot and using a flat pointed scribe push in on the uSIM card for it to pop out so you can pull it the rest of the way out of the system.
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Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Stylus:
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During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly
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Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer
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Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets
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Looking at the system from the rear the stylus is located on the top left-hand corner of the tablet. Slide the stylus up and out of the tablet using the groove on the stylus pen.
Note: Avoid pulling the stylus by the attached lanyard.