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Article Number: 000140895

Latitude 3180 Teardown removal guide for customer replaceable units (CRUs)

Summary: This article is a guide to those parts of the Latitude 3180 notebook that Dell considers it easy for anyone to remove and replace.

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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 3180 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:

  1. CRU Removal Guide
  2. Removal Instructions

 

1. 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 practises to take into consideration before working with electrical equipment.

Cause

 

2. Removal Instructions

 

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1 Small Phillip's head screwdriver 2 Plastic Scribe
3 Small Flat head screwdriver    
 
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  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Main Access Panel:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure 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. Turn your system onto it's lid and release the seven (7) captive screws that secure the base to the chassis [1].

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  1. Use a plastic scribe to pry the base cover starting from the hinges to the top edge of the cover [2] and lift it from the PC.

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  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Battery:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure 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. Please remove the Base Cover

  2. Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard [1&2] and remove the three (3) screws securing the battery [3].

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  1. Pull the battery out of the computer [4].

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Keyboard:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure 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. Please remove the Base Cover and Battery

  2. Disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard [1] and use a plastic scribe to release the keyboard at the threaded holes [2].

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  1. Slide the keyboard away from the screen [1].

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  1. Lift the keyboard away from the system [2].

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  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the M.2 Solid State Drive (SSD):

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure 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. Please remove the Base Cover and Battery

  2. Remove the screw that secures the SSD card down [1], then lift the card up and out of the system [2].

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  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the SD Micro Memory Card:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure 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. Press in on the Micro SD Card and then release to have it pop out of the slot.

  3. Pull the Micro SD Card out of the computer.

Resolution

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Article Properties

Affected Product

Latitude 3180

Last Published Date

02 Oct 2023

Version

5

Article Type

Solution

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