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Inspiron 145000 Series Service Manual

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Procedure

  1. Lift the latch and disconnect the optical-drive cable from the system board.
  2. Remove the screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.
    Image: Removing the screws from palm-rest assembly.

    1. optical-drive cable

    2. latch

    3. screws (2)

  3. Close the display and turn the computer over.
  4. Remove the screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.
    Image: Removing the screws from the computer base.

    1. screws (13)

    2. computer base

  5. Using a plastic scribe, pry up the computer base from the palm-rest assembly, starting from the area around the display hinges.
  6. Lift the computer base off the palm-rest assembly.
    Image: Removing the computer base.

    1. palm-rest assembly

    2. plastic scribe

    3. computer base

  7. Lift the optical-drive interposer along with the cable off the computer base.
    Image: Removing the optical-drive connector.

    1. computer base

    2. optical-drive interposer

    3. optical-drive cable

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