- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Working on your computer
- Technology and components
- Major components of your system
- Disassembly and reassembly
- Base cover
- Battery
- Memory modules
- WLAN card
- WWAN card
- Hard-drive assembly
- Coin-cell battery
- DC-in port
- Solid-state drive
- Inner frame
- Touchpad buttons
- SmartCard reader
- Touchpad buttons
- LED board
- Speakers
- Heatsink assembly-Discrete
- Heatsink assembly-UMA
- System board
- Keyboard assembly
- Keyboard bracket
- Power button
- Display assembly
- Display bezel
- Hinge caps
- Display panel
- Palmrest assembly
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting
- Handling swollen rechargeable Li-ion batteries
- Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics
- LED Indicators and Characteristics
- Built-in self-test (BIST)
- System-diagnostic lights
- Recovering the operating system
- Backup media and recovery options
- Wi-Fi power cycle
- Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)
- Getting help
Dell Latitude 5501 Service Manual
Removing the base cover
Prerequisites
- Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
About this task
The figure indicates the location of the base cover and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
- Remove the five (M2.5x6.3) and three (M2.5x8) captive screws that secure the base cover to the computer.
- Pry the base cover starting from the right hinge and work your way around.
- Lift the base cover away from the computer.
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