Hinge saddle removal, Hinge saddles, Left hinge saddle – Dell Inspiron 7500 User Manual

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To remove the DC-DC board (see Figure 32), gently pull the DC-DC board off of connectors JP11 and JP16 on the system board. Do not rock the
board to remove it, because this may damage the connectors.

 Hinge Saddle Removal

Figure 33. Hinge Saddle Components

This procedure assumes that you have removed the

PC Card heat sink

. To remove the hinge saddles (see Figure 33), perform the following steps:

1. Remove the four 4-mm screws from the top of the left and right hinge saddles.

2. Remove the four 4-mm screws from the back of the computer above the ports.

3. Remove the 10-mm screw and 20-mm screw from the right hinge saddle and remove the saddle.

1 DC-DC board

1 4-mm screws

2 4-mm screws

3 6-mm screw (1)

4 20-mm screws (2)

5 10-mm screws

6 Right hinge saddle

7 LED cable

8 Plastic frame

9 Left hinge saddle

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