Precautionary measures, Screw identification and tightening, Precautionary measures -2 – Dell Inspiron 3500 User Manual

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Before performing any of the procedures in this chapter, read the following
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1. Ground yourself by attaching an antistatic grounding strap to your

wrist and to an unpainted metal surface on the computer’s I/O panel.
If an antistatic grounding strap is not available, periodically discharge
static electricity from your body by touching one of the connectors on
the I/O panel.

2. Turn off the computer and any attached peripherals.

3. Disconnect the computer and any attached peripherals from electrical

outlets to reduce the potential for personal injury or shock.

You must also take the following steps:

1.

If the computer is docked in a port replicator, undock the computer.

2. Disconnect all other external cables from the computer.

3. Remove any installed PC Cards.

4. Remove any devices from the options bay.

5. Remove the battery from the battery bay.

6. Remove the hard-disk drive.

The above steps are described in detail in “Removing Customer-Replaceable
Parts,” found later in this chapter.

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Before installing a screw, match the screw to the screw length graphics in
Figure 4-2 to check for correct length.

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