Dell Inspiron 15r Manual

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Hard Drive
 WARNING:  Before working inside your computer, read the safety information 
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on 
page 7. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory 
Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
 CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is 
On or in Sleep state.
 CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the...

22  |  Hard Drive
Procedure
1Remove the screws that secure the hard -drive assembly to the computer base.
2 Using the pull-tab, slide the hard-drive as sembly toward the back of the computer 
to disconnect the hard-drive assembly  from the connector on the system board.
3 Lift the hard-drive assembly out of the computer base.
1pull-tab 2screws (4)
3 hard-drive assembly
3
2
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4Remove the screws that secure the ha rd-drive bracket to the hard drive.
5 Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive bracket.
Replacing the Hard Drive
Procedure
1Remove the new hard drive from its packaging.  
Save the original packaging for st oring or shipping the hard drive.
2 Align the screw holes on the hard drive-b racket with the screw holes on the hard 
drive.
3 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the  
hard drive.
4 Place the hard-drive assembly on the...

24  |  Hard Drive
Postrequisites
1Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 18.
2Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 13.
3Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9.
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Optical Drive  |  25
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Optical Drive
 WARNING:  Before working inside your  computer, read the safety information 
that shipped with your computer and foll ow the steps in "Before You Begin" on 
page 7. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory 
Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Optical Drive
Prerequisites
1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 13.
2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover"...

26  |  Optical Drive
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Carefully pry the optical-drive bezel and re move it from the optical-drive assembly.
4 Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive.
5 Remove the optical-drive bracket.
Replacing the Optical Drive
Procedure
1Align the screw holes on the optical-drive bracket with the screw holes on the 
optical drive.
2 Replace the screws that secure the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive.
3 Align the tabs on the optical-drive beze l with the slots on the...

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Palm Rest
 WARNING:  Before working inside your  computer, read the safety information 
that shipped with your computer and foll ow the steps in "Before You Begin" on 
page 7. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory 
Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Palm Rest
Prerequisites
1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 13.
2 Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page 15.
3...

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Turn the computer over.
3 Lift the connector latches and pull the pull-tabs to disconnect the power-button 
board cable, touchpad cable, and hot-ke y board cable from the connectors on the 
system board.
1 power-button board cable 2 pull-tab
3 connector latch 4 touchpad cable
5 hot-key board cable
1 2
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4Remove the screws that secure the  palm rest to the computer base.
5 Using your fingertips, pry out the palm rest from the computer base.
  CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm re st from the display assembly to avoid 
damage to the display assembly.
1 screws (6) 2 palm rest
1
2
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Without pulling hard on the palm-rest asse mbly, place it away from the display as 
shown in the illustration below.
7 Lift the connector latch and pull the pull-tab to disconnect the status-lights cable 
from the connector on the system board.
8 Lift the palm-rest assembly off the computer base.
1 connector latch 2 pull-tab
3 status-lights cable
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