Dell Inspiron 7500 Removing And Replacing Parts Manual

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Exploded View of 15-Inch XGA Display 
Assembly
Figure 11.  15-Inch XGA Display Components 
1LCD panel
5Hinges (2)
2CCFL cable
6Inverter board
3Carrier tray
7Front bezel
4Back cover 

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Exploded View of 15-Inch SXGA+ Display 
Assembly
Figure 12.  15-Inch SXGA+ Display Components 
1LCD panel
5Back cover
2CCFL cable
6Hinges (2)
3Carrier tray
7Inverter board
4Display locking tab
8Front bezel 

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Exploded View of 15.4-Inch SXGA Display 
Assembly
Figure 13.  15.4-Inch SXGA Display Components
1LCD panel
2CCFL cable
3Display locking tab 

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Hard-Disk Drive Disassembly
The hard-disk drive (see Figure 13) resides in a carrier that mounts in the hard-disk 
drive compartment in the bottom of the computer. Four screws secure the drive 
inside the carrier.
Figure 14.  Hard-Disk Drive Components
To remove the hard-disk drive from the carrier, perform the following steps:
1. Remove the hard-disk drive assembly.
See step 7 of Precautionar y Measures. 4Carrier tray
5Back cover
6Hinges (2)
7Inverter...

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2. Remove the four 3-mm screws securing the hard-disk drive inside the carrier.
3. Remove the hard-disk drive from the carrier.
Turn the carrier over with one hand and let the drive fall out of the carrier into your 
other hand. 
4. Remove the metal carrier from the plastic cover.
The metal carrier is held in the plastic cover by two tabs on each end. Carefully 
pr y the carrier away from the tabs.
Pull the hard-disk drive connector off of the hard-disk...

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Figure 15.  Combo Module Components
To remove the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive (see Figure 14) from the plastic car-
rier, perform the following steps:
1. Remove the combo module.
2. Remove the two 3-mm screws from the L-shaped bracket.13-mm screws (6)
2Bracket
3Flex cable connector
42.5-mm screws (2)
5Flex cable
6Plastic carrier
7Side mounting bracket
8CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive 

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3. Remove the bracket.
4. Remove the two 3-mm screws from the side of the plastic carrier.
5. Remove the two 3-mm screws from the bottom of the plastic carrier.
6. Disconnect the flex cable from the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive connector.
7. Remove the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive from the plastic carrier.
Turn the carrier over with one hand and let the drive fall out of the carrier into your 
other hand.
To remove the side mounting bracket from the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive...

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To remove the diskette drive from the plastic carrier, perform the following steps:
1. Remove the two 3-mm screws from the top of the metal shielding carrier.
2. Remove the two 3-mm screws from the side of the plastic carrier. 
NOTICE: The metal on the shielding carrier is sharp. Be careful not to cut 
yourself.
3. Lift the metal shielding carrier out of the plastic carrier.
Lift the back of the metal shielding carrier first and then slide it out.
4....

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Keyboard Removal
Figure 17.  Keyboard Components 
To remove the keyboard (see Figure 16), perform the following steps:
1. Turn the computer over and remove the four 20-mm screws from the bottom of 
the computer.
2. Turn the computer back over and open the display.120-mm screws (4)
2Palmrest assembly
3ZIF connector
4Keyboard cable
5Keyboard 

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3. Insert a small flat-blade screwdriver or scribe along the right top of the keyboard, 
just above the row of function keys. 
Working from right to left, free the keyboard by pr ying it toward the front of the 
unit. When free, lift the top of the keyboard slightly to clear the palmrest 
assembly.
4. Slide the keyboard toward the display assembly to release the front edge of the 
keyboard from the palmrest assembly.
5. Rotate the bottom of the...