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Inspiron 14 7000 Series Service Manual Computer Model: Inspiron 7447 Regulatory Model: P55G Regulatory Type: P55G001
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of ...
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Contents Before Working Inside Your Computer...................................9 Before You Begin .............................................................................................. Safety ...
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Removing the Memory Module(s).......................................... Prerequisites.....................................................................................................22 Procedure.....
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Removing the Palm Rest..........................................................40 Prerequisites.................................................................................................... Pro...
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Removing the System Board................................................... Prerequisites.....................................................................................................55 Proced...
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Removing the Display Bezel.................................................... Prerequisites..................................................................................................... Proced...
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Removing the Speakers............................................................85 Prerequisites.....................................................................................................85...
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Before Working Inside Your Computer CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by their edges and avoid touching pins and contacts. NOTE: The images in this document may differ f...
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WARNING: Disconnect all power sources before opening the computer cover or panels. After you finish working inside the computer, replace all covers, panels, and screws before connecting to the power s...
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Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: Philips screwdriver Plastic scribe
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After Working Inside Your Computer CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may severely damage your computer. 1 Replace all screws and make sure that no stray screws remain inside ...
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Removing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After workin...
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Replacing the Battery WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After worki...
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2 Press the battery down until it snaps into place. battery computer base 3 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.
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Removing the Base Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After wor...
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Replacing the Base Cover WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After wo...
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Removing the Optical Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After ...
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2 Using your fingertips, slide the optical-drive assembly out of the optical- drive bay. optical-drive assembly screw 3 Carefully pull the optical-drive bezel and remove it from the optical drive.
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4 Remove the screw that secures the optical-drive bracket to the optical- drive assembly and remove the optical-drive bracket. optical-drive bezel optical drive optical-drive bracket screw
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Replacing the Optical Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After...
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Removing the Memory Module(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Aft...
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2 Slide and remove the memory module from the memory-module slot. securing clips (2) memory-module slot memory module
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Replacing the Memory Module(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Af...
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2 Slide the memory module firmly into the slot at an angle and press the memory module down until it clicks into place. NOTE: If you do not hear the click, remove the memory module and reinstall it. m...
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Removing the Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After wor...
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3 Gently lift the hard-drive assembly out of the computer base. pull-tab hard-drive assembly screws (4) 4 Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive. 5 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive ...
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6 Lift the hard drive out of the hard-drive bracket. screws (4) interposer hard-drive bracket hard drive
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Replacing the Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After wo...
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Removing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After worki...
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3 Turn the keyboard over and place it on the palm rest. plastic scribe keyboard tabs (5)
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4 Lift the latches and disconnect the keyboard cable and the keyboard- backlight cable from the system board. keyboard cable latches (2) keyboard-backlight cable keyboard 5 Lift the keyboard off the p...
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Replacing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After work...
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NOTE: Keyboard-backlight cable is present only on a backlit-keyboard. 1 Place the keyboard on a flat and clean surface. keyboard cable keyboard keyboard-backlight cable
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2 Gently fold the keyboard-backlight cable till the edge of the keyboard cable as shown in the image. keyboard cable keyboard-backlight cable
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3 Gently fold the keyboard cable with the end aligned at the fold line as shown in the image. keyboard cable keyboard-backlight cable fold line keyboard cable keyboard keyboard-backlight cable
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Removing the Wireless Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After ...
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3 Slide and remove the wireless card out of the wireless-card slot. wireless-card slot antenna cables (2) wireless card screw
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Replacing the Wireless Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After...
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Removing the Palm Rest WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After work...