Dell E6400 ATG manual Removing the I/O Card

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I/O Card

Dell™ Latitude™ E6400 and E6400 ATG and

Mobile Workstation Precision™ M2400 Service Manual

Removing the I/O Card

Replacing the I/O Card

Removing the I/O Card

CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.

1.Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.

2.Remove the bottom of the base assembly (see Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly).

3.Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).

4.Remove the modular drive (see Removing the Modular Drive).

5.Remove the hinge covers (see Removing the Hinge Covers).

6.Remove the heatsink assembly (see Removing the Processor Heatsink Assembly).

7.Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly (E6400 and M2400) or Removing the Display Assembly (E6400 ATG)).

8.Remove the LED cover (see Removing the LED Cover).

9.Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).

10.Remove the right speaker grill (see Removing the Right Speaker Grill/Fingerprint Reader Assembly).

11.Remove the palm rest assembly (see Removing the Palm Rest Assembly).

12.Remove the card cage (see Removing the Card Cage).

13.Remove the system board (see Removing the System Board Assembly). Do not remove the wireless mini-cards, memory modules, or processor from the system board.

14.Remove the modem (see Removing the Modem).

15.Remove the RJ-11 modem connector (see Removing the RJ-11 Modem Connector).

16.Remove the M2 x 3-mm screw from the I/O card.

17.Pull out the large plastic plug from the I/O card.

18.Remove the I/O card.