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Card Cage
Dell™ Latitude™ E6500 Service Manual
Removing the Card Cage
Replacing the Card Cage
Removing the Card Cage
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at: www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
1.Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.
2.Close the display and turn the computer over.
3.Remove the bottom of the base assembly (see Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly).
4.Remove the hinge covers (see Removing the Hinge Covers).
5.Remove the palm rest assembly (Removing the Palm Rest Assembly).
6.If a card is in the cage, remove the card.
7.Remove the three M2 x 3 screws.
8.Push the carrier to one side to release it from the system board, then pull the carrier in the opposite direction to remove the carrier.
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card carrier 
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M2 x 3 screws (3) 
Replacing the Card Cage
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at: www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
1.Attach one side of the carrier and then the other and set it in place.
2.Replace the three M2 x 3 screws.
3.Replace the palm rest assembly (Replacing the Palm Rest Assembly).
4.Replace the hinge covers (see Replacing the Hinge Covers).
5.Replace the bottom of the base assembly (see Replacing the Bottom of the Base Assembly).
