DELL 3000 Service Manual

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Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual

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General disassembly procedures assume that the following removal procedures 
(described at the beginning of this chapter) have been accomplished:

AC adapter

Port replicator

PC Card

Hard-disk drive

Memory (module cover and modules)

Options bay device

Main battery

There are many screws of various sizes. To assist in keeping track of the 
screws, use a tackle or pill box as a storage device. A location template (see 
Figure 4-19) is useful as a label for the storage device for the screws. The infor-
mation in parentheses ( ) denotes the screw name(s) called out in the figures. Be 
careful not to scratch the computer plastic case by allowing the screws to get 
between the disassembly surface and the plastic case. Also, to prevent case 
scratches, a soft padded work surface is suggested.

HDD bay
(HD1, HD2, B4); 
battery bay (B5);
HD drive (E1–E6)

diskette drive
(FD1–FD5);
CD-ROM drive
(CD1–CD4)

keyboard 
(K1, K2);
heat sink
(HS1–HS3)

status 
display (SD1);
13.3” LCD
ground (G1); 
12.1” LCD 
ground (G1, 
G2)

LCD hinge 
(H1–H4);
bottom of base 
assembly 
(B1–B3)

upper case
below LCD
(CS1, CS2)

upper case
beside
microphone (CS3, 
CS4)

upper case at in-
terior opening 
(CS5, CS6)

IR PWA (IR1);
HDD heat sink 
(HT1–HT6)

touch pad (H7);
speakers 
(S1, S2)

LVDS (G2);
USB (U1)

main board
(M1–M3);
I/O panel
(ST4–ST11)

standoffs 
(ST1–ST3);
PC Card cage
(P1–P4)

front bezel
(F1–F4 on 
12.1”, F5 and F6 
on 13.3”)

LCD panel
(LC1–LC4 on 
12.1”,
LC5–LC8 on 
13.3”)

12.1” LCD
hinges 
(H6, H7, H9, 
and H10)

12.1” LCD 
bracket 
(H5, H8)

13.3” LCD
hinges 
(H12–H15);
13.3” LCD 
bracket 
(BR1–BR3)