Service Manual

Prerequisites

1. Remove the optical drive (applicable only to computers shipped with optical drive).

2. Remove the base cover.

3. Remove the solid-state drive/Intel Optane.

Procedure

1. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.

2. Note the speaker cable routing and remove it from the routing guides on palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

3. Lift the speakers, along with the cable, off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

Replacing the speakers

NOTE:

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 working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After

working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at

www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

NOTE:

If the rubber grommets are pushed out when removing the speakers, push them back in before replacing the

speakers.

1. Using the alignment posts and rubber grommets, place the speakers in the slots on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

2. Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

3. Connect the speaker cable to the system board.

Removing and installing components