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  • Dell Adamo XPS Laptop Battery Removal
  • 2 steps
  • Dell Adamo XPS Palm Rest Disassembly
  • 7 steps
  • Bridge Battery
  • 2 steps

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Step 1

              Removal of the Laptop Battery
  • Turn off the laptop before doing anything to the laptop.
  • Then turn the laptop around on its back.

Turn off the laptop before doing anything to the laptop.

Then turn the laptop around on its back.

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Step 2

              Slide the release latch
  • On the back of the computer there is a latch that you have to slide and hold in order to remove the battery.
  • Then you have to push the computer battery towards the computer and rotate upwards.
  • Finally lift the battery out of the computer.

On the back of the computer there is a latch that you have to slide and hold in order to remove the battery.

Then you have to push the computer battery towards the computer and rotate upwards.

Finally lift the battery out of the computer.

Step 3

              Removing the back
  • Turn the computer around and remove the eighteen screws on the base cover.
  • The screws that secure the base cover are of different sizes. Note the location and size of the screws as you remove them so that you can replace them correctly

Turn the computer around and remove the eighteen screws on the base cover.

The screws that secure the base cover are of different sizes. Note the location and size of the screws as you remove them so that you can replace them correctly

Step 4

              Lift the Display
  • You aren’t actually taking apart the display but only opening it up to gain access to the palm rest panel and keyboard.

You aren’t actually taking apart the display but only opening it up to gain access to the palm rest panel and keyboard.

Step 5

              Back of the Panel
  • Use your fingers to ease the palm rest assembly from the computer.
  • Pull on the plastic tab on top of the cables to avoid damaging the connectors.
  • Exercise extreme care while lifting the palm rest assembly to avoid damaging the function key cable.

Use your fingers to ease the palm rest assembly from the computer.

Pull on the plastic tab on top of the cables to avoid damaging the connectors.

Exercise extreme care while lifting the palm rest assembly to avoid damaging the function key cable.

Step 6

              Lifting Rest Assembly
  • Lift the palm rest assembly to access the function key cable.
  • To prevent damage to the function key cable, do not disconnect the function key cable from the palm rest.

Lift the palm rest assembly to access the function key cable.

To prevent damage to the function key cable, do not disconnect the function key cable from the palm rest.

Step 7

              Disconnecting Key Cable
  • Disconnect the function key cable from the connector on the system board.

Disconnect the function key cable from the connector on the system board.

Step 8

              Connector Latch lift and Cable Removal
  • Lift the connector latch that secures the touch pad cable to the touch pad connector and remove the cable.
  • To prevent damage to the display hinges, ensure that you do not adjust the angle between the display and the computer base after removing the palm rest assembly.

Lift the connector latch that secures the touch pad cable to the touch pad connector and remove the cable.

To prevent damage to the display hinges, ensure that you do not adjust the angle between the display and the computer base after removing the palm rest assembly.

Step 9

              Palm Rest Assembly Lift
  • Lift the palm rest assembly off the computer base.

Lift the palm rest assembly off the computer base.

Step 10

              Removing the Bridge Battery
  • After removing the laptop battery and the pal rest panel.
  • Disconnect the bridge battery cable from the connector on the left daughter board.
  • Be careful prying out the bridge battery.
  • The bridge battery is glued to the base cover. Use the spudger to pry the bridge battery out of the base cover.

After removing the laptop battery and the pal rest panel.

Disconnect the bridge battery cable from the connector on the left daughter board.

Be careful prying out the bridge battery.

The bridge battery is glued to the base cover. Use the spudger to pry the bridge battery out of the base cover.

Step 11

              Replacing the Bridge Battery
  • Use adhesive on the bridge battery to ahere it to the base cover.
  • Reconnect the bridge battery cable to the connector on the left daughter board.

Use adhesive on the bridge battery to ahere it to the base cover.

Reconnect the bridge battery cable to the connector on the left daughter board.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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