Difficulty

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Steps

3

Time Required

                          2 minutes

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2

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Hinge Cover
  • 2 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Remove the battery from the bottom left of the laptop. It is a long, rectangular shape.
  • Please click on the following link for further instruction on how to remove the battery. Dell Inspiron 9100 Battery Replacement
  • Remove the battery before operating on the computer to avoid electrocution.

Remove the battery from the bottom left of the laptop. It is a long, rectangular shape.

Please click on the following link for further instruction on how to remove the battery. Dell Inspiron 9100 Battery Replacement

Remove the battery before operating on the computer to avoid electrocution.

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Step 2

              Hinge Cover
  • Insert a spudger into the notch at the far left side of the top blue panel and pry the hinge cover off.
  • You may need to pry the other side off as well. You can do this by inserting the spudger between the hinge and the top cover.
  • Be careful of the wire attached to the underside of the hinge cover.

Insert a spudger into the notch at the far left side of the top blue panel and pry the hinge cover off.

You may need to pry the other side off as well. You can do this by inserting the spudger between the hinge and the top cover.

Be careful of the wire attached to the underside of the hinge cover.

Step 3

  • Pull the small black tab on the right hand side of the laptop.
  • You have now removed the hinge cover.

Pull the small black tab on the right hand side of the laptop.

You have now removed the hinge cover.

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

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