Dell Inspiron 8600 Power Button Replacement Repair Guide

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Easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes            

Sections

2

• Battery
• 1 step
• Power Button
• 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

              Power Button               

• Locate the small opening at the upper left of the top blue panel which houses the power button.
• Use a spudger to lift up and remove the blue panel.
• Caution: The hinge cover is still connected to the interior of the computer by a small black tab.

Locate the small opening at the upper left of the top blue panel which houses the power button.

Use a spudger to lift up and remove the blue panel.

Caution: The hinge cover is still connected to the interior of the computer by a small black tab.

Step 3

• Locate the black tab at the upper right corner of the keyboard, and gently pull the black tab to the left to disconnect the hinge cover.
• You should now be able to completely remove the hinge cover.

Locate the black tab at the upper right corner of the keyboard, and gently pull the black tab to the left to disconnect the hinge cover.

You should now be able to completely remove the hinge cover.

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

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