Dell Vostro 1700 Memory Module Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

4

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes            

Sections

• Battery
• 1 step
• Hinge Cover
• 1 step
• KeyBoard
• 1 step
• Memory Module
• 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Removing the Battery               

• Slide and click the battery release latches to keep them open.
• Slide the battery out of the bay.

Slide and click the battery release latches to keep them open.

Slide the battery out of the bay.

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Step 2

              Removing the Hinge Cover               

• Insert a plastic scribe into the indent to lift the hinge cover on the right side.
• Ease the hinge cover up, moving from right to left, and remove it.

Insert a plastic scribe into the indent to lift the hinge cover on the right side.

Ease the hinge cover up, moving from right to left, and remove it.

Step 3

              Removing the Keyboard               

• Remove the four screws at the top of the keyboard.
• NOTICE: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and timeconsuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard.
• Slide the keyboard toward the back of the computer to disengage the notch on the keyboard from the tab on the base of the computer.
• Lift and remove the keyboard.

Remove the four screws at the top of the keyboard.

NOTICE: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and timeconsuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard.

Slide the keyboard toward the back of the computer to disengage the notch on the keyboard from the tab on the base of the computer.

Lift and remove the keyboard.

Step 4

              Removing the Memory Module               

• NOTICE: To prevent damage to the memory module connector, do not use tools to spread the memory-module securing clips.
• Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory module connector until the module pops up.
• Remove the memory module from the connector.

NOTICE: To prevent damage to the memory module connector, do not use tools to spread the memory-module securing clips.

Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory module connector until the module pops up.

Remove the memory module from the connector.

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