Bottom Access Panel; Removing The Bottom Access Panel; Replacing The Bottom Access Panel; Bottom Acces Panel - Dell LATITUDE E6400 XFR Service Manual

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Bottom Access Panel

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety
instructions that shipped with your computer.

2.1 Removing the Bottom Access Panel

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.
2. Close the display and turn the computer upside down.
3. Remove the twenty-three M2.5 x 5-mm screws that secure the bottom access panel as indicated in the figure
above.
4. Loosen the single captive screw highlighted in the figure above.
5. Lift the bottom access panel to remove it from the base assembly.
NOTE: No snaps are used to attach the bottom access panel to the base. There is a gasket
attached to the perimeter of the bottom access panel, and this gasket might provide some
resistance during removal.

2.2 Replacing the Bottom Access Panel

1. Position the Bottom Access Panel into place.
NOTE: Ensure the battery release slider latches on the bottom access panel are in their locked
positions (pushed toward center of chassis). See photo below for correct slider latches positions.
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