Dell XPS 140M Owner's Manual page 107

4 Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.
5 Remove the battery.
Slide and hold the battery-bay latch release on the bottom of the computer, and then pull the
battery out of the battery bay.
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6 Remove the optical drive, if installed, from the optical drive bay. See "Optical Drives" on
page 111.
7 Press the power button to ground the system board.
8 Remove any installed ExpressCards from the ExpressCard slot. See "Removing an
ExpressCard or Blank" on page 68.
9 Remove any installed media memory cards from the 5-in-1 media memory card reader. See
"Removing a Media Memory Card or Blank" on page 72.
10 Close the display and turn the computer upside down on a flat work surface.
11 Remove the hard drive. See "Hard Drive" on page 108.
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