Repairing Dell Inspiron 1150 Optical drive

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The purpose of this guide is to instruct the user on how to remove the Optical Drive in order to replace or correct it.

  • Author: Daniel
  • Time required: 2 minutes
  • Difficulty: Very easy
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The Optical Drive is your CD or DVD drive. In the event that it becomes damaged or fails to run, you might want to replace it.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Battery  ¶ 

  • With the laptop placed upside down, locate the "Battery Release" button. It has a little "Padlock" symbol next to it.

  • Slide the "Battery Release" button toward the padlock symbol and hold it there. Note:- The button is spring loaded and will return if released.

  • Gently extract the battery from the side of the laptop

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Add Note Edit Step 2 — Removing the Top Panel  ¶ 

  • Tilt the computer screen all the way back until you can easily access the power panel.

  • Use the plastic prying tool to gently pry the panel off.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Next, locate the four Phillips screws on the keyboard and remove the screws using a #00 Phillips screwdriver.

  • Lift the keyboard up and disconnect the white cable underneath to remove the keyboard completely.

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