Dell Inspiron 9400 User Manual

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1. Follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
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2. Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).
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3. Remove the optical drive (see Optical Drive).
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4. Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover).
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5. Remove the keyboard (see Keyboard).
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6. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).
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7. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).
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8. Disconnect the ExpressCard connector from the system board.
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9. Remove the four M2 x 3-mm screws that attach the ExpressCard cage to the top of the hard drive bay.
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CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, see the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such
as the back panel) on the computer.
NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Before Working Inside Your Computer) before working inside the
computer.
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hard drive bay
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ExpressCard cage
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M2 x 3-mm screws (4)
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ExpressCard connector
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Dell Inspiron 9400 Specifications

General

Hard Drive Interface	SATA
Battery	6-cell or 9-cell Lithium Ion
Processor	Intel Core Duo T2400 / T2500
RAM	Up to 2GB DDR2 SDRAM
Display	17-inch WXGA+ (1440x900) or WUXGA (1920x1200)
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800
Optical Drive	DVD+/-RW
Operating System	Windows XP Media Center Edition or Windows XP Professional
Chipset	Intel 945PM Express
Wireless	Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Dimensions	15.5 x 11.3 x 1.6 inches
Storage	60GB / 80GB / 100GB / 120GB 5400RPM or 100GB 7200RPM