Dell Inspiron 9400 User Manual

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10. Turn the computer top-side up and disconnect the touch-pad connector from the system board.
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11. Disconnect the LED board connector.
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12. Lift the palm rest and remove it from the computer.
Replacing the Palm Rest
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1. Align the palm rest with the bottom plastics and gently snap it into place.
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2. Reconnect the touch-pad connector to the system board.
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3. Replace the coin-cell battery (see Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery).
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4. Reconnect the LED board connector to the system board.
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5. Reconnect the coin-cell battery cable to the connector on the system board.
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6. Replace the six M2.5 x 5-mm screws on the top side of the palm rest.
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7. Turn the computer upside down, and replace the 12 M2.5 x 8-mm screws on the bottom of the computer.
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8. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly).
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9. Replace the keyboard (see Keyboard).
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M2.5 x 8-mm screws (12)
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touch-pad connector
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LED board connector

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