Dell Inspiron 8600 Lower Case Replacement

Remove the battery from the bottom left of the laptop as shown.

Insert a spudger into the notch at the far left side of the top blue panel and pry the hinge cover off.

You may need to pry the other side off as well. You can do this by inserting the spudger between the hinge and the top cover.

Pull the small black tab on the right hand side of the laptop.

You have now removed the hinge cover.

Using the Phillips #1 remove the screws at the top of the keyboard as indicated.

You will need to pull out the white tab underneath the keyboard upwards until it pops out of its socket.

Flip the laptop over and remove the indicated screws.

Flip the laptop back over.

Find the two places where the display module is attached to the base of the computer.

Disconnect the video card from the display module by gently lifting upwards on the black tab.

Lift the display module directly upwards from the base of the computer.

Now remove the display module.

Remove the two screws holding down the upper case with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove four screws attaching the metal bar to the motherboard.

Remove the metal bar which connects the motherboard to the lower case.

Disconnect the optical disk drive by gently pulling upward on the plastic connector to prevent connection damage.

Remove the optical disc drive by pushing a small release button on the side of the laptop and then pulling it.

This will uncover one final screw. Use the Phillips # 1 to remove the screw.

Now, pop off the lower case for repair or replacement.