Dell Inspiron 8600 Video Card Replacement

Step 1 Dell Inspiron 8600 Video Card Replacement

• Remove the battery from the bottom of the laptop.
• Please click on the following link for further instruction on how to remove the battery. [invalid guide link]
• It is important to remove the battery so that you will not be electrocuted while working with the computer's hardware.
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Step 2




• Insert a spludger into the notch at the far left side of the top blue panel and pry hinge cover off.
• Note: You may need to pry the other side off by inserting the spludger between the hinge and the top cover.
• Be careful of wire attached to underside of the hinge cover.
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Step 3
• Pull the small black tab on the right hand side of the laptop.
• The hinge cover has now been removed.
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Step 4
• Remove the screws at the top of the keyboard as indicated indicated.
• Do not just lift up, there is a tab underneath the keyboard that is still connected to the mother board.
• You will need to pull out the white tab underneath the keyboard upwards until it pops out of its socket.
• The keyboard should be easily removable at this point.
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Step 5
• After removing the keyboard, locate and remove the labeled screws.
• Gently lift the Video Card unit for replacing.
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