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Article Number: 000125758

Latitude E7470 Teardown removal guide for customer replaceable units (CRUs)

Summary: This article is a guide to safe removal and replacement of those parts of a Latitude E5470 notebook that Dell considers safe and easy for anyone to attempt.

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These guides will take you, step-by-step through the safe removal of the Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) parts of a Latitude E7470 notebook system. (CRUs are the parts of the system that do not need an engineer to remove or replace.) The guides include pictures referencing what is involved.

Table of Contents:

  1. CRU Removal Guide
  2. Removal Instructions

 

Removal Guide

 

If these guides do not cover what you are looking to do, then you will want to reference your System Manual.

The article below provides information about safe practices you should consider before working with electrical equipment.


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Removal Instructions

 

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1 Small Phillip's head screwdriver 2 Plastic Scribe
3 Small Flathead screwdriver    
 
SLN317894_en_US__1icon Note: Be aware that using a large Phillips or Flat Head screwdriver may result in damage to the head of the screws. This would make their removal impossible without specialty tools, that are not available to our onsite engineers.

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Main Access Panel:

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

  2. Loosen the eight (8) captive screws that secure the cover to the chassis [1].

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  1. Use a plastic scribe or some other probe that will not damage the plastics to [2] to pry up the base cover. Starting from the top-left corner, then pry along the edges between the cover and the chassis to separate the cover from the computer [3].

  2. Lift the base cover off the system.

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Battery:

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover.

  2. The battery is located at the bottom of the system, disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard [1]. Remove the screw that secures the top right-hand corner of the battery to the chassis [2].

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  1. Lift the battery up and out of the system [3]

 

Latitude E7470 Removing the Battery - Duration 1.04 - English (Subtitles in other languages available.)

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Memory Card:

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2. The memory is located in the middle of the system, pull the metal clips on either side of the dimm away from each other. The memory pops up in the connector [1] and you pull it out of the connector [2].

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  1. Repeat for any additional memory installed.

Latitude E7470 Removing the Memory - Duration 0.52 - English Only

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the M.2 Solid State Drive (SSD):

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2. The M.2 SSD card is located to the right of the battery. Remove the screw securing the card to the palmrest [1] and the SSD card will pop up at an angle from the chassis. You can pull it out of the connector and the system [2].

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Latitude E7470 Removing the SSD - Duration 0.40 - English (Subtitles in other languages available.)

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD):

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2. The PCIe SSD card is located to the right of the battery, remove the two (2) screws securing the SSD bracket card to the palmrest [1]. Remove the SSD bracket [2] and the SSD card will pop up at an angle from the chassis. You can pull it out of the connector and the system [3].

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  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the internal Speakers:

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2. The left and right speakers are located along the bottom of the system. Disconnect the speaker cable coming from the left-hand side speaker from the motherboard connector [1]. Unroute the cable from the securing tabs along the bottom of the touchpad [2].

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  1. Remove the speakers from the PC [3].

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Latitude E7470 Removing the Speakers - Duration 1.08 - English Only

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the SIM Card:

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

  2. Straighten out a paperclip or use the SIM card removal tool to insert into the pinhole on the left-hand side of the SIM card tray [1].

  3. The card tray should partially eject from the side of the system [2].

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  1. Grip the SIM card and remove it from the SIM card tray.

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the WLAN CARD (WiFi, Wireless):

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2. The WLAN card is in the left-hand corner of the system opposite the system fan. Remove the single screw [1] that secures the WLAN card bracket to the chassis and remove the bracket from the system [2].

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  1. Disconnect the antenna cables from the card [3]. Lift up the press stud connectors until they pop off and lift the card out of the connector [4] and the system.

Latitude E7470 Removing the WLAN card - Duration 0.56 - English Only

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the WWAN Card (3G, Cellular):

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Battery.

  2. The WWAN card is below the WLAN card, remove the single screw [1] that secures the WWAN bracket to the chassis. Remove it [2]Disconnect the antenna cables from the card [3] by lifting the press stud connectors until they pop off the card.

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  1. Lift the card out of the connector [4] and the system.

 

If you require further assistance, contact Technical Support.

 

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Article Properties

Affected Product

Latitude E7470

Last Published Date

23 May 2024

Version

5

Article Type

Solution

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