Dell Latitude CPX - Notebook Repair Manual download pdf (Page 8)

* NOTE:

There are a few things that should be addressed before you continue...

I will list them quickly here.

Some of these laptops may have an additional password called a "Hard Drive Password."

This may not even become evident until the other passwords have been cleared. This password is

stored on the hard drive, it does not mean that the laptop can not be used; it just means that the hard

drive can not be accessed.

If you are not able to find out what the Hard Drive Password is, you can simply replace it with

another Hard Drive, and then reinstall windows. (I'm assuming you choose windows; linux, solaris,

or DOS are fine too.)

Also: I do not know how to bypass, circumvent, or clear the hard drive password.

Step

One

Taking

apart

This is the first step in the procedure; and demonstrates how the laptop is prepared for disassembly,

and begin the actual disassembly process.

For this particular laptop, a size 0 Phillips™ screwdriver is recommended. Other models may require a

different size or type.

*note: These photographs show the procedure being performed without any special devices or

methods used to prevent or reduce the risk of either personal injury or damage to the device; such as

safety goggles, electrostatic wrist bands.

It is not the purpose of this website to promote, assure, or condone this or any procedure as being

safe or reasonable without the use of such devices or methods. Anyone performing this or any similar

procedure is responsible for seeing to the safety needs of and resulting from such a procedure.

Furthermore, on the subject of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD,) and potential damage to computer chips

or circuitry: During the past 5 years that I have worked as a computer technician, apart from volatile

memory (SIMM / DIMM modules,) I have never needed to use ESD reducing devices, nor known any

computer device to fail due to the effects of ESD from handling or use without ESD reducing

equipment. This may, in part, be because I live in an area where the average humidity is around 70% -

80%. I understand that increased humidity tends to lower ESD effects, while lower humidity tends to

increase this. Anyone deciding to perform this procedure must make their own decisions about the

importance of ESD in their environment and the need for special devices or procedures.

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