The video card on a Dell D610 laptop is integrated. This means that the video card is part of the motherboard; if you want to replace the video card, you must replace the entire motherboard. Changing the motherboard requires almost complete disassembly of the laptop. Make sure you are careful to document where each component and screw comes from so that when you reassemble the laptop, it will reassemble properly.
Instructions
1. Turn the laptop over so the bottom is facing up and the hinges are facing you, then remove the battery in the upper-right corner of the laptop. The battery has a release latch on its left side. Push the latch toward the right side of the battery, then lift the battery out of the slot to remove it.
2. Push down, then pull on the tab located on the top edge of the battery slot where you just removed the battery. Disconnect the Bluetooth card that is on the other end of the tab by pulling the white connector away from the Bluetooth card, then remove the Bluetooth card.
3. Unscrew and remove all 20 of the screws from the bottom of the laptop. There are four along the top edge of the laptop, six on the bottom edge, four on the left edge, two on the right edge, two on the plastic covers (you can see the outlines of the plastic covers), one to the left of the center plastic cover and three above the docking station connector (at the bottom of the laptop).
4. Pull the hard drive at the top of the left side of the computer to the left to remove it from the computer.
5. Unscrew the modem in the open space below the where the hard drive was. The screw is in the bottom-left corner of the rectangular modem. After unscrewing the modem, lift it out of the space to remove it.
6. Disconnect the white connector above where the modem was by pulling it to the left. Lift out the circular coin-cell battery to remove it.
7. Remove the memory module from the open space to the right of the one from which you removed the modem. Separate the metal clips on each side of the memory module by pushing the clips away from each other. The memory module will pop up so you can grip it and remove it from the laptop. If you only have one memory module installed, skip this step.
8. Remove the optical drive located on the bottom of the right side of the laptop. Push the small rectangular tab in, then release it. This will cause the tab to pop out from the side of the computer. Pull on the tab to the right to remove the optical drive.
9. Turn the computer over and open the display as wide as it will go.
10. Insert a flat head screwdriver between the right side of the center control cover and the laptop. The center control cover is the plastic piece located above the keyboard with the power button on it . Pry the center control cover away from the laptop, then pull the cover from right to left to remove it from the laptop.
11. Remove the keyboard by unscrewing the two screws located above the "F4" and "Pause" keys. Lift and rotate the keyboard clockwise until you see where the keyboard cable connects to the motherboard. Follow the keyboard cable to the motherboard, then pull the pull-tab up to disconnect the keyboard and remove it from the laptop.
12. Remove the mini-PCI card located in the bottom-left of the laptop just above the palm rest. Pull up on the gold connectors for the black and white cables, then push the metal clips on either side of the mini-PCI card apart from each other at the same time. The min-PCI card will pop up, at which point you can grab it and pull it to remove it from the computer.
13. Remove the memory module located just above the two buttons in the center of the laptop. The two buttons are above the trackpad. Push the two metal clips on either side of the memory module away from each other at the same time. This will pop-up the memory up at an angle. Pull the memory module up and away from the laptop to remove it.
14. Remove the display. Pull up on the blue pull tab in the center of the top of the computer. Remove the screws from the hinges (two each), then lift the display up and away from the laptop to remove it.
15. Remove the fan in the upper-left corner of the laptop. Unscrew the screw from the upper-right corner and the bottom-right corner of the fan. Lift up on the connector to the right of the bottom right screw to disconnect the fan from the motherboard. Lift the fan up and away from the laptop to remove it.
16. Remove the cooling assembly and processor located to the right of the fan. The cooling assembly is the square metal piece to the right of the fan with a copper pipe going through it. Remove the screws in each of the corners of the cooling assembly. The screws are numbered and should be removed in numerical order. Lift up the cooling assembly to remove it and reveal the processor underneath. Use a flat screwdriver to turn the screw to the right of the processor counterclockwise until it will not turn anymore. Lift up the processor to remove it.
17.Remove the palm rest. Disconnect the white rectangular touch pad cable in the center of the laptop, just above the buttons above the trackpad. Unscrew the two screws at the top edge of the laptop. Each screw is located about an inch toward the center from where each hinge would have been. Use your fingers to carefully separate the palm rest from the bottom of the computer.
18. Remove the speakers from the bottom edge of the laptop. Unscrew the two screws on either edge of the black strip that holds the speakers. Follow the cable from the speakers to the motherboard, then lift up the white connector that is at the motherboard. Lift the speakers up to remove them.
19. Remove the PCMCIA cage in the bottom-left corner of the laptop. The metal rectangular cage has four screws, one in each corner. Remove the screws, then lift up on the cage to remove it.
20. Lift the motherboard out from the bottom of the laptop, then place the new motherboard onto the bottom of the laptop. Reverse the steps to reassemble the computer.
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