Introduction
Guide to replace or upgrade the video card in your Dell Inspiron 9300
What you need
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Remove the battery prior to working on any internal components.
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Remove the twelve 6mm Phillips screws from the bottom of the case.
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Gently pry away the silver bezel above the keyboard and below the display using a spudger.
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Remove the two 5mm Phillips screws retaining the keyboard.
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Pull the keyboard up and toward the monitor to reveal the ribbon cable beneath.
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Firmly grasp the blue tape attached to the keyboard ribbon cable connector and pull upward away from the motherboard.
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Firmly grasp the blue tape attached to the LCD display ribbon cable connector and pull upward away from the motherboard.
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Remove the two 5mm Phillips screws holding the display hinge on both sides of the laptop.
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Remove the seven 6mm Phillips screws holding the trackpad/palm rest to the motherboard.
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Gently pry the CMOS battery out of its retaining clip using a spudger.
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Remove the low profile connector for the keyboard status lights located next to the video card heat sink using a spudger.
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Remove the trackpad ribbon cable from the motherboard using a spudger.
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Loosen the four 5mm Phillips screws holding the video card and heatsink in place
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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This works only up to the point of pull up and away on the trackpad. The trackpad won't pull up.
