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Removing 

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Procedure

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Using your fingertips, carefully pry up the inside edge of the display bezel.

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Remove the display bezel off the display back-cover.

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display bezel

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Summary of Contents for Inspiron 5735

Page 1: ...Inspiron M731R Owner s Manual Computer model Inspiron 5735 Regulatory model P17E Regulatory type P17E003 ...

Page 2: ...potential for property damage personal injury or death ____________________ 2013 Dell Inc Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo and Inspiron are trademarks of Dell Inc Microsoft Windows and the Windows start button logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Bluetooth is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth...

Page 3: ...e 12 Replacing the Battery 13 Procedure 13 Removing the Optical Drive 14 Prerequisites 14 Procedure 14 Replacing the Optical Drive 16 Procedure 16 Postrequisites 16 Removing the Keyboard 17 Prerequisites 17 Procedure 17 Replacing the Keyboard 19 Procedure 19 Postrequisites 19 Removing the Base Cover 20 Prerequisites 20 Procedure 20 Replacing the Base Cover 21 Procedure 21 Postrequisites 21 ...

Page 4: ...Hard Drive 26 Procedure 26 Postrequisites 26 Removing the Coin Cell Battery 27 Prerequisites 27 Procedure 27 Replacing the Coin Cell Battery 28 Procedure 28 Postrequisites 28 Removing the Palm Rest 29 Prerequisites 29 Procedure 29 Replacing the Palm Rest 32 Procedure 32 Postrequisites 32 Removing the Wireless Card 33 Prerequisites 33 Procedure 33 Replacing the Wireless Card 35 Procedure 35 Postreq...

Page 5: ... Board 42 Procedure 42 Postrequisites 43 Removing the Fan 44 Prerequisites 44 Procedure 44 Replacing the Fan 45 Procedure 45 Postrequisites 45 Removing the Heat Sink 46 Prerequisites 46 Procedure 46 Replacing the Heat Sink 47 Procedure 47 Postrequisites 47 Removing the Hard Drive Interposer Board 48 Prerequisites 48 Procedure 48 Replacing the Hard Drive Interposer Board 49 Procedure 49 Postrequisi...

Page 6: ...Assembly 55 Procedure 55 Postrequisites 55 Removing the Display Bezel 56 Prerequisites 56 Procedure 57 Replacing the Display Bezel 58 Procedure 58 Postrequisites 58 Removing the Display Hinges 59 Prerequisites 59 Procedure 60 Replacing the Display Hinges 61 Procedure 61 Postrequisites 61 Removing the Display Panel 62 Prerequisites 62 Procedure 63 Replacing the Display Panel 64 Procedure 64 Postreq...

Page 7: ...rerequisites 65 Procedure 66 Replacing the Camera Module 67 Procedure 67 Postrequisites 67 Removing the Power Adapter Port 68 Prerequisites 68 Procedure 69 Replacing the Power Adapter Port 70 Procedure 70 Postrequisites 70 Flashing the BIOS 71 ...

Page 8: ...8 Contents ...

Page 9: ... of the screen to open the Charms sidebar and click Settings Power Shut down Windows 7 Click Start Shut down NOTE If you are using a different operating system see the documentation of your operating system for shut down instructions 2 After the computer shuts down disconnect it from the electrical outlet 3 Disconnect all cables such as power and USB cables from your computer 4 Disconnect all peri...

Page 10: ... make sure that the work surface is flat and clean CAUTION To disconnect a network cable first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device CAUTION When you disconnect a cable pull on its connector or on its pull tab not on the cable itself Some cables have connectors with locking tabs or thumb screws that you must disengage before disconnecting the cable W...

Page 11: ...s inside your computer may severely damage your computer 1 Replace all screws and make sure that no stray screws remain inside your computer 2 Connect any cables peripherals and any other part s you removed before working on your computer 3 Connect your computer to the electrical outlet 4 Turn on your computer ...

Page 12: ...ditional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Close the display and turn the computer over 2 Slide the battery latches outward to unlock the battery You hear a click when the battery is unlocked 3 Lift and remove the battery off the computer base 4 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible 5 Pres...

Page 13: ...fore Working Inside Your Computer on page 9 After working inside your computer follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer on page 11 For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure Align the tabs on the battery with the slots on the battery bay and snap the battery into place ...

Page 14: ...ow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer on page 11 For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures the optical drive assembly to the computer base 2 Using your fingertips slide the optical drive as...

Page 15: ...secures the optical drive bracket to the optical drive assembly and remove the optical drive bracket 4 Carefully pull the optical drive bezel and remove it from the optical drive 1 optical drive bezel 2 optical drive 3 screw 4 optical drive bracket 4 1 3 2 ...

Page 16: ...ry_compliance Procedure 1 Align the tabs on the optical drive bezel with the slots on the optical drive and snap the optical drive bezel into place 2 Align the screw hole on the optical drive bracket with the screw hole on the optical drive assembly and replace the screw that secures the optical drive bracket to the optical drive assembly 3 Slide the optical drive assembly into the optical drive b...

Page 17: ... your computer follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer on page 11 For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 Procedure 1 Open the display as far as possible 2 Using a plastic scribe pry the keyboard from the tabs on the palm rest ...

Page 18: ...yboard over and place it on the palm rest 4 Lift the connector latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the keyboard cable connector 5 Lift the keyboard off the palm rest 1 keyboard cable 2 connector latch 3 keyboard 4 palm rest 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 19: ...formation see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Slide the keyboard cable into the keyboard cable connector and press down on the connector latch to secure the cable 2 Slide the tabs at the bottom of the keyboard into the slots on the palm rest and place the keyboard on the palm rest 3 Gently press around the edges of the keyboard to secure the keyboar...

Page 20: ...low the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer on page 11 For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 Procedure 1 Loosen the captive screws that secure the base cover to the computer base 2 Using your fingertips lift the base cover out of th...

Page 21: ...r follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer on page 11 For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Slide the tabs on the base cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the base cover into place 2 Tighten the captive screws that secure the base cover to the computer base Postrequis...

Page 22: ...For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 Procedure 1 Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory module connector until the memory module ...

Page 23: ... additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory module connector 2 Slide the memory module firmly at an angle into the connector and press the memory module down until it clicks into place NOTE If you do not hear the click remove the memory module and r...

Page 24: ...gulatory_compliance CAUTION To avoid data loss do not remove the hard drive while the computer is in Sleep or On state CAUTION Hard drives are extremely fragile Exercise care when handling the hard drive Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive assem...

Page 25: ... the Hard Drive 25 4 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive 5 Using the pull tab lift the hard drive bracket off the hard drive 1 hard drive 2 screws 4 3 hard drive bracket 1 2 3 ...

Page 26: ... CAUTION Hard drives are extremely fragile Exercise care when handling the hard drive Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the hard drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive 2 Replace the screws that secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive 3 Place the hard drive assembly in the hard drive bay 4 Using the pull tab slide the hard drive assembly towards the connector to connect the...

Page 27: ...est practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance CAUTION Removing the coin cell battery resets the BIOS settings to default It is recommended that you note the BIOS settings before removing the coin cell battery Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 Proc...

Page 28: ... additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance WARNING The battery may explode if installed incorrectly Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Procedure With the positive side facing up snap the coin cell battery into the battery socket on t...

Page 29: ...e instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer on page 11 For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 3 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 Procedure 1 Remove th...

Page 30: ...r and open the display as far as possible 3 Lift the connector latches and using the pull tabs disconnect the power button cable and touchpad cable from the system board 1 power button cable 2 pull tabs 2 3 connector latches 2 4 touchpad cable 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 31: ...g a plastic scribe gently lift and release the tabs on the palm rest from the slots on the computer base CAUTION Separate the palm rest from the display assembly carefully to avoid damage to the display assembly 6 Lift the palm rest off the computer base 1 screws 5 2 palm rest 3 plastic scribe 1 3 2 ...

Page 32: ...nce Procedure 1 Align the palm rest to the computer base 2 Press down on the edges of the palm rest to snap it into place 3 Replace the screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base 4 Slide the touchpad cable and the power button cable into the system board connectors and press down on the connector latches to secure the cables 5 Close the display and turn the computer over 6 Replace the s...

Page 33: ...ional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 3 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 4 Remove the palm rest See Removing the Palm Rest on page 29 Procedure 1 Disconnect the antenn...

Page 34: ...34 Removing the Wireless Card 3 Slide and remove the wireless card out of the wireless card connector 1 wireless card 2 wireless card connector 1 2 ...

Page 35: ...he tab on the wireless card connector 2 Insert the wireless card at an angle into the wireless card connector 3 Press the other end of the wireless card down and replace the screw that secures the wireless card to the system board 4 Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card The following table provides the antenna cable color schemes for the wireless card supported by your computer Postrequi...

Page 36: ...y_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 3 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 4 Remove the palm rest See Removing the Palm Rest on page 29 Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures the I O board to the computer base 2 Lift the connector latch and using the pull tab discon...

Page 37: ... dell com regulatory_compliance Procedure 1 Use the alignment posts on the computer base to place the I O board in position 2 Replace the screw that secures the I O board to the computer base 3 Adhere the I O board cable to the computer base 4 Slide the I O board cable into the I O board cable connector and press down on the connector latch to secure the cable Postrequisites 1 Replace the palm res...

Page 38: ...efore disconnecting the cables from the system board note the location of the connectors so that you can reconnect them correctly after you replace the system board Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 2 in Removing the Optical Drive on page 14 3 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 4 Remove the...

Page 39: ...m Board 39 Procedure 1 Disconnect the power adapter port cable and the speaker cable from the system board 2 Peel off the Mylar sleeve from the system board 1 power adapter port cable 2 Mylar sleeve 3 speaker cable 1 2 3 ...

Page 40: ...splay cable to the system board and disconnect the display cable from the system board 4 Lift the connector latch and using the pull tab disconnect the I O board cable from the system board 1 display cable 2 tape 3 pull tab 4 I O board cable 5 connector latch 2 3 4 5 1 ...

Page 41: ...rd assembly off the computer base 8 Turn the system board assembly over 9 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive interposer board to the system board assembly 10 Disconnect the hard drive interposer board from the system board assembly 11 Remove the fan See Removing the Fan on page 44 12 Remove the heat sink See Removing the Heat Sink on page 46 1 screws 5 2 system board assembly 1 screws 2 ...

Page 42: ...See Replacing the Heat Sink on page 47 2 Replace the fan See Replacing the Fan on page 45 3 Connect the hard drive interposer board to the system board 4 Replace screws that secure the hard drive interposer board to the system board 5 Turn the system board assembly over 6 Insert the system board ports into the slots on the computer base and align the screw holes on the system board with the screw ...

Page 43: ...oard on page 19 4 Follow step 3 to step 5 in Replacing the Hard Drive on page 26 5 Replace the coin cell battery See Replacing the Coin Cell Battery on page 28 6 Replace the memory module s See Replacing the Memory Module s on page 23 7 Replace the base cover See Replacing the Base Cover on page 21 8 Follow step 3 to step 4 in Replacing the Optical Drive on page 16 9 Replace the battery See Replac...

Page 44: ...oving the Battery on page 12 2 Follow step 1 to step 2 in Removing the Optical Drive on page 14 3 Follow step 1 to step 3 in Removing the Hard Drive on page 24 4 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 5 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 6 Remove the palm rest See Removing the Palm Rest on page 29 7 Remove the wireless card See Removing the Wireless Card...

Page 45: ... fan on the system board and replace the screw that secures the fan to the system board 2 Connect the fan cable to the system board Postrequisites 1 Follow step 5 to step 11 in Replacing the System Board on page 42 2 Replace the wireless card See Replacing the Wireless Card on page 35 3 Replace the palm rest See Replacing the Palm Rest on page 32 4 Replace the keyboard See Replacing the Keyboard o...

Page 46: ...attery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Follow step 1 to step 2 in Removing the Optical Drive on page 14 3 Follow step 1 to step 3 in Removing the Hard Drive on page 24 4 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 5 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 6 Remove the palm rest See Removing the Palm Rest on page 29 7 Remove the wireless card See Removing the...

Page 47: ...ly it 2 Align the screw holes on the heat sink with the screw holes on the system board 3 In sequential order indicated on the heat sink replace the screws that secure the heat sink to the system board Postrequisites 1 Follow step 5 to step 11 in Replacing the System Board on page 42 2 Replace the wireless card See Replacing the Wireless Card on page 35 3 Replace the palm rest See Replacing the Pa...

Page 48: ...emove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Follow step 1 to step 2 in Removing the Optical Drive on page 14 3 Follow step 1 to step 3 in Removing the Hard Drive on page 24 4 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 5 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 6 Remove the palm rest See Removing the Palm Rest on page 29 7 Remove the wireless card See R...

Page 49: ...ce Procedure 1 Connect the hard drive interposer board to the system board 2 Replace screws that secure the hard drive interposer board to the system board Postrequisites 1 Follow step 5 to step 11 in Replacing the System Board on page 42 2 Replace the wireless card See Replacing the Wireless Card on page 35 3 Replace the palm rest See Replacing the Palm Rest on page 32 4 Replace the keyboard See ...

Page 50: ...e Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Follow step 1 to step 2 in Removing the Optical Drive on page 14 3 Follow step 1 to step 3 in Removing the Hard Drive on page 24 4 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 5 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 6 Remove ...

Page 51: ... screws that secure the speakers to the computer base 2 Note the speaker cable routing and remove the cable from its routing guides 3 Lift the speakers along with the speaker cable off the computer base 1 screws 4 2 speakers 2 3 speaker cable 1 2 3 ...

Page 52: ...ase place the speakers in position 2 Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the computer base 3 Replace the screws that secure the speakers to the computer base Postrequisites 1 Follow step 5 to step 11 in Replacing the System Board on page 42 2 Replace the wireless card See Replacing the Wireless Card on page 35 3 Replace the palm rest See Replacing the Palm Rest on page 32 4 Repla...

Page 53: ...n see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Follow step 1 to step 2 in Removing the Optical Drive on page 14 3 Follow step 1 to step 3 in Removing the Hard Drive on page 24 4 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 5 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 6...

Page 54: ...e the antenna cable routing and remove the cable from its routing guides 2 Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base 3 Lift the display assembly off the computer base 1 display assembly 2 screws 9 3 routing guides 1 2 3 ...

Page 55: ...les on the display assembly with the screw holes on the computer base 2 Replace the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base 3 Route the antenna cable through the routing guides on the computer base Postrequisites 1 Follow step 5 to step 11 in Replacing the System Board on page 42 2 Replace the wireless card See Replacing the Wireless Card on page 35 3 Replace the palm rest See...

Page 56: ...at dell com regulatory_compliance Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Follow step 1 to step 2 in Removing the Optical Drive on page 14 3 Follow step 1 to step 3 in Removing the Hard Drive on page 24 4 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 5 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 6 Remove the palm rest See Removing the Pa...

Page 57: ...Removing the Display Bezel 57 Procedure 1 Using your fingertips carefully pry up the inside edge of the display bezel 2 Remove the display bezel off the display back cover 1 display bezel 1 ...

Page 58: ... bezel with the display back cover and gently snap the display bezel into place Postrequisites 1 Replace the display assembly See Replacing the Display Assembly on page 55 2 Follow step 5 to step 11 in Replacing the System Board on page 42 3 Replace the wireless card See Replacing the Wireless Card on page 35 4 Replace the palm rest See Replacing the Palm Rest on page 32 5 Replace the keyboard See...

Page 59: ...Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Follow step 1 to step 2 in Removing the Optical Drive on page 14 3 Follow step 1 to step 3 in Removing the Hard Drive on page 24 4 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 5 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 6 Remove the palm rest See Removing the Palm Rest on page 29 7 Remove the wi...

Page 60: ...he Display Hinges Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the display back cover 2 Lift the display hinges off the display back cover 1 screws 2 2 display hinges 2 3 display back cover 1 2 3 ...

Page 61: ...ver 2 Replace the screws that secure the display hinges to the display back cover Postrequisites 1 Replace the display bezel See Replacing the Display Bezel on page 58 2 Replace the display assembly See Replacing the Display Assembly on page 55 3 Follow step 5 to step 11 in Replacing the System Board on page 42 4 Replace the wireless card See Replacing the Wireless Card on page 35 5 Replace the pa...

Page 62: ...ollow step 1 to step 2 in Removing the Optical Drive on page 14 3 Follow step 1 to step 3 in Removing the Hard Drive on page 24 4 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 5 Remove the memory module s See Removing the Memory Module s on page 22 6 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 7 Remove the palm rest See Removing the Palm Rest on page 29 8 Remove the wir...

Page 63: ...panel to the display back cover 2 Gently lift the display panel and turn it over 3 Peel off the tape adhered over the display cable 4 Disconnect the display cable from the display panel 1 display panel 2 screws 12 3 display back cover 1 display cable 2 display panel 3 tape 2 3 1 1 3 2 ...

Page 64: ...ck cover 3 Replace the screws that secure the display panel to the display back cover Postrequisites 1 Replace the display hinges See Replacing the Display Hinges on page 61 2 Replace the display bezel See Replacing the Display Bezel on page 58 3 Replace the display assembly See Replacing the Display Assembly on page 55 4 Follow step 5 to step 11 in Replacing the System Board on page 42 5 Replace ...

Page 65: ...Follow step 1 to step 2 in Removing the Optical Drive on page 14 3 Follow step 1 to step 3 in Removing the Hard Drive on page 24 4 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 5 Remove the memory module s See Removing the Memory Module s on page 22 6 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 7 Remove the palm rest See Removing the Palm Rest on page 29 8 Remove the wi...

Page 66: ...isconnect the camera cable from the camera module 2 Remove the screw that secures the camera module to the display back cover 3 Lift the camera module off the display back cover 1 screw 2 camera module 3 display back cover 4 camera cable 1 2 4 3 ...

Page 67: ...splay back cover 3 Connect the camera cable to the camera module Postrequisites 1 Replace the display bezel See Replacing the Display Bezel on page 58 2 Replace the display assembly See Replacing the Display Assembly on page 55 3 Follow step 5 to step 11 in Replacing the System Board on page 42 4 Replace the wireless card See Replacing the Wireless Card on page 35 5 Replace the palm rest See Repla...

Page 68: ...e Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery See Removing the Battery on page 12 2 Follow step 1 to step 2 in Removing the Optical Drive on page 14 3 Follow step 1 to step 3 in Removing the Hard Drive on page 24 4 Remove the base cover See Removing the Base Cover on page 20 5 Remove the memory module s See Removing the Memory Module s on page 22 6 Remove the keyboard See Removing the Keyboard on page 17 7...

Page 69: ...ote the routing of the power adapter port cable and remove it from the routing guides on the computer base 2 Lift the power adapter port along with its cable off the computer base 1 power adapter port cable 2 power adapter port 3 routing guides 3 1 2 ...

Page 70: ...rt into position 2 Route the power adapter port cable through the routing guides on the computer base Postrequisites 1 Replace the display assembly See Replacing the Display Assembly on page 55 2 Follow step 5 to step 11 in Replacing the System Board on page 42 3 Replace the wireless card See Replacing the Wireless Card on page 35 4 Replace the palm rest See Replacing the Palm Rest on page 32 5 Re...

Page 71: ...ur computer s service tag NOTE If the Service Tag cannot be detected automatically select your product under the product categories 4 Click Drivers and Downloads 5 In the Operating System drop down select the operating system installed on your computer 6 Click BIOS 7 Click Download File to download the latest version of the BIOS for your computer 8 On the next page select Single file download and ...

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