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Flash Cache Module (FCM)

Dell™ Vostro™ 1700 and Inspiron™ 1720/1721 Service Manual

  Removing the FCM

  Replacing the FCM

The Flash Cache Module (FCM) is an internal flash drive that helps improve the performance of your computer. If you ordered an FCM with your computer, the card is already installed.

NOTE: The FCM is not supported on the Inspiron 1721.

Removing the FCM

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Turn the computer over and remove the cover on the Mini Card compartment.
   
   
3. Ground yourself by touching one of the metal connectors on the back of the computer.
   
   

NOTE: If you leave the area, ground yourself again when you return to the computer.

4. Release the FCM by pushing the metal securing brackets away from the card until the card pops up slightly.
   
   
5. Remove the FCM.
   
   

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metal securing tabs (2)

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FCM

Replacing the FCM

NOTICE: Install the FCM in the WWAN or WPAN slot. Do not install an FCM in the WLAN card slot. Doing so may cause damage to your computer.

1. Insert the FCM connector at a 45-degree angle into the system board connector labeled "FCM".
   
   
2. Press the other end of the FCM down into the securing tabs until the card clicks into place.
   
   

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