Dell Alienware Area 51 R2 Service Manual - Page 57

Replacing the I/O Board, Procedure, Post-requisites

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Replacing the I/O Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the screw holes on the I/O board to the screw holes on the chassis and place the I/O board in the chassis. 2 Replace the screws that secure the master I/O board to the chassis. 3 Route and connect the cables that you removed from the connectors on the I/O board. NOTE: The connectors on the I/O board are color coded. Make sure that you match the color of the I/O board connector with the cable connector. For more information on I/O connectors, see I/O Board Components". Post-requisites 1 Replace the left and right side-panels. See "Replacing the Side Panels". 2 Replace the stability foot. 57

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Replacing the I/O Board
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the
safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in
Before Working Inside Your Computer
.
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in
After Working Inside Your Computer
. For more safety best
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1
Align the screw holes on the I/O board to the screw holes on the chassis
and place the I/O board in the chassis.
2
Replace the screws that secure the master I/O board to the chassis.
3
Route and connect the cables that you removed from the connectors on
the I/O board.
NOTE:
The connectors on the I/O board are color coded. Make sure
that you match the color of the I/O board connector with the cable
connector. For more information on I/O connectors, see
I/O Board
Components
”.
Post-requisites
1
Replace the left and right side-panels. See “
Replacing the Side Panels
”.
2
Replace the
stability foot
.
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