Dell Inspiron 14 Gaming 7467 Inspiron 14 7000 Gaming Service Manual - Page 77

Replacing the system board, Procedure

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Replacing the system 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 www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your computer's Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system board. NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. You must make the appropriate changes again after you replace the system board. Procedure 1 Replace the heat sink. 2 Slide the ports on the system board into the slots on the computer base and align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the computer base. 3 Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secure the system board to the computer base. 4 Slide the I/O-board cable and status-light board cable into their respective connectors on the system board and close the latches to secure the cables. 5 Connect the speaker cable to the system board. 6 Close the display and turn the computer over. 7 Connect the camera cable, hard-drive cable, coin-cell battery cable, poweradapter port cable, and display cable to the system board. 8 Align the screw hole on the display-cable bracket with the screw hole on the system board. 9 Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the display-cable bracket to the system board. 77

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Replacing the system 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
www.dell.com/
regulatory_compliance
.
NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must
enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace the
system board.
NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made to
the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. You must make the appropriate
changes again after you replace the system board.
Procedure
1
Replace the
heat sink
.
2
Slide the ports on the system board into the slots on the computer base and
align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the
computer base.
3
Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secure the system board to the computer
base.
4
Slide the I/O-board cable and status-light board cable into their respective
connectors on the system board and close the latches to secure the cables.
5
Connect the speaker cable to the system board.
6
Close the display and turn the computer over.
7
Connect the camera cable, hard-drive cable, coin-cell battery cable, power-
adapter port cable, and display cable to the system board.
8
Align the screw hole on the display-cable bracket with the screw hole on the
system board.
9
Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the display-cable bracket to the system
board.
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