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Removing the System Board, Prerequisites, Procedure

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Removing 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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your computer's Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the system setup after you replace the system board. NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made to the BIOS using System Setup. You must make the desired changes again after you replace the system board. NOTE: Before 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. 2 Remove the base cover. 3 Remove the memory module. 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in removing the hard drive. 5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 2 in removing the optical drive. 6 Remove the wireless card. 7 Remove the keyboard. 8 Remove the palm rest. 9 Remove the battery-connector board. 10 Remove the optical-drive connector board. Procedure 1 Close the display and turn the computer over. 2 Remove the antenna cables from the routing guides on the computer base. 3 Slide the antenna cables through the slot on the computer base. 65

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Removing 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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
NOTE:
Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You
must enter the Service Tag in the system setup after you replace the
system board.
NOTE:
Replacing the system board removes any changes you have
made to the BIOS using System Setup. You must make the desired
changes again after you replace the system board.
NOTE:
Before 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
.
2
Remove the
base cover
.
3
Remove the
memory module
.
4
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in removing the
hard drive
.
5
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 2 in removing the
optical drive
.
6
Remove the
wireless card
.
7
Remove the
keyboard
.
8
Remove the
palm rest
.
9
Remove the
battery-connector board
.
10
Remove the
optical-drive connector board
.
Procedure
1
Close the display and turn the computer over.
2
Remove the antenna cables from the routing guides on the computer
base.
3
Slide the antenna cables through the slot on the computer base.
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