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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 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.
Procedure
CAUTION: Make sure that no cables are placed under the system
board.
1 Slide the ports into the slots on the palm-rest assembly and align the
screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest
assembly.
2 Replace the screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest
assembly.
3 Adhere the antenna cable to the system board.
4 Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the heat sink.
2 Replace the display assembly.
3 Replace the base frame.
4 Replace the keyboard.
5 Replace the fan.
6 Replace the wireless card.
7 Replace the memory module(s).
8 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 5 in replacing the hard drive.
9 Replace the battery.
10 Replace the base cover.
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