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7. Replace the two M2 x 3-mm screws securing the PC card cage.
8. Replace the Express card cage (see Replacing the Express Card Cage).
9. Connect the Express card cable to the system board.
10. Replace the SD card reader assembly (see Replacing the SD Card Reader).
11. Connect the SD card cable to the system board.
12. Replace the palm rest assembly (see Replacing the Palm Rest Assembly).
13. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).
14. Replace the LED cover (see Replacing the LED Cover).
15. Replace the display assembly (see Display Assembly).
16. Replace the hinge covers (see Replacing the Hinge Covers).
17. Replace the modem (see Replacing the Modem).
18. Connect the DC power cable to the system board.
19. Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system board (see Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery).
20. Replace the discrete graphics heat sink (see Replacing the Discrete Graphics Heat Sink).
21. Replace the processor (see Replacing the Processor Module).
22. Replace the processor heat sink (see Replacing the Processor Heat Sink).
23. Replace the fan (see Replacing the Fan).
24. Replace the memory modules (see Replacing a Memory Module).
25. Replace the WPAN/UWB/FCM card if one was installed (see Replacing a WPAN/UWB Card).
26. Replace the WLAN/WiMax card if one was installed (see Replacing a WLAN Card).
27. Replace the WWAN/FCM card if one was installed (see Replacing a WWAN Card).
28. Replace the bottom of the base assembly (see Replacing the Bottom of the Base Assembly).
29. Replace the modular drive (see Removing the Modular Drive).
30. Replace the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).
31. Follow the procedure After Working on Your Computer.
32. Turn on the computer.
33. Update the BIOS (see Flashing the BIOS for more information).
34. Enter the system setup program to update the BIOS on the new system board with the computer Service Tag. For information on the system setup
program, see the Dell™TechnologyGuide on your computer on at support.dell.com.
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NOTICE: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may result in
damage to the computer.
NOTE: If you use a BIOS update program CD to flash the BIOS, press <F12> before inserting the CD in order to set the computer to boot from the CD
for one time only. Otherwise, you must enter the system setup program to change the default boot order.