Dell 17/17R manual Removing the I/O Board

Removing 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 You Begin" on page 9. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 12.

2Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 20.

3Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page 17.

4Remove the palm-rest. See "Removing the Palm-Rest" on page 30.

Procedure

1Remove the screw that secures the I/O board to the computer base.

2Lift the connector latch and, using the pull-tab, disconnect the I/O-board cable from the system board.

3Peel the I/O board cable from the computer base.

4Lift the I/O board along with its cable off the computer base.

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1	connector latch	2	pull-tab
3	I/O board cable	4	screw
5	I/O board

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