Dell 500 service manual Removing the System Board Assembly

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System Board Assembly

Dell™ 500 Service Manual

USB Board

Charger Board

The BIOS chip in the system board contains the Service Tag, which is also visible on a barcode label on the bottom of the computer. The replacement kit for the system board includes media that provides a utility for transferring the Service Tag to the replacement system board.

Removing the System Board Assembly

CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

1.Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.

2.Remove memory module(s) (see Removing Memory Module(s)).

3.Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).

4.Remove the optical drive (see Removing the Optical Drive).

5.Remove the Mini-Card (see Removing Mini-Card).

6.Remove the center control cover (see Removing the Center Control Cover).

7.Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).

8.Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).

9.Remove the internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology, if installed (see Removing the Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology).

10.Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).

11.Remove the ExpressCard cage (see Removing the ExpressCard Cage).

12.Remove the processor thermal-cooling assembly (see Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly).

13.Remove the processor (see Removing the Processor Module).

14.Disconnect the processor heat sink fan cable from the system board.

15.Disconnect the button board cable from the system board.

16.Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.

17.Disconnect the wireless sniffer board cable from the system board.

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Contents Model PP29L February 2008 Rev. A00 Before You Begin Recommended Tools Before Working Inside Your ComputerBack to Contents Replacing the Optical Drive Optical DriveRemoving the Optical Drive Hard Drive Removing the Hard DriveReplacing the Hard Drive Center Control Cover Removing the Center Control CoverPage Replacing the Center Control Cover Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Back to Contents Keyboard Removing the KeyboardReplacing the Keyboard Replacing the Button Board Button BoardRemoving the Button Board Back to Contents Memory Removing Memory ModulesReplacing Memory Modules Back to Contents Wireless Mini-Card Removing Mini-CardReplacing Mini-Card Back to Contents Replacing the Speaker Assembly Speaker AssemblyRemoving the Speaker Assembly Back to Contents Removing the Display Assembly DisplayDisplay cable Replacing the Display Assembly Display Bezel Removing the Display BezelReplacing the Display Bezel Removing the Display PanelPage Replacing the Display Panel Palm Rest Removing the Palm RestReplacing the Palm Rest Back to Contents Replacing the ExpressCard Cage ExpressCard CageRemoving the ExpressCard Cage Back to Contents Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling AssemblyReplacing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly System Board Assembly Removing the System Board AssemblyButton board cable connector Replacing the USB Board Replacing the System Board AssemblyRemoving the USB Board Charger Board Removing the Charger BoardReplacing the Charger Board Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Battery Latch Assembly Removing the Battery Latch AssemblyReplacing the Battery Latch Assembly Flashing the Bios From the Hard Drive Flashing the BiosFlashing the Bios From a CD Back to Contents Processor Module Removing the Processor ModuleReplacing the Processor Module Back to Contents Video Connector Pin Assignments for I/O ConnectorsUSB Connector Connector TPA+Rev. A00

500 specifications

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