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" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

CAUTION: Make sure that no cables are placed under the system board.

1Slide the headset port into the slot on the palm-rest assembly and align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

2Press down the display hinge into position.

3Replace the screw that secures the display hinge to the palm-rest assembly.

4Replace the screw that secures the system board to the palm-rest assembly.

5Slide the display and USB-board cables into the system board and press down on the connector latches to secure the cables.

6Adhere the tapes to the display and USB-board cables.

7Connect the power-adapter port cable, speaker cable, camera cable, and hard-drive cable to the system board.

8Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.

9Slide the touchpad and status-lights cables into the system board and press down on the connector latches to secure the cables.

Postrequisites

1Replace the thermal-cooling assembly. See "Replacing the Thermal-CoolingAssembly" on page 36.

2Replace the coin-cell battery. See "Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery" on page 30.

3Replace the bottom cover. See"Replacing the Bottom Cover" on page 28.

4Replace the keyboard. See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 24.

5Replace the wireless card. See "Replacing the Wireless Card" on page 20.

6Replace the memory. See "Replacing the Memory Module(s)" on page 15

7Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 13.

8Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 11.

Replacing the System Board