Dell 5000 Series owner manual Replacing the System Board, Replace the memory modules

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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

1Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board.

2Turn the system board over.

3Slide the ports on the system board into the slots on the palm rest and place the system board on the palm rest.

4Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm rest.

5Replace the screws that secure the system board to the palm rest.

6Connect the hard-drive cable and speaker cable to the system board.

7Turn the computer over and open the display.

8Slide the status-light board cable and touchpad cable into the respective connectors and press down on the latches to secure the cables.

Post-requisites

1Replace the heat sink.

2Replace the wireless card.

3Replace the memory module(s).

4Replace the base frame.

5Replace the keyboard.

6Replace the fan.

7Replace the hard drive.

8Replace the battery.

9Replace the base cover.

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Contents Inspiron Page Contents Removing the Wireless Card Removing the Base Frame Removing the I/O Board Removing the Power-Adapter Port Before You Begin Before Working Inside Your ComputerRecommended Tools Philips screwdriver Plastic scribe After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Base Cover ProcedureReplacing the Base Cover Removing the Battery Replacing the Battery Removing the Hard Drive Page Page Replacing the Hard Drive Removing the Wireless Card Wireless-card slot Replacing the Wireless Card Removing the Memory Modules Page Replacing the Memory Modules Post-requisites Removing the Fan Latch Lift the fan off the palm rest Fan cable Screws Replacing the Fan Removing the Keyboard Page Page Folding the Keyboard Cables Replacing the KeyboardPage Page Page Removing the Base Frame Procedure Page Board cable Base frame Tabs Replacing the Base Frame Removing the Heat Sink Lift the heat sink off the system board Screws Heat sink Replacing the Heat Sink Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Page Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Speakers Page Replacing the Speakers Removing the I/O Board Lift the I/O board off the palm rest Screw Board cable Replacing the I/O Board Removing the Status-Light Board Page Page Page Replacing the Status-Light Board Removing the System Board Page Speaker cable Page Page Replace the memory modules Replacing the System BoardRemoving the Display Assembly Procedure Display assembly Replacing the Display Assembly Antenna cables Removing the Power-Adapter Port Page Page Power-adapter port Power-adapter port cable Replace the display assembly Replacing the Power-Adapter PortRemoving the Palm Rest Page Replacing the Palm Rest Replace the display assembly Replace the status light boardFlashing the Bios