Dell 1340 manual Removing the System Board

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System Board

Dell™ Studio XPS™ 1340 Service Manual

Removing the System Board

Replacing the System Board

CAUTION: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as the back panel) on the computer.

NOTICE: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™ is not covered by your warranty.

NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Before Working Inside Your Computer) before working inside the computer.

The system board's BIOS chip 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 a CD that provides a utility for transferring the Service Tag to the replacement system board.

NOTICE: Handle components and cards by their edges, and avoid touching pins and contacts.

Removing the System Board

1.Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.

2.Remove the base cover (see Removing the Base Cover).

3.Remove the coin-cell battery (see Removing the Coin-Cell Battery).

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

5.Remove the memory modules (see Removing the Memory Module(s)).

6.Remove the rear caps (see Removing the Rear Caps).

7.Remove the processor heat sinks (see Removing the Central Processor Heat Sink and Removing the Graphic Processor Heat Sink/Thermal Fan).

8.Remove the Mini-Cards, is any (see Removing the Mini-Card).

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

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

11.Remove the seven screws that secure the system board to the computer base.

12.Remove the display cable grounding screw that secures the display ground cable to the system board.

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Contents Page Removing the Base Cover Base CoverReplacing the Base Cover Removing the Battery Latch Assembly Battery Latch AssemblyReplacing the Battery Latch Assembly Back to Contents Recommended Tools Before You BeginTurning Off Your Computer Before Working Inside Your ComputerBack to Contents Flashing the Bios From a CD Flashing the BiosFlashing the Bios From the Hard Drive Page Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Processor ProcessorInstalling the Processor Central Processor Heat Sink Processor Heat SinkRemoving the Graphic Processor Heat Sink/Thermal Fan Graphic Processor Heat Sink/Thermal FanBack to Contents Removing the Display Assembly Display AssemblyReplacing the Display Assembly Removing the eSATA Connector ESATA ConnectorReplacing the eSATA Connector Back to Contents Removing the Hard Drive Hard DriveReplacing the Hard Drive Removing the Rear Caps Rear CapsReplacing the Rear Caps Removing the Keyboard KeyboardReplacing the Keyboard Removing the Status Light Board Status Light BoardReplacing the Status Light Board Page Removing the Memory Modules MemoryReplacing the Memory Modules Back to Contents Removing the Mini-Card Wireless Mini-CardWpan one antenna cable Replacing the Mini-CardBack to Contents Removing the Optical Drive Optical DriveReplacing the Optical Drive Removing the Palm Rest Palm RestReplacing the Palm Rest Removing the AC Adapter Connector AC Adapter ConnectorReplacing the AC Adapter Connector Back to Contents Removing the System Board System BoardReplacing the System Board Back to Contents
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