Dell XPS 15, P31F001, XPS 9530 owner manual Replacing the mSATA Card

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Replacing the mSATA Card

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

1Align the notch on the mSATA card with the tab on the mSATA-card connector.

2Insert the mSATA card into the mSATA-card connector.

3Align the screw hole on the mSATA card with the screw hole on the palm-restassembly.

4Replace the screw that secures the mSATA card to the palm-rest assembly.

5Connect the I/O-board cable to the system board and I/O board.

Postrequisites

1Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 17.

2Replace the base-cover assembly. See "Replacing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 12.

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Contents XPS Rev. A00 Contents Removing the Hard Drive Removing the Fans Removing the System Board Before Working Inside Your Computer Before You BeginSafety Instructions After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Base-Cover Assembly ProcedureScrews Replacing the Base-Cover Assembly Removing the System Badge System badge Replacing the System Badge PostrequisitesRemoving the Battery Replacing the Battery Removing the NFC card Replacing the NFC card Removing the Hard Drive Hard-drive cable Pull-tab Screws Hard drive Interposer Screws Hard-drive bracket Replacing the Hard Drive Removing the Speakers Replacing the Speakers Removing the Wireless Card Replacing the Wireless Card Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the mSATA Card MSATA card Screw Replacing the mSATA Card Removing the Fans Replacing the Fans Removing the Thermal-Cooling Assembly Replacing the Thermal-Cooling Assembly Removing the Power-Adapter Port Replacing the Power-Adapter Port Removing the I/O Board Fan cable Coin-cell battery cable Camera cable Replacing the I/O Board Removing the Memory Modules Replacing the Memory Modules Removing the System Board Board cable Pull tabs Removing the System Board System board Replacing the System Board Entering the Service Tag in the Bios Removing the Keyboard Using a plastic scribe peel the Mylar to access the screws Lift and remove the keyboard from the palm-rest assembly Replacing the Keyboard Removing the Display Assembly Procedure Screws Display hinges Palm-rest assembly Replacing the Display Assembly Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly Screws Display hinges Palm-rest assembly Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly Flashing the Bios