Dell E6400 ATG manual Replacing the System Board Assembly

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25. Lift the system board out of the base assembly.

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smart card cable

2

system board

 

3

M2.5 x 5-mm system board screws (3)

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DC cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

top-left corner of base assembly

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I/O card

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

top-right corner of base assembly

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1394 card cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replacing the System Board Assembly

CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.

NOTICE: Ensure that any loose cables do not get caught beneath the system board.

1.Place the front-edge of the system board into the base of the computer, ensuring the system board fits under the metal LCD latch mechanism in the front center of the base assembly.

2.Connect the DC power cable to the bottom of the system board.

3.Place the top-left corner of the system board in the base assembly.

4.Push down on the top-right corner of the system board to connect it to the I/O card.

5.Replace the three M2.5 x 5-mm screws on the system board in the holes labeled with white arrows.

6.Route and connect the 1394 card cable to the connector on the system board. Press down on the cable to adhere it to the system board.

7.Connect the smart card cable to the connector on the system board.

8.Replace the card cage (see Replacing the Card Cage).

9.Replace the palm rest assembly (see Replacing the Palm Rest Assembly).

10.Replace the right speaker grill (see Replacing the Right Speaker Grill/Fingerprint Reader Assembly).

11.Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).

12.Replace the LED cover (see Replacing the LED Cover).

13.Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly (E6400 and M2400) or Replacing the Display Assembly (E6400 ATG)).

14.Replace the modular drive (see Replacing the Modular Drive).

15.Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive).

16.Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system board.

17.Replace the processor (see Replacing the Processor Module).

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Contents FCM Dell Latitude E6400 and E6400 ATGRemoving the 1394 Card CardReplacing the 1394 Card Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly Base AssemblyReplacing the Bottom of the Base Assembly Removing the Base AssemblyReplacing the Base Assembly Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer Removing a Battery Latch Assembly Battery Latch AssemblyReplacing the Battery Latch Assembly Page Working on Your Computer Recommended ToolsBefore Working on Your Computer After Working on Your Computer Back to Contents Flashing the Bios Flashing the Bios From a CDFlashing the Bios From the Hard Drive Page Card Cage Removing the Card CageReplacing the Card Cage Page Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Page Removing the Processor Module Processor ModuleReplacing the Processor Module Processor Heatsink Assembly Removing the Processor Heatsink AssemblyReplacing the Processor Heatsink Assembly Page Removing the I/O Card Replacing the I/O Card Back to Contents Removing the Display Assembly E6400 and M2400 Display AssemblyRemoving the Display Assembly E6400 ATG Replacing the Display Assembly E6400 and M2400Replacing the Display Assembly E6400 ATG Removing the Display Bezel E6400 and M2400 Replacing the Display Bezel E6400 and M2400 Removing the Display Bezel E6400 ATG Removing the Ccfl Display Panel and Brackets E6400 and M2400 Replacing the Display Bezel E6400 ATGPage Removing the LED Display Panel and Brackets E6400 and M2400 Replacing the LED Display Panel and Brackets E6400 and M2400 Removing the Display Panel and Brackets E6400 ATG Replacing the Display Panel and Brackets E6400 ATG Replacing the Display Inverter E6400 and M2400 Removing the Display Inverter E6400 and M2400Replacing the Display Hinges E6400 and M2400 Removing the Display Hinges E6400 and M2400Replacing the Display Hinges E6400 ATG Removing the Display Hinges E6400 ATGReplacing the Microphone Board Removing the Microphone BoardRemoving the Camera and Microphone Assembly Removing the Latch Hook Assembly Replacing the Camera and Microphone AssemblyReplacing the Latch Hook Assembly Removing the Display CoverReplacing the Display Cover Page Fan Removing the FanReplacing the Fan Back to Contents Removing an FCM from the WPAN/UWB/FCM Slot Removing an FCM from the WWAN/FCM SlotReplacing an FCM Holder by module Blue antenna cable Removing the Hard Drive Hard DriveRemoving the 1.8 Hard Drive E6400 ATG Replacing the Hard DrivePage Replacing the 1.8 Hard Drive E6400 ATG Removing the Modular Hard Drive Page Page Replacing the Modular Hard Drive Page Page Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer Hinge Covers Removing the Hinge CoversReplacing the Hinge Covers Keyboard Removing the KeyboardReplacing the Keyboard Page LED Cover Removing the LED CoverReplacing the LED Cover Back to Contents Memory Removing a Memory ModuleReplacing a Memory Module Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer Modem Removing the ModemReplacing the Modem Back to Contents Modular Drive Removing the Modular DriveReplacing the Modular Drive Removing the Palm Rest Assembly Palm Rest AssemblyReplacing the Palm Rest Assembly DC Power Cable Removing the DC Power CableReplacing the DC Power Cable Page RJ-11 Modem Connector Removing the RJ-11 Modem ConnectorReplacing the RJ-11 Modem Connector Page Removing the Right Speaker Grill/Fingerprint Reader Assembly Right Speaker Grill/Fingerprint Reader AssemblyPage Removing the System Board Assembly System Board AssemblyReplacing the System Board Assembly Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer Troubleshooting Tools TroubleshootingHardware Troubleshooter Page Dell Diagnostics Main Menu Error Messages Solving ProblemsOptical drive problems Ieee 1394 Device Problems Program crashes repeatedly Memory Problems Dell Support Utility Dell Technical Update ServiceAccessing the Dell Support Utility Removing the WLAN/WiMax Card WLAN/WiMax CardReplacing the WLAN/WiMax Card Removing a Wpan UWB/BT Card Wpan UWB/BT CardReplacing a Wpan UWB/BT Card Wwan Card Removing a Wwan CardReplacing a Wwan Card
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E6400 ATG, E6400 specifications

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