Dell 2710 owner manual Replacing the Side-I/O Board

57 Replacing the Side-I/O Board

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/ regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1Align the screw holes on the side I/O-board with the screw holes on the computer base and gently insert the ports on the side I/O-board into the slots on the computer base.

2Align the screw holes on the side I/O-board shield with the screw holes on the computer base and place the side I/O-board shield on the side-I/O board.

3Replace the screws that secure the side I/O-board shield to computer base.

NOTE: Ensure that you also secure the grounding cable with the same screw that secures the side I/O-shieldto the computer base.

Postrequisites

1Follow step 1 to step 3 in "Replacing the System Board" on page 113.

2Replace the processor heat-sink. See "Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink" on page 81.

3Connect the antenna cables to the wireless mini-card. See "Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card" on page 69.

4Follow step 3 to step 7 in "Replacing the I/O Board" on page 101.

5Replace the inner frame. See "Replacing the Inner Frame" on page 97.

6Replace the system-board shield. See "Replacing the System-Board Shield" on page 33.

7Replace the I/O panel. See "Replacing the I/O Panel" on page 93.

8Replace the trim cover. See "Replacing the Trim Cover" on page 89.

9Replace the stand. See "Replacing the Stand" on page 49.

10Replace the back cover. See "Replacing the Back Cover" on page 21.

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