Dell 3137, P19T001 Removing the I/O Board

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Removing the I/O 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" 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.

Prerequisites

1Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.

2Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 12.

3Remove the hard-drive. See "Removing the Hard Drive" on page 17.

Procedure

1Lift the latch and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the I/O board.

2Remove the screw that secures the I/O board to the palm-rest assembly.

3Lift the I/O board off the palm-rest assembly.

1I/O-board cable 2latch

3screw 4I/O board

Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings ____________________ Contents Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 7 Replacing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Replacing the Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Removing the Wireless Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Replacing the Wireless Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Removing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Replacing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Removing the Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Replacing the Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Removing the Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Replacing the Heat Sink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Removing the Power-Adapter Port . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Page Before Working Inside Your Computer Before You Begin Recommended Tools 8 Safety Instructions After Working Inside Your Computer 10 Removing the Base Cover Replacing the Base Cover 12 Removing the Battery Replacing the Battery 14 Removing the Memory Module(s) Page 16 Replacing the Memory Module(s) Removing the Hard Drive 18 Page 20 Replacing the Hard Drive Removing the Wireless Card 22 Replacing the Wireless Card Removing the Speakers 24 Replacing the Speakers Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 26 Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the I/O Board 28 Replacing the I/O Board Removing the Fan 30 Replacing the Fan Removing the Heat Sink 32 Replacing the Heat Sink Removing the Power-Adapter Port 34 Replacing the Power-Adapter Port Removing the System Board 36 Page Page Replacing the System Board Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS 40 Removing the Display Assembly Page 42 Replacing the Display Assembly Removing the Palm Rest 44 Page Page Page 48 Replacing the Palm Rest Flashing the BIOS