Dell 5423 owner manual Replacing the Daughter Board

20 Replacing the Daughter 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 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/ regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1Connect the speakers cable to the connector on the daughter board.

2Align the screw holes on the daughter board with the screw holes on the computer base.

3Replace the screws that secure the daughter board to computer base.

4Connect the daughter-board cable to the connector on the daughter board.

Postrequisites

1Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 33.

2Replace the palm-rest assembly. 

See "Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly" on page 29.

3Replace the keyboard. See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 23.

4Replace the optical drive. 

See "Replacing the Optical-Drive Assembly" on page 17.

5Replace the memory module(s). 

See "Replacing the Memory Module(s)" on page 13.

6Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9.

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