34 Dell Latitude CPt V/CPt S Series and CPx H/C Px J Series Service Manual
The system board’s basic input/output system (BIOS) chip contains the system
service tag number, which is also visible on a bar-code label on the bottom of
the computer. The replacement kit for the system board assembly includes a
diskette that provides a utility for transferring the service t ag number to the
replacement system board assembly.
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1. Remove the main battery and secondary battery (if present).
2. Remove the device from the modular bay (if present).
3. Remove the keyboard assembly.
4. Remove the display assembly.
5. Remove the palmrest assembly.
6. Remove the microprocessor module.
7. Verify that all PC Cards or plastic blanks are removed from the PC Card
slot.
8. Verify that the PC Card ejectors do not extend from the PC Card slot.
9. Remove the two screws securing the system board assembly (see
Figure 22).
Locate and remove the 4-mm screw with captive washer on the far left
side of the computer between the hard-disk drive assembly and the PC
Card slot.
Locate and remove the 4-mm screw with captive washer on the far
right side of the computer in front of the thermal cooling assembly and
to the right of the microprocessor module. This assumes that an
optional modem is not present.
NOTES: If the optional modem is present in your system, locate and
remove the 10-mm screw with washer that secures the modem assembly.
You can easily locate these screws by looking for the white marks on the
system board (or modem) that outline the captive washers (see Figure 22).