Dell E6540 Installing the System Board

Installing the System Board

1. Place the system board to align with the ports on the computer.

2. Tighten the screws to secure the system board.

3. Connect the following cables to the system board:

a. speaker

b. WiFi-switch

4. Install:

a. ExpressCard cage

b. VGA board

c. palmrest assembly

d. processor

e. heat-sink assembly

f. WWAN

g. WLAN card

h. memory

i. coin-cell battery

j. power connector

k. base corner caps

l. base cover

m. display-hinge cap

Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Contents Page Page Working on Your Computer Before Working Inside Your Computer Turning Off Your Computer After Working Inside Your Computer Removing and Installing Components Removing the Secure Digital (SD) Card Installing the Secure Digital (SD) Card After Working Inside Your Computer. Page Page Page Installing the Base Cover Removing the Base Corner Caps Installing the Base Corner Caps Removing the Memory Installing the Memory Removing the Hard Drive Installing the Hard Drive Removing the Optical Drive Installing the Optical Drive Removing the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Installing the WLAN Card Removing the Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card Installing the WWAN Card Removing the Network Connector Installing the Network Connector Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Installing the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Power Connector Installing the Power Connector Removing the Heat-Sink Assembly Installing the Heat-Sink Assembly Removing the Processor Installing the Processor Removing the Keyboard Installing the Keyboard Removing the Palmrest Assembly Page Page Page Installing the Palmrest Assembly Removing the WiFi-Switch Board Installing the WiFi-Switch Board Removing the VGA Board Installing the VGA Board Removing the ExpressCard Cage Installing the ExpressCard Cage Removing the System Board Page Page Installing the System Board Removing the Speakers Page Installing the Speakers Removing the Display-Hinge Cap Installing the Display-Hinge Cap Removing the Display Assembly Page Page Page Installing the Display Assembly Removing the Display Bezel Page Installing the Display Bezel Removing the Display Panel Page Installing the Display Panel Removing the Display Hinges Installing the Display Hinges Removing the Camera Installing the Camera System Setup Boot Sequence Navigation Keys System Setup Options Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Updating the BIOS System and Setup Password Assigning a System Password and Setup Password Deleting or Changing an Existing System and/or Setup Password Diagnostics Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) Diagnostics Device Status Lights Battery Status Lights Page Technical Specifications Page Page Page Page Contacting Dell