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Audio Board

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on your computer).

CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty.

CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery, see "Removing the Battery" on page 13, before working inside the computer.

Removing the Audio Board

1Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 9.

2Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 13.

3Follow the instructions from step 3 to step 8 in "Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly" on page 25.

4Disconnect the Mini-Card antenna cables from the connectors on the Mini-Card. See "Removing the Mini-Card" on page 37.

5Lift the connector latch that secures the audio-board cable to the connector on the system board and remove the audio-board cable.

6Push and release the tab that secures the audio board to the computer base.

7Lift the audio board away from the computer base.

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Dell M4040/14-N4050 owner manual Removing the Audio Board