Dell XPS 15, P31F001, XPS 9530 owner manual Replacing the System Board

Replacing the System 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.

Procedure

CAUTION: Make sure that no cables are placed under the system board.

1Using the alignment post on the palm-rest assembly, place the system board on the palm-rest assembly.

2Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

3Tighten the screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly.

4Replace the screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly.

5Slide the keyboard cable in the connector and press down on the connector latch to secure the cable.

6Adhere the tape to the keyboard-cable connector.

7Slide the keyboard-backlight cable, touchpad cable, NFC cable, and hard-drivecable into the system board and press down on the connector latches to secure the cables.

8Connect the speaker cable, hard-drive cable, touch-panel cable, power-adapter port cable, and display cable to the system board.

Postrequisites

1Replace the memory modules. See "Replacing the Memory Module(s)" on page 43.

2Replace the mSATA card. See "Replacing the mSATA Card" on page 32.

3Replace the thermal-cooling asssembly. See "Replacing the Thermal-Cooling Assembly" on page 36.

4Replace the fan. See "Replacing the Fans" on page 34.

5Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 17.

6Replace the base-cover assembly. See "Replacing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 12.

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