5. Replace the five M2 x 3-mm screws on the system board assembly.
6. Connect the fan and speaker cables to the system board.
7. Connect the smart card reader and right I/O board cables to the system board.
8. Lower the right side of the right I/O board in the base assembly, aligning the connectors with the holes in the base assembly.
9. Place the right I/O board onto the guide pins on the base assembly.
10. Replace the two M2 x 3-mm screws in the right I/O board in the holes labeled with white arrows.
11. Gently connect the cable to the right I/O board using the connector release.
12. Replace the DC power cable (see
13. Replace the palm rest assembly
14. Replace the coin-cell battery (see
15. Replace the display assembly (see
16. Replace the module with Bluetooth wireless technology (see
17. Replace the keyboard (see
18. Replace the LED cover (see
19. Replace the solid state drive (see
20. Replace the memory module (see
21. Replace the WLAN and WWAN cards (see
22. Replace the service panel (see
23. Follow the procedures in
After Working on Your
NOTE:
If you use a BIOS update program disc to flash the BIOS, press <F12> before inserting the disc in order to set the computer to boot from the disc
for one time only. Otherwise, you must enter the system setup program to change the default boot order.
24. Flash update the BIOS (see
25. Enter the system setup program to update the BIOS on the new system board with the computer Service Tag. For information on the system setup
program, see the Dell™ Technology Guide on your computer or at support.dell.com.
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Replacing the DC Power
Cable).
(Replacing the Palm Rest
Assembly).
Replacing the Coin-Cell
Battery).
Replacing the Display
Assembly).
Replacing the Card With Bluetooth Wireless
Replacing the
Keyboard).
Replacing the LED
Cover).
Replacing the Solid State Drive and Cable
Replacing the Memory
Module).
Replacing the WLAN/WiMax Card
Replacing the Service
Panel).
Computer.
Flashing the BIOS
for more information).
Technology).
Assembly).
and
Replacing a WWAN
Card).