System Board; Removing The System Board - Dell Latitude D830 Service Manual

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System Board
Dell™ Latitude™ D830 Service Manual
Removing the System Board
Installing the System Board
Removing the System Board
CAUTION: Before performing the following procedures, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching a connector on the back
panel of the computer.
The system board's BIOS chip contains the Service Tag, which is also visible on a barcode label on the bottom of the computer. The replacement kit for the
system board includes a CD that provides a utility for transferring the Service Tag to the replacement system board.
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Remove the hard drive (see
3. Remove the hinge cover (see
4. Remove the keyboard (see Keyboard).
5. Remove the display assembly (see
6. Remove the DIMM A and DIMM B memory modules (see Memory).
7. Remove any installed wireless communications cards (see
8. Remove the palm rest (see
9. Remove the modem (see Modem).
10. Remove the card reader (see
11. Remove the fan (see Fan).
12. Remove the processor thermal-cooling assembly (see
13. Remove the processor (see
14. Remove the four M2.5 x 5-mm system board screws.
1 M2.5 x 5-mm screws (4)
Begin.
Hard Drive).
Hinge Cover).
Display Assembly).
Communications
Palm Rest).
PC Card Reader).
Processor Thermal-Cooling
Removing the Processor Module).
Cards).
Assembly).