Replacing The System Board; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Service Manual

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, follow the instructions in
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
NOTE: Your computer's Service Tag is stored in the system board. You
must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace
the system board.
NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have
made to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. You must make the
appropriate changes again after you replace the system board.

Procedure

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the system board, ensure that no cables
are placed under it.
1 Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board.
2 Slide the power-button cable into the connector on system board and
press down the latch to secure the cable.
3 Turn the system board over.
4 Slide the ports on the system board into the slots on the palm rest and
keyboard assembly.
5 Align the screw hole on the system board with the screw hole on the
palm rest and keyboard assembly.
6 Replace the screw that secures the system board to the palm rest and
keyboard assembly.
7 Connect the coin-cell battery cable and speaker cable to the system
board.
8 Slide the keyboard cable, touchpad cable, keyboard-backlight cable,
hard-drive cable, I/O-board cable, power-button board cable and
optical-drive connector board cable into the respective connectors and
press down the latches to secure the cables.
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computer. After working inside your
After working inside your