Replacing The System Board; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 5676 Service Manual

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WARNING:

Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the

steps in

Before working inside your

your

computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at

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.

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Procedure

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Post-requisites

Procedure

NOTE:

For computers shipped with fan cooling, your computer may show an ePSA fan error (Error code #2000-0511) on

replacing the system board . This error is due to incorrect jumper setting. Remove the jumper plug from fan-jumper pin to fix the

ePSA fan error. Replacement system board is shipped with the default jumper setting, with the jumper plug on the fan-jumper

pin, which is applicable only for computers shipped with liquid-cooling assembly.

To locate fan-jumper pin in your computer, go to

Align the system board with the slots on the chassis and place the system board in position.

Replace the eight screws (6-32UNCx6.3) that secure the system board to the chassis.