System Board; Removing The System Board - Dell NOT21997 Owner's Manual

Steps
1. Place the power-adapter port into the slot and adhere the power-adapter port cable on the system board.
2. Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board.
3. Place the power-adapter port bracket on the power-adapter port and align the screw holes on the power-adapter port
bracket to the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Replace the two screws (M2x5) that secure the power-adapter port bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Next steps
1. Install the rear cover.
2. Install the base cover.
3. Follow the procedure in

System board

Removing the system board

Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
CAUTION: Before removing the system board, give sufficient time for the heat sink to cool down to avoid
injury.
NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes that you have made to the BIOS using the BIOS setup
program. Make the appropriate changes again after you replace the system board.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the battery.
4. Remove the rear cover.
5. Remove the solid-state
6. Remove the wireless card.
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