Removing The System Board - Dell Vostro 1400 Service Manual

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System Board
Dell™ Inspiron™ 1420/Dell Vostro™ 1400
Service Manual
Removing the System Board
Replacing the System Board
Removing the System Board
CAUTION: Before you perform any of the procedures in this section, 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 an unpainted metal
surface, such as the back panel on 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 instructions in Before You
2. Remove the hard drive (see
3. Remove the optical drive (see
4. Remove the WLAN card, if applicable (see
5. Remove the WWAN card, if applicable (see
6. Remove the Flash Cache Module, if applicable (see
7. Remove the modem, if applicable (see Modem).
8. Remove the internal card with Bluetooth Wireless technology, if applicable (see
Technology).
9. Disconnect the cable for the internal card with Bluetooth Wireless technology from the system board.
10. Remove the keyboard cover (see
11. Remove the keyboard (see
12. Remove the display assembly (see
13. Remove all memory modules (see
14. Remove the microprocessor thermal-cooling assembly (see
15. Remove the microprocessor module (see
16. Remove the palm rest (see
17. Remove the IO panel and speaker connectors from the system board.
Begin.
Removing the Hard Drive).
Removing the Optical Drive).
Removing a WLAN Card).
Removing a Mobile Broadband or WWAN
Removing the
Removing the Keyboard Cover).
Removing the Keyboard).
Removing the Display Assembly).
Removing the Memory Module).
Removing the Microprocessor Thermal-Cooling
Removing the Microprocessor
Removing the Palm Rest).
Card).
FCM).
Removing and Replacing Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless
Module).
Assembly).