Removing The System Board - Dell Inspiron 1564 Service Manual

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System Board
Dell™ Inspiron™ 1564 Service Manual
Removing the System Board
Replacing the System Board
Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™
is not covered by your warranty.
CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface.
CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see
computer.
Removing the System Board
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Remove the battery (see Removing the
3. Remove the optical drive (see
4. Remove the module cover (see
5. Remove the coin-cell battery (see
6. Remove the memory module(s) (see
7. Remove the Mini-Card (see
8. Note the routing of the Mini-Card antenna cables and remove them from the routing guides on the bottom of the computer.
9. Remove the hard drive (see
10. Remove the power button panel (see
11. Remove the keyboard (see
12. Remove the palm rest (see
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13. Remove the Bluetooth card (see
14. Remove the processor fan (see
15. Disconnect the following cables from their connectors on the system board:
microphone cable
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AC adapter connector cable
l
display cable
l
speaker cable
l
16. Lift the connector latch and slide the USB/audio cable out of the connector on the system board.
17. Lift the connector latch and slide the optical drive board cable out of the connector on the system board.
Begin.
Battery).
Removing the Optical Drive).
Removing the Module Cover).
Removing the Coin-Cell Battery).
Removing the Memory Module(s)).
Removing the Mini-Card).
Removing the Hard Drive).
Removing the Power Button
Removing the Keyboard).
Removing the Palm Rest).
Removing the Bluetooth Card).
Removing the Processor Fan).
Removing the
Panel).
Battery) before working inside the