Replacing The System Board Assembly - Dell Vostro 1500 Service Manual

23. Lift the left side of the system board, and then carefully lift the system board out of the computer.
1 fan cable connector
3 sniffer/audio cable connector 4 CIR cable connector
5 Bluetooth cable connector
Replacing the System Board Assembly
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE: Ensure that any loose cables do not get caught beneath the system board.
1. Insert the right side of the system board into the base of the computer at an angle until the connectors on the system board are aligned with the holes
on the base of the computer, then carefully lower the system board into place.
2. Replace the twelve M2.5 x 5-mm screws on the top of the system board.
3. Connect the consumer infrared (CIR) cable to the system board.
4. Connect the sniffer cable/audio cable to the system board.
5. Connect the speaker cable to the system board.
6. Connect one end of the cable for the Bluetooth card with wireless technology to the system board.
7. Replace the fan (see Replacing the
8. Replace the processor (see
9. Replace the processor thermal-cooling assembly (see
10. Replace the graphics card assembly, if applicable (see
11. Replace the ExpressCard cage (see
2 speaker cable connector
Fan).
Replacing the Processor Module).
Replacing the Processor Thermal-Cooling
Replacing the Graphics Card
Replacing the ExpressCard
Assembly).
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Cage).