Removing The System Board - Dell Inspiron 8200 Manual

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System Board
Dell™ Inspiron™ 8200
NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and attached devices from electrical outlets and remove any installed batteries.
NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching unpainted metal on the computer.
1 M2.5 x 4-mm captive-
washer screws (3)
2 system board
3 network connector
4 modem connector
5 network cable cover
6 M2.5 x 20-mm screw
The BIOS chip on the system board contains the service tag sequence, which is also visible on a bar code label on the bottom of the computer.
The replacement kit for the system board includes a floppy disk or CD that provides a utility for transferring the service tag sequence to the replacement
system board.
NOTICE: If you received a flash BIOS update program floppy disk or CD with the replacement microprocessor, you must update the BIOS after replacing
the microprocessor module.

Removing the System Board

1. Follow the instructions in "Preparing to Work Inside the
2. Remove the hard drive and the
3. Remove any installed Mini PCI
4. If migrating the memory, remove all installed
5. Remove (if migrating) or disconnect the
6. Remove the keyboard.
7. Remove the hinge cover.
8. Remove the display assembly.
9. Remove the palm rest.
10. Remove the video graphics
11. Remove the microprocessor thermal-cooling
12. If migrating the microprocessor, remove the
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fixed optical drive.
Cards.
memory modules.
modem daughter card.
board.
assembly.
microprocessor module.