Removing The System Board - Dell Inspiron M5040 Owner's Manual

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System Board
Dell Inspiron M5040/15-N5040/15-N5050 Owner's 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 (such as a connector on your computer).
CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery, see
CAUTION: Handle components and cards by their edges, and avoid touching pins and contacts.
Removing the System Board
1. Follow the instructions in Before You
2. Press and eject any installed cards from the 3-in-1 media card reader.
3. Remove the battery. See Removing the
4. Remove the keyboard. See
5. Remove the memory module(s). See
6. Remove the optical drive. See
7. Follow the instructions from
8. Follow the instructions from
9. Remove the thermal cooling assembly. See
10. Remove the processor. See
11. Remove the Mini-Card. See
12. Disconnect the speakers cable, USB-board cable, microphone cable, and AC-adapter cable from the connectors on the system board.
1 speakers cable 2
3 microphone cable 4
Begin.
Battery.
Removing the Keyboard.
Removing the Memory Module(s).
Removing the Optical Drive.
step 3 to step 8 in Removing the Palm-Rest
step 5 to step 6 in Removing the Hard
Removing the Thermal Cooling
Removing the Processor Module.
Removing the Mini-Card.
USB-board cable
AC-adapter cable
Removing the
Assembly.
Drive.
Assembly.
Battery, before working inside the computer.