Removing The System Board; Prerequisites - Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Series Service Manual

Removing the system board

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your
follow the instructions in
best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
NOTE: Your computer's Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must
enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system
board.
NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made to the
BIOS using the BIOS setup program. You must make the desired changes again
after you replace the system board.
NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from the system board, note the
location of the connectors so that you can reconnect the cables correctly after
you replace the system board.
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Prerequisites

• Procedure
Prerequisites
1 Remove the battery.
2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the
3 Remove the keyboard.
4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in "Removing the
5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the
6 Remove the memory
7 Remove the wireless
8 Remove the IO
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