Replacing The System Board; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Series Service Manual

Replacing 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.
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Procedure

• Post-requisites
Procedure
1 Slide the display cable into the connector on the system board and close the
latch to secure the cable.
2 Adhere the tape that secures the display cable to the system board.
3 Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board.
4 Slide the I/O-board cable into the connector on the system board and close
the latch to secure the cable.
5 Adhere the tape that secures the I/O-board cable to the system board.
6 Turn the system board over.
7 Slide the ports on the system board into the slots on the palm-rest assembly
and place the system board on the palm-rest assembly.
8 Align the screw hole on the system board with the screw hole on the palm-
rest assembly and place the system board on the palm-rest assembly.
computer. After working inside your computer,
After working inside your computer. For more safety
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