Replacing The System Board; Procedure - Dell XPS 13 Service Manual

Replacing the system board

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information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
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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 appropriate
changes again after you replace the system board.

Procedure

1 Slide the system board under the tabs on the palm-rest assembly and align the
screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest
assembly.
2 Replace the seven screws (M1.6x2.5) that secure the system board to the palm-
rest assembly.
3 Replace the screw (M1.6x3) that secures the system board to the palm-rest
assembly.
4 Slide the power-button cable, fingerprint-reader cable, battery-status light cable,
the touch-pad cable, the keyboard-backlight cable, and the keyboard-controls
board cable into the system board and close the latches to secure the cables.
5 Connect the camera cable, the touch-screen cable, the coin-cell battery cable,
the speaker cable, and the display cable to the system board.
6 Adhere the tape that secure the speaker cable to the system board.
7 Align the screw holes on the display-cable bracket with the screw holes on the
system board.
8 Replace the two screws (M1.6x2.5) that secure the display-cable bracket to the
system board.
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