Removing The Main Board - NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual

4. Carefully lift the IDE/Audio vertically to disconnect it from the main board and put it
aside.
Note: The IDE/Audio board is connected to the main board through two connectors. These connectors
are located underneath the IDE/Audio board.

Removing the Main Board

To remove the main Board, first remove the keyboard (see
the LED assy (see
LCD Display), remove the heat sink (see
(see Removing the Hard Disk
Touchpad), remove the heat plate (see
(see Removing the Plastic
Wireless LED Board), remove the speaker set (see
IDE/Audio board (see
steps:
1. Remove the last two screws holding the heat sink covering the chipset..
2. Remove the two screws shown next and take out the metal brackets that the screws
held in place.
Removing the LED Assy), remove the LCD assembly (see
Removing the
Drive), remove the touchpad assembly (see
Removing the Heat
Cover), remove the wireless LED board (see
Removing the IDE/Audio Board and
Fig. 46: Removing chipset heat sink
Fig. 47: Removing brackets
NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual
Removing the Keyboard), remove
CPU), remove the Hard disk drive
Removing the
Plate), remove the plastic cover
Removing the
Removing the Speaker Set), remove the
Microphone), then follow the next
Removing the
(M2x3)
(M2.5x5)
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