Removing The Audio Daughter-Board; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Alienware Area-51m Service Manual

Removing the audio daughter-board

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follow the steps in
in After working inside your
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the base cover.
2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in

Procedure

1 Disconnect the speaker cable from the audio daughter-board.
2 Peel the tape that secures the audio daughter-board cable to the audio daughter-board.
3 Open the latch and disconnect the audio daughter-board cable from the audio daughter-board.
4 Remove the three screws (M2.5x2.5) that secure the audio daughter-board to the palm-rest assembly.
5 Lift the audio daughter-board at an angle off the palm-rest assembly.
Before working inside your
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
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