Removing The System Board; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 14 5000 Service Manual

NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow
the steps in Before working inside your
working inside your computer. For more safety 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 appropriate 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.

Prerequisites

Steps
1. Remove the battery.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the optical drive.
4. Remove the memory modules.
5. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in
6. Remove the wireless card.
7. Remove the keyboard.
8. Remove the computer base.
9. Remove the heat-sink assembly.
10. Remove the I/O board.

Procedure

Steps
1. Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.
2. Lift the latches and disconnect the touch-pad cable and the power-button board cable from the system board.
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Removing the system board

Removing the system board
computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in
"Removing the hard drive".
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