Replacing The System Board; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Dell Inspiron 14 5000 Service Manual

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the steps in Before working inside your
working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
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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

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Steps
1. Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board.
CAUTION: To avoid damaging the system board, ensure that no cables are placed under it.
2. Slide the I/O-board cable into its connector on the system board and press down the latch to secure the cable.
3. Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board
4. Turn the system board over.
5. 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.
6. Align the screw hole on the system board with the screw hole on the palm-rest assembly.
7. Replace the screw that secures the system board to the palm-rest assembly.
8. Adhere the tape to the antenna cables.
9. Connect the speaker cable to the system board.
10. Slide the display cable into its connector on the system board and press down the latch to secure the cable.
11. Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.
12. Slide the touch-pad cable and the power-button board cable into their connectors on the system board and press down the latches to
secure the cables.

Post-requisites

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

Replacing the system board

computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in
"Replacing the hard drive".
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