Replacing The System Board; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 3782 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.

Procedure

1. Align the screw hole on the system board with the screw hole on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Replace the screw (M2x4) that secures the system board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Slide the power-button board cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch.
4. Slide the display cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch.
5. Connect the power-adapter port cable and speaker cable to the system board.
6. Slide the finger-print reader cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch.
7. Slide the I/O-board cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch.
8. Slide the hard-drive cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch.
9. Slide the touchpad cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch.
10. Slide the keyboard back-light cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch.
11. Slide the keyboard cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch.
12. Connect the speaker cable to the system board.
13. Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board.
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Replacing the system board

Replacing the system board
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