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System board
Removing the system board
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
The information in this section is intended for authorized service technicians only.
1. Follow the procedure in
2. Remove the
base
cover.
3. Remove the
heat sink
4. Remove the
M.2 2230 solid-state drive
5. Remove the
wireless
card.
About this task
NOTE:
Before removing the base cover, ensure that there is no SD card installed in the SD card slot on your computer.
NOTE:
The system board can be removed and installed along with the heat sink, when you replace the palm-rest and
keyboard assembly. This simplifies the removal and installation procedure and also prevents damage to the thermal bond
between the system board and heat sink.
The following image indicates the connectors on your system board.
1. Display cable connector
2. Power-cable connector
3. Battery-cable connector
4. Keyboard-backlight cable connector
5. Keyboard cable connector
6. Touchpad-cable connector
7. Speaker cable connector
8. M.2 SSD connector
9. Wireless-card slot
10. I/O board-cable connector
11. Fan-cable connector
The following image(s) indicate the location of the system board and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
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Removing and installing Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)
Before working inside your
.
or
M.2 2280 solid-state
computer.
drive, whichever applicable.
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