Removing The System Board; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 3480 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

1. Remove the base cover.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Remove the memory modules.
4. Remove the wireless card.
5. Remove the fan.
6. Remove the heat sink.
7. Remove the solid-state drive/Intel

Procedure

1. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
2. Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard from the system board.
3. Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard back-light cable from the system board.
4. Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
5. Open the latch and disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
6. Open the latch and disconnect the I/O board cable from the system board.
7. Open the latch and disconnect the finger-print reader cable from the system board.
8. Open the latch and disconnect the power-button board cable from the system board.
9. Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system board.
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Removing the system board

Removing the system board
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