Removing The System Board; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 3662 Service Manual

Removing the system board

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
working inside your
the instructions in
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
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 computer
2 Remove the front
3 Remove the memory
4 Remove the wireless
5 Remove the processor
6 Remove the heat

Procedure

NOTE: Note the routing of all cables as you remove them so that you can
reroute them correctly after you replace the system board. For information
on system board connectors, see
1 Disconnect the optical-drive data cable from the system board.
2 Disconnect the hard-drive data cable from the system board.
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