Replacing The System Board - Gateway E-5200 Maintaining And Troubleshooting

Replacing the System Board

See the figures on page 10 and page 11 for the location of the system board
and the location of connectors on the board.
Use the following steps to install a new system board.
Turn off the system and unplug the power cord.
1.
Remove the cover side panel (see page 3 for instructions), observing
2.
the static electricity precautions on page 2.
Remove the following devices:
3.
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Expansion cards: see "Installing Expansion Cards" on page 21 for
instructions.
•
Fan and fan housing: see "Replacing the Fan" on page 34 for
instructions.
•
Processor: see "Installing a Processor" on page 38 for instructions.
•
Peripheral devices attached to the rear-panel I/O connectors.
•
Devices from the old system board, including cables, that are not
included with the new board. See the figure on page 11 for the
location of the cable connectors.
To install the system board
Note:
To remove and install the
system board, you need a
grounding wrist strap, a
Phillips screwdriver, and a
flat-blade screwdriver.
Make sure to place all
static-sensitive devices in
antistatic bags.
Note:
Under no circumstances
return any component
without obtaining a Return
Material Authorization
(RMA) number.
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