Replacing The System Board; Procedure; Postrequisites - Dell Inspiron 15z Owner's Manual

Replacing the System Board

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
NOTE: Your computer's Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter
the Service Tag in the system setup after you replace the system board.

Procedure

1 Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 4 in "Replacing the Thermal-Cooling
Assembly" on page 69
2 Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 3 in "Replacing the mSATA Card" on
page 65.
3 Align the screw hole on the system board with the screw hole on the
computer base.
4 Replace the screw that secures the system board to the computer base.
5 Connect the speakers cable and the daughter-board cable to the system board.
6 Connect the display cable to the system board and secure the display cable
with the tape.
7 Replace the screw that secures the display cable to the system board.

Postrequisites

1 Replace the wireless mini-card. See "Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card" on page 43.
2
Replace the hard-drive assembly. See "Replacing the Hard-Drive Assembly" on
page 39.
3 Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 35.
4
Replace the palm-rest. See "Replacing the Palm-Rest" on page 31.
5 Replace the keyboard. See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 25.
6 Replace the optical drive assembly. See "Replacing the Optical-Drive Assembly" on
page 19.
7 Follow the instructions from step 3 and step 4 in "Replacing the Memory Module(s)"
on page 15.
8
Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9.
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