Replacing The System Board Assembly - Dell Precision M2400 Service Manual

25. Lift the system board out of the base assembly.
1 smart card cable
3 top-left corner of base assembly
5 DC cable
7 top-right corner of base assembly 8 1394 card cable
Replacing the System Board Assembly
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTICE: Ensure that any loose cables do not get caught beneath the system board.
1. Place the front-edge of the system board into the base of the computer, ensuring the system board fits under the metal LCD latch mechanism in the
front center of the base assembly.
2. Connect the DC power cable to the bottom of the system board.
3. Place the top-left corner of the system board in the base assembly.
4. Push down on the top-right corner of the system board to connect it to the I/O card.
5. Replace the three M2.5 x 5-mm screws on the system board in the holes labeled with white arrows.
6. Route and connect the 1394 card cable to the connector on the system board. Press down on the cable to adhere it to the system board.
7. Connect the smart card cable to the connector on the system board.
8. Replace the card cage (see
9. Replace the palm rest assembly (see
10. Replace the right speaker grill (see
11. Replace the keyboard (see
12. Replace the LED cover (see
13. Replace the display assembly (see
14. Replace the modular drive (see
15. Replace the hard drive (see
16. Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system board.
17. Replace the processor (see
2 system board
4 M2.5 x 5-mm system board screws (3)
6 I/O card
Replacing the Card Cage).
Replacing the Palm Rest
Replacing the Right Speaker Grill/Fingerprint Reader
Replacing the Keyboard).
Replacing the LED Cover).
Replacing the Display Assembly (E6400 and M2400)
Replacing the Modular Drive).
Replacing the Hard Drive).
Replacing the Processor Module).
Assembly).
Assembly).
or Replacing the Display Assembly (E6400 ATG)).