Removing The I/O Board; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 17R 5737 Owner's Manual

Removing the I/O Board

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that
shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before Working Inside Your
Computer" on page 9. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 12.
2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 20.
3 Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page 17.
4
Remove the palm rest. See "Removing the Palm Rest" on page 29.

Procedure

1
Remove the screw that secures the I/O board to the computer base.
2 Lift the connector latch and using the pull-tab, disconnect the I/O-board cable
from the system board.
3 Peel off the I/O-board cable from the computer base.
4 Lift the I/O board along with its cable off the computer base.
1 connector latch
3 I/O-board cable
5 I/O board
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2 pull-tab
4 screw
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