Replacing The System Board; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Dell Inspiron 15 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 Working Inside Your
computer, follow the instructions in
Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page 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

CAUTION: Make sure that no cables are placed under the system
board.
1 Slide the ports into the slots on the palm-rest assembly and align the
screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest
assembly.
2 Replace the screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest
assembly.
3 Adhere the antenna cable to the system board.
4 Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.

Post-requisites

1 Replace the heat
2 Replace the display
3 Replace the base
4 Replace the keyboard.
5 Replace the fan.
6 Replace the wireless
7 Replace the memory
8 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 5 in replacing the
9 Replace the battery.
10 Replace the base
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