Owner`s manual

Removing the System Board | 39

Procedure

NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is located under the system badge. You must

enter the Service Tag in the BIOS after you replace the system board.

NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from the system board, note the location

of the connectors so that you can reconnect them correctly after you replace the

system board.

1 Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable. See"Removing the Coin-Cell Battery" on

page 25.

2 Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system board.

3 Using the pull tabs disconnect the display cables from the system board.

4 Lift the connector latches and using the pull tabs disconnect the touchpad cable

and keyboard-backlit cable from the system-board connectors.

5 Remove the antenna cables from the routing guide on the system board.

See "Removing the Wireless Mini-Card" on page 15.

6 Remove the screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly.

1 power-adapter port cable 2 display cables

3 touchpad cable 4 keyboard-backlit cable

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