Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Working inside your computer
- Disassembly and reassembly
- Recommended tools
- Screw List
- Major components of your system
- Side cover
- Intrusion switch
- Front bezel
- Hard-drive assembly
- Hard-drive and optical-drive module
- Optical drive
- Solid-state drive
- WLAN card
- SD card reader - optional
- Expansion card
- Memory modules
- Heat sink
- Coin-cell battery
- Processor
- Power switch
- Power-supply unit
- System fan
- System board
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Steps
1. Remove the screw (6-32) that secures the I/O panel to the system chassis.
2. Lift the I/O panel away from the system chassis.
3. Disconnect the intrusion switch cable from the connector on the system board.
4. Disconnect the system board power supply cables.
5. Disconnect the power button switch cable from the connector on the system board.
6. Disconnect the system fan cable to the connector on the system board.
7. Disconnect the processor power supply cable from the connector on the system board.
8. Disconnect the SATA cables from the connector on the system board.
9. Disconnect the SATA power cable from the connector on the system board.
10. Disconnect the internal speaker cable from the connector on the system board.
11. Remove the four Screws (6-32) and the single standoff screw (M2X4) that secure the system board.
12. Lift the system board at an angle and slide it out of the system chassis.
Installing the system board
Prerequisites
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the system board and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.
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