User 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. After working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the battery.
2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in “Removing the optical
drive”.
3 Remove the keyboard.
4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in “Removing the base cover”.
Procedure
1 Remove the screw that secures the I/O board to the palm-rest assembly.
2 Turn the I/O board over and peel the tape that secures the I/O-board
cable to the I/O board.
3 Open the latch and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the I/O board.
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