Chapter 26: Replacing The System-Board Assembly; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Service Manual

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Replacing the system-board assembly
NOTE:
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the
steps in
Before working inside your
inside your
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
regulatory_compliance.
NOTE:
Your computer's Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup
program after you replace the system board.
NOTE:
Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. You
must make the appropriate changes again after you replace the system board.

Procedure

Steps
1. Replace the
heat-sink
assembly.
2. Connect the power-adapter port cable and power-button board cable to the back of the system board.
3. Carefully turn the system board over.
4. Using the alignment post, place the system board on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
5. Align the screw hole on the system board with the screw hole on the palm and keyboard rest assembly.
6. Replace the screw that secures the system board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
7. Replace the screw that secures the heat-sink assembly to the system board.
8. Slide the speaker cable and coin-cell battery cable into the connectors on the system board.
9. Slide the touch-pad cable, keyboard backlight cable, and keyboard cable into the connectors and close the latches.
10. Slide the status-light board cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch.
11. Connect the optical-drive interposer cable to the system board and the optical-drive interposer.
12. Close the latch that secures the optical-drive interposer cable to the system board.
13. Close the right display hinge.
14. Connect the display cable to the system board.
15. Replace the screws that secure the right display hinge to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Post-requisites

Steps
1. Replace the
wireless
card.
2. Replace the
memory
modules.
3. Replace the battery.
4. Replace the
hard
drive.
5. Replace the
I/O
board.
6. Replace the
base
cover.
7. Replace the
optical
drive.
computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in
www.dell.com/
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