Replacing The System Board; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Dell INSPIRON 15 5000 Series Service 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 www.dell.com/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

1 Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the
palm rest and keyboard assembly.
2 Replace the screws that secure the system board to the palm rest and
keyboard assembly.
3 Connect the fan cable, hard-drive cable, power-adapter port cable, and
the speaker cable to the system board.
4 Slide the keyboard cable and the I/O-board cable into their respective
connectors on the system board and close the latches to secure the
cables.
5 Slide the display cable and the touch-screen board cable into their
respective connectors on the system board and close the latches to
secure the cables.
6 Adhere the pieces of tape that secure the display cable and the touch-
screen board cable to their respective connectors on the system board.

Post-requisites

1 Replace the
2 Replace the
3 Replace the battery.
heat sink.
memory module.
computer. After working inside your
After working inside your
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