Replacing The System Board; Procedure; Post-Requisites; Entering The Service Tag In The Bios Setup Program - Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Service Manual

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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.
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Procedure

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Post-requisites

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Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program

Procedure
1. Align the screw hole on the system board with the screw hole on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Replace the screw (M2x4) that secures the system board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Close the right display hinge.
4. Replace the three screws (M2.5x5) that secure the right hinge to the system board.
5. Connect the power-adapter port cable and speaker cable to the system board.
6. Slide the keyboard back-light cable and keyboard cable into their respective connectors on the system board and close the latches.
7. Slide the touchpad cable and hard-drive cable into their respective connectors on the system board and close the latches.
8. Slide the I/O-board cable and finger-print reader cable into their respective connectors on the system board and close the latch.
9. Slide the power-button board cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch.
Post-requisites
1. Replace the heat sink.
2. Replace the fan.
3. Replace the solid-state drive/Intel
4. Replace the wireless card.
5. Replace the memory modules.
6. Replace the battery.
7. Replace the base cover.
8. Replace the optical drive (optional).
Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS setup
program
1. Turn on or restart your computer.
2. Press F2 when the Dell logo is displayed to enter the BIOS setup program.
3. Navigate to the Main tab and enter the Service Tag in the Service Tag Input field.

Replacing the system board

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