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:

Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow

the steps in

Before working inside your

working inside your

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 five screws (M2x2 Big Head) 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 speaker cable to the system board.

4. Slide the touchpad cable, status-light board cable, keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, and 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

heat

sink.

2. Replace the

memory

modules.

3. Replace the battery.

4. Replace the

base

cover.

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.

NOTE:

Service tag is the alphanumeric identifier located at the back side of your computer.