Replacing 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.
Procedure
1 Using the alignment posts, place the I/O board on the palm-rest assembly
and align the screw holes on the I/O board with the screw holes on the palm-
rest assembly.
2 Replace the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the I/O board to the palm-rest
assembly.
3 Slide the I/O-board cable into the connector on the I/O board and close the
latch to secure the cable.
4 Adhere the tape that secures the I/O-board cable to the I/O board.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the computer base.
2 Replace the rear-I/O cover.
3 Replace the solid-state drive.
4 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive".
5 Replace the wireless card.
6 Replace the base cover.
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