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 Place the I/O board on the palm-rest assembly and keyboard bracket.
2 Align the screw holes on the I/O board with the screw hole on the palm-rest
assembly and the screw hole on the keyboard bracket.
3 Replace the two screws (M2x2) that secure the I/O board to the keyboard
bracket.
4 Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the I/O board.
5 Slide the I/O-board cable into the connector on the I/O board and close the
latch to secure the cable.
6 Adhere the adhesive tape covering the I/O-board cable connector on the I/O
board.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the wireless card.
2 Replace the base cover.
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