Removing 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.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the battery.
3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in “Removing the hard drive”.
4 Remove the wireless card.
5 Remove the coin-cell battery.
Procedure
1 Using the pull tab, disconnect the I/O-board cable from the I/O board.
2 Disconnect the power and volume-buttons board cable from the I/O board.
3 Remove the screw that secures the I/O board to the palmrest and keyboard
assembly.
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