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 dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Using the alignment posts, place the I/O board on the computer base.
2 Align the screw hole on the I/O board with the screw hole on the computer
base.
3 Replace the screw that secures the I/O board to the computer base.
4 Connect the power and volume-buttons board cable to the I/O board.
5 Connect the I/O-board cable to the I/O board.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the coin-cell battery.
2 Replace the wireless card.
3 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in “Replacing the hard drive”.
4 Replace the battery.
5 Replace the base cover.
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