GUID-98F27B1C-9F09-48EC-83D7-FC85C825E6A4
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.
GUID-68E6B63E-A1EE-4E2A-AC4A-4E59FABE42C4
Procedure
1 Slide the I/O-board cable into the connector on the I/O-board and close the
latch to secure the cable.
2 Turn the I/O board over and align the screw hole on the I/O board with the
screw hole on the palm-rest assembly.
3 Replace the screw that secures the I/O board to the palm-rest assembly.
GUID-CC32F53D-2685-4E17-82F8-3E707844DAAB
Post-requisites
1 Replace the computer base.
2 Replace the keyboard.
3 Replace the wireless card.
4 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 7 in “Replacing the hard drive”.
5 Replace the optical drive.
6 Replace the base cover.
7 Replace the battery.
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