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Replacing the system board, Procedure – Dell Inspiron 20 (3043, Mid 2014) User Manual

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Replacing the System 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.

NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You
must enter the Service Tag in the System Setup after you replace the

system board.

Procedure

1

Place the system board on a clean and flat surface with memory-module

slot facing upwards.

2 Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 2 in “Replacing the

Heat Sink

”.

3 Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 2 in “Replacing the

Memory

Module

”.

4 Turn the system board over.
5 Slide the ports on the system board into the slots on the system-board

bracket.

6 Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the

system-board bracket.

7

Replace the screws that secure the system board to the system-board

bracket.

8 Connect the camera and control-buttons board cable to the system

board.

9 Carefully turn the system-board bracket over.
10 Align the screw holes on the system-board bracket with the screw holes

on the display bezel.

11 Replace the screws that secure the system-board bracket to the display

bezel.

12 Connect the hard-drive cable, speaker cable, display cable, and display-

backlight cable to the system board.
For more information, see “

System Board Components

”.

13 Slide the power-status light cable into the system-board connector and

press down on the connector latch to secure the cable.

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