Dell Inspiron 3700 - Manual (Page 125)

4. Remove the display assembly.
5. Remove the palmrest assembly.
6. Remove the microprocessor module.
7. Remove any PC Cards or plastic blanks from the PC Card slot.
8. Verify that the PC Card ejectors do not extend from the PC Card slot.
9. Remove the following two screws from the system board assembly (see Figure 22 ):
l
The 4-mm screw with captive washer located on the far left side of the computer between the hard-disk drive assembly and the
PC Card slot.
l
The 4-mm screw with captive washer located on the far right side of the computer in front of the thermal cooling assembly (TCA)
and to the right of the microprocessor module.
Figure 22. System Board Assembly
10. Lift the system board assembly out of the bottom case assembly.
Be sure to transfer the memory module(s) to the replacement system-board assembly.
Insert the diskette that accompanied the replacement system board assembly into the diskette drive, and turn on the computer. Follow the
instructions on the display screen.
After replacing the system board assembly, be sure to enter the system ’s service tag number into the BIOS of the replacement system-board
assembly.
Thermal Cooling Assembly
Figure 23. Thermal Cooling Assembly
NOTE: Locate these screws by looking for the white circles on the system board that outline the captive washers.
1 System board assembly
2 Bottom case assembly
3 4-mm screws with captive washers (2)