Dell XPS 15 (9530, Late 2013) - Manual (Page 48)

48 | Replacing the System Board
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" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the
instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9.
For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
CAUTION: Make sure that no cables are placed under the system board.
1 Using the alignment post on the palm-rest assembly, place the system board on the
palm-rest assembly.
2 Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest
assembly.
3 Tighten the screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly.
4 Replace the screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly.
5 Slide the keyboard cable in the connector and press down on the connector latch
to secure the cable.
6 Adhere the tape to the keyboard-cable connector.
7 Slide the keyboard-backlight cable, touchpad cable, NFC cable, and hard-drive
cable into the system board and press down on the connector latches to secure the
cables.
8 Connect the speaker cable, hard-drive cable, touch-panel cable, power-adapter
port cable, and display cable to the system board.
Postrequisites
1 Replace the memory modules. See "Replacing the Memory Module(s)" on page 43.
2 Replace the mSATA card. See "Replacing the mSATA Card" on page 32.
3 Replace the thermal-cooling asssembly. See "Replacing the Thermal-Cooling
Assembly" on page 36.
4 Replace the fan. See "Replacing the Fans" on page 34.
5 Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 17.
6 Replace the base-cover assembly. See "Replacing the Base-Cover Assembly" on
page 12.