Replacing the system board – Dell Inspiron 13 (N3010, Mid 2010) User Manual

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14.

Remove the three screws that secure the system board assembly to the computer base.

 

15.

Carefully ease the connectors on the system board assembly out of the slots in the computer base, and lift the system board assembly out of the
computer base.

 

16.

Turn the system board assembly over.

 

17.

Remove the hard-drive assembly (see

Removing the Hard Drive

).


 

18.

Remove the processor heat sink (see

Removing the Processor Heat Sink

).


 

19.

Remove the processor module (see

Removing the Processor Module

).


 

20.

Remove the coin-cell battery (see

Removing the Coin-Cell Battery

).


 

21.

Remove the Mini-Card (see

Removing the Mini-Card

).

 

Replacing the System Board

 

1.

Follow the instructions in

Before You Begin

.


 

2.

Replace the Mini-Card (see

Replacing the Mini-Card

).


 

3.

Replace the coin-cell battery (see

Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery

).


 

4.

Replace the processor module (see

Replacing the Processor Module

).


 

5.

Replace the processor heat sink (see

Replacing the Processor Heat Sink

).


 

6.

Replace the hard-drive assembly (see

Replacing the Hard Drive

).


 

7.

Align the connectors on the system board assembly with the slots on the computer base and place it on the computer base.

 

8.

Replace the three screws that secure the system board assembly to the computer base.

 

9.

Connect the speaker cable to the connector on the system board.

 

10.

Replace the VGA connector board (see

Replacing the VGA Connector Board

).


 

11.

Replace the middle cover (see

Replacing the Middle Cover

).


 

12.

Replace the processor heat sink fan (see

Replacing the Processor Heat Sink Fan

).


 

13.

Replace the display assembly (see

Replacing the Display Assembly

).

1

speaker cable connector

2

system board assembly

3

screws (3)

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