Replacing the system board – Dell Latitude C600 User Manual

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Removing and Replacing Parts

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Pull the right side of bottom case assembly, next to the external

headphone and microphone connectors, away from the system board

assembly as you simultaneously lift the front of the system board

assembly out and away from the bottom case assembly.

Replacing the System Board

1

Install the microprocessor on the replacement system board.

2

Connect the right and left speaker to the replacement system board.

3

Install the replacement system board.

a

Insert the external microphone and headphone connectors

through the plastic bottom case assembly.

b

Replace the nine M2.5 x 5-mm screws, starting on the right side of

the bottom case assembly.

c

Replace the fan guard cover, inserting the tab into the bottom case

assembly and replace the three M2.5 x 5-mm screws (see

“Removing the System Board Assembly Screws”). If you replace

the screw opposite the tab first, it makes it easier to insert and

replace the other two screws.

4

Replace the memory modules, mini-PCI card, speaker assemblies, and

the thermal cooling assembly removed from the old system board.

NOTE: Be sure to route cables so that they will not be crimped or pinched

when the complete assembly is put back together.

5

Replace the palmrest assembly, the display assembly, the keyboard

assembly, and the hard drive.

6

Replace the modular bay devices and any PC Cards or plastic blanks in

the PC Card slot.

7

Insert the diskette or CD that accompanied the replacement system

board assembly into the appropriate drive, and turn on the computer.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

NOTE: 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.

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