Replacing the system board, Procedure, Post-requisites – Dell Inspiron 20 (3048, Early 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

Slide the ports on the system board into the slots on the display-panel

base and align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes

on the display-panel base.

2 Replace the screws that secure the system board to the display-panel

base.

3 Connect the fan cable, power-adapter port cable, converter-board cable,

hard-drive and optical-drive power cable, optical-drive cable, hard-drive

cable, control-buttons board cable, touch-control board cable (optional),

speaker cable, and camera cable to the system board.
For more information, see

System Board Components

.

4 Slide the display cable into the system-board connector and press down

on the connector latch to secure the cable.

Post-requisites

1

Replace the

heat sink

.

2 Replace the

wireless card

.

3 Replace the

memory module(s)

.

4 Replace the

VESA-mount bracket

.

5 Replace the

system-board shield

.

6 Replace the

back cover

.

7

Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 5 in “Replacing the

Stand

Assembly

”.

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