Removing the I/O 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
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our computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/
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egulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover
.
2 Remove the fan.
Procedure
1 Peel the tape o the I/O-board connector.
2 Open the latch and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the I/O board.
NOTE: If necessary, use a plastic scribe to open the latch.
3 Disconnect the ngerprint reader cable from the I/O board.
NOTE: Applicable only to computers that are shipped with power button with ngerprint reader.
4 Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the I/O board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
5 Lift the I/O board o the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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