Dell XPS 13 Service Manual

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Replacing the system boardWARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safetyinformation that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Beforeworking inside your computer. After working inside your computer, followthe instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety bestpractices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You mustenter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace thesystem board.NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made tothe BIOS using the BIOS setup program. You must make the appropriatechanges again after you replace the system board.Procedure1 Using the alignment posts, place the system on the palm-rest assembly and alignthe screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-restassembly.2 Replace the 10 screws (M1.6x2.5) that secure the system board to the palm-restassembly.3 Slide the touchpad cable and the keyboard-controller board cable into thesystem board and close the connector latches to secure the cables.4 Connect the headset port cable, speaker cable, and display cable to the systemboard.5 Connect the antenna cables to the system board.The following table provides the antenna cable color schemes for the wirelesscard supported by your computer.Table 3. Antenna-cable color schemeConnectors on the wireless card Antenna-cable colorMain (white triangle) WhiteAuxiliary (black triangle) Black52