Dell Latitude 3500 System Board Replacement

ID: 158621

Description:

Steps:

  1. 10 screws hold the bottom cover in place -- these stay in the bottom cover.
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  2. Using a spudger will make quick work of this step.
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  3. Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard.
  4. Remove the 4 screws holding it in place
  5. Battery can now be removed from device.
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  6. Unplug the fan header
  7. Unplug the VGA board cable
  8. Unplug the LCD cable
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  9. Once these 2 screws are removed the fan will lift out as long as the cables are out of the way.
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  10. Loosen the 7 screws in sequential order as labeled on the heatsink [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  11. Lift heatsink out of device
  12. To replace these screws: place the heatsink, line up the screw holes, then tighten the screws in the same sequential order labeled on the heatsink.
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  13. Holds down card and keeps antenna in place
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  14. Carefully remove the two antennas from their slots.
  15. The card should slide right out for easy replacement.
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  16. 1 screw
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  17. 1 screw
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  18. Two clamps hold the RAM module in place, once these are moved the module will slide out of the slot and can be replaced.
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  19. 8 remaining connections: IO Board, VGA Board, power button board, display ribbon, touchpad, keyboard, speakers, and PWR.
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  20. 4 screws total
  21. Board will then lift out
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