Dell XPS 15 9575 Motherboard Replacement

ID: 171093

Description: This guide demonstrates how to replace the...

For your safety, please make sure the device is powered off and the A/C adapter is unplugged.
Use your T5 Torx driver to remove all eight 3.2 mm screws holding down the back panel.
Wedge an opening pick between the back cover and the base of the board, then slightly lift the tool to pop the clips on the back cover off.

Make sure all screws are removed before you lift the panel to prevent any damage from occurring.
Remove the bottom cover from the device when all sides are free.

Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove all four silver 3.2 mm screws fastening the interconnect cable.

Carefully wedge the plastic opening pick between the fan and the interconnect cable.
If this position does not release the interconnect cable, slide the opening pick along the edge until it is completely free.
Remove the interconnect cable.

Use the nylon tweezers to remove the interconnect pins from each of the circuit boards.

Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove all eight 6.4 mm screws from the battery.

Use a plastic opening pick to pry the black battery cable away from its silver adapter.
Hold the pick at 35 degrees from the computer and push towards the battery to remove the cable from its socket.
Do not push straight into the battery cable as this could damage the adapter.
When you disconnect connectors like these, be careful not to dislodge the small surface-mounted components surrounding the socket.

Use the Phillips 0 Screwdriver to carefully extract each of the four 3.2 mm screws.

Confirm all four screws have been extracted from the fan.
Find the wire connecting the fan into the motherboard and use the plastic opening tool to push the wire out from the motherboard's port.

Wedge the plastic opening pick in between the aluminum cover and the motherboard.
Gently pull up popping off the cover and revealing the rest of the heat sink.
The aluminum cover will slot into small clamps on all sides, so be sure to align all sides within the clamps during reinstallation.

Wedge the plastic opening pick in between the edge of the heat sink and the aluminum perimeter with care not to scratch the CPU beneath.
Gently pry up on the heat sink until it is loose enough for you to remove. Then grab and remove the heat sink.
If it does not work in the first position that you tried, try another. Do not pry too much in one position because it could damage the components beneath the heat sink.
Clean and Reapply the Thermal Paste during reinstallation.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove two screws from the lower corner of the motherboard.

Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 3.2 mm black screws holding down the cover.
Use the tweezers to carefully remove the silver cover from the backboard.
Under the cover you will see the display cable fused to a rectangular adapter.
Gently wedge the plastic opening pick in between the display cable and the backboard.
Gently pry up, disconnecting the adapter with the display cable from its bracket.

Open the screen until it is 180 degrees from the keyboard and then lay the laptop face down.
Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the three 6.3 mm screws securing the hinge on the side above the motherboard.

Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove three screws from the bracket in the upper corner of the motherboard.

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