Service manual

Dell
Latitude™ E6420 XFR Service Manual
Page 66
1. Place the DC power cable in the base assembly, aligning the guides on the connector sides with the base.
Once installed, press down firmly on top of the DC power connector to seal the adhesive to the base.
2. Route the DC power cable in the base assembly.
3. Route and connect the DC in cable to the connector on the system board.
4. Replace the palm rest (see
Replacing the Palm rest).
5. Follow the procedures in
After Working on Your Computer.
35 Base Assembly
35.1 Removing the Base Assembly
1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.
2. Remove the system board (see
Removing the System Board Assembly).
NOTE: Do not remove the mini-pci wireless or FCM cards, memory modules, or processor from
the system board.
3. Remove the I/O Board assembly (see
Removing the I/O Board Assembly).
4. Remove the speaker assembly (see
Removing the Speaker Assembly).
5. Remove the DC Power Cable assembly (see Removing the DC Power Cable)
35.2 Replacing the Base Assembly
1. Replace the DC Power Cable (see Replacing the DC Power Cable)
2. Replace the speaker assembly (see Replacing the Speaker Assembly(
3. Replace the I/O Board assembly (see Replacing the I/O Board Assembly).
4. Replace the system board (see
Replacing the System Board Assembly).
5. Follow the procedures in
After Working on Your Computer.
36 Stylus
36.1 Removing the Stylus
1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.
2. Remove the stylus from the stylus bay below the handle.
3. Close the display and turn the computer upside down.
Stylus bay
Stylus tether anchor points
4. Run the stylus and tether through the tether loop, slide the lanyard from the loop then remove from unit.