Setup Guide

Removing the audio daughter-board

NOTE: 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 your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/

regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1. Remove the base cover.

2. Remove the battery (half-length) or the battery (full-length).

3. Remove the wireless card.

4. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in “Removing the hard drive”.

5. Remove the solid-state drive (half-length) or the solid-state drive (full-length).

6. Remove the fans.

7. Remove the heat-sink assembly.

8. Remove the memory modules.

9. Remove the system board.

Procedure

1. Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secures the audio daughter-board to the system board.

2. Lift the audio daughter-board off the system board and turn the audio daughter-board over.

Figure 24. Removing the audio daughter-board

a. screws (2)

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