Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- XPS 8940 Service Manual
- Contents
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of XPS 8940
- Left-side cover
- Optical drive (optional)
- Power button
- Front cover
- 2.5-inch hard drive
- 3.5-inch hard drive
- Chassis fan
- Memory modules
- Wireless card
- Solid-state drive/Intel Optane
- Graphics card
- Coin-cell battery
- Power-supply unit
- Processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Processor
- Voltage regulator heat sink (optional)
- System board
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Steps
1. Lay the computer on the right side.
2. Remove the screw (#6-32) that secures the front I/O-bracket to the chassis.
3. Rotate and remove the front I/O-bracket from the chassis.
4. Disconnect all the cables that are connected to the system board.
5. Remove the eight screws (#6-32) that secure the system board to the chassis.
6. Remove the voltage regulator heat sink.
NOTE:
The voltage regulator heat sink is shipped as a separate unit and it does not ship along with the system board. If
reusing the voltage regulator heat sink, remove it from the old system board and transfer it to the new system board.
56 Removing and installing components