Removing the system board
About this task
The following image indicates the connectors on your system board.
Figure 1. System-board connectors![Image: System board connectors](https://dl.dell.com/content/guides/public/Html/inspiron-7506-2n1-silver-service-manual/images/GUID-89ECB748-D0F6-444C-8474-B4E4E666FBED-low.jpg)
- Power-adapter port cable
- Display cable
- Fan cable
- I/O-board cable
- Speaker cable
- Touchpad cable
- Keyboard backlit cable
- Keyboard cable
The following image indicates the location of the system board and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
![Image: Removing the system board](https://dl.dell.com/content/guides/public/Html/inspiron-7506-2n1-silver-service-manual/images/GUID-06F4667A-4038-4304-8ADC-097D6D0A3534-low.jpg)
![Image: Removing the system board](https://dl.dell.com/content/guides/public/Html/inspiron-7506-2n1-silver-service-manual/images/GUID-F7FC7C0B-6F48-4859-9CF2-BAB00220D1DA-low.jpg)
Steps
- Remove the two screws (M2x3.5) that secure the right display hinge to the system board and palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
- Remove the screw (M2.5x5) that secures the right display hinge to the system board and palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
- Open the hinge at an angle of 90 degrees.
- Disconnect the fan cable from the system board.
- Peel the tape that secures the I/O-board cable to the system board.
- Open the latch, and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the system board.
- Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
- Open the latch, and disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
- Open the latch, and disconnect the keyboard-backlit cable from the system board.
- Open the latch, and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board.
- Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system board.
- Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the system board.
- Open the latch, and disconnect the display cable from the system board.
- Peel the tape that secures the USB Type-C port bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
- Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secures the USB Type-C bracket to the system board and palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
- Lift the USB Type-C port bracket off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
- Remove the two screws (M2x2) that secures the system board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
- Lift the system board off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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