Inspiron 15 3000 Series Service Manual

Procedure

1. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.

   

   1. speaker cable

   2. slot

2. Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.
3. Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the system board.
4. Open the latches and disconnect the display cable and I/O-board cable from the system board.
5. Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system board.

   

   1. system board

   2. tape

   3. display cable

   4. latch

   5. I/O-board cable

   6. power-adapter port cable

6. Remove the screw that secures the system board to the computer base.
7. Lift the system board off the computer base.

   

   1. system board

   2. computer base

   3. screw

8. Turn the system board over and remove the coin-cell battery.
9. Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 4 in "Removing the heat sink”.