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Latitude 7220EX Rugged Extreme Tablet Service Manual

Removing the system board

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in before working inside the tablet.
  2. Remove the batteries cover assembly.
  3. Remove the system cover.
  4. Remove the batteries.
  5. Remove the stylus.
  6. Remove the display assembly.
  7. Remove the SSD heat-sink.
  8. Remove the system fan.
  9. Remove the solid-state drive.
  10. Remove the WLAN.
  11. Remove the WWAN.

About this task

The figure indicates the location of the system board and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image: Removing the system board

Image: Removing the system board

Image: Removing the system board

Image: Removing the system board

Steps

  1. Move the antenna cable away from the system board.
  2. Disconnect the radio antenna cables from the system board.
  3. Remove the antenna cable from the clip, and disconnect the antenna cables from the system board.
  4. Unroute the GPS cable from the routing channel and disconnect it from the system board.
  5. Peel the adhesive tapes off the connectors from the system board.
  6. Disconnect the following cables from their connector on the system board (L-R): microphone board, LTE main+ p-sensor, mic, smartcard, Fingerprint reader, microSD card, NFC, Mini serial, speaker, right battery, and left battery from the system board.
    NOTE Carefully slide the microSD cable and NFC cable out from the rubber grommet. Ensure that the pull tab of the FPC cables is not stuck under the rubber grommet. The FPC cables may get damaged, when they are forcefully slid out when their pull tabs are still stuck under the rubber grommet.
  7. Peel the adhesive tape and remove the three (M2x5) screws that secure the camera MIPI plate to the system board. Remove the adhesive tape. Disconnect the power adapter and rear camera flexible flat cable (FFC) from the system board. Slide to remove the microSD cable and NFC cable under the grommet.
  8. Remove the three (M2x5) screws and two (M1.6x5) screws to remove the bracket that secures the system board to the tablet chassis.
  9. Remove the six (M2x5) screws that secure the system board to the tablet chassis.
  10. Lift the system board away from the tablet chassis.

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