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XPS 13 9315 / XPS 9315 Service Manual

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Removing the system board

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the battery.
  4. Remove the display assembly.
  5. Remove the heat sink.

About this task

The following image indicates the connectors and component(s) on your system board.
Figure 1. System-board connectors
Image: System board connectors
  1. Fan cable connector
  2. Wireless card
  3. Battery cable connector
  4. I/O daughter-board power cable connector
  5. Touch-panel cable connector
  6. Camera-assembly cable connector

The following image(s) indicate the location of the system board and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image: Removing the system board 1

Image: Removing the system board 2

Steps

  1. Remove the screw (M1.6x2.3) that secures the wireless-module bracket to the system board.
  2. Lift the wireless-module bracket off the system board.
  3. Remove the screw (M1.6x2.8) that secures the I/O daughter-board cable to the system board.
  4. Remove the system-board interposer board off the system board.
    CAUTION The pins on the interposer board are fragile. Hold and lift the interposer board from the edges or the sides.
    Image: Handling of the interposer board
  5. Disconnect the wireless-module cables from the wireless module.
  6. Lift the latch of fan cable connector, use the pull tab of the fan cable to disconnect it from the system board.
  7. Lift the latch of the touch-panel connector and use the pull tab of the cable to disconnect the capacitive touch-panel cable.
  8. Pry up the I/O daughter-board power cable connector from the edge that is marked white.
  9. Slide the I/O daughter-board power cable connector out to disconnect the I/O daughter-board power cable from the system board.
  10. Remove the five screws (M1.6x1.5) that secure the system board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  11. Hold the system board by the long edges and lift the board off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly with care.

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