XPS 15 Service Manual

Procedure

1. Remove the screw (M2x2) that secures the display-cable bracket to the system board.
2. Lift the solid-state drive bracket to access the display cable.
3. Disconnect the display cable from the system board.

   

   1. display-cable bracket
   2. screw
   3. display cable

4. Disconnect the power-adapter port cable, speaker cable, keyboard-control board cable, touch-pad cable and fingerprint reader cable from the system board.
5. Peel off the tape and disconnect the touch-screen cable from the system board.

   

   1. power-adapter port cable
   2. speaker cable
   3. keyboard-control board cable
   4. touch-pad cable
   5. fingerprint reader cable
   6. touch-screen cable (optional)
   7. tape

6. Remove the five screws (M2x4) that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly.
7. Lift the system board off the palm-rest assembly.
   CAUTION: Hold the system board from the center. The circuitry on the sides is delicate and can be easily damaged if the system board is held in any other way.

   

   1. system board
   2. screws (5)
   3. palm-rest assembly