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System Board Assembly
Dell™ 500 Service Manual
USB Board
Charger Board
The BIOS chip in the system board contains the Service Tag, which is also visible on a barcode label on the bottom of the
computer. The replacement kit for the system board includes media that provides a utility for transferring the Service Tag to
the replacement system board.
Removing the System Board Assembly
CAUTION:
Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions in the
Product
Information Guide
.
1. Follow the instructions in
Before You Begin
.
2. Remove memory module(s) (see
Removing Memory Module(s)
).
3. Remove the hard drive (see
Removing the Hard Drive
).
4. Remove the optical drive (see
Removing the Optical Drive
).
5. Remove the Mini-Card (see
Removing Mini-Card
).
6. Remove the center control cover (see
Removing the Center Control Cover
).
7. Remove the keyboard (see
Removing the Keyboard
).
8. Remove the display assembly (see
Removing the Display Assembly
).
9. Remove the internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology, if installed (see
Removing the Internal Card With
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
).
10. Remove the palm rest (see
Removing the Palm Rest
).
11. Remove the ExpressCard cage (see
Removing the ExpressCard Cage
).
12. Remove the processor thermal-cooling assembly (see
Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly
).
13. Remove the processor (see
Removing the Processor Module
).
14. Disconnect the processor heat sink fan cable from the system board.
15. Disconnect the button board cable from the system board.
16. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
17. Disconnect the wireless sniffer board cable from the system board.
