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System Board

Dell™ Inspiron™ N7010 Service Manual

  Removing the System Board

  Replacing the System Board

  Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™ is not covered by your warranty.

CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on your computer).

CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Removing the Battery) before working inside the computer.

Removing the System Board

1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Remove the battery (see Removing the Battery).
   
   
3. Remove the optical drive (see Removing the Optical Drive).
   
   
4. Remove the module cover (see Removing the Module Cover).
   
   
5. Follow the instructions from step 4 to step 6 in Removing the Hard Drive.
   
   
6. Remove the memory module(s) (see Removing the Memory Module(s)).
   
   
7. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).
   
   
8. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).
   
   
9. Remove the Mini-Card (see Removing the Mini-Card).
   
   
10. Remove the coin-cell battery (see Removing the Coin-Cell Battery).
    
    
11. Remove the Bluetooth card (see Removing the Bluetooth Card).
    
    
12. Remove the processor fan (see Removing the Processor Fan).
    
    
13. Disconnect the status light board cable from the connector on the system board.
    
    
14. Disconnect the display cable from the connector on the system board, and remove the display cable grounding screw.
    
    
15. Disconnect the speaker cable, subwoofer cable, and AC adapter connector cable from their connectors on the system board.
    
    

1	display cable grounding screw	2	display cable
3	AC adapter connector cable	4	subwoofer cable
5	speaker cable	6	status light board cable

16. Remove the eight screws that secure the system board assembly to the computer base.
    
    
17. Carefully ease the connectors on the system board assembly out of the slots in the computer, and lift the system board assembly off the computer base.
    
    

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system board assembly

2

screws (8)

18. Turn the system board assembly over.
    
    
19. Loosen the two captive screws that secure the platform controller hub (PCH) cooler to the system board.
    
    
20. Lift the PCH cooler off the system board.
    
    

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captive screws (2)

2

PCH cooler

21. Remove the processor heat sink (see Removing the Processor Heat Sink).
    
    
22. Remove the processor module (see Removing the Processor Module).
    
    

Replacing the System Board

1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Replace the processor module (see Replacing the Processor Module).
   
   
3. Replace the processor heat sink (see Replacing the Processor Heat Sink).
   
   
4. Align the captive screws on the PCH cooler with the screw holes on the system board.
   
   
5. Tighten the two captive screws that secure the PCH cooler to the system board.
   
   
6. Turn the system board over.
   
   
7. Align the connectors on the system board with the slots on the computer base.
   
   
8. Use the alignment posts on the computer base to correctly place the system board.
   
   
9. Replace the eight screws that secure the system board to the computer base.
   
   
10. Connect the status light board cable to the connector on the system board.
    
    
11. Connect the display cable to the connector on the system board, and replace the display cable grounding screw.
    
    
12. Connect the speaker cable, subwoofer cable, and the AC adapter connector cable to the connectors on the system board.
    
    
13. Replace the processor fan (see Replacing the Processor Fan).
    
    
14. Replace the Bluetooth card (see Replacing the Bluetooth Card).
    
    
15. Replace the coin-cell battery (see Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery).
    
    
16. Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Palm Rest).
    
    
17. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).
    
    
18. Follow the instructions from step 5 to step 7 in Replacing the Hard Drive.
    
    
19. Replace the Mini-Card (see Replacing the Mini-Card).
    
    
20. Replace the memory module(s) (see Replacing the Memory Module(s)).
    
    
21. Replace the module cover (see Replacing the Module Cover).
    
    
22. Replace the optical drive (see Replacing the Optical Drive).
    
    
23. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery).
    
    

CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may result in damage to the computer.

24. Turn on the computer.
    
    

NOTE: After you have replaced the system board, enter the computer's Service Tag into the BIOS of the replacement system board.

25. Enter the service tag (see Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS).
    
    

Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS

1. Ensure that the AC adapter is plugged in and that the main battery is installed properly.
   
   
2. Turn on the computer.
   
   
3. Press <F2> during POST to enter the system setup program.
   
   
4. Navigate to the security tab and enter the service tag in the Set Service Tag field.
   
   

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