Dell Inspiron Cs Service Guide

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3. Disconnect the reserve battery cable from the connector on the system 
board and lift the reserve battery (see Figure 16).
The reserve battery is located behind the hard-disk drive, and is attached to 
the system board with an adhesive foam pad.
4. Tear the reserve battery free from the foam pad.
5. Remove the remnants of the foam pad from the system board.
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7. Grasp the top of the battery release latch and gently pull up to free it from 
the release button assembly, which is located underneath the system 
board (see Figure 17).
The battery release latch is mounted on the back side of the battery 
compartment next to the system board assembly. 
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NOTE: The thermal cooling solution screw holes are labeled with screw sizes 
and numbered for the order that the screws should be removed or installed.
1. Remove the keyboard assembly (see Figure 13).
2. Remove the four M2 x 13-mm screws grouped around the section of the 
thermal cooling solution that covers the microprocessor (see Figure...

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The system board’s BIOS chip contains the system service tag number, which 
is also visible on a bar-code label on the bottom of the computer. The 
replacement kit for the system board assembly includes a diskette that 
provides a utility for transferring the service tag number to the replacement 
system board assembly.
PC Card cover
system board
fan assemblyM2 X 4-mm screws (8)
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To remove the system board assembly, perform the following steps.
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1. Remove the palmrest assembly (see Figure 15).
2. Remove the thermal cooling solution (see Figure 18).
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If the socket is type A, use a flat-blade screwdriver to turn the cam 
180 degrees counterclockwise. When the cam is in the open position, the 
triangular-shaped pointer on the cam points toward the “O” (open 
position), and a view window, on the lower right-hand side of the cam, 
displays a full circle (see Figure 20, type-A socket). Grasp the edges of the 
microprocessor to lift it out of the socket.
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1. Remove the palmrest assembly (see Figure 15).
2. Remove the two M2 x 2.5-mm screws from the top of the touch pad (see 
Figure 19).
3. Carefully disconnect the ZIF connector to release the touch pad cable from 
the system board (refer to Figure 4).
4. Remove the touch pad.
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1. Remove the palmrest assembly (see Figure 15).
2. Remove the thermal cooling solution (see Figure 18).
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The female connector on the fan wire is keyed to fit into the male 
connector one way only.
4. Remove the two M2 x 4-mm screws that secure the fan assembly to the 
bottom assembly. 

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bottom assembly
components, 
22
illustrated, 22

display assembly
bezel removal, 
13, 14
removal, 11
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fan removal, 29
field-replaceable parts and 
assemblies illustrated, 
6
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grounding to dissipate static 
electricity, 
3
+
hard-disk drive assembly removal, 7
.
keyboard assembly removal, 18
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LCD panel removal, 15
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main battery
release latch removal, 
23
removal, 3, 23
memory module
cover removal, 
8
removal, 8
microprocessor removal, 29
3
palmrest assembly
removal, 
21
screws...

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illustration, 26
removal, 26
7
thermal cooling solution removal, 24
tools, 2
top memory module removal, 9
touch pad removal, 29
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ZIF connectors, 5