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System Board
Dell™ Inspiron™ N5020/M5030/N5030 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
computer.
Removing the System Board
1. Follow the instructions in
Before You
2. Remove the battery (see
Removing the
3. Remove the keyboard (see
4. Remove the palm rest (see
5. Remove memory module(s) (see
6. Remove the hard drive (see
7. Remove the optical drive (see
8. Remove the Mini-Card (see
9. Remove the Bluetooth module (see
10. Remove the processor heat sink (see
11. Remove the processor module (see
12. Remove the coin-cell battery (see
13. Press and eject any installed cards from the Media Card Reader.
14. Remove the two screws that secure the system board to the computer base.
Begin.
Battery).
Removing the
Keyboard).
Removing the Palm
Rest).
Removing the Memory
Module(s)).
Removing the Hard
Drive).
Removing the Optical
Drive).
Removing the Wireless
Mini-Card).
Removing the Bluetooth
Module).
Removing the Processor Heat
Removing the Processor
Module).
Removing the Coin-Cell
Battery).
Removing the
Sink).
Battery) before working inside the