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System Board

Dell™ Inspiron™ 1011 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: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface.

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 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 Mini-Card (see "Removing the Mini-Card" on page 34).
   
   
4. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).
   
   
5. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).
   
   
6. Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).
   
   
7. Remove the palm rest bracket (see Removing the Palm Rest Bracket).
   
   
8. Disconnect the USB and SIM card board cable, AC adapter connector cable, and display cable from their respective system board connectors.
   
   
9. Remove the two screws that secure the system board to the computer base.
   
   

1	AC adapter cable connector	2	USB and SIM card cable connector
3	screws (2)	4	display cable connector
5	system board

10. Lift the system board and turn it over.
    
    
11. Remove the memory module (see Removing the Memory Module).
    
    
12. Remove the coin-cell battery (see Removing the Coin-Cell Battery).
    
    

Replacing the System Board

1. Replace the coin-cell battery (see Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery).
   
   
2. Replace the memory modules (see Replacing the Memory Module).
   
   
3. Turn the system board over.
   
   
4. Replace the two screws that secure the system board to the computer base.
   
   
5. Connect the USB and SIM card board cable, AC adapter connector cable, and display cable to their respective system board connectors.
   
   
6. Replace the palm rest bracket (see Replacing the Palm Rest Bracket).
   
   
7. Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive).
   
   
8. Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Palm Rest).
   
   
9. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).
   
   
10. Replace the Mini-Card (see Replacing the Mini-Card).
    
    
11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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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