Dell Inspiron 17" 7786 2-in-1 Motherboard Replacement

Introducción

This system board is packed with NVIDIA Geforce MX150 and an Intel i5 or i7 Processor! Unfortunately it is not possible to remove these components from the system board.

Qué necesitas

Paso 1 Base Cover

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Remove the eight M2 5mm screws that secure the base cover using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Paso 2

Loosen the three captive screws that secure the base closer to the hinges.
Do not attempt to remove the three captive screws! You need only to loosen them. They're supposed to stay on the base cover.

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Paso 3

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Carefully pry the base cover using an iFixit opening tool in the crevice near the hinges. Guide the pick along the edges and slightly lift upwards as you go along.
Do not start from the speaker end of the edges when opening, or you may cause further damage to your device!

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Paso 4

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Carefully remove the base cover from the laptop.

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Paso 5 Memory Modules (RAM)

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Lift the cover to gain access to the memory module.

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Paso 6

Carefully open the securing clips on the end of each memory module slot until the module stick sticks up.

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Paso 7

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Remove the memory module by sliding it out of the slot.

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Paso 8 Wireless Card (NIC)

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Remove the screw holding down the small bracket for the wireless card using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Remove the black wired connection from the port over the black triangle.
Remove the wire with the white marking from the port above the white triangle.
Pull the Wi-Fi card out of its slot.

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Paso 9 Fan

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Gently remove the I/O cable.

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Paso 10

Remove the fan cable from the motherboard.

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Paso 11

Remove two 3 mm screws that secure the fan using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Paso 12

There is a little piece of tape/sticker on the fan that connects it to the heat sink. Gently remove this.
Lift the fan off the palm rest assembly.

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Paso 13 Heatsink

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Loosen seven 3 mm captive screws securing the heatsink to the motherboard using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Paso 14

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Lift the heatsink off the motherboard.

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Paso 15 Display Assembly

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Ensure that you have your device opened flat at a 180 degree angle. This will make removal easier.

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Paso 16

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Herramienta utilizada en este paso:

Tweezers

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Locate the ribbon cables for the assembly on the right hand side marked "MB1" and "MB2."
The "MB1" ribbon is locked with a copper/brass colored handle that must be lifted upwards. Then you can remove the ribbon by pulling it away from the socket.
The "MB2" ribbon is locked in its socket with a black latch. Using a non-metallic precision tool (such as tweezers) lift the latch and pull away the MB2 cable.

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Paso 17

Remove the two screws holding down the assembly on the right hand area using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

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Paso 18

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Remove the screw protecting the endpoints of the NIC cables and NIC chip using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Gently pull away the cabling from the NIC chip.
The wires can be removed without removing the heat sink, though this is not advised if you are not familiar with the layout.

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Paso 19

Remove the two screws holding down the bracket of the assembly on the left hand side using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Paso 20

Lift the display assembly upwards away from the palm/main assembly.

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Paso 21 Motherboard

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Disconnect all cables from the system board:
Keyboard cables with latches
HDD cable with latch
I/O cable that must be lifted or carefully pried away from the board using a spudger
It is intended to pull on the black tab of the plug to remove the cable, though it is prone to ripping when doing so.

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Paso 22

Disconnect the touch pad cable with the latch.

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Paso 23

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Remove the two screws holding down the system board using a Phillips #0 screwdriver:
One screw is located above the RAM slot to the right.
Another screw is located next to the I/O cable near the edge on the left.
Lift the motherboard out of the laptop.