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Dell XPS 17 L702X Motherboard Replacement

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    • Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.

    • Flip over the laptop so that the bottom battery compartment faces upwards.

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    • Slide the tab below the battery to the left and hold the tab in place.

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    • While holding the tab, lift the battery out of its compartment.

    • Release the tab after removing the battery.

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    • Loosen the module cover screw with a Phillips screwdriver.

    • The screw is attached to the cover; do not force it out.

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    • Lift the module cover by inserting a plastic opening tool into the crevice near the screw and lift upwards.

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    • Remove the four 4mm Phillips screws fastening the first hard drive.

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    • Slide the hard drive with your hand towards the hole where the back panel assembly screw was located (in step 5) to disconnect it.

    • Lift the hard drive up to remove it from the case.

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    • Remove the four 4mm Phillips screws on the second hard drive.

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    • Slide the hard drive towards the edge nearest you to disconnect it.

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    • Using the tab that says "THIS SIDE UP," pull away from the laptop to remove the hard drive.

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    • Repeat this step for each hard drive.

    • Unscrew the two 4mm screws from each side of the hard drive casing with a Phillips screwdriver.

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    • Remove the hard drive casing.

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    • Unscrew the screw holding the optical drive with a Phillips screwdriver.

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    • Using a plastic opening tool, pull out the optical drive.

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    • Unscrew three 4mm screws near the edge of the optical drive compartment with a Phillips screwdriver.

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    • Open the laptop to about a 90 degree angle and place it on its side with the empty optical drive slot pointing upwards.

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    • Push and hold the tab inside the optical drive's opening with your index finger.

    • Insert a spudger between the black and silver plastic pieces that are above the tab and pry apart the two pieces.

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    • Slide the spudger around the palm rest to release the clips.

    • You may hear a crackling noise; this is normal.

    • Use caution when sliding below the mouse pad, as there are wires we must detach in the next steps.

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    • Gently lift and rotate the palm rest panel until it's upside down as it is still connected by the mouse pad wires.

    • The mouse pad wires are still connected to the palm rest panel.

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    • Put the spudger below the black tab of the wider cable and push up to release.

    • Gently pull out the cable.

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    • Insert the spudger below the black tab of the remaining cable and push up to release.

    • Gently pull out the cable.

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    • Remove the palm rest from the laptop.

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    • Using the plastic opening tool, slightly lift and rotate the keyboard until it's upside down from the display side of the laptop.

    • DO NOT lift the keyboard all the way up as there are wires that are still connected.

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    • Gently insert the spudger below the edge of the black tab of the thin, copper colored cable and pry it open.

    • Gently pull out the cable.

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    • Gently insert the spudger under the edge of the black tab of the cable marked "UP" and pry it open.

    • Gently pull out the cable.

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    • Remove the keyboard from the laptop.

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    • Close the display, and flip the laptop over so that the bottom faces upwards.

    • Remove the two 16 mm screws with a Phillips screwdriver.

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    • Gently flip over the laptop and open the back cover assembly.

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    • Insert the pointy side of the spudger below the golden connector of the white cable on the WLAN card and lift to detach.

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    • Unscrew the 4mm screw from the WLAN card with a Phillips screwdriver. The card will lift itself after you remove the 4mm screw.

    • Gently pull out the WLAN card.

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    • Insert the pointy side of the spudger below the golden color connector of the gray cable on the WWAN card and lift to detach.

    • Insert the pointy side of the spudger below the golden color connector of the black cable on the WWAN card and lift to detach.

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    • Unscrew the 4mm screw from the WWAN card with a Phillips screwdriver. The card will lift itself.

    • Gently pull out the WWAN card.

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    • Gently remove the wires for the WLAN and WWAN cards from their housing.

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    • Unscrew four the 8mm screws directly under the keyboard with a Phillips screwdriver.

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    • Loosen the grounding screw attached to the black monitor cable with a Phillips screwdriver.

    • DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE SCREW FROM THE WIRE. The screw is permanently fixed onto the wire.

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    • Using the plastic opening tool, detach the connection from the cable to the board.

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    • Gently remove the monitor cable from its holdings from the board.

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    • Hold the plastic edge of the display firmly and lift to remove the display.

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    • Unscrew the ten 8mm screws from the grey inner casing with a Phillips screwdriver.

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    • Locate the sound card cable.

    • Gently unplug the sound card cable.

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    • Find the orange cable with the letters MB.

    • Gently insert the spudger below the edge of the black tab and pry it open.

    • DO NOT attempt to pull out the cable on this step.

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    • Locate the wire on the side of WWAN slot.

    • Using the spudger, gently pull out the cable.

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    • Gently flip the laptop with its bottom facing you.

    • Remove the four 8mm screws with a Phillips screwdriver.

    • Remove the two 16mm battery casing screws with a Phillips screwdriver.

    • Remove the two 16mm corner screws with a Phillips screwdriver.

    • Remove the two 4mm screws inside battery housing with a Phillips screwdriver.

    • Removing the RAM is optional. This guide does not cover the removal of the RAM card.

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    • Holding the opening from the optical drive in one hand with the other hand holding the opposite side of the laptop, lift and remove the back cover assembly.

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    • Unscrew the seven 4mm screws with a Phillips screwdriver.

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    • Unscrew the 6mm screw on the DC cable assembly with a Phillips screwdriver.

    • Lift the DC cable assembly out of the casing.

    • Gently unplug the DC cable.

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    • Lift and remove the Wi-Fi circuit board.

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    • Gently use a spudger to pry off the fan power cable.

    • Lift and remove the fan.

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    • Lift and remove the USB circuit board out of its housing.

    • Remove the orange cable from the motherboard by gently pulling away from the connection point.

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    • Loosen the six screws with a Phillips screwdriver.

    • The screws are attached to the heat sink piece. Do not attempt to remove them from the heat sink assembly.

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    • Gently lift and remove the motherboard.

    • Clean the thermal paste with rubbing alcohol and a microfiber cloth or non-abrasive tissue.

Conclusión

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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it really helped me out with my extremely fast overheating pc. and now it is mutch cooler and working great, Thanks!

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I wouldn’t rate this as extremely difficult though to be honest. I’d say moderate at best.

Clems - Contestar

Great step by step guide with excellent photos helped me to reapply Thermal paste to my CPU/GPU heatsink.

Thank you!

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Not difficult at all to dismantle this thing. I do it all the time for maintenance.

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